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$TGS.ca #Esports Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Leading Competitive Esports Platform, Pepper Esports $DKNG $PENN $GAN $ESPO $AESE $EGLX.ca $BRAG.ca $FDM.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:20 AM on Monday, December 21st, 2020
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  • Announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Pepper Esports Inc., a next generation competitive esports platform.
  • As part of the Acquisition, the Pepper executive team, Guy Halford-Thompson, Jackson Warren and Ben Hoffman, who have a decade of combined experience in growing early-stage companies in the public markets, joined the TGS executive team, and Guy Halford-Thompson will join the TGS board of directors.

VANCOUVER, BC , Dec. 21, 2020 – TGS Esports Inc. (” TGS ” or the ” Company “) (TSXV: TGS ) (FRA: 5RH) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition (the ” Acquisition “) of Pepper Esports Inc. (” Pepper “), a next generation competitive esports platform. As part of the Acquisition, the Pepper executive team, Guy Halford-Thompson, Jackson Warren and Ben Hoffman, who have a decade of combined experience in growing early-stage companies in the public markets, joined the TGS executive team, and Guy Halford-Thompson will join the TGS board of directors.

With the acquisition complete, TGS adds a next generation online platform to their esports tournament and event expertise. This all-in-one offering allows any individual, brand, or school to create and manage player communities, spectators, sponsors, and brands—all in one place.

“The Pepper platform is a core component of our 2021 growth strategy. Organizers and communities previously had to utilize multiple third-party applications to put on a successful event, including TGS, and we are esports event experts.” said Spiro Khouri , CEO of TGS. “With the addition of Pepper, the entire experience can be brought under one roof. This provides tremendous value for our team and any of our partners.”

Pepper has just launched its live Beta (pepper.gg) with select customers. Additional features are being rolled out on the Pepper platform over the next few months, with Pepper’s full launch expected in Q1 2021.

“Now the acquisition is complete we can accelerate our development of the Pepper platform to address the increased interest we are seeing from clients.” said Guy Halford-Thompson , CEO of Pepper Esports. “As a single, unified team, we are able to offer a full suite of services from integrated streaming to full event management sets us apart from other platforms.”

A short video overview of the Pepper platform can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj_EELelUww&t=1s

About Pepper Esports Inc.

Pepper is a next generation esports platform that makes it possible to create and manage player communities, spectators, sponsors, and brands—all in one place. By working closely with and listening to event organizers, tournament operators, and live venue operators over the last two years, Pepper has developed a unique product that connects leaders in esports to their audience and helps them grow leaner, faster, and smarter businesses.

Pepper’s key technologies include its patent pending AI engine, which automatically captures game data to create a tournament experience that extends beyond live gameplay and includes highly demanded features such as global leaderboards, player profiles, statistics, new tournament discovery and digital wallets, advanced bracketing, public APIs, a global ranking system and more.

The Acquisition

The Company completed the Acquisition pursuant to the terms and conditions of an amalgamation agreement (the ” Amalgamation Agreement “), as amended, among the Company, Pepper and 1271801 B .C. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities of Pepper. On closing of the Acquisition (” Closing “), the Company issued an aggregate of 43,385,664 common shares in the capital of TGS (each a ” TGS Share “, and such TGS Shares issued as consideration for the Acquisition, the ” Consideration Shares “) to the former shareholders of Pepper, as well as an aggregate of 3,000,000 options to purchase TGS Shares and 1,923,780 warrants exercisable to purchase TGS Shares to the former holders of options and share purchase warrants of Pepper.

The Consideration Shares are subject to a contractual lock-up, with 20% of the Consideration Shares being released on Closing and a further 20% being released every six months thereafter. In addition, certain shareholders of Pepper became parties to the Value Security Escrow Agreement dated July 30, 2020 (the ” Escrow Agreement “) with the Company, Computershare Investor Services Inc. and certain other shareholders of TGS, as required by the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the ” Exchange “). Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, an aggregate of 17,956,674 TGS Shares  (the ” Escrow Shares “) issued to certain former shareholders of Pepper will be held in escrow. 10% of the Escrow Shares were released on the Closing, and an additional 15% of the Escrow Shares will be released on January 31, 2021 and every six months thereafter until all Escrow Shares have been released on July 31, 2023 .

