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Gratomic $GRAT.ca – Bend It Like Graphene $SRG.ca $NGC.ca $LLG.ca $GPH.ca $NOU.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 2:34 PM on Monday, September 30th, 2019

SPONSOR: Gratomic Inc. (TSX-V: GRAT) 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. Collaborating with Perpetuus, Gratomic will use Aukam graphite to manufacture graphene products for commercialization on an industrial scale. For More Info Click Here

  • The wonder material is yet to live up to its potential but an Indian startup is weaving dreams with this form of carbon

The molecule is priceless, but it’s not the cost — a few lakh rupees per kilo — that helped graphene win the epithet of “wonder material” or “possibly the most remarkable substance discovered” in scientific circles.

Graphene owes its impressive resume to its multiple attributes — strong, flexible, light, transparent, waterproof and a good conductor of electricity. Ever since it was discovered in 2004, scientists have been speculating about its potential uses — replacing silicon in electronics, indium in touchscreens and liquid polymer in bulletproof vests. Unfortunately, the wonder material has failed to deliver on its promises and still has a long way to go.

Despite that, scientists and entrepreneurs haven’t stopped pumping billions of dollars and man hours into the quest for new inventions with graphene that can transform sectors such as electronics, energy, health and construction.

Log 9 Materials, a Bangalore-based nanotechnology start-up, has been chasing the graphene dream since it was founded in 2015 by IIT-Roorkee graduates Akshay Singhal and Kartik Hajela. It has been trying to tame the material in many avatars — cigarette filters, batteries for electronic vehicles and coatings for aircraft. Their latest foray is into industrial clean up, including oil leaks and oil spills. Liquid petroleum often gets accidentally released into oceans, bays and rivers during transport and the spill does irreparable damage to aquatic life.

“The oil sorbent pads (LSP 20) innovated by us help contain and absorb off-shore and on-shore [oil] spills as well as spills of other chemicals,” says Akshay Singhal, co-founder and chief executive officer of Log 9 Materials. “LSP 20 is able to absorb spills up to 86 times its own weight. It has been tested against British Standards by third party laboratories and has also been certified safe to incinerate and dispose,” he adds.

There is always a risk of spillage during exploration, transportation and storage of oil. Spills have the potential to cause irreparable ecological damage in sea and on land. In situ combustion, oil booms and oil skimmer vessels are used to clean up such spills but are not very efficient. The products and particulates emitted through oil combustion pollute the atmosphere while booms and skimmers, which are meant to confine the spill to a specific location for collection, do not work well in turbulent water.

One of the most economical and efficient means of removing oil spills is to use sorbents that repel water (hydrophobic) but absorb oil (oleophilic).

Akshay Singhal, co-founder and chief executive officer of Log 9 Materials

One of the most efficient means of removing oil spills is to use sorbents that repel water but absorb oil

Various natural absorbers such as expanded perlite and zeolites, organic materials such as wool fibre, activated carbon and sawdust have all been used as sorbents because of their extremely small pores. However, these materials are incapable of absorbing oil without the water. That is why new materials are needed that can sequester oil and remove it. Various microporous polymers have been studied due to their large specific surface area and hydrophobicity. Although they show relative high absorption ability, the cost of these kinds of sorbents is also high.

Graphene, discovered at the University of Manchester, UK, in 2004, consists of thin flakes of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure. It has a high surface area. While a typical carbon atom has a diameter of about 0.33 nano metres, there are about three million layers of graphene in 1mm of graphite — a crystalline form of the element, carbon. Harder than diamond but more elastic than rubber, tougher than steel yet lighter than aluminium, it can be processed into various unique structures. Several graphene-based structures have been designed and fabricated over the past decade to strongly repel water (superhydrophobic) but absorb oil (superoleophilic) efficiently. These characteristics make graphene an ideal candidate for selective absorption of oil spills.

“We manufacture products to control spills of all forms, using graphene. These products can be used to prevent, control and clean spills in and around marine or terrestrial ecosystems,” says Dhananjay Sharma, director and chief executive officer, Log 9 Spill Containment Pvt. Ltd.

