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Applied BiSciences $APPB Signs Agreement to Sell Pond Naturals’ Supplements Including its X10 Pet Supplements in the U.S. $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX $PFE $ACG.ca $ACB.ca $WEED.ca $HIP.ca $WMD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:13 AM on Thursday, October 24th, 2019
  • Pond Naturals, has entered a three-year license agreement with Applied Products to expand the distribution of its astaxanthin-based pet supplement to the U.S
  • Applied BioSciences is focused on the development of science-driven biopharmaceuticals and the production of high-quality health and wellness products that target the endocannabinoid system.
  • X10 has seen great traction in Canada as one of the only pet health products in the anti-aging category. Applied Products will make for a great partner as we enter the US market through the existing Herbal Pet e-commerce channels.”

BEVERLY HILLS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 24, 2019 / Applied Products (“Applied” or the “Company”), a division of Applied BioSciences Corp.(OTCQB:APPB) and Pond Technologies Holdings Inc.(“Pond”) (TSX.V:POND), announced today that Pond Naturals, Pond’s wholly owned subsidiary, has entered a three-year license agreement with Applied Products to expand the distribution of its astaxanthin-based pet supplement to the U.S. As part of the agreement, Pond will sell its X10-branded pet products through Applied Products’ established online sales channels.

Applied BioSciences is focused on the development of science-driven biopharmaceuticals and the production of high-quality health and wellness products that target the endocannabinoid system. Through its Applied Products division, the Company currently develops multiple brands offering high quality health and wellness CBD products that conform to the highest regulatory standards and markets through established channels in the US, including its premium pet brand, Herbal Pet.

Grant Smith, Pond Naturals’ President, commented, “Since its launch in April 2019, X10 has seen great traction in Canada as one of the only pet health products in the anti-aging category. Applied Products shares our values and will make for a great partner as we enter the US market through the existing Herbal Pet e-commerce channels.”

Herbal Pet consists of a line of pet supplements that uses hemp-derived CBD to address conditions such as pain, inflammation, anxiety, or digestion. Applied Products intends to sell the Pond Naturals X10 product line alongside Herbal Pet products through its existing e-commerce channels. The Pond X10 product line contains a powerful antioxidant, astaxanthin, extracted from algae at Pond Natural’s Agassiz, British Columbia facility. Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring fat-soluble super carotenoid found in certain microalgae with a unique range of health benefits.

“We are excited to introduce X10 to our loyal customer base as a synergistic product to our Herbal Pet CBD product line,” Chris Bridges, Board Member of Applied Products, stated. “Adding X10 to our product portfolio allows us to specifically target senior pets whose owners may witness a noticeable improvement in mobility, energy, and attitude in their beloved companion animals.”

The X10 product is designed to benefit ten aspects of a pet’s health by reducing free radical damage which may promote recovery and slow down the natural effects of aging on the body. Visit www.X10Pet.comfor more information on the pet product.

About Pond Technologies

Located in Markham, Ontario, Pond is a technology company that provides profitable solutions to the global health and wellness challenges of climate change and nutrition. Pond’s proprietary growth platform, including patented advanced photonics, optimizes key growth inputs in order to provide a controlled environment that maximizes the growth of algae and other organisms.

About Applied BioSciences Corp.

Applied BioSciences is a vertically integrated company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, science-driven, synthetic cannabinoid therapeutics/ biopharmaceuticals that target the endocannabinoid system to treat a wide-range of diseases across multiple therapeutic areas. We also deliver high-quality consumer and OTC THC-free CBD products that promote overall health and wellbeing as well as state-of-the-art testing and analytics capabilities to our customers. For more information, visit the Company’s website.

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American Creek $AMK.ca Reports New Findings Regarding Gold Hill Project and Previously Reported Assay Results for First Four Phase One Drill Holes $TUD.ca $SII.ca $GTT.ca $AFF.ca $SEA.ca $SA $PVG.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:43 AM on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
  • 100% owned Gold Hill property located in the Boulder Creek drainage, a tributary of the Wildhorse River located east of Fort Steele, British Columbia.
  • Re-logging of the drill core has confirmed that much of the gold within several drill core intersections was in fact not reflected in the initial assay results.
  • Hole NS18-01 contained 66.4 g/t gold over 0.2 meters (true width unknown)

Cardston, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – October 23, 2019) –  American Creek Resources Ltd. (TSXV: AMK) (“American Creek”) reports that further work is being conducted related to the drill core from the phase one drill program conducted in 2018 on its 100% owned Gold Hill property located in the Boulder Creek drainage, a tributary of the Wildhorse River located east of Fort Steele, British Columbia.

The preliminary program included four diamond drill holes on two sections totaling 2,087 meters of drilling. Nine hundred and twenty-nine (929) drill core samples were analyzed and assay results were reported on March 15, 2019. While management was pleased and very encouraged by the results as there were multiple gold intersections in all 4 preliminary drill holes, it was suspected that the initial assay results did not accurately reflect the amount of gold within the core and may have in fact missed much of the gold due to “nugget effect” and the coarse nature of the gold.

