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CLIENT FEATURE: 3 Reasons Durango Resources is the Next Small Cap Discovery in Quebec $TRG $KLD $OSK $UGM

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:50 PM on Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

Durango Resources (TSX.V-DGO) (Frankfurt-86A1) (OTCQB -ATOXF) is an exploration company in search of a gold discovery in Quebec.

Durango’s land in the Camp demonstrates a high probability of having gold in the ground. The Trove and East Barry properties have seen multiple methods of exploration helping to guide and pinpoint areas that require drilling for gold. Durango has been guided expertly by both management, its technical team and its peers for the discoveries previously made in the Windfall camp.

Osisko dominates the land position and are responsible for the discovery of the Windfall deposit, which has expanded into a resource of 1.2 million ounces of high-grade gold and helped to create a new gold camp in Canada. Their deposit is world-class scale and Osisko shows no sign of slowing down exploration anywhere on their sizeable land position. They continue to encounter significant mineralization through drilling and used 19 drills in 2020, surrounding Durango with over 2.8 million ounces of gold.

Durango may be in the shadows of a larger entity, but that doesn’t make their properties any less valuable. Durango doesn’t need to be bigger to be better. The Trove and East Barry properties show high probability of having gold in multiple areas, the Discovery property has permits for 15 exploration drillholes and received drill permits for its wholly-owned NMX East Property located near Nemaska, Québec.

Durango is backed by a regionally experienced technical staff that have made their own discoveries in Quebec, and management that have purposely supported the company for this strategic land to have its moment. Durango aims to prove that bigger isn’t always better, and that small cap exploration companies can make market grabbing discoveries.  2021 is the year Durango makes a discovery of their own in Quebec, aligning them with Bonterra, Osisko and Troilus for the markets attention.

Here are the 3 things you need to know

1.     Drilling at East Barry Returned Silver and Gold in Granite

The East Barry Property is located south of Windfall Lake and adjoins both Osisko Mining Inc. (TSX-OSK) and Bonterra Resources Inc. (TSX-BTR) in the Abitibi Greenstone belt which to date has produced over 200M ounces of gold. Durango wholly owns the 7,740-hectare East Barry Property which runs parallel to its wholly owned Trove Property at Windfall Lake, Québec.

The East Barry Property hosts a crosscutting fault system striking towards Windfall Lake lending the project great discovery potential.

The purpose of the initial East Barry drill campaign was to gain an understanding of the geology in the area and to identify the structure, dip, and fertility of the rock. The outcrop on the East Barry Property is limited and virtually no historical exploration has occurred on the property prior to the recent work completed by Durango. To date, knowledge of the area has been based solely on the geophysical surveys and till sampling completed by Durango.  

Previous till surveys identified a gold trend of up to 10 km with gold assays reaching up to 2.19 g/t Au

Durango’s exploratory drill holes were conducted as an initial step to help identify a prospective target for the source of the gold in the till, given the limited outcrop at surface.

2.  Wholly Owned Discovery Property

Durango owns 100% interest in the Discovery claims, which are adjacent Osisko Mining Inc. and are 60km away from Troilus Gold Inc.’s past producing mine. located on strike to the southwest of the past producing Troilus Gold mine owned by Troilus Gold Corp.  (TSX-TLG) and neighbours UrbanGold Minerals Inc. (TSXV-UGM). 

Durango’s technical team has prepared tentative summer exploration plan for the Discovery Property.

The 6,700-hectare project is geologically compelling and Durango has permits for 15 exploration drill holes. Prior exploration sampled 7.6 and 6.2 g/t gold surface samples previously obtained on the Discovery property. Durango’s exploration team plans to visit the Discovery Property in 2021.

The Company will provide more details and timing on the Discovery Property visit as they become available.

3. Technical Committee and Management Support

You can’t make a discovery without people and know how to do it. The Windfall Camp has proven there is a tremendous amount of gold buried in the ground, with lots more to be found. Gold, however, doesn’t find itself. For that you need the people and know how to understand where to start looking before committing hard earned shareholder capital on expensive, sometimes, failed drill campaigns.

This is where Dale Ginn gets to help guide Durango. An experienced mining executive and geologist for over 30 years participated in numerous gold and base metal discoveries, many of which are in production today, including the Gladiator Deposit by Bonterra in the Windfall Camp. Dale has the prerequisite experience to coordinate and define an exploration program leading up to a discovery. He has done it before and may accomplish again with Durango.

