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CLIENT FEATURE: Stria Lithium (SRA: TSX-V) Powering The Green Revolution

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:04 PM on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

SRA: TSX-V

Why Stria Lithium?

  • A Mining TECHNOLOGY Company
  • No Expensive Drill Programs, No Expensive CapEx
  • Lithium Processing Technology Will Be Used By Lithium Producers
  • Aiming to become one of the lowest cost producers in the world for battery- grade technology lithium — critical for high-technology green energy industries.
  • Stria’s strategic, cost-effective exploration substantially reduces the risks and expenditures of exploration by focusing on deposits that are readily available to advance.
  • lithium market remains robust with tremendous upside potential versus other metals.

 

A New Source, a new process for technology lithium

Several foreign nations are already stockpiling materials critical to the emerging green technology economy, which means a reliable North American supply of high quality lithium-based products has never been more urgent. Stria believes Canada has a key role to play in the green tech economy, and plan to be a part of it by carving out a supply and technology niche in the critical and strategic metals world.

Proprietary Processing Technologies

  • Following completion of positive bench scale testing of its proprietary, environmentally sustainable lithium ore processing technologies, the Company has moved into the design stage for its limited production pilot plant.
  • Pilot plant will be designed to produce up to 140 kg per month of lithium compound over a six month period, commencing in early 2015, with the aim of providing potential customers with sufficient 99.99% purity materials for validating process economics and product quality.

Pontax-Lithium property …

Stria holds 100 per cent ownership of the Pontax-Lithium property located in the west-central James Bay territory in northern Quebec.

The property, which Stria acquired from Khalkos Exploration Inc. in 2013, is host to a recently discovered swarm of a dozen spodumene-bearing (a lithium mineral) pegmatite dikes, each one metre to 10 metres in thickness, plus a series of small centimetre-thick dikelets.

The lithium-bearing dikes outcrop over an area of 450 metres by 100 metres (for more information, click here to view the NI-43-101 Technical Report (Girard,2013) on the Pontax-Lithium Property).

Close-up view of Pontax’s spodumene-bearing pegmatite. The light grey spodumene is idiomorphic and lath-shaped. The intergranular grey mineral is quartz.


Willcox Lithium / Arizona

Stria holds 100 per cent ownership of the Willcox Lithium project, located in Cochise County, Arizona. Acquired through the purchase of Pueblo Lithium LLC from AGR-O Phosphate Inc. in 2014, the property is comprised of 61 lode mining claims.

The purpose of the 2014 Willcox drilling program is to confirm historic exploration results and to test groundwater samples for use in Stria’s proprietary membrane processing technologies now under development. This technology will allow Stria to recover lithium from brine type deposits without the need of large scale evaporation ponds and their associated environmental impacts.

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CLIENT FEATURE: Garibaldi (GGI: TSX-V) Attractive Share Structure, Strong News flow from Mexico and BC

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:11 PM on Friday, January 9th, 2015

WHY GARIBALDI RESOURCES CORP?

  • Attractive share structure
  • Drilling in progress – strong news flow from Mexico and B.C.

LEADERSHIP. MOVING FORWARD. BUILDING VALUE.

  • Synergistic mix of business, market & geological expertise
  • Drilling underway at La Patilla Gold Property (high-grade targets) plus multiple drill-ready targets at 3 district-scale projects in Mexico
  • Largest landholder (262km2) among juniors in Sheslay Cu – Au porphyry discovery area at top of B.C’s Golden Triangle

GARIBALDI APPROACH AND ADVANTAGE IN MEXICO

 

Through the strength of its geological team and the use of cutting- edge technology and proprietary data, Garibaldi has built a foundation for lasting success in Mexico:

  • GGI continues to accurately pinpoint the most prospective targets for potential new discoveries in large, district-scale land packages
  • Project value is being cost-effectively unlocked
  • Financial strength is being built (i.e., sale of Temoris option, current Tonichi pilot coal program generating royalty income)

La Patilla Project

  • First-ever diamond drilling at the La Patilla gold property in Sinaloa state has returned highly encouraging gold values near-surface, including an interval grading 10.4 grams per tonne gold over 8.5
  • Five of six holes drilled to test the La Patilla vein system intersected broad zones of mineralization along 75 metres of strike length to depths of approximately 50 metres