Re-logging of the drill core has now been concluded and this effort, along with further recent prospecting on the property, has confirmed that much of the gold within several drill core intersections was in fact not reflected in the initial assay results. During re-logging of the core visible gold was discovered in quartz veins in at least four new locations where assays indicated only trace or very low grade gold values.

As a first step, several samples have been selected for re-assay which will include screening for metallics in an effort to mitigate against and eliminate the “nugget effect” and get a more accurate assay as to actual gold present. Additional assay results, findings and conclusions will be reported in due course.

2018 Drill Program

The 2018 drill program was conducted to test a Cretaceous age swarm of syenite porphyry dykes intruded into lower and middle Cambrian sediments. Four holes on two sections were drilled (see map below) This is the first time that this package of rocks has ever been drilled.

A high-grade intersection in hole NS18-01 contained 66.4 g/t gold over 0.2 meters (true width unknown). This intersection correlates with prior historic gold values obtained in the area. Car samples and face samples from a drift (small tunnel) driven partially along the hanging wall of a syenite porphyry dyke in 1937 were assayed over a width of 1.5 feet (~0.5m). The car samples averaged 0.43 oz. Au per ton (13.4 g/t), 0.48 oz. (14.9g/t) Ag per ton and 2.3% Pb per ton over 40 feet (12.2m). The face samples along 22 feet (6.7m) averaged at 2.4 oz. Au per ton (74.6 g/t) 2.17 oz. (67.5 g/t) Ag per ton and 5.51% Pb.

About the Gold Hill Project

The Gold Hill property covers approximately 836 hectares and is located along the eastern edge of the Kimberly Gold Trend. The property is road accessible by paved highway to Fort Steele and then by main logging roads to (and through) the property. Driving time from Cranbrook to the center of the property is less than one hour.

The property contains a significant portion of the Boulder Creek drainage, a tributary of the Wild Horse River which is considered to be one of the greatest placer gold rivers in the entire province. Gold rushes have taken place there since the 1860’s that have yielded over 48 tonnes of reported gold, making it Canada’s 4th largest placer producer. The majority of the gold recovered from the Wild Horse was located along a 6 km stretch between Boulder Creek (upstream) and Brewery Creek (downstream). From the point where Boulder Creek enters the Wild Horse River for a distance of 6 kilometers downstream, a minimum of 1.5 million ounces (45,655,215 grams) of placer gold was recovered between 1864 and the 1930’s. In addition, an undetermined amount of placer gold was sold in the United States during this period but no records of the amount are available. The Boulder Creek drainage is the logical source of the placer gold recovered from the Wildhorse River below.

Early efforts by prospectors to locate the source of the Wild Horse placer gold led explorers up Boulder Creek to what is now called the Gold Hill property. Although lode gold was first found in the area by prospectors in the late 1800’s, the Gold Hill property has not been the subject of any systematic modern exploration and prior to this program, the property has never been drill tested.

There are two main highly prospective targets on the property:

1. The Midas / Gold Hill prospect which is situated on the southern part of the property. The Midas is in an area of steep topography and is structurally controlled.

2. The Big Chief prospect which is situated on the northern portion of the property. The Big Chief is located on an area of moderate relief and is formed by hydrothermal activity from intruded syenite dikes of Cretaceous age.

The property is nominally divided into north and south portions by Boulder Creek which flows westerly through the property. Phase 1 of the exploration program focused solely on a portion of the Big Chief prospect. The highly prospective area of the property situated south of Boulder Creek was not explored during 2018. This southern area, which includes high grade gold values in grab samples including 25.14 g/t from the Guggenheim showing, will be included in future phases of exploration.

Total Metal Discussion

Gold values, as tested by initial ICP analysis, ranged from slightly less than 0.5 g/t to 5.68 g/t. With reference to sample 043174 in hole NS18-01, where the initial analysis placed gold at >30,000 ppb (30.0 g/t), total metal analysis of the same sample returned a value of 66.4 g/t. To date, this is the only sample that has been analyzed for total metal. It was originally selected because of the proximal galena and visible gold.

Historical work on the property has noted the presence of metallic gold in samples that is not detected by conventional ICP analysis. A skilled, well trained and experienced Prospector discusses this phenom in Assessment Report 27,173 (Dec. 29, 2004). Again, in AR 34,920, (July 2015) a P. Geo. explained the presence of metallic gold. The following is a direct quote from AR 34,920 by the highly experienced P. Geo. who mapped the property: “work by the original prospectors and miners on the property from 1898 to 1957 did a good job of exposing gold-bearing structures and the related sulphides and gangue minerals. This work demonstrated the course nature of the gold which is commonly visible to the naked eye.”

Darren Blaney, CEO of American Creek stated: “This recent work has confirmed our suspicions that much of the high grade gold in the drill core was missed by the initial assays. While it will be challenging to determine the exact amount of gold we have in the core, we welcome the problem as it means we have successfully discovered multiple intersections of high grade visible, coarse gold in quartz veins in our preliminary phase one program. A further significant step in unravelling the mystery of the potential source of the large quantity of Wild Horse river placer gold collected downstream.”

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Figure 1: Image of visible gold found in core at Gold Hill

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More pictures of the drill program can be viewed here in the Gold Hill Project photo gallery:https://americancreek.com/index.php/media-page/gallery/category/14-office

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Figure 2: Drill Hole Locations

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Qualified Person

Frank O’Grady, P.Eng., is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for the Gold Hill Project and for this news release.