In connection with the Transaction, the Company issued non-transferable warrants to acquire 3,870,968 TGS Shares at an exercise price of $0.155 per share for a period of two years following Closing to an arm’s length finder. The Company also issued an aggregate of 142,857 TGS Shares to satisfy an outstanding obligation of Pepper pursuant to an advisory agreement.

Directors and Officers

On Closing, Jeremy Wright resigned as a director of the Company and Guy Halford-Thompson was appointed to fill the vacancy. The Company thanks Mr. Wright for his service. The board of directors of the Company is now comprised of Spiro Khouri , Ravinder Mlait , Spencer Smyl , Chi Yan Carolina Li , Bryan Loree and Guy Halford-Thompson .

In addition, on Closing, Guy Halford-Thompson , Dallas Benjamin Hoffman and Jackson Warren were appointed as the President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer of the Company, respectively.

Haywood Securities Inc. has acted as a financial advisor to Pepper in connection with the Acquisition.

About TGS Esports Inc.

TGS Esports Inc. is an esports organization focused on providing an unparalleled esports experience through its expertise in online and in-person event management, broadcast production, and Pepper Esports’ tournament software. TGS is the owner of Canada’s first dedicated esports arena, The Gaming Stadium, located in Richmond, British Columbia , which opened in June 2019 . The Gaming Stadium hosts regular online tournaments as well as provides high quality broadcast production for any event. For more information, visit www.thegamingstadium.com.

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

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Spiro Khouri
Spiro Khouri , CEO
TGS Esports Inc.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Company. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, including but not limited to the business of the Company following the Acquisition and the release of TGS Shares from escrow. 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 the Company. The risks include the following: the unknown magnitude and duration of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other risks that are customary to transactions of this nature. 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 the Company will obtain from them.

This press release is not an offer of the securities for sale in the United States . The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.  This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Harborside Inc.$HBOR.ca Completes Acquisition of San Francisco Dispensary $HBOR.ca $VFF.to $HARV.ca $ACB.to

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:48 AM on Monday, December 21st, 2020
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  • Expands Footprint with Social Equity Dispensary in Historic Haight-Ashbury District 

Harborside Inc. (“Harborside”, or the “Company”) (CSE: HBOR), (OTCQX: HBORF), a California-focused, vertically-integrated cannabis enterprise, announces the closing of the transactions contemplated by the previously announced agreement to acquire 50.1% of the equity (the “Shares”) of FGW Haight, Inc. (“FGW”), a California corporation which has the conditional use approval necessary to operate a cannabis dispensary and related businesses in the Haight Ashbury area of San Francisco, California (the “Acquisition”).

With the completion of the Acquisition, Harborside expands its retail dispensary footprint in the state of California to five and solidifies a strong presence in the historic and culturally-significant Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. The Company expects to complete the build-out, receive all necessary regulatory approvals, and open the social equity retail dispensary in the third quarter of 2021.

“I’m excited to continue to expand our footprint in California and look forward to serving consumers in Haight Ashbury,” said Peter Bilodeau, Interim CEO of Harborside. “Together, we will work with the team from FGW to give back to the community and support initiatives to address the negative impact of past cannabis policies which have disproportionally impacted low income and minority community members. This new location will also introduce the best-in-class service and unbeatable product selection that Harborside has become famous for to an iconic area of San Francisco.”

Upon closing of the Acquisition, Harborside paid an aggregate purchase price of USD $2,179,350 based on a post-build-out and proforma working capital enterprise value of USD $4,350,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price is comprised of: (a) USD $1,265,000 as consideration for convertible notes of FGW entitling the Company to such number of underlying Shares equal to 29.1% of the Shares; and (b) the balance of the Purchase Price in multiple voting shares (“MVS”) valued at CAD$125 per MVS as consideration to certain selling shareholders of FGW for 21% of the issued and outstanding Shares.