Rodadero North Project

  • Drilling along almost 100 meters of strike length has returned significant high-grade silver intersections within 50 meters of surface, and mineralization remains open in all directions;
  • SE-14-03 intersected 1,935 g/t Ag (62.2 oz/t) between 4 and 5 meters’ depth while the most recent hole (SE-14-06) – the farthest step-out from previously reported discovery hole SE-14-01 – has produced the widest mineralized intercept to date;
  • Surface sampling at three target areas immediately southeast and east of Silver Eagle has returned high-grade silver (up to 8,000 g/t Ag) in addition to high-grade gold (up to 52.6 g/t Au) as explained further in this update;
  • As Garibaldi commences a second round of drilling at Silver Eagle, the total number of mineralized target areas within the 45 sq. km Rodadero North Project has increased from eight to 11.
  • Phase 2 diamond drilling continues, surface sampling results from mineralized outcrops indicate continued high silver values in addition to a significant increase in base metal content (up to 14.9% lead and 1.8% zinc) 1.5 km to 3 km south of discovery hole SE-14-01.

NORTHWEST B.C. – DOMINANT LANDHOLDER IN EMERGING SHESLAY CAMP


  • Successful exploration methods developed in Mexico are now being adopted to rapidly advance the company’s 100%-owned Grizzly Property
  • Multiple targets are being identified over 15 km from Grizzly West to Grizzly Central
  • GGI is the largest landholder among juniors in this highly prospective, under-exploited new Cu-Au porphyry discovery area in prolific Stikine Arch
  • Recently announced that it has acquired two highly prospective Cu-Au porphyry properties within the Stikine Arch

Red Lion

  • The Red Lion prospect, comprising 35 sq. km, is located 60 km south of AuRico Gold’s Kemess mine and adjoins the Kiska Metals’ Kliyul Cu-Au porphyry project under option to Teck Resources Ltd. The Red Lion shows extremely strong Cu-Au stream sediment geochemistry in both Government Regional Geochemical Survey responses and follow-up proprietary surveys. Access and infrastructure at Red Lion are excellent with the powerline to the Kemess South mine only three km away.

Mount Sister Mary (MSM)

  • The MSM prospect, comprising 58 sq. km, is located approximately 50 km northeast of Imperial Metals’ Red Chris mine and is underlain by similar Triassic and Jurassic volcanic and plutonic rocks. Government Regional Geochemical Survey responses confirm prior assessment work in which at least eight Cu-Ag-Au showings have been documented on the property.

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CLIENT FEATURE: Robix (RZX: CSE) Revolutionary Oil Spill Clean Up Technology

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:43 PM on Thursday, January 8th, 2015

RZX: CSE

  • The COV’s rapid recovery rate and large on-board storage result in low per barrel recovery cost.
  • The COV’s simple design minimizes down time for repair and maintenance.
  • A two-man crew can be easily trained and the COV vessel can operate long hours without interruption
  • Goal to be selling COV products in the first half of 2015

Design Versatility

  • COV’S can be scaled to meet various application requirements (sizes range from 10 Ft., 20 Ft., 40 Ft., 80 Ft., 100 Ft. (references to length of vessel
  • A standard 40-foot COV is 40 feet in length, 26 feet in width, and 12 feet in depth
  • Recently completed the engineering drawings for the Clean Ocean Vessel (COV) and ordered critical components to initiate construction on the COV

Recent Highlights

  • Signed an exclusive manufacturing agreement with Rayco Steel Ltd, to manufacture the Clean Ocean Vessel
  • Based on market analysis Robix has decided to commence construction of a 10ft COV
  • Creating a new business division, through a subsidiary entity, to enter into the marine industry.

