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$AAO.ca Augusta Industries Subsidiary Paragon Blockchain Enters Into An MOU with One of the Worlds’ First Big Data Enterprise Blockchain Application Developer

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:30 AM on Thursday, March 8th, 2018

  • Entered  a Memorandum Of Understanding with an Undisclosed Blockchain Company (The “UBC”) to advise and develop a new set of blockchain applications for Augusta.
  • Blockchain technology has the potential to unlock substantial new opportunities capable of impacting the business of Marcon International
  • Implementing blockchain technology in FOX-TEK

Toronto, Ontario–(March 8, 2018) – Augusta Industries Inc. (TSXV: AAO) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that pursuant to its press release of January 25th, in which the Company announced the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary (Paragon Blockchain Inc.) to commence the process of implementing Blockchain technology, Paragon Blockchain has entered into a Memorandum Of Understanding with an Undisclosed Blockchain Company (The “UBC”) to advise and develop a new set of blockchain applications for Augusta.

BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS TO INCLUDE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The UBC is one of the worlds’ first developers of a hybrid permission based blockchain protocol with big data capability. The UBC will act as technical advisor and initiate the process of developing a new set of blockchain applications that will integrate, amongst other things, artificial intelligence (A.I.) for the purpose of sorting critical procurement opportunities within US government agencies for Augusta’s wholly owned subsidiary, Marcon International Inc. (“Marcon”).

IMPLEMENTING BLOCKCHAIN IN MARCON

Blockchain technology has the potential to unlock substantial new opportunities capable of impacting the business of Marcon International. Specifically, Marcon seeks to create an eco-system (Paragon Blockchain) in the supply chain management of clients to change the dynamics of the scoping and bidding process by providing vendors and subcontractors with A.I. data mining tools to proactively drive the process. By doing so, Paragon Blockchain becomes a Value added Network, in which vendors and subcontractors provide offers on projects of immediate interest, as opposed to the current role of Marcon selecting projects of interest.

Users will be required to access Paragon Blockchain and make payments through the use of a digital currency or tokens.

IMPLEMENTING BLOCKCHAIN IN FOX-TEK

Blockchain technology is of critical importance to our wholly owned subsidiary, FOX-TEK Canada Inc. (“FOX-TEK”), continued expansion of its’ non-intrusive technology in the oil & gas industry, whose clients include many of the biggest companies in the world. FOX-TEK believes a common system of record connecting data collected for events is of paramount importance to clients.

The Company will create a platform that will allow for the analysis of data that incorporates an auditing system built for regulatory and quality assurance oversight. The platform will implement a distributed blockchain ledger using smart contracts. These smart contracts provide customization of blockchain data.

Upon completion, the Company intends to invite other technology companies to participate and utilize its’ blockchain. These companies will be involved in industries serving pipeline operations, integrity, maintenance and construction, as well as, Federal, Provincial and State regulators. By participating in the Company’s Blockchain, these entities will have access to surveillance, auditing, integrity, transparent data in cases of breaches in corrosion or leaks or cracks.

FOX-TEK will naturally be the first service provider to participate. DMAT servers currently hosts DMAT client at 15 GB live running DMAT web server : 5GB live and DMAT raw data :15 GB.

Blockchain serves as the next technological revolution for storing and sharing distributed data from multiple input sources. This will provide the Company with the capability to transfer any digital data between multiple participants in a secure and auditable fashion.

About the Corporation:

Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Marcon International Inc. (“Marcon”) and FOX-TEK, the Corporation provides a variety of services and products to a number of clients.

Marcon is an industrial supply contractor servicing the energy sector and a number of US Government entities. Marcon’s principal business is the sale and distribution of industrial parts and equipment.

FOX-TEK provides world leading solutions to various sectors including the oil and gas industry. With non- intrusive technologies including: fiber optic sensors and electric field mapping systems; FOX-TEK is able to accurately measure changes that could negatively impact our client’s operations.

Corporation contact:

Allen Lone, President, CEO, Augusta Industries Inc.

Tel: (905) 275-8111 Ext 226, email: [email protected]

 

$GZD.ca Grizzly Provides Greenwood Property Update and 2018 Exploration Plans $K.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

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  • Planned exploration activities during 2018 will be drilling at the Ket 28 gold target
  • Exploration is also planned for the Motherlode precious metal target and the Dayton copper-gold porphyry target

Edmonton, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – March 6, 2018) – Grizzly Discoveries Inc. (TSXV: GZD) (OTC Pink: GZDIF) (FSE: G6H) (“Grizzly” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has submitted permit applications to conduct drilling at three targets, all located within its Greenwood Project area in southern B.C., including the Ket28, Motherlode North and Dayton targets.

The primary focus of the Company’s planned exploration activities during 2018 will be drilling at the Ket 28 gold target with the intent to outline a maiden resource. Exploration drilling is also planned for the Motherlode precious metal target and the Dayton copper-gold porphyry target, but will be dependent on financing activities. Additional follow up surface exploration is planned for a number of mineralized target areas that have yielded copper-cobalt geochemical anomalies in surface sampling obtained through the Company’s previous exploration.