Subject to regulatory approval, Harborside has also agreed to purchase an additional 29.9% of the issued and outstanding Shares (the “Subsequent Shares”) to get to an 80% ownership of FGW, subject to regulatory approvals. The aggregate purchase price for the Subsequent Shares will be USD $1,300,650, which will be satisfied in MVS valued at the greater of: (i) the 30 day VWAP of the subordinate voting shares of the Company on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) at the time of issuance less a discount multiplied by 100; (ii) CAD$150 per MVS; or (iii) such other price as may be approved by the CSE. Harborside also retains the right of first refusal to purchase, in its discretion, in whole or in part and in one or more closings, the remaining 20% of the Shares, subject to regulatory approvals.

About Harborside:
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, a dispensary in the Palm Springs area outfitted with Southern California’s only cannabis drive-thru window, a dispensary in Oregon and a cultivation/production facility in Salinas, California. Harborside has played an instrumental role in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of California consumers. In 2006, Harborside was awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States and today holds cannabis licenses for retail, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing. Harborside is currently a publicly listed company on the CSE trading under the ticker symbol “HBOR”. Additional information regarding Harborside is available under Harborside’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

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Loop Insights $MTRX.ca $RACMF Launches Digital Connect Health Platform, A Fully-Integrated Digital Healthcare Solution For Governments, After Extended Discussions With Provinces, Federal Government and Private Sector $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:20 AM on Monday, December 21st, 2020
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Loop Digital Connect Health Platform Will Provide Provincial and Federal Healthcare Systems The Ability To Connect Current Siloed Legacy and Antiquated Systems

  • The launch comes after continuous discussions and requests from government leaders, both Provincial and Federal, over the past 7 months.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 21, 2020 — Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV) (RACMF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Loop”), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights, enhanced customer engagement and automated venue tracing to the brick and mortar space, is pleased to announce the January 2021 launch of its Digital Connect Health Platform, a fully-integrated digital healthcare solution designed for both government and private sector. The launch comes after continuous discussions and requests from government leaders, both Provincial and Federal, over the past 7 months.

On April 20th, Loop Insights launched the Beta version of its Smart Health contactless check-in platform, which streamlines patient engagement and operations. Loop’s Smart Health device requires a simple tap of the patient’s mobile phone to check in and verify their ID. Patients have frictionless access to everything they need in one simple wallet pass, including real-time notifications, testing and tracing updates, critical health information, and more.

MOVING FROM BETA VERSION TO MARKET READY

Following ongoing conversations with stakeholders at the highest levels of government, as well as private markets, Loop Insights will integrate its real-time AI-driven data applications with its IoT solutions and digital wallet to create its Digital Connect Health Platform, which provides governments and private clients with the following:

  • A secure Digital ID
  • Integrated data functionality
  • Easy access to medical records
  • Integrated eCommerce

Loop’s Digital Connect Health Platform is regarded as a customized platform per government specifications.

BRIDGING THE HEALTHCARE JURISDICTIONAL DIVIDE TO DELIVER CONNECTIVITY NEVER BEFORE THOUGHT POSSIBLE

The attempted implementation of wildly varying COVID-19 medical and security protocols, as well as, restriction policies by health officials and government leaders from around the world, has clearly demonstrated how divided government leaders have become by jurisdictional lines due to the lack of a single platform capable of providing uniformity and consistency in the application of policies. Recognizing this breakdown, in conjunction with input from those same government leaders, Loop Insights developed the Digital Connect Health Platform to be capable of connecting Provincial and Federal systems while allowing Provinces to fully maintain their jurisdictional authority by managing their own internal data repositories.

Specifically, the Loop Digital Connect Health Platform sits on top of each Provincial (or State) system to aggregate and connect information into a Data Warehouse. This continuity across all platforms delivers the ultimate goal health leaders have always wanted, never thought possible but requested from Loop Insights – the ability for Provincial healthcare systems to speak to each other. Of the many benefits of having this platform, the simplest and most powerful is the ability for citizens to be away from their home province while using a singular platform to deliver the best healthcare possible.

Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson stated “This has been nothing short of a massive undertaking over the past 7 months. In conjunction with key stakeholders who have been expressing the need for continued digital transformation within the healthcare sector, we have delivered a complete end-to-end digital solution that solves the challenge of decades of siloed data, a lack of connectivity, and a lack of access. As a result, Loop provides governments and the private sector with the ability to connect their current legacy and antiquated systems. This is so revolutionary that it has attracted the attention of global technology companies and has positioned Loop for success within healthcare.”

CANADIAN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY, PRESENTATIONS ALREADY COMMENCED THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

With provinces such as Ontario experimenting with the potential of digital wallet applications, Loop Insights sees a significant opportunity to provide a solution to the Canadian healthcare industry in particular. With individual Provinces considering a digital healthcare solution, a federal platform will require a fully-integrated solution that allows for secure electronic medical records, third-party billing services, and extended healthcare services.

According to IBISWorld, the Canadian healthcare industry represents a $74-billion market opportunity , with over 1200 businesses working in the space. Loop Insights has developed a smart health platform that will provide a gateway for these siloed platforms to work together, allowing for safe and secure collaboration between multiple large scale healthcare systems.

In addition to its business development progress in the Canadian healthcare industry, Loop Insights has presented to leading healthcare companies in North America and Europe.

LOOP DIGITAL WALLET HEALTHCARE APPLICATION WILL PROVIDE SAFE AND SECURE PATIENT CONNECTIVITY TO GO BEYOND COVID-19

In order to improve the lives of patients, Loop Insights’ digital healthcare wallet platform will provide instant medical reminders including appointments, prescription reminders, critical medical transportation services, and more. The platform will allow patients to book appointments with their family doctor or other healthcare professionals within their mobile device. In the era of social distancing, Loop Insights’ automatic queuing and notifications will allow doctors to keep their waiting rooms open while operating at full efficiency. Once at the doctor’s office or medical facility, patients will be able to tap to check-in with their smartphone, registering with their verified healthcare ID.

On December 9th, Loop Insights joined KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp. (CSE:KABN) , Liquid Avatar, Lumedic, The Campus Agency, and TripXpertzwas to form a consortium to manage verifiable identity credentials for COVID-19 vaccinations. Through this consortium and Loop Insights’ previous partnership with iStoc, the Company is now able to provide medical testing beyond the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In partnership with iStoc, Loop Insights is now offering integrated testing for:

  • Infectious diseases
  • Blood alcohol levels (saliva based)
  • Women’s health screening
  • Pregnancy
  • Drug use
  • Sexually-transmitted diseases
  • Blood group testing
  • Veterinary diseases

In order to match growing demand, Loop Insights has also worked with Istoc to launch integrated global testing solutions for:

  • HIV
  • Malaria
  • Dengue
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Tuberculosis, TB
  • Influenza, RSV, Adeno, Strep, Mycoplasma, WIDAL, RPR, Rota, Occult Blood, H Pylori AD

This Press Release Is Available On The Loop Insights Verified Forum On AGORACOM For Shareholder Discussion And Management Engagement https://agoracom.com/ir/LoopInsights/forums/discussion

About Loop Insights

Loop Insights Inc. is a Vancouver-based Internet of Things (“IoT”) technology company that delivers transformative artificial intelligence (“AI”) automated marketing, contact tracing, and contactless solutions to the brick and mortar space. Its unique IoT device, Fobi, enables data connectivity across online and on-premise platforms to provide real-time, detailed insights and automated, personalized engagement. Its ability to integrate seamlessly into existing infrastructure, and customize campaigns according to each vertical, creates a highly scalable solution for its prospective global clients that span industries. Loop Insights operates in the telecom, casino gaming, sports and entertainment, hospitality, and retail industries, in Canada, the US, the UK, Latin America, Australia, Japan, and Indonesia. Loop’s products and services are backed by Amazon’s Partner Network.