Important Links

A summary of the Gold Hill project can be found here:
https://americancreek.com/images/Gold_Hill_Summary_2018.pdf

About American Creek

American Creek holds a strong portfolio of gold and silver properties in British Columbia.

Three of those properties are located in the prolific “Golden Triangle”; the Treaty Creek and Electrum joint venture projects with Tudor Gold (Walter Storm) as well as the 100% owned past producing Dunwell Mine.

The Corporation also holds the Austruck-Bonanza, Ample Goldmax, Silver Side, and Glitter King properties located in other prospective areas of the province.

For further information please contact Kelvin Burton at: Phone: 403 752-4040 or Email: [email protected]. Information relating to the Corporation is available on its website at www.americancreek.com

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INTERVIEW: “The Gold Standard Of Gold Research” Publisher, Ronnie Stoeferle, Appointed To Affinity Metals $AFF.ca $SII.ca $TUD.ca $GTT.ca $AMK.ca $OSK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:36 AM on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

When the Wall Street Journal calls your Gold Report “The Gold Standard Of Gold Research”, it is safe to say you are a global influencer and expert in all things gold.

This is Ronnie Stoeferle, whose “In Gold We Trust” report has also been downloaded 1.8 million times in English, German and Mandarin in case anyone had any doubt as to his expertise.

Today, Ronnie became the founding member of the Affinity Metals (AFF:TSXV) Advisory Board, which implies that we can expect others to be appointed as well. Why would Ronnie join a company with a market cap under $5,000,000?  You’ll have to watch the interview to find out … but here are a couple of hints:

1.  Affinity Metals flagship project, the Regal, has reported HISTORICAL reserves of 590,703 tonnes grading 71.6 grams per tonne silver, 2.66 per cent lead, 1.26 per cent zinc, 1.1 per cent copper, 0.13 per cent tin and 0.015 per cent tungsten.  These were prepated prior to 43-101 standards and should not be relied upon until they are brought into compliance with 43-101 standards. 

2.  A Technical Report, which was prepared in 1971 using a silver price of $1.75 per troy ounce, makes a positive recommendation for production, including the establishment of a 500 ton per day concentrator with a 400 ton per day silver, lead and zinc circuit and a 100 ton per day tin, tungsten and copper circuit.

These are just 2 factors that led Ronnie to declare that Affnity Metals is “one of the largest investments in my private portfolio”.

Grab your favourite beverage, kick back and watch this great interview with both Ronnie and Affinity CEO, Rob Edwards.

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Advance Gold $AAX.ca – Gold Prepares For Next Phase Of Bull Market $SIL.ca $FA.ca $ANG.jo $ABX.ca $NGT.ca $MGG.ca $TECK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 4:48 PM on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

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  • Fears of a Trans-Atlantic trade war have increased gold’s safety bid.
  • U.S. economic data also continues to attract safety seekers to gold.
  • All signs point to a continuation of the metal’s bull market in Q4.

After a brief respite last month, fear and uncertainty have returned with a vengeance in October. Recent world events have given investors plenty of reasons to fear an expansion of the global trade war.

Meanwhile on the domestic front, investors are becoming increasingly alarmed by soft economic data which some interpret as a harbinger of recession. Gold’s “fear factor” has thus been resuscitated, bringing with it the promise of stronger prices in the months ahead. Here we’ll discuss the growing number of variables which suggest gold is consolidating its recent gains ahead of the next stage of its long-term bull market.

One sign of a market controlled by the bulls is the steadfast refusal of prices, following a correction, to stay down for long. Bull markets have a tendency to consolidate gains achieved during extended rallies in the form of a lateral trading range, or sideways drift. That appears to be the form of gold’s most recent correction in September following a productive three-month rally.

Although gold prices briefly violated a key short-term trend line earlier this week, the bulls fought back fiercely and pushed prices back above the widely, followed 50-day moving average within two days of the violation. It may take several more days for gold to regain enough strength and build the support necessary to stay above the 50-day MA. But the signs are plainly evident that the bulls are clawing their way back to controlling gold’s immediate-term (1-4 week) trend.

Source: BigCharts

And while gold prices haven’t kept pace with its nearest competitor in the rush to safety – namely U.S. Treasury bonds – it’s instructive that gold has so far responded favorably to most of the latest negative economic and political news. For instance, gold jumped nearly 1.5% on Oct. 2 after the release of the latest ADP National Employment Report. The report showed that private payroll growth by U.S. employers slowed in September and wasn’t as strong in August as previously estimated, according to a Reuters article. Reuters reporter Lucia Mutikani, capturing the sentiment which has overtaken many gold investors, observed:

The longest economic expansion on record, now in its 11th year, is losing ground with the blame largely put on a 15-month trade war between the United States and China, which has eroded business confidence.”

It’s further believed by many investors that the growing signs of a slowing U.S. economy could influence the Federal Reserve to further lower its benchmark interest rate this fall. Lower rates are widely regarded as bullish for gold since it reduces the competition vs. interest-bearing assets for the non-yielding metal.