The Company also announces that it has, since February 1, 2018, received gross proceeds of $142,075 and issued 1,961,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants and options with exercise prices between $0.05 and $0.075 per common share.

Ket 28 Geology and Prior Results

At the Ket28, Grizzly and other explorers have intersected anomalous gold associated with sulphide bearing silicified sediments, hornfels and skarn. The gold mineralization is associated with several structures at the edge of a strong positive ovoid aeromagnetic anomaly that is 2 km in length by 1 km in width and is likely indicative of an underlying intrusion. The Ket 28 target is approximately 13 km northwest of Kinross’ Buckhorn gold mine which is hosted in a pyroxene skarn south of the Canada-US border.

Historic exploration in the 1990’s by other explorers at the Ket 28 prospect, which is located within the Rock Creek claim group of the Greenwood Project, yielded high grade gold including up to 52.19 grams per tonne of gold (“g/t Au”) over 3.35 m core length. Drilling by Grizzly in 2009 and 2010 at the Ket 28 target following up the historic drilling in the mid 1990`s yielded up to 2.77 g/t Au over 11 m core length and 8.75 g/t Au over 3 m with a higher grade zone of 11.90 g/t Au over 2 m core length. Wider intervals of lower grade mineralization were also intersected as well with 1.02 g/t Au over 13.5 m core length and 1.19 g/t Au over 10.35 m core length. The gold mineralization intersected by prior explorers and Grizzly is considered open along strike and to depth.

The Company has submitted an application to the BC Ministry of Mines to conduct drilling and other exploration at the Ket 28 target with approximately 2,500 m in 10 to 12 drill holes planned for 2018. The proposed drill program will target the gold-prospective zone in the central portion of the Ket 28 target area, with the intention of developing a maiden mineral resource estimate and expanding the currently defined limits of gold mineralization. The initial Ket 28 drill program is expected to cost approximately $500,000 and is subject to financing.

Motherlode Geology and Prior Results

North of the historic Motherlode mine, drilling of a coincident magnetic and electromagnetic anomaly in 2011 yielded a new gold discovery with the intersection of 1.56 g/t Au and 11.12 g/t silver (Ag) across 19.0 m core length with a high grade zone of 17.15 g/t Au, 41.7 g/t Ag, 0.56% lead (Pb) and 1.51% zinc (Zn) across 1.5 m core length in hole 11ML03. Drillhole 11ML05, collared 40 m northeast of 11ML03, yielded similar results, with 1.64 g/t Au and 3.15 g/t Ag across 14.85 m core length with a higher grade zone of 6.79 g/t Au, 11.1 g/t Ag and 1.04% Zn across 1.5 m core length. Hole 11ML04, drilled beneath 11ML03, yielded 0.51 g/t Au and 1.02 g/t Ag over 13.5 m core length with a higher grade zone of 3.43 g/t Au, 2.90 g/t Ag and 0.8% Zn over 1.5 m core length.

The Au-Ag-Zn-Pb intersections in drillholes 11ML03, 11ML04 and 11ML05 are associated with fine grained pyrite, sphalerite and galena in chlorite-biotite altered hornfelsed late Paleozoic to Triassic sedimentary rocks adjacent to a small alkalic intrusion. Breccia zones and silicification are common in the hornfels zone. Small sections of marble and skarn with elevated precious and base metals were intersected in all three holes. Further drilling is being planned for the Motherlode North discovery. The Company has submitted an application to the BC Ministry of Mines to conduct drilling and other exploration at the Motherlode North target area.

Dayton Geology and Prior Results

Grizzly’s Greenwood Property is considered highly prospective for the presence of copper porphyries similar to those which have recently been discovered in northwestern and central British Columbia. A recent strategic review has identified a number of prospects that have geological characteristics and, in some cases, mineralization that is indicative of copper porphyry style mineralization. The Dayton prospect, on which exploration was conducted by the Company between 2009 and 2011 including drilling, yielded strong evidence of copper-gold porphyry style mineralization.

A total of 1,021 soil samples indicated a strong northwest-trending copper-gold anomaly approximately 450 m by 200 m with more than 100 of the samples containing from 100 parts per million (ppm) copper (Cu) up to 1,225 ppm Cu, along with 40 samples containing greater than 50 parts per billion Au. Surface mapping in the area identified a number of occurrences of pyrite and chalcopyrite, locally associated with high Cu and Au grades, in association with strongly hornfelsed volcanics, sediments and alkaline intrusions, along with local skarn. An Induced Polarization survey identified a number of high quality positive chargeability anomalies, a couple of which are associated with the soil anomaly.

A drilling program conducted in 2010 intersected up to 0.03% Cu and 0.18 g/t Au over 96 m of core length, including a higher grade zone of 0.38% copper equivalent (CuEq) over 8.1 m core length. In subsequent drilling conducted in 2011, a second eastern IP anomaly with a weak associated Cu-Au soil anomaly was drill tested and yielded 0.22% CuEq over 117 m of core length, with a high grade zone of 0.42% CuEq (0.15% Cu, 0.43 g/t Au and 0.81 g/t Ag) over 51 m near the top of the hole. These drill holes intersected the Cu-Au-Ag mineralization in large alteration and breccia zone with grades that compare favourably to the reported grades for a number of recently discovered Cu porphyries in northwest BC.