For more information, please contact:

Loop Insights Inc. LOOP Website : www.loopinsights.ai
Rob Anson, CEO Facebook: @ LoopInsights
T : +1 877-754-5336 Ext. 4 Twitter: @ LoopInsights
E : [email protected] LinkedIn: @ LoopInsights

Forward-Looking Statements/Information:

This news release contains certain statements which constitute forward-looking statements or information. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Loop’s control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, and competition from other industry participants, stock market volatility and the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Although Loop believes that the expectations in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are based on factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate. Those factors and assumptions are based upon currently available information. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, as no assurance can be provided as to future results, levels of activity or achievements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and, except as required by applicable law, Loop does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of Loop should be considered highly speculative. There can be no assurance that Loop will be able to achieve all or any of its proposed objectives.

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.

VIDEO – Peak Fintech $PKK.ca $PKKFF Group CEO Johnson Joseph Says Q3 Revenue of $15M Is Just the Beginning $MOS.ca $MOGO.ca CTZ.ca $TRAD.ca $IDK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:05 PM on Sunday, December 20th, 2020
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How do you connect over 100M small businesses in China who need access to different kinds of credit …. with over 10K banks and lending institutions that have different lending criteria?

Well, if you try to do it the old fashioned way, you just can’t.  This forces SMB’s (small and medium businesses) and Lenders to deal within local markets, which drastically reduces alternatives, competition and ultimately business …. while leaving both sides with a daunting, slow and inefficient manual workload. 

ENTERS PEAK FINTECH

The Peak Fintech Lending Hub uses Artificial Intelligence and analytics to fully automate the process by which lenders and borrowers connect quickly and match perfectly across several market verticals.

When CEO Johnson Joseph says this AI-Powered platform is revolutionizing the Chinese SMB commercial lending ecosystem, they’re not just paying lip service … Peak Fintech is delivering results

  • Reported revenue growth of 293% to $11.2 million for the first half of 2020
  • Reported revenue growth of 236.% to $15.1 million for JUST Q3 (a record)
  • On pace to exceed Fiscal 2020 Targeting $40 million in revenues and $4 million in EBITDA.
  • Platform now has lending products from 54 different banks and lending institutions
  • Signed Agreement To Bring Lending Hub To 60,000 Online Electronics Stores
  • Stores would use Lending HUB to finance purchase of electronics inventory
  • 100% market capture would translate into $1.35B in annual revenues 
  • Signed Agreement With Italian Retailer Gruppo Coin to provide short-term loans to ~55,000 influencers with their own e-stores and ~ 120M total followers
  • …. and so much more

Everyone agrees that 2020 was Peak Fintech’s coming out party … but CEO JJ believes this is just the beginning as he looks forward to 2021 and beyond. 

Watch this great interview!

VIDEO – ImagineAR $IP.ca $IPNFF Racks Up Big Name Wins In 2020. With Big Cash On Hand, CEO Expects Another Big Year In 2021 $DBO.ca $YDX.ca $SEV.ca $NTAR.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:00 PM on Sunday, December 20th, 2020
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As the name implies, ImagineAR (IP:CSE / IPNFF:OTCQB) is an Augmented Reality Company … but they’re not just any AR company.  Imagine enables businesses to create their own mobile phone AR campaigns with no programming or technology experience. Why is that important?  Ask Apple CEO Tim Cook who stated

“AR Will play an important role in how we use technology in the future – and promises to be as influential in our society as the smart phone”  

For those of you that are just discovering Augmented Reality, “AR” is essentially a technology that lays digital images and graphics over the real world, typically by looking through your cell phone or special glasses.  If you think it sounds like a gimmick, it isn’t.  AR will create an entire new revenue stream for businesses, organizations and sports teams that will boggle the mind in the next 3 years.