Elsewhere on the U.S. economic front, the recent disappointments in the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is another reason for the revival of gold’s fear factor. The PMI has now fallen for seven consecutive months and is below 50.0, which indicates contraction in the manufacturing sector.

The latest disappointing PMI readings also have weighed heavily on the U.S. dollar index (DXY) of late. The dollar fell to one-week lows against the euro and yen on Oct. 3. However, the dollar index is still close to a multi-year high, which means that gold doesn’t yet enjoy support from its currency component (see chart below). Nonetheless, gold has proven to be stalwart enough this year under the influence of the fear factor alone and in spite of a strong dollar. Thus, a weaker dollar isn’t necessarily a prerequisite for a Q4 gold rally.

Source: BigCharts

Aside from a weakening manufacturing sector, the U.S. service sector also is showing signs of slowing. The latest ISM survey released on Oct. 3 showed service-sector activity for September fell to its lowest level in three years. Some analysts blamed the U.S.-China trade dispute for the slowdown. The latest ISM Non-Manufacturing Index fell to 52.6 last month as new orders fell more than expected. This disappointed economists’ expectations of 55.3. This increased gold’s allure as a safe haven in the eyes of many investors and should provide some underlying support for the metal going forward.

In yet another development which bolsters gold’s safety bid, the U.S. won approval on Oct. 2 from the World Trade Organization to levy tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European goods. The WTO’s decision relates to illegal subsided given to Airbus (EASDF) and Boeing (NYSE:BA). Consequently, many investors fear the outbreak of yet another front in the ongoing global trade war.

In view of the above-mentioned factors, gold’s intermediate-term (3-6 month) upward trend looks secure. The only thing standing in the way of a renewed immediate-term gold buy signal, however, is confirming strength in gold’s sister metal. Silver remains below its 15-day moving average, as can be seen in the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) below. As I mentioned in a previous report, we need to see silver confirm gold’s returning strength before we get a confirmed re-entry signal. A lack of confirmation from silver normally means that gold’s rally will fail due to the lack of institutional demand. Historically, when market-moving institutional investors are bullish enough to buy gold, they usually buy silver as an adjunct.

Source: BigCharts

Another sign that should accompany gold’s next confirmed breakout is a return to strength in the actively traded U.S. mining shares. Shown below is the PHLX Gold/Silver Index (XAU), which remains below its 15-day moving average as of Oct. 3. To get a renewed buy signal for gold stocks in the aggregate, we should see a two-day higher close above the 15-day in the XAU. Moreover, a gold stock rally tends to accompany a rally in bullion prices due to the leverage factor of the miners, which attracts precious metals investors.

Source: BigCharts

In summary, a growing number of worries on the U.S. economic and global trade fronts has provided gold with a renewed safety bid. The evidence reviewed here suggests that gold prices are consolidating ahead of another breakout attempt this fall. Confirming strength in the silver price would increase gold’s bullish prospects in Q4, as would a breakout in the leading gold mining stocks. With trade war threats on the rise, however, gold is poised to benefit from safe-haven demand and keep its bull market intact. Investors are therefore justified in maintaining longer-term investment positions in the yellow metal.

On a strategic note, I’m waiting for both the gold price and the gold mining stocks to confirm a breakout before initiating a new trading position in the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), my preferred trading vehicle for the mining stocks. I’m currently in a cash position in my short-term trading portfolio

SOURCE: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4295225-gold-prepares-next-phase-bull-market

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CLIENT FEATURE: Affinity Metals $AAF.ca Grab Samples Exceed Measurable Limits Prior to Drill Program $SII.ca $TUD.ca $GTT.ca $AMK.ca $OSK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:34 AM on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
  • Sampled 4,410g/t Silver, 5.68g/t Gold, 26.4% Zinc, 2.27% Copper, and >20% Lead.
  • 22 samples collected from the Black Jacket and Allco areas of the Regal property located approximately 35 km northeast of Revelstoke, BC.
  • The majority contained bonanza grade silver, zinc, and lead with many samples reaching assay over-limits. 
  • Further assaying of over-limits has been initiated, results will be reported once received.
  • Drill Program to be initiated upon final sample results.
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Property History & Background

The property hosts numerous mineral occurrences including the following past-producing mines:

Snowflake and Regal Silver (Stannex/Woolsey) Mines

The Snowflake and Regal Silver mines were two former producing mines that operated intermittently during the period 1936-1953. The last significant work on the property took place from 1967-1970, when Stannex Minerals completed 2,450 meters of underground development work and a feasibility study, but did not restart mining operations. In 1982, reported reserves were 590,703 tonnes grading 71.6 grams per tonne silver, 2.66 per cent lead, 1.26 per cent zinc, 1.1 per cent copper, 0.13 per cent tin and 0.015 per cent tungsten (Minfile No. 082N 004 – Prospectus, Gunsteel Resources Inc., April 29, 1986). It should be noted that the above resource and grades, although believed to be reliable, were prepared prior to the adoption of NI43-101 and are not compliant with current standards set out therein for calculating mineral resources or reserves. 

ALLCO Silver Mine

The Allco Silver Mine is situated 6.35 Kilometers northwest of the above described Snowflake/Regal Mine(s) and is also part of the Affinity claim group.