How the COV compares to the competition:

  • Rates of oil recovered and recovery-throughput efficiencies are noted as “oil rate of recovery” (ORR) and “recovery efficiency” (RE).
  • The water surface lifting force generated by the COV’s patented contra-rotating drums acts in a suction or pumping manner that increases the ORR compared to conventional skimmer systems and the RE of the COV is in the 90-97% range. This is competitive with best in class 21st century technology in terms of ORR and RE.
  • Further improvements to the ORR (in terms of gallons per minute) could easily catapult the COV to “top three” status, by increasing the surface area of the drums through design modifications without impairing the stability of the vessel which is inherent to the COV design.
  • When our competitors’ skimmer systems meet waves above 18 inches, they are forced to suspend service. The COV operates in rough sea conditions (as high as 8 feet waves), significantly out-performing its competitors, and stands in a class of its own.

Featured COV Technology

 

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Quebec Quartz Montpetit Quarry Assay Results, Validated as Suitable for High Purity Ferrosilicon and High Purity Quartz Applications

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:28 PM on Thursday, January 8th, 2015

Montreal, Quebec /January 8, 2015 / Uragold Bay Resources Inc. (“Uragold”) (TSX Venture: UBR) is pleased to announce that it’s wholly owned subsidiary, Quebec Quartz, has received assay results for samples taken on the Montpetit Quarry quartz (silica) property located in the Monteregie Region of Quebec, some 40 km south of Montreal and 7 km south of Saint-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay

The corrected SiO2 average for 9 of the 10 samples assayed is 99.46 %, ranging from 99.16% to 99.67%. The corrected SiO2 average for the 10 samples assayed is 99.13%, ranging from 96.21% to 99.67%. These results validate the fact that a significant portion of the Quartz material from the Montpetit Property would make suitable feedstock for High Purity Ferrosilicon, and could be amenable to be beneficiated to Silicon Metal purity requirement and even high purity quartz sands.

Patrick Levasseur, President and COO of Uragold stated, “We are extremely happy with these results, just like our Roncevaux property, it shows that the Montpetit Quarry has great potential.” Mr. Levasseur added, “2015 will be an exciting year as we continue to develop Quebec Quartz’s exciting high purity silica projects while developing two gold mines in the Beauce region of Quebec.”

IMPORTANCE OF QUARTZ (SILICA)

Quartz (SiO2) is one of the most abundant minerals. It occurs in many different settings and in many different rock types. However, High Purity Quartz deposits with low impurities are rare and only a few deposits are suitable in volume, quality and amenability to be tailored to refining methods for specialty high purity applications.

High Purity Quartz (HPQ), and Silicon Metal is used in large part in the aluminum industry while Ultra High Purity Quartz (UHPQ) has become one of today’s key strategic minerals with applications in high-tech industries that include semiconductors, LCD displays, fused quartz tubing, microelectronics, solar silicon applications and recently, Silicon Anode Lithium Batteries.

GO FORWARD PLAN:

The Corporation intends to advance the development of the Montpetit project by completing the following steps during Q1 & Q2 2015:

  1. 1.Send material to specialized laboratories to find the best beneficiation process to transform the Montpetit Quartz material into Silicon Metal grade material and further test to see if the material could be purified to the Ultra High Purity Quartz specifications needed for advanced material and pharmaceutical applications.

High Purity Quartz beneficiated to 99.998% Si02 can command prices up to
US$ 6,000/T (Source: Dorfner Anzaplan). The Corporation intends to focus its interest on this segment of the market.

Run of mine quartz for usage as Ferrosilicon commands sale price averages between US$ 50/T to US$100/T; while run of mine quartz for Silicon Metal commands sale prices averaging between US$ 100/T to US$ 250/T.

  1. 2.Evaluating the Property Potential.

The exact volume of the quartzite body found on the Montpetit Property needs to be confirmed and measured. Furthermore, the grade distribution needs to be better understood. Of significance will be identifying, the controls that could explain the one-outlier result found in the assay results.