“The company has a larger agenda to educate various industries and businesses about the value propositions attached to using graphene-based products or offerings with respect to cost savings and environmental impact,” he adds.

While graphene has countless potential applications, Log 9’s focus is on two main areas: filtration and energy. Apart from the oil sorbent pad, they are currently working on a metal-air battery which could replace the current lithium ion batteries.

Says Singhal, “This battery makes use of the interaction of air, water and aluminium. The air cathode made of graphene generates electricity, thus making it lighter in weight compared to lithium ion batteries.” Moreover, these batteries can run about 1,000km on a single charge compared to 100-150km of the current ones.

Technology usually progresses at a slow pace. Swedish chemist Jakob Berzilius purified silicon in 1824 but it took more than a century for the semiconductor — used to run all modern electronic gadgets — industry to develop. Most of the components of today’s smartphones, from microprocessors to touchscreens, were also invented in the 1960s. It is, therefore, expected that it will take some time for more horizons to open up in the world of graphene. It is laudable that an Indian start-up has dared to join graphene’s innovation race.

Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/science/bend-it-like-graphene/cid/1708387

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Electric-Car Dreams Could Fall a Nickel Short – Tartisan #Nickel $TN.ca hosts measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% $ROX.ca $FF.ca $EDG.ca $AGL.ca $ANZ.ca nickel

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:48 AM on Monday, September 30th, 2019

SPONSOR: Tartisan Nickel (TN:CSE)  Kenbridge Property has a measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper. Tartisan also has interests in Peru, including a 20 percent equity stake in Eloro Resources and 2 percent NSR in their La Victoria property. Click her for more information

Electric-Car Dreams Could Fall a Nickel Short

Demand for a form of nickel needed in electric-vehicle batteries is starting to outpace supply

  By Rhiannon Hoyle  

SYDNEY—Global producers of electric cars have big ambitions and a bigger problem: Supplies of a key material are running short.

Nickel sulfate is a brilliantly colored crystalline substance used in electric-vehicle batteries. The ore most commonly used to produce it is mined in only a handful of places—and they include some of the most politically or operationally challenging, such as Russia or Canada’s frozen Northeast.

Nickel sulfate accounts for just a fraction of global nickel sales; about 70% of nickel is used in stainless steel. But auto makers will launch more than 200 new plug-in electric vehicles through 2023, consulting firm AlixPartners estimates—and that isn’t counting hybrids. UBS expects batteries in electric vehicles to account for 12% of global nickel demand by then, up from 3% in 2018.

And after years of low prices that stalled investment by global miners, nickel supply is falling short of demand. “There’s no new nickel in the pipeline,” said Angela Durrant, principal metals analyst at Wood Mackenzie, a U.K.-based consulting firm.

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The Huge Opportunity Education Investors Are Missing – SPONSOR: #BetterU Education $BTRU.ca $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:16 AM on Monday, September 30th, 2019
SPONSOR:  Betteru Education Corp. aims to provide access to quality education from around the world. The Company plans to bridge the prevailing gap in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its prospective learners by developing an integrated ecosystem. Click here for more information.
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The Huge Opportunity Education Investors Are Missing

  • Of course, there’s no such thing as a sure investment but here’s why getting aboard the education train in India sure feels like it.
  • HolonIQ, KPMG and others relay the numbers – India has 260 million students studying at 1.5 million schools.

By: Derek Newton Contributor 

If you pay attention for more than even a few minutes, it’s easy to be dumbfounded by the decision-making of education and education technology investors as they routinely pour money into businesses and concepts that have no hope of working. They continually believe education ventures and education markets function like normal ventures in other markets and that what they hear from misinformed pundits is accurate. They don’t. And it’s probably not.

At the level of the individual decision and the particular funding round, there is a parade of examples. But the easiest example is at the macro, international level where investors and speculators have yet to move on what may be the greatest educational growth opportunity they will likely ever see – India.

To say the education and education investment opportunities in India are massive is to not understand the word massive.