ImagineAR provides small cap investors with an opportunity to participate in the growth of this mega market in the making …. and they they signed the MASSIVE brand contracts in 2020 to prove it:

DECEMBER 10 – ImagineAR Announces Agreement with Indian Superstar Singer Ananya Birla

NOVEMBER 25 – ImagineAR Signs Two Year Partnership Agreement with Real Sociedad of La Liga To Provide Interactive Augmented Reality Experiences for Fans

NOVEMBER 20 – ImagineAR to Deliver Immersive AR Conference Experience for Shoppers Drug Mart

  “Shoppers Drug Mart is thrilled to be the global pioneer in integrating mobile augmented reality with virtual events.”  (Karen Bossion, Director Conferences & Events)  

SEPTEMBER 30 – ImagineAR Signs Two-Year Agreement with Valencia C.F. Of La Liga To Provide Interactive Augmented Reality Experiences for Almost 7 Million Fans Around The World

SEPTEMBER 24 – NFL Alumni Academy and ImagineAR Sign 5 Year Partnership Agreement

We could go on but you get the pont …. and some of the smartest people in sports agree the Company is a best of breed company:

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“In my 30 years working in sports and entertainment technology, I have never seen a solution that provides such a high level of interaction & engagement”  (Chris Dill)

“The ImagineAR platform is years ahead of every other company today” (WaV Sports)”

“ImagineAR has one of the most amazing mobile technologies I have seen to date” (Gus Frerotte)

“The ImagineAR augmented reality platform is truly a gamechanger for sports organizations and athletes to deliver in-home mobile phone engagement” (WaV Sports)

2020 was a great year and a major turning point for ImagineAR and sets up the Company for an ever far better 2021 … which explains why our latest interview with CEO Alen Paul Silverrstieen is by far the best one of the year.  

AGORACOM Small Cap 60: Candente Copper $DNT.ca Has A Goldman Sachs Ranking And One Of The World’s Largest Iron Ore Producers Behind It $CN.ca $FCX.ca $TECK.ca $FSUGY $PER.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 3:32 PM on Friday, December 18th, 2020
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Candente Copper (DNT:TSX) is currently focused on its 100% owned Cañariaco project, which includes the feasibility stage Cañariaco Norte deposit, a large, economic, copper deposit in Peru waiting to be mined. 

Highlights are as follows. 

  • 100% owned feasibility-stage porphyry copper deposit; a single, contiguous, open-pit mineable deposit of:
    • 7.5B pounds Measured and Indicated and can be mined for 22 years once in production.
    • Once in production Canariaco is in the lowest quartile of production costs for projects waiting to be developed.
    • Operating costs of US$0.988 per pound of copper
    • Capable of generating annual production of 262,000,000lbs of copper, 39,000 oz gold & 911,000 oz silver over initial mine life of 22 yrs(@ 95,000 tpd).

Hub On AGORACOM / Corporate Profile 

Durango $DGO.ca Engages Additional Drill Company for Windfall Lake $OSK.ca $BTR.ca $SII.ca $TLG.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:30 AM on Friday, December 18th, 2020

Vancouver, BC – TheNewswire – December 18, 2020 – Durango Resources Inc. (TSXV:DGO) (Frankfurt-86A1) (OT C :ATOXF), (the “ Company ” or “ Durango ”) is pleased to announce it has engaged an additional drill company for its exploration program on its wholly owned properties at Windfall Lake, Québec .

East Barry Property

Further to the news release of November 19, 2020, Durango has received drill permits for the East Barry claim block to test high priority targets coincident with high till anomalies of up to 2.19 g/t gold and pristine gold grains in till trend.  Now that weather conditions are favourable for preparing access, a drill has been commissioned to test a geophysical anomaly which also coincides with an artificial intelligence (“ AI ”) target. The Company has hired Faubert & Fils from Val d’Or, Québec, to complete several initial exploration drill holes on its East Barry Property.

Trove Property

To date, 1,700m has been drilled in eight holes on the Trove Property at an average depth of 213m.  Drilling is still continuing at the Trove Property with the drilling crew working on hole #9. As noted previously, the objective of the drill campaign is to test IP anomalies derived from previous exploration work.

The main lithologies observed in the drill holes are represented by mafic to intermediate volcanics, metasediments and felsic intrusives crosscut by quartz feldspar porphyry (“ QFP ”) and felsic dikes containing disseminated to semi-massive sulphides. Molybdenite, chalcopyrite and silver indicator alterations were also observed. The lithological contacts are marked by chlorite-epidote-carbonate alterations containing centimetric to decimetric mineralized quartz veins. The labs continue to be delayed and backed up due to extremely high quantities of samples they are receiving from multiple exploration companies and a shortage of personnel.