Potential for Cobalt Mineralization

During late 2017, the Company performed an initial review to see if its land holdings were prospective for the presence of cobalt (Co). The strategic review identified the presence of at least 13 rock grab samples with greater than 0.05%, including up to 0.10% Co, from at least five separate target occurrences across the eastern half of Grizzly’s Project area. The database shows an additional 31 rock grab samples that have yielded assays of between 0.02 and 0.05% Co. Maps showing the anomalous values and locations for Co at the Project are provided on the Company’s website by clicking the following link: Grizzly Discoveries Cobalt Maps:
http://www.grizzlydiscoveries.com/index.php/projects/bc-precious-metals/greenwood-cobalt

A preliminary review of the sample database indicates that many of the rock samples with anomalous Co also contain anomalous values for Cu and precious metals including Au and Ag. In many cases, the samples with anomalous Co were collected from Cu-enriched skarn and hornfels developed in Paleozoic sediments and intrusions, where the original sampling targeted precious metals. Grizzly has initiated a property wide review, including its extensive soil and drillhole database along with much of the historic data for the district that it has compiled over the years. The goal will be to target potential Co-Cu-Au-Ag mineralization associated with skarn across the district and come up with targets for follow-up exploration during summer and fall 2018.

Brian Testo, President and CEO of Grizzly, stated “We are excited that with the ongoing recovering of the mining sector during 2018, that we will now be able to push forward with our plans to expand the mineralization identified at Ket 28 and other targets in the Greenwood Project area. In addition, we look forward to our phase 1 surface exploration program focused on cobalt.”

Warrant and Options Exercised

During the third fiscal quarter-to-date (beginning February 1, 2018), the Company has received gross proceeds of $132,075 from the exercise of 1,761,000 outstanding warrants issued in private placements in 2016 and 2017, each with an exercise price of $0.075 per common share. Additionally the Company has received gross proceeds of $10,000 pursuant to an optionee exercising 200,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.05 per common share issued in 2017 under the Company’s stock option plan. The exercise of these warrants and options has resulted in the issuance of 1,961,000 common shares of the Grizzly.

ABOUT GRIZZLY DISCOVERIES INC.

Grizzly is a diversified Canadian mineral exploration company with its primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange with 58.7 million shares issued, focused on developing significant Potash assets in Alberta and its precious metals properties in southeastern British Columbia. The Company holds, or has an interest in: metallic and industrial mineral permits for potash totaling more than 60,000 acres along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border; over 180,000 acres of precious-base metal properties in British Columbia; and more than 161,000 acres of properties which host diamondiferous kimberlites in the Buffalo Head Hills region of Alberta.

The technical content of this news release and the Company’s technical disclosure has been reviewed and approved by Michael B. Dufresne, M. Sc., P. Geol., P.Geo., who is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

On behalf of the Board,
Grizzly Discoveries Inc.

Brian Testo
President
(780) 693-2242

For further information, please visit our website at www.grizzlydiscoveries.com or contact Investor Relations:

Nancy Massicotte
IR PRO COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Tel: 604-507-3377
Toll Free: 1-866-503-3377
Email: [email protected]
www.irprocommunications.com


 

$GR.ca Great Atlantic Purchases Portable Gold Mining Plant $AGB.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:16 AM on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

  • Purchased a turnkey portable Gold mining plant from an independent third party for $99,000
  • Great Atlantic will issue 1.1 million shares at a deemed price of 9 cents per share in consideration

 

Vancouver, British Columbia (FSCwire) – Great Atlantic Resources Corp. (the “Company” or “Great Atlantic”) (GR: TSXV) is pleased to announce it has purchased a turnkey portable Gold mining plant from an independent third party for $99,000. Great Atlantic will issue 1.1 million shares at a deemed price of 9 cents per share in consideration of the purchase.

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The portable Gold Milling plant purchased by Great Atlantic includes the following :

Jaw Crusher -10″ x 16″ jaw crusher 20hp, 3 phase 600 volt, 60Hz With 1+ yd vibrating feeder/hopper, 3 hp, 3 phase, 220V, 60hz Includes 16″ wide inclined conveyor, 3 hp, 3 phase, 220 V, 60hz Free-standing Unit on steel skid

Fine ore hopper/feeder – 1 yard fine ore hopper magnetic metering feeder, 220V single phase Free-standing on steel skid

Hammer mill – One 24″ x 16″ hammer mill, 30hp, 230/460V, 3 phase motor Inlet chute, outlet chute Steel frame stand

2 shaker tables 4′ x 8′ – Stands with tilt adjustment, 120V, 60hz single phase motor water manifold and distributor trough

 

On behalf of the Board,

“Christopher R Anderson”

Mr. Christopher R. Anderson  ” Always be positive, strive for solutions, and never give up ”

President, CEO, and Director

604-488-3900

 

Investor Relations:

Kaye Wynn Consulting Inc.: 604-558-2630, Toll Free –888-280-8128

E-mail: [email protected]

 

About Great Atlantic Resources Corp.: Great Atlantic Resources Corp. is a Canadian exploration company focused on the discovery and development of mineral assets in the resource-rich and sovereign risk-free realm of Atlantic Canada, one of the number one mining regions of the world. Great Atlantic is currently surging forward building the company utilizing a Project Generation model, with a special focus on the most critical elements on the planet that are prominent in Atlantic Canada, Zinc, Antimony, Tungsten and Gold.