The Allco Silver Mine operated from 1936-1937 and produced 213 tonnes of concentrates containing 11 troy ounces of gold (1.55 g/t), 11,211 troy ounces of silver (1,637 g/t) and 173,159 lbs of lead (36.9%). 

Airborne Geophysics to Guide Future Exploration

An extensive airborne geophysics survey conducted by Geotech Ltd of Aurora, Ontario, for Northaven Resources Corp. in 2011, identified four well defined high potential linear targets correlating with the same structural orientation as the Allco, Snowflake and Regal Silver mines. Northaven also reported that the mineralogy and structural orientation of the Allco, Snowflake and Regal Silver appeared to be similar to that of Huakan’s J&L gold project located to the north, and on a similar geophysical trend line. The J&L is reportedly now one of western Canada’s largest undeveloped gold mineral resources.

After completing the airborne survey, Northaven failed in financing their company and conducting further exploration on the property and subsequently forfeited the claims without any of the follow up work ever being completed. Affinity Metals is in the fortunate position of benefitting from this significant and promising geophysics data and associated targets.

The aforementioned Northaven airborne geophysical survey conducted at a cost of $319,458.95 in August of 2011 is described in The BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Assessment Report #33054. The results of the survey are competently explained and illustrated by professionals on You Tube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX431eBY_t0

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Labrador Gold $LAB.ca – China, Russia, Brazil, India, And Now UAE: Everybody Wants A Gold Trading Platform $RIO.ca $WHM.ca $SIC.ca $NXS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 3:15 PM on Monday, October 21st, 2019

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  • The UAE is moving ton upon ton of physical gold through the nation, it makes up approximately 20% of all exports outside of oil.

China started something when they opened the Shanghai Gold Exchange where physical gold is traded to a global market. Russia began trading gold futures on the Moscow Exchange which was followed by China and Russia announcing they would open the BRICS Gold Exchange to assist the other members of the BRICS alliance to acquire more gold. This was followed by India stating they would be pursuing a gold spot exchange market and next up is the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announcing they, too, are going to open a physical gold trading platform. WOW! That’s a lot of physical gold changing hands on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis.

This is all pointing towards what seems to be a likely conclusion – a new gold pricing mechanism that is operated by the Shanghai Gold Exchange instead of COMEX in Chicago and New York or the LBMA in London.

It seems that slowly and surely, the major gold producing nations of Russia, China and other BRICS nations are becoming tired of the dominance of an international gold price which is determined in a synthetic trading environment which has very little to do with the physical gold market.

The Shanghai Gold Exchange’s Shanghai Gold Price Benchmark which was launched in April 2016 is already a move towards physical gold price discovery, and while it does not yet influence prices in the international market, it has the infrastructure in place to do so. Source

Apparently, the UAE is already moving ton upon ton of physical gold through the nation as it makes up approximately 20% of all their exports outside of oil. That is an amazing percentage of business, especially, if you take into account the fact the UAE either doesn’t mine gold at all or is not mining a significant amount of gold.

The UAE will establish a federal platform for gold trading and the tracking of gold sources, the government has announced.

The move – approved by the UAE Cabinet – is part of a larger policy to enhance the UAE’s position as a global hub for gold and jewellery trading.

The policy has three main pillars – governance, sustainability and innovation – with 10 separate strategic programmes and initiatives, also including the establishment of a federal platform for gold trading and tracking, international marketing of the gold sector, and the use of technology in the production of gold.

Additionally, the policy will develop tools and initiatives that stimulate growth “in order to facilitate doing business and bring added value to this vital sector”, according to the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency.

The gold trade accounts for 20 percent of the UAE’s total non-oil exports. Source

All of this movement in the physical gold market started in 2002 and just a few years later we are seeing a massive network of gold platforms outside the western world developing. China began laying the ground work for a central pricing mechanism connected to each new platform in 2016 when it launched the yuan denominated gold benchmark for global trade.

What would happen if all these gold markets began connecting one to the other and while trading gold in multiple currencies? What role will these markets play, if any, once there is a sovereign gold backed cryptocurrency announced? Will these other markets follow suit or will the new sovereign cryptocurrency set the standard?

In my opinion this does not bode well for the COMEX, LMBA and western bullion banking cabal. Not saying, or suggesting, there is an imminent “collapse” or anything of the such, what I am suggesting is that we are seeing realistic steps being made to move away from the global standard Federal Reserve Note, U.S. dollar based pricing of gold.

Source: Bloomberg: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/china-russia-brazil-india-and-now-uae-everybody-wants-gold-trading-platfom

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CLIENT FEATURE: Applied BioSciences $APPB – Leveraging Science Based Cannabinoid for Future Success $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX $PFE $ACG.ca $ACB.ca $WEED.ca $HIP.ca $WMD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:07 AM on Friday, October 18th, 2019
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Key Management Appointments:

  • Raymond W. Urbanski MD, PhD, former business unit Chief Medical Officer at Pfizer Inc., as Chief Executive Officer provides extensive industry leading expertise, strategic focus and discipline on the execution of corporate initiatives
  • Expanded its Scientific Advisory Board for Applied BioPharma Division with appointment of Patricia Reggio, Ph.D.