Durango’s high priority targets remain undrilled due the land condition caused by unseasonably warm weather, which has prevented the freezing required for access to the drill hole locations. Durango has 20 high priority holes planned for drilling on the Trove Property, between 200 and 800 meters deep, when the ground is sufficiently frozen to permit drill access.

Marcy Kiesman, CEO of Durango, stated, “The unseasonably warm weather has been challenging for our inaugural drill campaign on the Trove Property. We have completed initial drilling which will help our exploration team understand the local geology and structure in the area. As the weather in the area has recently become seasonably cold, we expect that our high priority targets will be drilled early in January. We are drilling in one of the best regions in Canada to find gold, we are fully financed and will continue to drill into 2021. We anticipate an exciting year ahead for Durango and our shareholders.”

The technical contents of this press release were approved by George Yordanov, professional geologist, an Independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The Trove Property has not yet been subject to an NI-43-101 report.

Trove Property, Québec

Durango owns 100% interest in the Trove claims, which are surrounded by Osisko Mining Inc. (TSX-OSK), in the Windfall Lake area between Val d’Or and Chibougamau, Québec. The 1,185 hectare property is compelling due to the coincidence of gold found in tills coinciding with magnetic highs, several Induced Polarization anomalies and two faults crosscutting the property.  The fault systems north and south of the Trove, control gold mineralization elsewhere, indicating the Trove has excellent exploration potential. Durango received all the final drill permits for the Trove property in September 2019 and is currently undertaking its inaugural drill program.

East Barry Property, Québec

Durango owns 100% interest in the East Barry claims which run parallel to Trove claims. The East Barry block is over 7,740 hectares in size and borders the eastern perimeter of Osisko’s holdings and the southern perimeter of Bonterra’s holdings and is less than 4km south of the Gladiator deposit. The East Barry claims host a gold trend which covers approximately 10km in length and is subparallel to the main Barry Fault held by Osisko Mining. In 2018, a till sampling program was conducted by Durango and one of the till samples returned forty-two (42) pristine gold grains with reported gold values of 2.184 g/t Au.  A high count of pristine gold grains indicates that the gold has travelled a very short distance from its source. The East Barry block underwent an Induced Polarization (“ IP ”) survey in 2018 which identified a high priority target coincident with the high count of pristine gold grains.

About Durango

Durango is a natural resources company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. The Company is positioned for discovery with a 100% interest in a strategically located group of properties in the Windfall Lake gold camp in the Abitibi region of Québec , Canada.

For further information on Durango, please refer to its SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com .

Marcy Kiesman, CEO

Telephone: 604.428.2900 or 604.339.2243

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.durangoresourcesinc.com

Lomiko $LMR.ca Hires SGS Canada For Metallurgical Process Development and Graphite Characterization $CJC.ca $SRG.ca $NGC.ca $LLG.ca $GPH.ca $NOU.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:21 AM on Friday, December 18th, 2020

Vancouver, B.C., Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lomiko Metals Inc. (“Lomiko”) (TSX-V: LMR, OTC: LMRMF, FSE: DH8C) is focused on the exploration and development of flake graphite in Quebec for the new green economy.  Lomiko is pleased to announce the Lomiko Technical, Safety and Sustainability Committee (“LTSSC”) has recommended the acceptance of a Proposal by SGS Canada Inc. to conduct a Metallurgical Process Development Program to the Board of Directors.  This Program has been accepted and approved by the Lomiko Board.

SGS Metallurgical Process Development Plan

Lomiko plans to ship four composites weighing 30 – 35 kg each consisting of high-grade and low-grade samples from the Refractory and the Graphene Battery mineralized zones will be shipped to SGS in Lakefield.  The main scope of the work program includes:

  • Sample Preparation
  • Chemical Characterisation
  • Comminution Testing
  • Flowsheet Development
  • Environmental Testing

The samples will be stage-crushed in a series of jaw and cone crushers to minimize the risk of flake degradation and fines generation.  Samples will be extracted for comminution testing, chemical characterization, and the generation of two Master composites.