 

This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or developments that the Company expects, are forward looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.

 

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

 

Great Atlantic Resource Corp

888 Dunsmuir Street – Suite 888, Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3K4

To view the associated document to this release, please click on the following link:
public://news_release_pdf/GreatAtlantic02282018.pdf

To view the original release (with media), please click here

$GRAT.ca Gratomic to create blockchain for Graphene

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:42 AM on Tuesday, January 30th, 2018

 

 

  • LOI with strategic partner to create graphene based Blockchain ecosystem
  • New ecosystem to facilitate distribution and sale graphite produced from its Aukam mine in Namibia.
  • Once design of the ecosystem is complete, the two parties will form a 50/50 joint venture
  • Gratomic’s strategic partner is well experienced in the Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency fields

 

Gratomic Inc. has entered into a letter of intent with a strategic partner to establish, finance, design, develop, market and create an ecosystem for producers and users of graphene in all parts of the graphene food chain based on blockchain technology. This new ecosystem will facilitate distribution and sale of the Company’s graphene products being manufactured from graphite produced from its Aukam project in Namibia.

Once the strategic partner has completed its design of the ecosystem, the two parties will form a 50/50 joint venture and respectively fund the development of the blockchain until fully commercialized. Consummation of a joint venture agreement is subject to the execution of a definitive agreement by June 30, 2018.

Gratomic’s strategic partner is well experienced in the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency fields having recently been involved with creating a token for online gaming, as well as providing structural, technical, and strategic advice for other entities within the mining industry.

Gratomic’s Co-CEO Sheldon Inwentash stated, “With this development, Gratomic will gain benefit through association with a team experienced in operating a diversified business based on blockchain technology which could ultimately increase shareholder value.”

About Gratomic Inc.

Gratomic Inc. is an advanced materials company focused on mine to market commercialization of graphite products most notably high value graphene based components for a range of mass market products. We are collaborating with a leading European manufacturer of graphenes to use Aukam graphite to manufacture graphene products for commercialization on an industrial scale. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol GRAT.

 

GGX Gold Extends Drilling Targets 600 Meters

Posted by AGORACOM at 6:26 AM on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018

 

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    • Soil sample analytical results from the 2017 fall program on the Gold Drop Property
    • Conducted in the  Southwest Zone between the COD gold showing and the COD North gold showing and north of the gold bearing Everest vein
    • A total of 334 soil samples were collected along 31 soil lines. These lines were spaced 25m apart

 

Gold Drop Property, Greenwood British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia (FSCwire)GGX Gold Corp. (TSXV: GGX) (the “Company” or “GGX”) is pleased to announce the receipt of soil sample analytical results from the 2017 fall program on the Gold Drop Property, located in southern British Columbia. The soil sampling geochemical program was conducted in the Gold Drop Southwest Zone between the COD gold showing and the COD North gold showing and north of the gold bearing Everest vein. The program identified gold soil anomalies including high values of 0.061, 0.073 and 0.088 ppm gold.

 

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A total of 334 soil samples were collected during the program and submitted to ALS Minerals in North Vancouver for gold and multi-element analysis. The samples were screened to 180 micron. Gold analysis was by aqua regia extraction with ICP-MS finish. Multi-element analysis was by aqua regia extraction and ICP-MS and ICP-AES. Soil samples were collected along 31 soil lines. These lines were spaced 25m apart with a 25m sample interval. The soil lines were of varying lengths but on average 250m long.

 

The soil sampling program identified several soil gold anomalies in the Southwest Zone, including numerous samples exceeding 0.01 ppm Au (including high values of 0.061, 0.073 and 0.088 ppm Au). The most distinct anomaly or anomalies is in the COD North area, where anomalous values are concentrated between two historical workings. The soil sampling program extended the target area for at least 600 meters northeast of the area of 2017 drilling and trenching. The Company is planning follow up work in this area in 2018 including a trenching program. The program also identified other gold anomalies near the new COD adit and northeast of the COD trenches.

 

The soil sampling program in the Gold Drop Southwest Zone helped identify a new vein exposure in a small, 2 meter deep historic adit 175 meters north of the C.O.D. trench. The adit is driven on a North-south striking quartz vein that is on strike with the C.O.D. Vein, and appears to be of the same style as the Detonia/Jewel quartz vein. Another vein exposure north of the trench was also located by hand pitting on local quartz float. Bedrock quartz samples from the small hand pit material returned values of 4.97 g/t Au and 30.7 g/t Ag. Samples of boulder material found outside of the small adit returned values of 1.28 g/t Au and 6.97 g/t Ag. (News Release of Nov 8, 2017).