PARTIAL TABLE OF RESULTS:

Report Number: A14-09140
Analyte Symbol SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3(T) LOI Total SiO2
Unit Symbol % % % % %
Detection Limit 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Analysis Method FUS-XRF FUS-XRF FUS-XRF FUS-XRF FUS-XRF ADJUSTED
41764 99.75 0.22 0.05 0.21 100.40 99.35%
41764-B 98.96 0.51 0.03 0.18 99.80 99.16%
41765 98.21 0.26 0.04 0.23 98.86 99.34%
41765-B 99.40 0.11 0.03 0.10 99.71 99.69%
41766 96.51 1.69 0.32 0.36 100.30 96.22%
41766-B 98.44 0.32 0.03 0.13 99.02 99.41%
41767 100.01 0.23 0.03 0.16 100.50 99.51%
41767-B 99.39 0.10 0.02 0.13 99.71 99.68%
41768 99.81 0.20 0.03 0.14 100.30 99.51%
41768-B 100.06 0.13 0.04 0.28 100.60 99.46%
Average 99.05 0.38 0.06 0.19 99.92 99.13%

The total exploration area of the Montpetit deposit is 2.42 Km2, while the old quarry is 100 m long by 35 m large and is inside a tabular quartzite. The deposit is composed of consolidated beach sand that diagenesis has transformed into a quartzite. In order to have a good sampling spread, 5 samples were taken at different zones of the quartzite deposit. Each quartzite layer along the stratigraphy has been sampled.

In 1956, 3,000 tons of quartzite averaging 99.27% SiO2 was mined from the Montpetit Quarry and used to produce ferrosilicon (Source: Resources Naturelles du Quebec, Sigeom 2014, Work Reports GM03695).

The material was first sent to the INRS (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique) laboratory in Quebec City to be prepared for testing for Silica values. 10 prepared samples (an original and a duplicate) were sent to the Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, Ontario for whole rock and trace elements assay (FUS X-Ray Fluorescence (“XRF”)).

The average losses in ignition (“LOI”) (material and moisture burned off during the assays) for the 10 samples is 0.19% (ranging between 0.13% and 0.36%) this suggest that a certain percentage of the alkali metals are present as a carbonate molecule, and with an average laboratory total of 99.92% (ranging between 98.80 % and 100.6%), a correction for the loss of carbonate is required in order to present the actual SiO2 grade of the samples.


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Picture 1: Field sample from the Montpetit Property, Sample # 41767 tested 99.51% SIO2


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Picture 2: Quartzite outcrop at the Montpetit Property.

Mr. Vivian Stuart-Williams, SACNASPS, working under Special Authorization #308 of the Quebec Order of Geologist, is an Independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 that supervised the preparation of the information in this news release.

All the information on exploration potential herewithin presented is historical in nature and while relevant, the information was obtained before the implementation of National Instrument 43-101 and as such does not meet National Instrument 43-101 reporting standards. The historical estimate should not be relied upon until the Company can confirm them.

About Quebec Quartz

Uragold 100 % wholly owned subsidiary, Quebec Quartz, by virtue of being a first mover into this market, succeeded in becoming the largest holder of distinct High Purity Quartz properties in Quebec. Quebec Quartz strategic portfolio of High Purity Quartz (+99.+% SiO2) deposits and closed silicon metal mines in Quebec represent a unique and valuable asset. Quebec Quartz aims to become a leading supplier of Ultra High Purity Quartz

About Uragold Bay Resources Inc.

Uragold Bay Resources is a TSX-V listed Gold and High Purity Quartz exploration junior focused on generating free cash flow from mining operations. Our business model is centered on developing mining projects suited for smaller-scale start-up, (Capex < C$10M), that will generate high yield returns (IRR > 50%). Uragold will reach these goals by developing Quebec’s first placer mine in 50 years, the Beauce Placer Project developing and, in partnership with Golden Hope Mines, the Bellechasse-Timmins Gold Deposit.

Neither the 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.

For further information contact

Bernard J. Tourillon, Chairman and CEO
Patrick Levasseur, President and COO

Tel: (514) 846-3271

www.uragold.com/Quebec-Quartz.php

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CLIENT FEATURE: Lexaria (LXX: CSE) Application in Progress to Produce 10,000kg of Med Marijuana Per Year

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:35 AM on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015

(LXX: CSE, LXRP: OTCQB)

Regulated Marijuana Production

  • Burlington joint venture approximately 75,000 sq ft in total potential space
  • Applied to produce 10,000kg of Medical Marijuana per year
  • Planned production areas have 22 foot ceilings which will allow for the possibility of a 2nd mezzanine level in many areas, allowing for additional future expansion.
  • Closed 51% acquisition of Poviva Tea, LLC

Gupta: ‘I am doubling down’ on medical marijuana


Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Cheif Medical Correspondent. We have no affiliation with this well known medical expert, but his latest “Doubling Down” on the medical marijuana sector is worthy of your attention. Reasons such as these convince us we are doing the right thing in entering this market.