As you review the statistics and projections about India, keep in mind that ed and edtech investment there is just 10% of the global total, behind China and the U.S. According to HolonIQ, just $700 million was invested in India edtech in 2018 and just one company, Byju’s, raked in $540 million of that. Every other investment in education in India shared a paltry $160 million. 

Of course, there’s no such thing as a sure investment but here’s why getting aboard the education train in India sure feels like it.  HolonIQ, KPMG and others relay the numbers – India has 260 million students studying at 1.5 million schools.

The country has 600 million people under the age of 25 and some 27 million undergraduate college students. That’s 4.5%. For comparison, the U.S. has about 17 million undergrads out of population of about 100 million in the under-25 bracket, obviously, that’s about 17%. The growth potential in higher ed alone should be obvious.

With 400 million smart phone users, it’s the second-largest connected country on the planet. And India’s projected economic growth is heavily tied to service and technology and dependent on education. If the country is going to continue to grow, its education system has to too. National leaders know this are likely to continue big investments and favorable policies.

Further, most education in India is done in English. All of higher education is. Which means that for U.S. investors and innovators especially, India ought to be a comparatively easy market to understand and reach. Even more significantly, India allows for 100% direct foreign investment in education.

The KPMG report predicts more than 50% annual growth in online learning in India, due to the rapid growth in young people and Internet connectivity. They expect that business in the reskilling and continuing credential market to grow 38% annually.

And like many young people, students and prospective students in India are highly responsive to educational quality as represented by brand.  In other words, known American and European education brands that get in India now could really clean up as the country’s warp-speed growth kicks in.  

Overall, the KMPG report is not subtle about the India education market, saying, “The education market in India … presents a lucrative opportunity for monetization.” HolonIQ says the environment there “translates into a huge opportunity as the target market for education and upskilling.”

It appears so.

Yes, education providers should not chase money, they should follow a more noble purpose. But that case is sitting in India too. With 30% of India’s population under the age of 14, the risk that India’s education won’t keep pace is a real, geopolitical threat. Helping them grow in size and quality is important on a number of fronts. And, if India’s education system can keep pace, the growth will dwarf anything in China and not even compare with anything in the U.S.  

And yet investors and education providers have been comparatively slow to move to and in India. In 2018, education funding in the U.S. was twice what it was in India and education investment in China was nearly seven times larger. To an observer, that makes little sense.

It feels that if you have a MOOC platform or a lab school or a random digital learning app – investments with little hope of financial return and even less hope of educational reform – venture capital flows like wine at a bacchanal.

Maybe that’s overstated. What’s probably not overstated is what’s coming in the education space in India. That feels very real. Let’s see if the wizards of Wall Street and the sultans of Silicon Valley recognize it.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2019/09/28/the-huge-opportunity-education-investors-are-missing/#7b006c0152d0

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American Creek Reports Composites on Treaty Creek Drill Holes Including GS19-48 (838.5m @ 0.728 g/t Gold) and GS19-49 (1081.5m @ 0.589 g/t Gold… $SII.ca $SA $SKE.ca $TUD.ca $PVG.ca $SPMT.ca $GTT.ca $III.ca $GGI.ca $SEA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:46 AM on Monday, September 30th, 2019

Cardston, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – September 30, 2019) – American Creek Resources Ltd. (TSXV: AMK) (“American Creek”) (“the Corporation”) is pleased to announce composite results from JV partner Tudor Gold’s ongoing drill program being conducted at the Treaty Creek Project located in the Golden Triangle of NW British Columbia. As announced on September 23, 2019 we now have results from two deep vertical diamond drill holes (drilled to a depth of over 1,000m) and four definition drill holes. All six holes intercepted significant gold mineralization over wide intervals at the Goldstorm Zone.