Lastly, shareholders are thankful to have Marcy Kiesman at the helm of Durango. Ms. Kiesman has routinely supported the company and owns close to 16%. Ms. Kiesman is one of the leading ladies in the exploration business today and has put together an all-female management team positioning Durango toward Discovery, including the recent announcement of Ms. Joanna Cameron to its board of directors.

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VIDEO: Xali Gold $XGC: Leveraging Mexican Gold Assets To Develop Cash Flow for Flagship Property $FMG $MEX $AGI $DSV

Posted by AGORACOM at 4:26 PM on Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
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Xali Gold ( XGC:TSXV ) has assembled a Western Mexico project portfolio of gold assets and have developed a strategy for organic growth to exploit its Flagship Gold Project El Oro, a prolific high-grade gold-silver epithermal vein system.

Xali has acquired gold and silver projects with near surface exploration potential & near-term production potential:

El Dorado Gold-Silver Project:

Rights to the El Dorado gold and silver historic mines was the initial step in this strategy, providing Xali the right to explore and produce gold, silver and other metals for life of mine.

Cocula Gold Project: profit-sharing agreement

  • Near term, low cost production potential by leaching and/or flotation
  • Retain 70% of profits
  • Recent drill targets Identified

Acquisition of the “SDA” Plant:

The SDA Mill is a fully operational flotation plant which also includes a precious metals leach circuit – Merrill Crowe system and associated assets, licenses and agreements, suitable for treating high grade gold and silver mineralization.

These assets are being positioned to create cash flow to develop Flagship El Oro Gold District where the primary focus is the past producing San Rafael Vein; 2.4km strike of high-grade Epithermal veins.

The project covers 20 veins with past production and more than 57 veins in total and approximately 6.4 million ounces of gold and 74 million ounces of silver were reported to have been produced from just two of these veins. Historical Average grades: 10-12 g/t gold & 120-160 g/t silver

  • Xali has identified 31 exploration targets

Flooding in one section of the San Rafael vein in 1929 resulted in the other two sections flooding and work ceasing abruptly and unexpectedly. El Oro was not mined out.
The financial benefits from Western Mexico operations will translate across platforms to strengthen the Company’s efforts to explore and potentially mine areas demonstrated to contain mineralization of value

The Roundup – @Novamind_Inc $NM.ca $NVMDF $RVV.ca $MMED $PSYC.ca $FTRP.ca $CMPS $NUMI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:15 AM on Saturday, July 24th, 2021

A weekly summary of Novamind news and media, including the announcement of Novamind’s application for trading on the OTCQB in the United States.

OPINION July 20, 2021

Shadow Work, Unconscious Contracts, & Unearned Wisdom

In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Reid Robison and Dr. Steve Thayer explore several aspects of the unconscious mind.

Visit us at psychedelictherapyfrontiers.com to learn more, subscribe and catch up on previous episodes you may have missed.

FEATURES July 20, 2021

The Right Approach to Ketamine Therapy

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Reid Robison explains the three pillars of Ketamine therapy and the steps we take to prevent misuse.

“I’ve never had a client who we’ve done the appropriate process with who has entered into a troubled relationship with ketamine through the course of their treatment.”

FEATURES July 22, 2021

Dr. Reid Robison on the New Era of Mental Health

Our Chief Medical Officer joins Health Professional Radio to discuss psychedelic medicine and our rapid expansion phase as we grow our network of clinics, research sites and therapeutic retreats specialized in psychedelic medicine.

“We’re expanding even more with the need that has come up through the pandemic and the willingness to look towards new and improved ways of approaching our mental health”

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Novamind Has Applied to Have its Common Shares Posted for Trading on the OTCQB in the United States

We are pleased to announce that we have submitted our application to have our common shares posted for trading on the OTCQB® Venture Market, a U.S. trading platform operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc.

“Having the Company’s common shares posted for trading on the OTCQB and providing a more efficient way of trading our shares will be an important milestone in our strategy of building awareness and enhancing accessibility amongst United States investors looking for exposure to the growth potential of Novamind’s mental health and psychedelic medicine business,” said Yaron Conforti, CEO and Director of Novamind.

July 21, 2021

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Psilocybin induces rapid and persistent growth of neural connections in the brain’s frontal cortex, study finds

A groundbreaking Yale study has uncovered a new dimension in understanding how psychedelics affect us: with small, physical changes to the brain. The study tracked how psilocybin, the active molecule in psychedelic mushrooms, not only has significant and long-lasting effects on mood but actually stimulates growth of new neuronal connections within the brain.