Medical marijuana and ‘the entourage effect’

Today, most Americans and most Canadians support some form of medical use of marijuana, in poll after poll.

Likewise, the legal marijuana industry is and will be heavily regulated, and we support that. We’ve already proven our ability to be transparent with our stakeholders and our ability to work within all applicable government regulations. We promise to deliver that transparency and dedication to the legal marijuana industry where these traits are a vital component towards ultimate success.


The medical marijuana business just might be one of the most recession-proof industry sectors there are. There is no boom and bust cycle that is apparent. The average demographic age in North America continues to increase, with over 44 million people in the USA today at the age of 65 or over. Age-related illnesses will continue to grow, and some fraction of these people looking for an alternative to opiate-based painkillers have a real need for pain-relief choices.

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VIDEO: Mercedes Self-Driving Car Will Open Up A World Of Possibilities Beyond Sleeping At The Wheel

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:42 PM on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015

If you thought self-driving cars were simply going to make your life easier by letting you sleep or chill behind the wheel, you need to start thinking way bigger.  How about:

  • Dropping you off at the front of a restaurant on a cold night, then going to park itself.
  • Swiveling chairs that let you and other passengers face each other while the car drives itself.
  • Letting you know how many tickets are available at a movie theater as you drive by.
  • Detecting pedestrians and telling them to “go ahead” while the car waits.
  • Allowing you to control functions such as temperature control with eye-tracking and gestures.
  • Travel 1,100 kilometers on a single charge
  • .,… and let you sleep during stop & go traffic

Here it is … and thank god it’ll be on the road by the time my kids can do any damage!

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FEATURE: Xylitol (XYL:TSX-V) Natural Sweetener Co with $2.2M in Revenue for Q3

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:45 AM on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015

Financial Highlights

  • Revenues For the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 was $2.2M versus $1.4M for the same period last year.
  • Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $6.3M versus $3.9M for the same period last year.
  • For the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, sales increased by 87% to $6,508,998, compared to $3,473,053 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012.

Marquee Customers Include:

Strong Institutional Ownership

  • Dundee Corp 29%
  • SunOpta BioProcess Inc. 26%

What is Xylitol you ask?

  • Xylitol is a sugar alcohol – and no, that doesn’t mean there’s alcohol in it. It’s also known as a polyol. Sugar alcohols contain fewer calories and fewer carbohydrates than other sweeteners. Replacing sugar with xylitol can be helpful if you’re trying to lose weight or even to help prevent weight gain.

What does xylitol taste like?

  • Xylitol is a white crystalline granule that looks and tastes like sugar. The good news is that it doesn’t have the negative side effects associated with sugar. Xylitol is low-calorie, low-carb, diabetic safe and we think it’s guilt free!

Where does your xylitol come from?

  • Xyla brand xylitol is extracted from North American grown hardwood trees, and it’s delicious. We believe the practices employed in the harvesting and processing of our xylitol are ecologically sustainable. Xylitol is also naturally occurring in many fruits and vegetables. Did you know the human body makes about 15 grams of xylitol per day?

Xylitol Canada, Inc. emerged in 2004 as a reseller and distributor of Xylitol and Xylitol products. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company continued to grow and develop additional brands under the names Sweet Diabetic Delight and Xylitol Canada. Realizing the market potential for high quality, readily available, and consistently priced Xylitol and Xylitol products, the Company broadened its strategic vision in 2009.

Realizing that the void in the Xylitol market was based on inadequate supply and lack of awareness, the company initiated a 2-tier business expansion plan that sought to solve both of these problems. With the vision of a full scale North American Xylitol production facility as a critical element of this strategy, the Company reached out to the Capital markets and formally went public in April of 2010. With the capital base to aggressively address the marketplace, the company immediately began executing its business plan.