Goldstorm Extension

Hole GS19-47 was drilled as a 150m step-out from hole GS19-42 (reported July 30, 2019 averaging 0.683 g/t Au over 780m) and was drilled vertically to a total depth of 1,199m, ending in mineralization. The hole contains strong stockwork with gold-bearing mineralization accompanied by significant base-metal disseminated sulphide mineralization averaging 0.589 g/t Au over 1081.5m including an upper interval of 0.828 g/t Au over 301.5m and a lower interval of 0.930 g/t Au over 207 m. The hole was stopped in mineralization due to the drill rig reaching its depth limitation, however, casing was left in the hole for possible continuation next year.

This 150 meter step-out hole confirms that the Goldstorm system is gaining strength to the northeast. With this strongly mineralized intercept, the Goldstorm Zone has been extended by a total of 300m this year from the best hole drilled in 2018 (CB18-39, averaging 0.981 g/t Au over 563.8m) and has now been traced along strike for over 800 meters.

Goldstorm Definition Drilling

A second deep vertical hole, GS19-48, was drilled to a total depth of 1035m from the same pad as CB18-39 (drilled in 2018). The results exhibit excellent continuity of mineralization between holes and this drill hole returned 0.725 g/t Au over 838.5m, including a near surface interval of 328.5m averaging 1.048 g/t gold Au.

Four footwall definition holes (GS19-43 to GS19-46) drilled on section 109+00 NE, were successful in extending the width of the mineralized zone, to the southeast into the footwall of the controlling fault structure.

  • Hole GS19-43 returned an average of 0.566 g/t Au over 493.5m;
  • Hole GS19-44 returned an average of 0.807 g/t Au over 267m including 1.065 g/t Au over 150m;
  • Hole GS19-45 returned an average of 0.719 g/t Au over 325.5m including 1.000 g/t Au over 173m.
  • Hole GS19-46 returned an average of 0.510g/t Au over 594m including 0.734 g/t Au over 162m.

Tudor Gold Exploration Manager, Ken Konkin explains: “Given the success of the two deep drill holes GS19-47 and GS19-48, the Goldstorm System shows no signs of weakening to the northeast and several more drill holes will be needed to find the length and depth of this huge gold system. Hole GS19-47 showed a very strong quartz stockwork system and was still in gold values at the end of the 1,199 meter drill hole. The bottom of GS19-47 averages 0.930 g/t Au over 207 meters. This is the first time we’ve seen this strength of gold mineralization at depth. Furthermore, a strong copper association was encountered with gold values at depth in both GS19-47 and GS19-48.

A 151.5m zone of 0.22% copper with 0.572 g/t gold was intercepted from 665.0 to 816.5 meters in GS19-47 and a 66.0m zone of 0.35% copper with 0.958 g/t gold was intercepted from 874.5 to 940.5m in GS19-48.

Not only does the Goldstorm Zone remain open at depth and along strike, we are now seeing base-metal associations possibly as part of a zonation within the metal system.”

The following table provides gold composites from all nine 2019 drill holes completed on five sections that cut the Goldstorm Zone

Table 1: Gold Composite Intervals for Drill Holes GS19-40 to GS19-48

The following table contains diamond drill hole location data for the drill holes completed in 2019. See the accompanying plan map that shows drill hole locations and section lines.

Table 2: Diamond Drill Hole Co-ordinates

* Co-ordinates are subject to completion of final survey readings
* Orientations are reported for the azimuth and dip of holes at their collars

Goldstorm Zone Drill Section 109+00 NE, 111+00 NE and 114+00 NE

Section 114+00 NE is a 300 m step-out on strike from 111+00 NE and hole GS19-47 hosts what is now the longest and deepest gold intercept on the project to date.

Section 111+00 NE shows the consistency of the upper horizon gold grades between holes and new depth extension in hole GS19-48.

Section 109+00 NE shows four definition holes drilled this season to better outline the extent of the zone to the southeast.

Goldstorm Zone Plan Map

The Goldstorm Zone now extends more than 800 meters in strike length and remains open along strike to the Northeast and Southwest as well as to depth.

Goldstorm zone drill sections and the plan map are included at the bottom of the news release.

The diamond drilling program continues with two drill rigs. Additional results will be announced as they become available.