 

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David Martin, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and consultant for GGX, is responsible for the technical information contained in this News Release.

 

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

Barry Brown, Director

604-488-3900

 

Investor Relations:

Mr.  Jack Singh: 604-720-6598     E-mail: [email protected]

 

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$GRAT.ca CKR Carbon Announces Name Change to Gratomic Inc. and Appointment of New Directors

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:25 AM on Thursday, December 21st, 2017
  • TSX Venture Exchange has approved the change of name of the Company to “Gratomic Inc.
  • Gratomic refers to the one layer thick micro graphite the Company plans to produce to replace carbon black in tires.
  • Effective Friday, December 22, 2017 under the new symbol “GRAT

CKR Carbon Corporation (“CKR” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:CKR)(FRANKFURT:CB81) (WKN:A143MR) is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange has approved the change of name of the Company from “CKR Carbon Corporation” to “Gratomic Inc.“. The change of name will become effective at the opening of the market on Friday, December 22, 2017 under the new symbol “GRAT“. The CUSIP number assigned to the Company’s shares following the name change is 38900X108. Gratomic refers to the one layer thick aka atomic scale technology or Graphenes/micro graphite the Company plans to produce to replace carbon black in tires.

The Company is also pleased to announce that Mr. Daniel Bloch has been appointed a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ian Flint and Mr. Denis Laviolette has joined the Board of Directors. Mr. Flint will continue to act as a technical advisor to the Company and has been appointed to the Company’s Advisory Board. Messrs. Bloch and Laviolette join Sheldon Inwentash, Arno Brand, Luisa Moreno and Bernie Stannus on the Board of Directors of the Company.

Sheldon Inwentash, Executive Chairman and Co-CEO of the Company stated: “I would like to welcome Daniel and Denis to the Board of Directors as we embark upon this new stage in the evolution of the Company. The change of name to Gratomic better reflects the fact that the business of the Company is evolving from exploration, mining and processing of graphite to mining, processing and refining of graphite.”

Daniel Bloch is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada for 18 years as well as being registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the Israeli Bar Association. Daniel’s practice is global in nature and focuses on domestic and international matters in all areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and securities law. Daniel has advised on joint ventures and partnership structures in over 20 countries. Daniel regularly travels to South Africa, Europe and North America, where he has lectured on matters relating to financing structures for international joint ventures and the financing of oil and gas exploration projects. Most recently, he has been involved with the representation of a leading Israeli Pension Fund’s investment in an offshore vehicle, the negotiation of Chinese Sino Foreign Joint Ventures, formation of a Namibian offshore oil exploration company, an Israeli offshore gas exploration company and the financing of a multinational gas exploration company. Daniel’s extensive global energy and negotiation experience enables him to manage complex commercial relationships. In addition to his international commercial practice, Daniel regularly represents and provides general corporate and securities law advice to publicly and privately held entities ranging in size from start up to those with established multi-national operations. He has counselled on transactions in excess of $3 billion in various industry sectors, including natural resources and technology. Daniel has served as a both an officer and director of Canadian and U.S. publicly listed companies and is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.

Denis Laviolette brings more than a decade of experience as an exploration geologist and mining professional, having worked on three different continents. During his time in Northern Ontario (Timmins, Kirkland Lake and Red Lake), Norway and Ghana, he took on a diverse array of tasks, including advanced mine operations, start-up mine management, QA/QC, grass roots exploration, and financing and acquisitions.

Denis has also worked as Senior Investment Analyst with Pinetree Capital Ltd. (“Pinetree”) in Toronto and now serves as Vice President of Resource Investments for ThreeD Capital, and Palisade Global. His responsibilities include market/portfolio analysis, appraising and vetting assets on a technical basis, providing valuation estimates, and reviewing corporate financial statements and technical reports.

Denis is currently President of Newfound Gold Corp., President/CEO of Goldspot Discoveries Inc., and a director of Xtra-Gold Resources Corp, Northern Sphere Mining Corp. and Tartisan Resources Corp. He received his B.Sc, Earth Science (Geology) from Brock University.

The appointments of Messrs. Bloch and Laviolette are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About CKR Carbon Corporation

CKR Carbon Corporation is an advanced materials company focused on mine to market commercialization of graphite products most notably high value graphene based components for a range of mass market products. We are collaborating with a leading European manufacturer of graphenes to use Aukam graphite to manufacture graphene products for commercialization on an industrial scale. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol CKR.

For more information: visit the website at www.ckr-carbon.com.

“Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.”

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR in Canada (available at www.sedar.com).

CKR Carbon Corporation
Arno Brand
Co-CEO
+1 416-561-4095
[email protected]
www.ckr-carbon.com

FEATURE: $AAO.ca Xylem’s Premium Takeover of Pure a Benefit to AAO Investors

Posted by AGORACOM at 3:17 PM on Monday, December 18th, 2017

 

Companies that develop patented technologies for inspection, monitoring and management of critical infrastructure are being acquired to meet growth demands of larger corporations.