Xylitol In The Media

Daytime Toronto – Rogers TV (Aug 2013) – Julie Reid from Xylitol Canada appears with Mari Loewen from Anna Magazine to make some delicious recipes using North American hardwood derived Xyla xylitol.

Daytime Ottawa – Rogers TV (June 2013) – Xylitol Canada’s Julie Reid and naturopath Helene Huot discuss the benefits of Xyla xylitol and share great summer recipes using Xyla.

Is Sugar Toxic? – 60 Minutes (May 4th, 2013) – Sugar is the most addictive substance on earth. It’s also the most dangerous and toxic substance anyone can consume. Sugar has similar affects on the brain like cocaine. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes type II and many more are linked to processed sugar.

Sugary Drinks Linked To 180,000 Deaths Worldwide – CNN (March 19, 2013) – “One in every 100 deaths from obesity-related diseases is caused by drinking sugary beverages,” says study author Gitanjali Singh, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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AGORACOM Small Cap TV “Best Of The Best Year-End Wrap Up” – December 31, 2014

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:38 PM on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014

AGORACOM Founder, George Tsiolis and Chief Market Commentator, Allan Barry Go Via Satellite for a year-end wrap up.

WHY IS JULY 11, 2013 SO IMPORTANT?

Allan and George have already put their viewers well ahead of the game by starting their weekly broadcasts on July 11, 2013 on the thesis that great small-cap companies were so oversold they could not be ignored. One look at the TSX Venture Index proves they hit the nail on the head … but that doesn’t come close to telling the whole story with most of their picks far outperforming an index bloated with zombie companies.

Find out which companies Allan and George like this week by watching the video below!

Want to catch up on previous shows?

Weekly “Best Of The Best” Summarizing The Best Picks From Our Daily Shows. Posted Every Friday Afternoon Watch Here

THIS WEEK’S SHOW SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING GREAT SMALL CAP COMPANY:


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$2.3b ‘Omagine’ project to create 1,000 jobs for Omanis

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:00 PM on Monday, December 22nd, 2014

Omagine to develop $2.5 billion tourism, real estate project in Oman

Muscat: The master plan process for the $2.3 billion ‘Omagine’ project will begin in January, 2015.

“First we will go through a “design thinking” process for a few weeks and then we will start the master plan process,” said Frank Drohan, Managing Director of Omagine LLC. The project is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs for nationals when completed in five years’ time, according to Drohan.

Located in Al Hail and close to Muscat International Airport, Omagine (the name combines the words: “Imagine Oman”) will feature seven pearl-shaped buildings(the Pearls), each with a theme centred on the great cultural, historical and scientific ideas of the world, including Oman’s varied history and culture.

“There will be two (possibly three) hotels as well as serviced apartments and chalets, a boutique mall, an open air amphitheatre, exhibition venues, a harbour and marina area, offices and more than 2,000 residences besides a large number of eateries and restaurants and coffee shops,” Frank Drohan told the Times of Oman in an exclusive interview.

Omagine LLC signed a long-awaited development agreement with the Oman government on October 2 and the project will be developed on 1m sqm of beach front land in Al Hail.

Omagine Project’s most unique aspect, expected to become Oman’s landmark, will be a high culture park venue consisting of seven Pearl shaped buildings, each with a different theme: Oman – Culture – Energy – Innovation – Earth – Sea – Sky.

The pearls will feature elegantly inspirational visitor entertainment experiences designed by world-class architects and entertainment content designers. Under the agreement, Omagine LLC will design, finance, build, market and operate the project.

The shareholders of Omagine LLC are Omagine, Inc., Consolidated Contractors Co (CCC), and Royal Court Affairs. The CCC will be the general contractor for the Omagine project.

“Omagine will entertain while subtly unveiling the true story of Oman and its heritage, world culture and modernity, innovation and imagination, energy, sea earth and sky. We are honoured that the RCA is an Omagine LLC shareholder,” said Drohan.

“We feel a special duty and obligation towards the RCA to deliver a high degree of excellence of design – and we will do so,” added Drohan.