Walter Storm, Tudor Gold President and CEO, stated: “I am very pleased to see that all nine holes drilled have reported very good results and we have not missed on any step-out targets nor any footwall extension holes, they were all hits. These results have proven that we have an excellent understanding of the structure, geology and mineralogy of this massive gold system. I am looking forward to continuing our exploration efforts in order to unlock the full potential of this large gold system.”

Darren Blaney, American Creek CEO, stated: “The Goldstorm deposit continues to produced world-class intercepts that are both deep and yet very strong close to surface. Hole GS-19-48 carries 0.725 g/t Au over 838.5m including a near surface interval of 1.048 g/t over 328.5m. It’s just one of many holes that extend to depth ending in mineralization.

In referring to the step out hole GS-19-47 (0.589 g/t Au over 1081.5m including an upper interval of 0.828 g/t Au over 301.5m and a lower interval of 0.930 g/t Au over 207 m), Eric Sprott stated “That’s a huge, huge, huge intersection! I’ve always thought this thing has an easy shot of coming up with 20 million ounces of low-grade gold and there’s nothing in these results that will deter me from thinking that, and they’re well positioned in terms of logistics”. What we’re really excited about is the richer intersections for hundreds of meters close to surface throughout the entire Goldstorm system. While this system is proving to be very deep, the reality is it’s also becoming a rich gold system close to surface that lends itself towards the possibility of being open pit mined”.

QA/QC

Drill core samples were prepared at MSA Labs’ Preparation Laboratory in Terrace, BC and assayed at MSA Labs’ Geochemical Laboratory in Langley, BC. Analytical accuracy and precision are monitored by the submission of blanks, certified standards and duplicate samples inserted at regular intervals into the sample stream by Tudor Gold personnel. MSA Laboratories quality system complies with the requirements for the International Standards ISO 17025 and ISO 9001. MSA Labs is independent of the Company.

Qualified Person

The Qualified Person for this news release for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 is Tudor Gold’s Exploration Manager, Ken Konkin, P.Geo. He has read and approved the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this news release.

About American Creek

American Creek is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company with 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.

A major drill program is presently being conducted at Treaty Creek by JV partner and operator Tudor Gold. There are two drills working on the Goldstorm zone at present.

The Treaty Creek Project is a Joint Venture with Tudor Gold owning 60% and acting as operator. American Creek and Teuton Resources each have 20% interests in the project. American Creek and Teuton are both fully carried until such time as a Production Notice is issued, at which time they are required to contribute their respective 20% share of development costs. Until such time, Tudor is required to fund all exploration and development costs while both American Creek and Teuton have “free rides”.

More information about the Treaty Creek Project can be found here: https://americancreek.com/index.php/projects/treaty-creek/home

A drill program is also ongoing on American Creek’s 100% owned Dunwell Mine property located near Stewart. More information can be found here: https://americancreek.com/index.php/projects/dunwell-mine

The Corporation also holds the Gold Hill, 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



Figure 1: Goldstorm Zone Selected Results From Deep Step-out Holes

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Figure 2: Goldstorm Zone Section 114

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Figure 3: Goldstorm Zone Section 111 

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Figure 4: Goldstorm Zone Section 109 

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Figure 5: Goldstorm Zone Plan View

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca Congratulates Its #Esports Team, Vancouver Titans, for Record Breaking 2019 #Overwatch Season $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:11 AM on Monday, September 30th, 2019
  • Congratulates the Vancouver Titans, a professional esports team the Company has a non-controlling interest in, for a record breaking first season in the Overwatch League and for making it to the Overwatch Grand Finals in Philadelphia.
  • Throughout the season and coming into the Grand Finals, the Vancouver Titans were ranked #1 and finished with a season record of 25-3. 

TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2019 – Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast Gaming“) (TSX-V: EGLX) (FSE: 2AV), congratulates the Vancouver Titans, a professional esports team the Company has a non-controlling interest in, for a record breaking first season in the Overwatch League and for making it to the Overwatch Grand Finals in Philadelphia. Throughout the season and coming into the Grand Finals, the Vancouver Titans were ranked #1 and finished with a season record of 25-3. 