  • Pure has received a 102% premium to market
  • Xylem quick to recognize growth potential and present value of Pure technology & assets
  • Augusta is a peer of Pure and provides similar infrastructure services in Oil Industry

Pure Technologies to be acquired by Xylem

Pure’s business model incorporates four distinct business streams coincident with Augusta

  • Premium technical services including pipeline inspection, leak detection and condition assessment
  • Specialized engineering services in areas related to asset management, primarily in the area of pipeline condition assessment
  • Sales of proprietary monitoring technologies for pipelines
  • Recurring revenue from data analysis, site maintenance, and from technology licensing.

Augusta Industries

FOX-TEK – Focused on the oil & gas sector with non- intrusive pipeline technology ( fiber optic sensors ) that accurately measure changes that could negatively impact clients’ operations.

3 Technologies Integral to Fox-Tek Operations:

  • EFM for Corrosion Monitoring
  • FBG for Cracking Stress Monitoring
  • Leak Detection Monitoring

Marcon International – an industrial supply contractor servicing the energy sector and a number of US Government entities, clients that include government departments and global energy companies

  • US DHS
  • US DOE
  • US Air Force / Navy
  • NASA
  • Qatari Gas

AUGUSTA 2017 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Augusta revenues for 2016 / $4.6M
  • Augusta market cap is 6.4$ as of December 14th, 2017
  • The proposed Spin-Off of FOX-TEK is expected to return up to $25,000,000 of stock to existing shareholders of Augusta.
  • Though terms of the Spin-Off are yet to be finalized, the proposed $2.5:$1 benefit to shareholders is now one step closer with the announcement of the Lock-Up Agreement & NCIB

 

For more information about Augusta:  watch this interview with Allen Lone on AGORACOM.

$SX.ca St-Georges Announces Kings Of The North Entered Into Option To Acquire Winterhouse Project And Arranged $2,000,000 Debenture Offering

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:59 PM on Monday, December 18th, 2017

  • Wholly owned subsidiary entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% of the Winter House project.
  • On exercise of the Option, KOTN will have 18,000,000 Shares outstanding, of which St-Georges will hold 67%

 

St-Georges Platinum & Base Metals Ltd. (CSE: SX) (OTC: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kings of the North Corp., entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Winter House project.

King of the North Corp also announces that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement offering (the “Offering”) of unsecured debentures (the “Debentures”) for aggregate maximum gross proceeds of $2,000,000, to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Debentures will have an 18-month maturity date and pay interest at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated quarterly in arrears. Upon the occurrence of a liquidity event in Kings of the North Corp. (a “Liquidity Event”) before the Maturity Date, the Debentures’ aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest may be converted at the holder’s option into common shares of Kings of the North Corp. (each a “KOTN Share”) at a deemed conversion price equal to 25% of the liquidity event pricing, subject to a minimum initial issuance of $0.20 per Share and regulatory approval.

Winter House Option

In consideration for the 100% interest in the Property, KOTN will issue an aggregate of 6,000,000 Shares, assume $140,000 in current and on-going exploration expenses and grant a 3.5% net smelter return royalty on the Property.

On exercise of the Option, KOTN will have 18,000,000 Shares outstanding, of which St-Georges will hold 67%.

About the Winter House Project

The Winter House Project consists of 63 map-designated cells covering a surface area of 3,290 hectares (approximately 33 sq. km) and is located approximately 95 kilometres west of the town of Fermont, on the Quebec North Shore.

The Winter House project is part of the Superior geological province and is mainly composed of volcano-sedimentary rock assemblages of the Courcy and Soulard formations in contact with tonalites of the eastern Opatica Subprovince. Winter House is adjacent to the eastern border of Stelmine Canada’s Courcy project, which exposed gold mineralized zones, grading up to 24.8 g/t Au in grab samples (see Stelmine Canada PR dated October 17 of 2017) and up to 167 g/t Au over 0.5 metres in channel samples and up to 4.27 g/t Au over 42 m, including 12.15 g/t Au over 13.5 m in drill samples (Source SIGEOM: GM61872 and GM 62834).

Based on historical work, the Winter House project shows strong electromagnetic anomalies detected by a MAG-AeroTEM (magnetics and electromagnetics) airborne geophysical survey performed in 2008. These anomalies extend over a few kilometres and could represent potential targets for gold. During the summer of 2017, a follow-up reconnaissance program on the ground allowed the vendors to collect a total of 123 bedrock (surface) grab samples on these geophysical anomalies. These samples have been submitted for analyses for gold and a package of multi-elements. The results from these analyses are pending and will be released as soon as all results are received and compiled.