Experimental treatments changed the course of the AIDS epidemic; we need the same approach to mental illness today

Governments around the world accelerated the clinical research process to develop vaccines for the Covid-19 health crisis. So why can’t we do the same for drugs to treat the mental health crisis? Monnica Williams and Morgan Campbell argue the point in the Baltimore Sun, comparing the investment in mental health treatment with physical health treatment: Investment in psychiatric therapies has remained very low compared to the burden of diseases, with $1.80 per $1,000 in disease burden for major depression and $0.40 for bipolar disorder compared to $9.40 for COPD, $7.60 for diabetes and $75.50 for cancer.

Doctors treating depression see promise in ketamine, a cheap drug already approved for anesthesia

The popularity of using ketamine as a psychedelic treatment is only growing, according to ABC News. Less than 60 ketamine clinics existed in the United States in 2015. In 2018, that number climbed to over 300. With over 7,000 ketamine treatments to date, Novamind remains one of the busiest and most experienced ketamine practices in America.

Michael Pollan’s Adventures with Opium, Caffeine and Mescaline

Michael Pollan, the award-winning journalist who wrote “How to Change Your Mind,” a comprehensive examination of psychedelics history and his personal experience, is back. His new book contrasts the effects of three plant-based substances: caffeine, opium and mescaline. His section on mescaline further destigmatizes psychedelics through a critical and journalistic lens.

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 For further information, contact:

Bill Mitoulas
Investor Relations
Telephone: +1 (416) 479 9547
Email: [email protected]

VIDEO – FOBI AI Anticipated Major Deals, Revenues and Partnerships In 2021 Set The Table For Uplisting To Major Exchange By Q4

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:10 PM on Friday, July 16th, 2021
Fobi AI Inc.

FOBI AI is a global leader in providing real-time data analytics through artificial intelligence to drive customer activation and engagement for enterprise level retailers. 

More than just lip service, these are just a sample of the major milestones reached by $FOBI over the past 9 months: 

  • Strategic Alliance with global data leader – NeilsonIQ – to “Transform Retail Sector”
  • A partnership with NTT DATA, a top-ranked global IoT services company, and subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, the world’s 4th largest telecom company, ranked 55th In Fortune Global 500. 
  •  Approved for Oracle Partner Network
  • Pilot Projects with Sobeys, TELUS, Certas and other national level retailers
  • Multi-Year Direct Seller Agreement With TELUS, in which TELUS resells FOBI solutions to national business customers
  • …. and so much more

Earlier today, $FOBI announced a Corporate Update Includes Completion Of Several Pilot Tests Now In Advanced Terms Negotiations, $10.42M in Funding And Uplist To Major Exchange.

Investors who were excited by the announcement may have even further cause to celebrate following this interview with CEO Rob Anson.

VIDEO: Fabled Silver Gold Goes “Beyond The Presentation” with New High Grade Gold Discovery in Mexico $FCO $FBSGF $RDU $KTN $GMBXF $EDR

Posted by AGORACOM at 4:35 PM on Thursday, July 15th, 2021

Fabled Silver Gold (FCO TSXV) ( FBSGF: OTC ) controls 100% of the Santa Maria mine gold and silver property in Mexico. It is a high grade silver gold property that is situated right in the middle of the Mexican Epithermal silver gold belt that has reportedly produced more silver than any other equivalent area in the entire planet.

To say it’s a mining friendly jurisdiction is an understatement.

Multiple major operators are in the vicinity and it’s already got a silver equivalent 43-101 of 3.2m ounces, but is looking to add to that significantly with recent intercepts of 2269 g/t silver.

That is not a typo, in other words it is also 2.269 kilos AgEq or 72 troy ounce.

Just recently, Fabled encountered a new, previously unknown gold zone with the discovery of a new high grade gold system with values up 10.85 g/t Au within 30.7m grading 161.09 Ag Eq

This quote from Peter J. Hawley, CEO and President sums up the future potential aptly:

……“ we have found a new, never discovered high grade gold mineral domain system, with silver credits, over consistent widths in an area never explored, and which remains open to the west and at depth, plunging 45 degrees to the west and open in all directions for expansion.

Recent underground diamond drilling also intercepted 4 Zones of Silver Mineralization including 314.35 g/t Ag Eq over 0.80m.

Fabled is intent on proving Santa Maria is bigger and of potentially higher grade than the market understands and is well on its way with intercepts such as these.

Sit back with your favorite beverage as Peter Hawley explains the importance of the latest discovery within the context of the Fabled corporate presentation

The Santa Maria Project is poised to deliver as exploration continues to deliver discoveries through both above and underground drill programs.

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Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:19 AM on Saturday, July 10th, 2021

A weekly summary of Novamind news and media, including the announcement of Novamind’s selection as a research site for Bionomics’ PTSD clinical trial.