Managed by Enthusiast Gaming’s esports division, Luminosity Gaming Inc. (“Luminosity Gaming”), the Vancouver Titans battled the San Francisco Shock in the final match of the Grand Finals tournament, at the sold out Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. The total prize pool for the tournament was US$3.5 million.

On September 29, the Grand Finals were broadcast live across North America mainstream media channels, ABC, ESPN and TSN and were livestreamed on Twitch in 190 countries. Overall viewership is projected to be higher than the 10.8 million global audience that watched the 2018 finals.  The Overwatch League consists of 20 teams across six countries and three continents. Its projected that over 40 million people play Overwatch worldwide.

Luminosity Gaming is a leading esports organization with 7 championship teams across the world’s most popular game titles. Enthusiast Gaming acquired its interest in the Vancouver Titans from the team’s majority owner, the Aquilini Investment Group.  The Company recently announced that it will be joining the 2020 Call of Duty League, with the acquisition of a non-controlling interest in the Seattle based team. 

Steve Maida, President of Luminosity Gaming, Enthusiast Gaming’s esports division commented, “Congratulations to both teams for making it to the 2019 Grand Finals! I am sure the millions of fans around the world enjoyed watching teams of this calibre. As owners and managers of the Vancouver Titans, we are very proud of the team for an unbelievable first season and for the hard fought battle against the San Francisco Shock. We eagerly await next season from Rogers Arena.”

About Enthusiast Gaming 

Enthusiast Gaming is one of the largest vertically integrated video game and esports companies in the world. The Company’s digital platform includes +100 gaming related websites and 900 YouTube channels which collectively reach 150 million visitors monthly. Enthusiast’s esports division, Luminosity Gaming, a leading global esports organization consists of 7 professional esports teams under ownership and management, including the #1 ranked Overwatch team, the Vancouver Titans and over 50 gaming influencers with a total audience of 60 million followers. Collectively, the community reaches over 200 million gamers on a monthly basis. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (eglx.com) with approximately 55,000 people attending in 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com. For more information on Luminosity Gaming, please visit luminosity.gg

CONTACT INFORMATION 

Investor Relations:
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Telephone: 604-785-0850
Email: [email protected]

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements.  Forward looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future.  Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including risks related to factors beyond the control of Enthusiast Gaming.  The risks include risks that are customary to transactions of this nature and customary to companies which have their stock traded on the TSXV. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits Enthusiast Gaming will obtain from them. 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States.  The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to a U.S. Person unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

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North Bud Farms $NBUD.ca – A Budding Industry: #CBD Statistics & Trends (Infographic) $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $HEXO.ca $TRST.ca $OGI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:09 PM on Friday, September 27th, 2019

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A Budding Industry: CBD Statistics & Trends (Infographic)

  • The sales of CBD are predicted to reach about $1.8 billion by 2022
  • At the moment, there are over 850 brands of CBD products in the US market
  • With over $1 billion, Colorado is the state with the highest cannabis revenues
  • Data on CBD user demographics show 40% of Americans are interested in trying CBD.

By Bojana Petkovic

What is CBD all about and why are cannabis and hemp oil all over the internet? To help you understand this rapidly growing industry, we’re going to present you with some interesting CBD statistics and facts.

CBD or cannabidiol is one of the most important active substances in the cannabis (marijuana) plant. It can be obtained from different cannabis species, but it can also be synthetically produced. There are divided opinions on whether it works better on its own or joined with other cannabis compounds, yet one thing is for sure — its positive effects on human (and pet) health are undeniable. At the moment, only CBD derived from hemp is legal under federal law while we wait for more research on the substance to begin.

We can observe CBD as an amazing cure, but we can also watch the changes in the industry. That is one serious venture and a lot of people would like to get a piece of that $20 billion pie (this is the prognosis for US sales of CBD by 2024).