Related Party Transaction

A portion of the Option constitutes a “related party transaction” as set out in Multilateral Instrument 61-101, Protection of Minority Shareholders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”), as Francois (Frank) Dumas and Neha Edah Tally, both officers of St-Georges, will be issued under the Option respectively 1,280,000 and 120,000 Shares. The transaction is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements under MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of any securities issued to or the consideration paid by such persons exceeds 25% of the Company’s market capitalization. The Company did not file a material change report more than 21 days before the closing of the Option as it wished to close on an expedited basis for sound business reasons.

Alain Berclaz, P.Geo, a consultant to St-Georges and a Qualified Person under the definition of Canadian National Instrument 43-101, has approved the technical information in this news release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“Mark Billings”

MARK BILLINGS, PRESIDENT & CEO OF KINGS OF THE NORTH, CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR OF ST-GEORGES PLATINUM LTD.

About St-Georges

St-Georges is developing new technologies to solve the some of the most common environmental problems in the mining industry.

The Company controls directly or indirectly, through rights of first refusal, all of the active mineral tenures in Iceland. It also explores for nickel on the Julie Nickel Project & for industrial minerals on Quebec’s North Shore and for lithium and rare metals in Northern Quebec and in the Abitibi region. Headquartered in Montreal, St-Georges’ stock is listed on the CSE under the symbol SX, on the US OTC under the Symbol SXOOF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 85G1. For additional information, please visit our website at www.stgeorgesplatinum.com

Namaste Announces LOI With Supreme Pharmaceuticals $AERO $CBDS $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:30 AM on Monday, December 18th, 2017

 

  • Supreme will supply CannMart ( Namaste ) with a premium range of high quality dried cannabis flower which will be offered in the Company’s medical marketplace
  • Namaste has committed to work with Supreme as a preferred vendor as related to possible branded partnerships
  • The LOI represents further progress for Namaste in securing this supply agreement with one of Canada’s leading producers of premium quality cannabis

 

Namaste Technologies Inc. (“Namaste” or the “Company”) (CSE:N) (FRANKFURT:M5BQ) (OTCMKTS:NXTTF) is pleased to announce a Letter of Intent (the “LOI”) with Supreme Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Supreme”) (TSXV:FIRE) (OTCMKTS:SPRWF). The LOI, signed by Supreme’s wholly owned subsidiary, 7ACRES, and Namaste’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cannmart Inc. (“CannMart”), provides that Supreme will supply CannMart with a premium range of high quality dried cannabis flower which will be offered in the Company’s medical marketplace. Supreme is focused on producing high quality cannabis through a commitment to carefully curated genetics, quality focused cultivation practices and a post-harvest process that includes a 14-day whole plant drying process and hand finishing of each flower.  Under the terms of the LOI, Namaste has committed to work with Supreme as a preferred vendor as related to possible branded partnerships, in addition to supply for Namaste’s in-house branded medical cannabis.  All Supreme cannabis will bear the 7ACRES producer’s mark. Namaste believes that Supreme’s Business to Business (B2B) distribution model fits well with Namaste’s focus on becoming Canada’s leading online retailer for medical cannabis.

Other terms of the LOI include:

  • Purchase orders to be submitted accompanied by terms and conditions governing the purchase and sale of medical cannabis in accordance with Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (“ACMPR”)
  • All products sold by 7ACRES to CannMart will be in accordance with ACMPR, 7ACRES Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and GMP Practices
  • 7ACRES will provide all product descriptions and photography to be used with respect to the sale of 7ACRES products through CannMart
  • CannMart will display 7ACRES trade-mark on all packaging in connection with the sale of any 7ACRES products through CannMart’s website
  • 7ACRES shall be CannMart’s preferred supplier of premium dried cannabis flowers as it relates to celebrity endorsements in partnership with CannMart and Namaste
  • All shipping costs shall be borne by CannMart

The LOI represents further progress for Namaste in securing this supply agreement with one of Canada’s leading producers of premium quality cannabis. Namaste will focus on offering the largest variety of medical cannabis products, sourced from both domestic and international licensed producers. Management feels strongly that the Company’s relationship with Supreme will offer great value with Supreme’s focus on cultivation while Namaste intends to become Canada’s largest online retailer for medical cannabis through the implementation of its telemedicine application, NamasteMD, built as a patient acquisition tool for Namaste to leverage its growing database of Canadian site visitors and offering an extensive variety of medical cannabis products to CannMart’s patients.

Management Commentary
Sean Dollinger, President and CEO of Namaste comments: “We are very pleased to be working with Supreme, who we believe to be one of the top Canadian producers of premium quality cannabis. Our goal is to create an online marketplace for our patients that will offer a variety of products sourced from various licensed producers in Canada and overseas. We believe that our relationship with Supreme will be of significant value as their business model fits well with ours. Thanks to Supreme’s management team for their support and we look forward to launching medical cannabis sales through CannMart in the early new year.”