OPINION July 7, 2021

Is the Mystical Experience Necessary for Psychedelic Healing?

In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Reid Robison, Dr. Steve Thayer, and Derick Moody, PA-C discuss whether or not the mystical experience caused by many psychedelic medicines is a necessary factor for the healing they promote.

FEATURES July 7, 2021

The Future of Ketamine

Microdose covers ketamine’s history as an off-label treatment for depression, the FDA approval of Spravatoᵀᴹ (esketamine) and what the future looks like for these drugs. CEO Yaron Conforti and CMO Dr. Reid Robison were both interviewed for the article.

“Cost and accessibility are universal challenges we face in our healthcare system, and these will also apply to psilocybin, MDMA, and nearly every drug that comes to market, at least during the initial years of patent exclusivity,” said Robison.

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Novamind Selected as Research Site for Bionomics’ PTSD Clinical Trial

We are pleased to announce that our wholly owned subsidiary, Cedar Clinical Research has been selected as a research site for a study titled “A phase IIb, randomized, double blind, two arm study to investigate the effects of BNC210 tablet formulation compared to placebo in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder”.

“This clinical trial leverages CCR’s established track record studying novel treatments for PTSD and other difficult to treat mental health conditions.” said Dr. Reid Robison, Chief Medical Officer of Novamind.

July 8, 2021

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Psychedelic Drug Psilocybin “Magic Mushrooms” Spurs Growth of Neural Connections Lost in Depression

Larger and stronger neural connections. According to new research out of Yale, it’s all about the increased density of dendritic spines. “Small protrusions found on nerve cells which aid in the transmission of information between neurons. Chronic stress and depression are known to reduce the number of these neuronal connections.” If psilocybin can create larger and stronger neural connections, the potential for treating depression and creating lasting change improves significantly. 

Can LSD Treat Food Allergies? We Don’t Know, But It’s Already Been Patented

While “there have been no research studies in humans showing that LSD can treat allergies of any kind” one patent application hopes that one day LSD will be able to treat food allergies. The article references a story about a claim (not research- or evidence-based) that LSD cured a lifelong cat allergy and goes into more detail about the patent process and what might stand in the way of this one getting approved. “It’s based on luck.” And it’s another entrant to the race to patent psychedelics.

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For further information, contact:

Bill Mitoulas
Investor Relations
Telephone: +1 (416) 479 9547
Email: [email protected]

VIDEO – HPQ Silicon Ability To Create Cleanest Fumed Silica Has Company Already Fielding Calls From Silicon Players Around The World

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:53 PM on Tuesday, July 6th, 2021

HPQ Silicon Resources $HPQ $HPQFF is a Quebec-based company that is developing a portfolio of high value-added silicon products sought after by battery and electric vehicle manufacturers.

If that sounds a lot like what other small companies are saying lately, $HPQ differentiates itself as a leader of the pack thanks to the following:

Recently, the Company announced a major milestone with this press release HPQ Silicon GEN3 PUREVAP™ Quartz Reduction Reactor Pilot Plant to be Commissioned in Q4 2021

To understand the importance and the implications of this milestone, this excerpt from the press release says it all:

” Demand for higher purity Silicon, materials that the PUREVAP QRR was designed to produce – but one that traditional silicon producers have a difficult time making, is about to enter a massive growth phase, driven by worldwide demand from the silicones, solar, and batteries industries. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the closing of old inefficient traditional Silicon plants and combining this with the chronic under investment in new conventional Silicon plants that occurred in the past decade, and the need for more efficient and environmentally friendly processes has created a perfect storm for the industry. HPQ should be a key beneficiary of this new reality.”

Today, thanks to HPQ’s great progress on its silicon mission, the Company announced  “An Agreement to Develop a New Environmentally Friendly Process to Manufacture Fumed Silica”
What is Fumed Silica?  Suffice it to say, it is in heavy demand right now but current producers are going to run into strong environmental “ESG” headwinds as the industry is now moving towards clean and verified Fumed Silica that HPQ Silicon believes it will be able to deliver thanks to its powerful relationship with ESG driven PyroGenesis Canada. The market for Fumed Silica is set to hit $USD 2.2 Billion in 2022 and CEO Tourillon wasn’t shy about his confidence in the Company’s potential to win market share with this quote:

““The business opportunity that this represent should not be underestimated and could be as significant as the ones represented by the PUREVAP™ family of processes we are developing with PyroGenesis”

Watch this great interview with $HPQ CEO Bernard Tourillon – especially the last 13 minutes – to get the full picture!