With that in mind, here is our pick of:

Top 10 CBD Facts and Statistics

  • The sales of CBD are predicted to reach about $1.8 billion by 2022.
  • At the moment, there are over 850 brands of CBD products in the US market.
  • With over $1 billion, Colorado is the state with the highest cannabis revenues.
  • Data on CBD user demographics show 40% of Americans are interested in trying CBD.
  • A cannabis worker earns more than an average American.
  • The demand for employees in the CBD oil industry rose by 76% in one year.
  • Statistics on CBD direct sales show that the majority of direct sellers are women.
  • Women are founders or general managers of over 75% of CBD brands.
  • Pure CBD is perfectly safe for usage and you cannot get addicted to it.

See what we mean? Take a look at the following infographic for more mindblowing CBD trends.

Source: https://loudcloudhealth.com/cbd-statistics-infographic/

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VIDEO: #SuperBowl champ Richard Sherman becomes shareholder in #Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:19 AM on Friday, September 27th, 2019

Richard Sherman, cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, joins BNN Bloomberg’s Andrew Bell for a look at why he decided to team up with Toronto-based Enthusiast Gaming in the e-sports space.

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Bougainville Ventures $BOG.ca Signs LOI to Enter in to Funding and Asset Purchase Agreement up to 100% of ” Grounded #CBD ” Brand, Featured on Dragons Den. $CROP.ca $VP.ca NF.ca $MCOA

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:09 AM on Thursday, September 26th, 2019
  • Signed a letter of intent to provide funding and to acquire up to 100% of the assets and inventory of Grind Bar Nutrition Products Ltd.
  • Grind Bar is CBD infused performance nutrition bars, made with real organic ingredients & Cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “GROUNDED CBD” brand
  • Featured of the CBC show Dragons Den.

Vancouver, British Columbia–(September 26, 2019) – BOUGAINVILLE VENTURES INC. (CSE: BOG) (FSE: 8BV) (DEU: 8BV) (MUN: 8BV) (STU: 8BV) (“Bougainville” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to provide funding and to acquire up to 100% of the assets and inventory of Grind Bar Nutrition Products Ltd. (Grind Bar). Grind Bar is CBD infused performance nutrition bars, made with real organic ingredients & Cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “GROUNDED CBD” brand, which was featured of the CBC show Dragons Den.

Final evaluation will be determined by an independent third party evaluator, which is currently in progress. The Company will have the option to acquire up to 100% of Grind Bar assets and current inventory. The consideration is to be payable in such number of common shares in its share capital (“Consideration Shares”) at a per share price equal to the volume weighted average price of such shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange over a 15-day period ending on the day such Consideration Shares are required to be issued (“15 day VWAP”). The final percentage to be acquired will be determined in a Definitive Agreement entered into after completion of a 30 day due diligence period.

Grind Bar is CBD infused performance nutrition bars, made with real organic ingredients & Cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “GROUNDED CBD” brand, which was featured of the CBC show Dragons Den. On season 9 of the hit CBC show “Dragons Den”, David Weale, of Grounded CBD from Vancouver, B.C ., was hoping to raise $150,000.00CDN form the Dragons for 20% of the business: https://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/pitches/grounded-cbd

Andy Jagpal, President Comments:

“This LOI is another strategic move as this company enters the CBD natural health food market. Through our growth through acquisition strategy we are identifying companies that have begun the process of providing CBD products to the mass retail market, and need to partner with a company that can get them to the next milestone in their growth strategy. We look forward to working with the Grounded CBD team to bring high quality, innovative CBD infused products to market.”

To learn more about what this news means to the shareholders visit https://marketnewsfirst.com/bog-news, and you can view the Grounded CBD products on the company’s site. www.groundedcbd.com

About Bougainville Ventures, Inc.
Bougainville Ventures Inc. is dedicated to rapid growth in production, processing, retail and branding of cannabis and cannabis related products. Currently the company provides strategic capital to the thriving cannabis cultivation sector through ownership and development of commercial real estate properties. We offer fully built out turnkey facilities equipped with state-of-the-art growing infrastructure to cannabis growers and processors. Also, the Company is focused on building a strong presence in the hemp industry with the objective of extracting cannabinoids in both Canada and the United States. Along with our flagship Hemp project in Oregon State and the Greenhouse campus in Washington state, the Company has proprietary formulas for cannabis edibles, topical, and tinctures.