Corporate Highlights

  • Renewed strategy focused on leveraging endocannabinoid system to develop high-value products including
  • Biopharmaceuticals: goal to develop novel therapeutics to treat serious diseases across a range of therapeutic areas, including metabolic, peripheral neuropathy and progressive lung disease
  • CBD Products: multiple brands offering high-quality CBD products to the highest regulatory standards;
  • Bolstered leadership team with highly qualified individuals including Raymond W. Urbanski MD, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer, former business unit Chief Medical Officer at Pfizer Inc. and well-established industry leading expert with over 20 years of experience in clinical development, research and pharmaceutical industry expertise across oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, and immunology;
  • Appointed Martin Schroeder to the Scientific Advisory Board and as President of Applied BioPharma. Mr. Schroeder has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and has helped many biotech and pharmaceutical companies conduct search and evaluation of compounds and molecules;
  • Launched multiple new products and expanded into the Beverage and Health / Wellness category with Remedi Spa and Remedi Beverage and Shot
  • Commenced discussions regarding proposed scientific trials with two leading Universities specializing in Veterinary Medicine
  • Announced the acquisition of Trace Analytics with over 65 years of combined experience in the global testing market for Cannabis and Hemp
  • Partnered with Boxing Heavyweight Champion, Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs to launch Champ Organics, an athlete-focused cannabidiol (“CBD”) based health and wellness supplements product line that enhances training and recovery
  • Launched robust business development initiative to build biopharmaceuticals pipeline.

About Applied BioSciences Corp.
Applied BioSciences Corp. (www.appliedbiocorp.com), is a diversified company focused on multiple areas of the medical, bioceutical and pet health industry. As a leading company in the CBD and Pet health space, the company is currently shipping to the majority of US states as well as to 5 International countries.  The company is focused on select investment, consumer brands, and partnership opportunities in the recreational, health and wellness, nutraceutical, and media industries.

About Trace Analytics Inc.
Trace Analytics Inc. is a leading cannabis science and technology company with significant footprints in lab testing, research and development and licensing. Trace Analytics was started by a group of scientists who specialized in analytical chemistry, genetics and molecular biology.  The focus of the team is to ensure compliance with public safety standards and end user safety. Trace Analytics is in the process of expanding throughout the United States, and globally. With the goal of helping the rest of the world adopt “best practices” in cannabis and hemp testing, the company also provides expert consulting services to legislators and regulators in many countries, states and municipalities around the world. For more information, please visit: http://traceanalytics.com

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NORTHBUD $NBUD.ca – ‘It is quite amazing’: #CBD oil entering the mainstream $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $HEXO.ca $TRST.ca $OGI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:26 AM on Friday, October 18th, 2019

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‘It is quite amazing’: CBD oil entering the mainstream

By James Pugh

Some people are infusing the cannabis extract in cocktails, others are buying it in the form of dog treats, while many more are using it as a form of pain relief.

Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive extract of the cannabis plant commonly known as THC, cannabidiol doesn’t cause users to get high.

And it is legal in the UK, assuming it does not contain one part in 10,000 of THC.

“When I first got involved with CBD I wanted to know what it was all about,” says Richard Butler, part of the management team at CBD Virtue, between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton.

“It is still new in the UK.”

Some of the products

His company uses CBD to make products such as tablets, oils, body creams and balms.

Mr Butler says people are turning to CBD products to alleviate symptoms from physical ailments like pain and inflammation as well as mental ones like anxiety and depression.

At present, use of the oil is largely unregulated, and clinical trials into its usefulness are ongoing, but Mr Butler says he has witnessed its benefits.

“You learn more from the responses and feedback you get from customers,” he says. “It helps with pain relief, mental issues, anxieties.

“It also helps with eczema, psoriasis and acne – it is quite amazing actually.

“A lot of our initial customers were 40 plus and many were buying products for the younger generation.

Dean Burke using a CBD Pod Filler at CBD Virtue

“What has amazed me is the amount of depression and anxiety that exists among teenagers up to people in their late 20s.”

CBD oil, its proponents say, offers numerous benefits, from pain relief to reducing anxiety. As an anticonvulsant, it may also help treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.

CBD is also one of the biggest buzzwords in food and drink. It has been hailed the next big thing, with more and more chefs and producers using the products in their recipes.

After already taking other countries by storm, more businesses in the UK are looking to tap into the market.

Ross Burke viewing the product range at CBD Virtue

Mr Butler insists he has seen some significant success stories of people using the product for remedial purposes.

“I know someone who suffered with Parkinson’s for years who every time they woke up their whole body would be shaking and during the day they would shake out of control,” he says.

“I said ‘try this’ and within two weeks they went from their whole body shaking to feeling a slight twitch in their first finger and thumb.

“I am not allowed to say it cures cancer, but cancer sufferers are using it. There was someone who had skin cancer and it helped clear up blisters on their skin.

“My partner was on a lot of medication for various things and after taking four or five drops a day her stress and anxiety has gone.”

The product’s relationship to recreational cannabis also means that some people are reluctant to accept its use, and the medical benefits it provides have still to be proven beyond doubt.