VIDEO – Boosh (VEGI: CSE) An Award Winning Plant-Based Comfort Food Company With Products In Over 300 Stores Nationwide

Posted by Nicole Rojas at 4:50 PM on Thursday, June 24th, 2021

If you’ve ever thought to yourself “how great would it be if my favourite comfort foods could only be healthier” than meet Boosh … an Award Winning Plant-Based Comfort Food Company whose products include:

  • Mac N Cheese and Peas
  • Veggie Bolognese
  • and other “Heat and Eat” delicious comfort foods that are 
    • Multiple Award winning 
    • 100% Plant-based, GMO and Gluten Free

The company has only been a public entity for one month and it’s already making waves. 

  • Expanded to 300+ stores in less than 18 months Including 
    • Whole Foods, Safeway, Metro, IGA, Choices + many other retailers
  • An alliance with Beyond Meat 
  • Distributed by UNFI – one of the largest distributors in North America
  • Expanding into refrigerated section with new SKUs
  • Strong insider ownership at 29%

Growth of The Plant-Based food Market is Undeniable…

The plant-based food market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2020 to 2027 to reach $74.2 billion by 2027 according to ResearchAndMarkets.com. 

Watch this powerful interview with Boosh CEO Jim Pakulis.

VIDEO – Harborside $HBOR.ca $HBORF Developing Operational Scale as 2020 Gross Revenues Expand 29% to $63M $VFF.to $HARV.ca $ACB.to

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:09 AM on Thursday, June 24th, 2021

Harborside Inc. is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis retailers in California, operating three of the major dispensaries in the San Francisco Bay Area and a cultivation/production facility in Salinas, California and awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States.

Harborside hold cannabis licenses for retail, distribution, cultivation, nursery, and manufacturing.

With California being one of the largest cannabis markets in the world, Harborside Retail operations command 3% of California’s entire retail market and operations have generated over $400M in cumulative sales since inception

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

Full Year 2020 Gross Revenues Expand 29% Year-Over-Year to $63.4 Million Full Year

2020 Adjusted EBITDA grows to $7.4 Million From an Adjusted EBITDA Loss of $8.9 Million in 2019(1)

Reports Fourth Quarter Gross Revenues of $13.1 Million and Positive Adjusted EBITDA of $0.7 Million(1)

Fourth Quarter Total Gross Margins improved from 22.1% to 49.9%(1), Driven by Improved Harvest Yields, Higher Wholesale Volumes, and Improved Operating Leverage Supported by Tight Expense Management

2020 Operational Highlights

Closed upsized private placement for gross proceeds of approximately C$35.1 million

Secured a $12 million revolving credit facility

Completed a $5 million strategic investment in Loudpack, a premier California cannabis company

Completed the acquisition of a 21% interest in a San Francisco Dispensary in the historic Haight-Ashbury District

Sit back, relax and watch this powerful interview with Matt hawkins as he demonstrates the powerful growth potential legislation is anticipated to have on operations.

VIDEO – HPQ Silicon “In Strongest Financial Position Ever” With ~ $4.4 Million In Additional Equity From Investissement Québec

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:23 PM on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

HPQ Silicon Resources $HPQ $HPQFF is a Quebec-based company that is developing a portfolio of high value-added silicon products sought after by battery and electric vehicle manufacturers.  

If that sounds a lot like what other small companies are saying lately, $HPQ differentiates itself as a leader of the pack thanks to the following

Recently, the Company announced a major milestone with this press release HPQ Silicon GEN3 PUREVAP™ Quartz Reduction Reactor Pilot Plant to be Commissioned in Q4 2021

To understand the importance and the implications of this milestone, this excerpt from the press release says it all:

” Demand for higher purity Silicon, materials that the PUREVAP QRR was designed to produce – but one that traditional silicon producers have a difficult time making, is about to enter a massive growth phase, driven by worldwide demand from the silicones, solar, and batteries industries. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the closing of old inefficient traditional Silicon plants and combining this with the chronic under investment in new conventional Silicon plants that occurred in the past decade, and the need for more efficient and environmentally friendly processes has created a perfect storm for the industry. HPQ should be a key beneficiary of this new reality.”

Today, thanks to HPQ’s great progress on its silicon mission, the Company announced  “An increase of more than 4.4 million in the Company’s equity through a series of transactions with Investissement Québec (IQ)”  The Government of Quebec has always been a tremendous supporter of home grown projects and according to CEO Bernard Tourillon, this represents a significant vote of confidence in HPQ’s future with Tourillon adding:

“HPQ is now in the strongest financial position it has ever been in”

Watch this great interview with $HPQ CEO Bernard Tourillon to get the full picture on next steps!