On behalf of the Board of Directors
BOUGAINVILLE VENTURES INC.

Andy Jagpal, President and Director

For further information, please contact Andy Jagpal at [email protected]. Please note that our Toll free number has changed to 1-877-517-7816.

http://bougainvilleinc.com/
https://twitter.com/bougainvilleinc

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/48152

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca – #Reuters and #Esportz Network team up on #Esports coverage $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:21 PM on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 85 owned and affiliated websites, currently reaching over 150 million monthly visitors. The company exceeded 2018 target with $11.0 million in revenue. Learn More

Reuters and Esportz Network team up on esports coverage

  • Reuters today announced a new partnership with Esportz Network to offer the latest in-depth gamer-centric text, audio and video packages, reinforcing Reuters position as the leading source of esports content for media customers.

By Joel Ivory-Harte

Through Reuters Connect, Reuters News Agency customers will now have access to Esportz Network’s professional coverage aimed at helping the most dedicated esports fans and competitors gain in-depth analysis on every angle of professional gameplay, as well as regular in-studio audio and video updates and interviews covering esports game development, tournaments, scores, and industry drama.

Esportz Network content will also become a regular feature on Keeping Score, Reuters own sports business podcast.

“There has been an explosion of popularity for all things esports over the past year, and we’ve seen growing demand from our customers for dynamic and engaging coverage of the industry,” said Rob Schack, Vice President, Reuters Sports. “Reuters has been on the forefront of meeting this demand from our customers and their audiences, and partnering with Esportz Network allows us to expand our offering to include even more content for the most hardcore gamers and esports fans.”

Mark Thimmig, chairman and CEO for Esportz Network, stated, “We are thrilled to join forces with Reuters, the leading global news agency, who are as dedicated as we are to leading the way in the fastest-growing consumer-driven global sport, esports.”

The addition of Esportz Network content further strengthens Reuters esports coverage, which includes a dedicated wire service featuring unmatched global coverage of the competitive gaming industry, including breaking news, player acquisitions, sponsorship deals and coverage of the largest esports tournaments.   

Launched in 2017, Reuters Connect is designed to be a faster, more intelligent way for Reuters News Agency customers to source all the content they need via a single destination. Reuters Connect is built to make content discovery quicker and easier, improving clients’ editorial efficiency and enabling them to deliver more stories to their audiences faster than ever before.

For more information on Reuters Connect and its growing list of partners, visit: here

Media Contact:

[email protected]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/rpb-esportz-network/reuters-and-esportz-network-team-up-on-esports-coverage-idUSKBN1WA13O

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INTERVIEW: American Creek $AMK.ca Results Show “Massive World-Class #Gold System With No Signs Of Weakening” $SII.ca $SA $SKE.ca $TUD.ca $PVG.ca $SPMT.ca $GTT.ca $III.ca $GGI.ca $SEA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:31 AM on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

There is a lot we could say about American Creek’s Treaty Creek Project … But we’ll let the words of 4 much smarter and wealthier people do all the talking:

Walter Storm, CEO Tudor Gold (JV Partner)

“These results have proven that we have an excellent understanding of the structure, geology and mineralogy of this massive gold system.

Ken Konkin , Tudor Gold Exploration Manager (Credited With Discovering Brucejack Mine Just South Of Treaty Creek) 

“”Given the success of the two deep drill holes GS19-47 and GS19-48, the Goldstorm System shows no signs of weakening to the northeast and several more drill holes will be needed to find the length and depth of this huge gold system.

“Eric Sprott, Billionaire Investor and 2X Investor In American Creek Resources

“What we’re shooting for is to define a 10 or 20-million-ounce discovery“

Darren Blaney, President & CEO American Creek Resources
“Clearly, we have a massive, world-class gold system that still shows no signs of weakening to the northeast nor at depth.”

Grab your favourite beverage, watch this interview with American Creek Resources and start your due diligence.

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