But Mr Butler insists that the hemp-derived oil should be trusted.

“It is from a natural product that has been around for years,” he says. “Initially people were sceptical because it relates to cannabis. Yes, it is derived from cannabis plant, but the ‘high’ has been removed with the remedial side left behind.

The management team at CBD Virtue: Dean Burke, Richard Butler, Shannon Fyfe and Ross Burke

“We had the over 50s saying ‘ yeah but it’s cannabis, it’s cannabis’, but once you have explained to them they are willing to try it.

“A big part of my role has been educational. I would spend about two hours a day on Facebook educating people and answering a lot of questions.

“Initially it is getting people to try it, then after they see how effective it is they speak about it to their friends and family – a lot of it comes down to word of mouth.”

The plant is grown in Colorado in the USA, and a powdered form of the product is sent to the UK for the oil to be extracted by Richard’s team.

CBD Virtue employs 16 people, and is looking to double that by moving to larger premises to cope with demand.

Richard says: “We have a lab which is about 15ft by 20ft where a lot of our mixing is done. We also have another facility where we do the bottling up and everything else.

Jean Price packing up an order at CBD Virtue

“We are looking for larger premises due to growing demand and want to stay local. We employ 16 people and with the way things are going we are looking to double the workforce.”

Sales of products containing CBD have skyrocketed by 99 per cent in the UK, according to data.

Analysis by deals firm Wowcher suggests purchases of CBD products have almost doubled in 2019, with an increasing number of Brits trying the ingredient.

“The industry is exploding,” Mr Butler says. “Initially as a company we had a slow start with various issues with banks and online payment systems, but we have got more and more people on board who know how to get around these things.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2019/10/17/it-is-quite-amazing-cbd-oil-entering-the-mainstream/

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Crypto is coming for Fortnite – whether it likes it or not

  • Fortnite’s Chapter 2 launched this week. Will crypto be part of its next big evolution?
  • Here’s how the game has already crossed paths with blockchain tech.

By Andrew Hayward

Epic Games’ enormously popular battle royale shooter Fortnite made headlines this week after it shut down—but only for a couple of days. Epic cannily replaced the game’s vibrant map with a black hole, which fans stared at until it revealed the game’s Chapter 2 update, adding a brand-new environment, fresh gameplay elements, and a refreshed interface.

With some 250 million total players as of this past spring, Fortnite is a cultural sensation that goes beyond core gamers—and it’s big business too. The game may be free to download and play, but in-game costumes and other paid perks have generated huge revenues for Epic—$2.4 billion in 2018 alone. Naturally, that’s got the blockchain community asking: when will Fortnite include crypto?

You can’t (yet) spend cryptocurrency in the game itself, but both Fortnite and Epic Games have already crossed paths with crypto and blockchain in a number of ways. Can in-game integration be far behind? Here’s a look at the ever-growing intersection between Fortnite and crypto.

You can bet on Fortnite matches with crypto

Fortnite is one of the fastest growing esports around, and Epic Games has facilitated its growth by pumping the competitive scene full of prize money and large-scale tournaments. According to Esports Earnings, Fortnite competitions have awarded more than $84 million to date in prizing, with July’s Fortnite World Cup responsible for about $33 million of that.

With sports inevitably comes betting—and yes, esports betting is definitely a thing. Unikrn is one of the most popular esports betting sites, allowing users to bet on the outcomes of official competitive matches, as well as matches from popular Twitch streamers.

Unikrn betting is based on the platform’s own

UnikoinGold token, which can be bet on professional Fortnite matches, wagered in your own in-game battles, and used to enter prize giveaways. The esports industry is rapidly ballooning in size and value, with esports analytics service Newzoo

estimating a $1.1 billion total value this year and nearly $1.8 billion in 2022. Betting will only grow more appealing as more and more people get hooked on esports—and crypto is already making inroads on the industry.

For a brief moment at the start of the year, you could actually buy Fortnite merchandise through an official Epic Games store using Monero (XMR). Monero developer Riccardo Spagni seemed (understandably) thrilled about the news, and suggested that it was chosen for its privacy-centric approach compared to Bitcoin.

However, there was a snag in the excitement: Epic Games didn’t actually mean to enable Monero support. After a few days, the option was disabled and company founder and CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted, “Actually, Fortnite’s brief foray into crypto was accidental. We worked with a partner to open a merchandise store, and somewhere along the way Monero payment was enabled.”

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While that official crypto dalliance was sadly unintentional, you can actually purchase V-Bucks—Fortnite’s premium, in-game currency—with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, and Dogecoin, right now. However, it’s through a third-party service, Bitrefill… and it’s via a very simple workaround. Essentially, you choose which game system or platform you play on, and then you’re sent a gift card code for that store. You can use then use that code to purchase V-Bucks and load up on silly character skins, colorful weapons, and fancy dance moves (really).

Epic Games is actually excited by blockchain tech

Epic’s swift shutdown of Monero support in its merch shop might seem like a sign that the company doesn’t see a future in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, but worry not: Sweeney tweeted that they’re into it, but just not ready to roll it out to a huge, mainstream audience.