About Namaste Technologies Inc. 
Namaste is the largest online retailer for medical cannabis delivery systems globally. Namaste distributes vaporizers and smoking accessories through e-commerce sites in 26 countries and with 5 distribution hubs located around the world. Namaste has majority market share in Europe and Australia, with operations in the UK, US, Canada and Germany and has opened new supply channels into emerging markets including Brazil, Mexico and Chile. Namaste, through its acquisition of Cannmart Inc., a Canadian based late-stage applicant for a medical cannabis distribution license (under the ACMPR Program) is pursuing a new revenue vertical in online retail of medical cannabis in the Canadian market. Namaste intends to leverage its existing database of Canadian medical cannabis consumers, along with its expertise in e-commerce to create an online marketplace for medical cannabis patients, offering a larger variety of product and a better user experience.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Sean Dollinger”
Chief Executive Officer
Direct: +1 (786) 389 9771
Email: [email protected]

Further information on the Company and its products can be accessed through the links below:

www.namastetechnologies.com

www.namastevaporizers.com

www.namastevaporizers.co.uk

www.everyonedoesit.com

www.everyonedoesit.co.uk

$EXS.ca Explor Increases Ogden Property $EXN.ca $HBE.ca $OSK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 4:20 PM on Thursday, December 14th, 2017

  • Claims acquired because of encouraging results obtained in Explor’s past exploration on this property.
  • Ogden property now consists of 23 mining claims  and 7 patented mining claims covering 2,006 hectares
  • Property obtained to pursue depths between 300 & 600 meters

 

Explor Resources Inc. (“Explor” or “the Corporation”) (TSX VENTURE:EXS)(OTCQB:EXSFF)(FRANKFURT:E1H1)(BERLIN:E1H1) is pleased to announce the acquisition of two (2) mining claims (3 units) situated in the Ogden Township, in the Porcupine Mining Division, District of Cochrane, Province of Ontario for a total of 48.56 hectares. These claims are located in Ogden Township contiguous and to the east of the Timmins Porcupine West Gold Property. Highway 101 West is north of the property and provided excellent access to the city of Timmins. The claims were acquired because of encouraging results obtained in Explor’s past exploration on this property.

Explor Resources Inc. will pay CDN $2,000 and issue 100,000 common shares to acquire a 100% interest in the additional Ogden mining claims. The Optionors have retained a 2% NSR in the property. This acquisition is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

With this acquisition, the Ogden property now consists of 23 mining claims (118 mineral claim units) and 7 patented mining claims covering 2,006.56 hectares situated in the Porcupine mining division, district of Cochrane, in the Ogden and Price Townships, Ontario. The Ogden property has been previously explored by Hollinger Mines, Tex-Sol Exploration, Inmet Mining Corporation, Amax Mineral Exploration, Noranda Exploration and Knick Exploration. The majority of the holes drilled by previous operators were less than 100 meters in length. Historically on the Ogden Property, the only hole that hit significant mineralization was a diamond drill hole by Tex-Sol Exploration in 1965 which returned 6.0 g/t Au over 9.1 m at a shallow depth. On the TPW Gold Property significant mineralization was intersected below 300 meters of vertical depth requiring drill holes of 500 to 600 m in length.

The most significant deposits in Timmins are spatially associated with porphyry units that are in proximity to the Porcupine Destor Fault. The deposits appear to be also associated with splay faults that trend off and to the North of the Porcupine Destor fault inside an interpreted splay fault corridor.

Chris Dupont P.Eng is the qualified person responsible for the information contained in this release.

Explor Resources Inc. is a publicly listed company trading on the TSX Venture (EXS), on the OTCQB (EXSFF) and on the Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges (E1H1).

This Press Release was prepared by Explor. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the Policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) has reviewed or accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

About Explor Resources Inc.

Explor Resources Inc. is a Canadian-based natural resources company with mineral holdings in Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. Explor is currently focused on exploration in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The belt is found in both provinces of Ontario and Québec with approximately 33% in Ontario and 67% in Québec. The Belt has produced in excess of 180,000,000 ounces of gold and 450,000,000 tonnes of cu-zn ore over the last 100 years. The Corporation was continued under the laws of Alberta in 1986 and has had its main office in Québec since 2006.

Explor Resources Flagship project is the Timmins Porcupine West (TPW) Project located in the Porcupine mining camp, in the Province of Ontario. The TPW mineral resource (Press Release dated August 27, 2013) includes the following:

Open Pit Mineral Resources at a 0.30 g/t Au cut-off grade are as follows:

  •  Indicated: 213,000 oz (4,283,000 tonnes at 1.55 g/t Au)
  •  Inferred: 77,000 oz (1,140,000 tonnes at 2.09 g/t Au)

Underground Mineral Resources at a 1.70 g/t Au cut-off grade are as follows:

  •  Indicated: 396,000 oz (4,420,000 tonnes at 2.79 g/t Au)
  •  Inferred: 393,000 oz (5,185,000 tonnes at 2.36 g/t Au)

This document may contain forward-looking statements relating to Explor’s operations or to the environment in which it operates. Such statements are based on operations, estimates, forecasts and projections. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and may be beyond Explor’s control. A number of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements, including those set forth in other public filling. In addition, such statements relate to the date on which they are made. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements. Explor disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save and except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

Christian Dupont, President
Tel: 888-997-4630 or 819-797-4630
819-797-1870
Website: www.explorresources.com
Email: [email protected]