He also said that based on the initial concept designs, the pearl-shaped building has been conceived in a stunning fashion.

“They will be set at vantage points across a boardwalk shaped in a way that gives the project its distinctive design ethos in the form of the ‘Fibonacci Spiral’.

Apart from mathematics, Fibonacci also has roots in Islamic planning processes,” he added.

The most preferred landscape of Oman will be built in six to seven phases.

“The final phasing plan is now being developed, but it envisions a hotel and Pearls coming up early, followed by residential units,” he said.

Drohan believes that falling oil prices will not have any significant impact on the project.

“There will be no delay in this project as it is all privately financed and does not rely on government funding,” he said.

Regarding potential residents at Omagine, he mentioned that a large number of Omani and GCC nationals have already started expressing interest. “Besides that, we will target the expat community in Muscat areas,” he said.

He also said that they had already spoken to two five star hoteliers who have shown a huge interest in this property.

“They were ecstatic when we told them about this project as this will be an iconic landmark project not only for Oman – but in the GCC countries and beyond as well,” he said.

Regarding the CCC, a leading construction company in the Sultanate, which also holds a fifteen per cent stake in Omagine, he said: “The CCC Oman is experienced in all aspects of the construction business and regularly constructs large scale projects of the magnitude of the Omagine Project.”

The launch date for residential and commercial sales is 2016.

Reporter can be reached at [email protected]

Source: http://www.timesofoman.com/News/44557/Article-$2%203b-%E2%80%98Omagine%E2%80%99-project-to-create-1-000-jobs-for-Omanis

 

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CLIENT FEATURE: Robix (RZX: CSE) Revolutionary Patented Oil Spill Clean Up Technology

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:43 PM on Thursday, December 18th, 2014

RZX: CSE

The Corporation is an “industrial products/technology” company, offering to investors a unique opportunity to participate in a leading company in the business of ownership of patents, and their development from commercialization to worldwide expansion through various business arrangements.

Highly Cost Effective – Clean Ocean Vessel

  • COV’s rapid recovery rate and large on-board storage result in low per barrel recovery cost.
  • COV’s simple design minimizes down time for repair and maintenance.
  • A two-man crew can be easily trained and the COV vessel can operate long hours without interruption
  • Selling COV products in the first half of 2015

Design Versatility

  • COV’S can be scaled to meet various application requirements (sizes range from 10 Ft., 20 Ft., 40 Ft., 80 Ft., 100 Ft. (references to length of vessel
  • A standard 40-foot COV is 40 feet in length, 26 feet in width, and 12 feet in depth
  • Recently completed the engineering drawings for the Clean Ocean Vessel (COV) and ordered critical components to initiate construction on the COV

Featured COV Technology

Recent Highlights

  • Signed an exclusive manufacturing agreement with Rayco Steel Ltd, to manufacture the Clean Ocean Vessel
  • Creating a new business division, through a subsidiary entity, to enter into the marine industry.
  • Announced that Rick Carson, of Montreal, PQ, has agreed to join Robix as a Strategic Advisor.
  • Announced that it intends to enter into an agreement with Rayco Steel Inc., wherein Rayco shall work on completion of engineering construction drawings for the anticipated construction of the first Clean Ocean Vessel.

How the COV compares to the competition:

  • Rates of oil recovered and recovery-throughput efficiencies are noted as “oil rate of recovery” (ORR) and “recovery efficiency” (RE).
  • The water surface lifting force generated by the COV’s patented contra-rotating drums acts in a suction or pumping manner that increases the ORR compared to conventional skimmer systems and the RE of the COV is in the 90-97% range. This is competitive with best in class 21st century technology in terms of ORR and RE.
  • Further improvements to the ORR (in terms of gallons per minute) could easily catapult the COV to “top three” status, by increasing the surface area of the drums through design modifications without impairing the stability of the vessel which is inherent to the COV design.
  • When our competitors’ skimmer systems meet waves above 18 inches, they are forced to suspend service. The COV operates in rough sea conditions (as high as 8 feet waves), significantly out-performing its competitors, and stands in a class of its own.

 

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