“Many of us at Epic are big fans of the decentralized computing tech underlying cryptocurrency, however a lot more work is needed on volatility and fraud-proofing before bringing it to such a broad audience that includes younger gamers,” he tweeted in January, adding that, “Epic doesn’t have any cryptocurrency partners and aren’t in any crypto partnership discussions with anyone. We do read lots of papers and talk to smart people to learn more in anticipation of an eventual intercept.”

Since then, though, Epic Games has changed its tune; in May this year, it announced a partnership with The Abyss, a blockchain gaming platform that allows game developers to tap into Epic’s Unreal Developers Network. Studios that put their games on the platform can accept Abyss Tokens for both the games themselves and in-game purchases.

The crypto industry, meanwhile, continues to chip away at the rock face. Recently, devs for the Nano cryptocurrency unveiled a beta plug-in for Unreal Engine 4⁠—the game engine that underpins Fortnite⁠—that lets users pay for in-game items in the Nano cryptocurrency as well as earning Nano for in-game tasks such as killing enemies and participating in tournaments. 

Call it baby steps, but it’s certainly something. Sweeney’s comments suggest that a crypto future for Epic Games could just be a matter of time—and surely interest from the blockchain community is huge, considering how much money flows through both Fortnite and the video game industry as a whole (an estimated $152.1 billion in 2019). Until then, we’re sure to see more unofficial crypto initiatives spring up around Fortnite’s fringe.

Source: https://decrypt.co/10524/fortnite-chapter-2-epic-games-cryptocurrency-blockchain

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Gratomic Signs Deal to Supply Graphite to Todaq $SRG.ca $NGC.ca $LLG.ca $GPH.ca $NOU.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:12 AM on Thursday, October 17th, 2019
  • Graphite is being purchased by Todaq to sit in reserve as a backstop to underpin the value of deployed TDN
  • The TDN will allow for cryptographic ownership and tracking of commodities as they are processed and traded.
  • The price of TDN was negotiated between the parties in respect of the first 1800 tonnes of graphite. Thereafter, the price of TDN will be based on the market price for TDN for the month in which subsequent orders are placed by Todaq

The graphite is being purchased by Todaq to sit in reserve as a backstop to underpin the value of deployed TDN. The TDN will allow for cryptographic ownership and tracking of commodities as they are processed and traded. The price of TDN was negotiated between the parties in respect of the first 1800 tonnes of graphite. Thereafter, the price of TDN will be based on the market price for TDN for the month in which subsequent orders are placed by Todaq. The price per tonne for graphite was negotiated between the parties and is fixed for the first 1800 tonnes. Thereafter, the price per tonne will be based on the price at which the Company sells similar product to third parties. Although Sheldon Inwentash, Co-CEO of the Company, acts as an advisor to TODAQ Holdings, the Supply Agreement was negotiated on an arm’s-length basis between Gratomic and Todaq without any involvement by Mr. Inwentash, and Gratomic is at arm’s length to Todaq and TODAQ Holdings.

The initial 1800 tonnes of graphite will be processed through the Company’s pilot processing plant. The Supply Agreement provides that the graphite to be delivered will comprise 95% carbon, contain no more than 0.5% moisture content and will be sized at 173 µm (0.173 mm) or less. Gratomic is in the process of finalizing and fine-tuning its commercial scale graphite processing plant referred to in the Company’s Press Release dated May 3, 2019.

Gratomic Executive Chairman and Co-CEO, Sheldon Inwentash commented, “Building our long-term treasury and creating secure digital ownership of commodities that can carry an immutable history of its quality, amount, handling, testing and custody, and which can move without friction through manufacturing chains or on trading platforms is where we need to be. As we move to production, this acquisition program creates the foundation to start that focused work”

Gratomic wishes to emphasize that Supply Agreement is conditional on Gratomic being able to bring the Aukam project into a production phase, and for any graphite being produced to meet certain technical and mineralization requirements.

Gratomic continues to move its business towards production and as part of its business plan, expects to obtain a National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects technical report to help it ascertain the economics of Aukam.

Presently the Company uses its existing pilot processing facility to produce certain amounts of graphite concentrate from accumulated surface graphite.

Risk Factors

The Company advises that it has not based its production decision on even the existence of mineral resources let alone on a feasibility study of mineral reserves, demonstrating economic and technical viability, and, as a result, there may be an increased uncertainty of achieving any particular level of recovery of minerals or the cost of such recovery, including increased risks associated with developing a commercially mineable deposit.

The Supply Agreement provides that if Gratomic is unable to deliver graphite in accordance with the orders from Todaq, Todaq has the right to refuse to take any subsequent attempt to fulfil the order, terminate the agreement immediately, obtain substitute product from another supplier and recover from the Company any costs and expenses incurred in obtaining such substitute product or suing for damages under the contract.

Historically, such projects have a much higher risk of economic and technical failure. There is no guarantee that production will begin as anticipated or at all or that anticipated production costs will be achieved.

Failure to commence production would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to generate revenue and cash flow to fund operations. Failure to achieve the anticipated production costs would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s cash flow and future profitability.

Steve Gray, P.Geo. has reviewed, prepared and approved the scientific and technical information in this press release and is Gratomic Inc’s “Qualified Person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

About Gratomic Inc.

Gratomic 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.

“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.”

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