Bond ball mill grindability tests will be carried out to establish grinding energy requirements to assist in the design of the preliminary comminution circuit.

Scoping level flowsheet development testing will be carried out on the two Master composites to establish a conceptual flowsheet.  The primary objectives of the flowsheet development program are to maximize the graphite recovery into a flotation concentrate while minimizing flake degradation. The final concentrates will be subjected to size fraction analyses to determine the flake size distribution and total carbon grade profile of the two mineralized zones.

The high-grade and low-grade samples of the two mineralized zones will be subjected to variability flotation testing using the flowsheet and conditions that were developed for the two Master composites. Since a flowsheet must be able to treat all domains encountered in a deposit, these variability tests serve the purpose of assessing the robustness of the proposed flowsheet.

Static geochemical tests will be carried out to assess the acid-generating potential of the La Loutre tailings with and without a sulphide rejection circuit.

Lomiko’s Near Term Goals

Graphite demand is expected to increase exponentially for the mined natural graphite material, as more is used in the production of spherical graphite for graphite in the anode portion of Electric Vehicle Lithium-ion batteries.

Lomiko completed a $ 750,000 financing October 23, 2020 and plans to work on its near-term goals:

1) Complete 100% Acquisition of the Property, currently 80% owned by Lomiko Metals.

2) Complete metallurgy and graphite characterization to confirm li-ion anode grade material.

3) Complete a Technical Report to confirm that the extent of the mineralization equals or surpasses the nearby Imerys Mine, owned by international mining conglomerate.

A “technical report” means a report prepared and filed in accordance with this Instrument and Form 43-101F1 Technical Report, and includes, in summary form, all material scientific and technical information in respect of the subject property as of the effective date of the technical report;

4) Complete Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)

A PEA means a study, other than a pre-feasibility or feasibility study, that includes an economic analysis of the potential viability of mineral resources.

For more information on Lomiko Metals, Promethieus, review the website at www.lomiko.com , and www.promethieus.com , contact A. Paul Gill at 604-729-5312 or email: [email protected].

On Behalf of the Board

“A. Paul Gill”

Director, Chief Executive Officer

Fabled Silver Gold $FCO.ca Announces Listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange $GGD.ca $EDR.ca $RDU.ca $KTN.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:32 AM on Friday, December 18th, 2020

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – December 18, 2020) – Fabled Silver Gold Corp. (TSXV: FCO) (FSE: 7NQ) (“Fabled” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the listing of its common shares for trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (“FSE”) under the symbol “7NQ” and WKN # “A2QKYJ “.

The FSE is the world’s third largest organized exchange-trading market in terms of turnover and dealings in securities. With over 3,000 international companies listed on the FSE and investors directly connected to the FSE, the FSE represent 35% of the world’s investment capital.

The Company’s shares will now be cross-listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Fabled expects the FSE listing will help increase trading liquidity and facilitate investment in the Company by institutional and retail investors across Europe. This listing does not impact the total number of common shares outstanding in the Company.

Mr. Peter Hawley, President and CEO of Fabled, commented: “Fabled is committed to building shareholder value and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing will enable international investors to participate in the Company’s growth and development. We feel this is a great opportunity to introduce Fabled to a European investing audience at a time when Fabled is actively drilling at the Santa Maria project.”

Option Grants

Fabled also is pleased to announce that pursuant to its stock option plan it has granted an aggregate of 3,850,000 stock options to certain directors, officers and consultants, each exercisable to acquire one common share of Fabled at an exercise price of $0.08 per common share until December 18, 2030. The stock options vest as to 25% on the date of grant, and as to 25% every 6 months until fully vested.

About Fabled Silver Gold Corp.

Fabled is focused on acquiring, exploring and operating properties that yield near-term metal production. The company has an experienced management team with multiple years of involvement in mining and exploration in Mexico. The company’s mandate is to focus on acquiring precious metal properties in Mexico with blue-sky exploration potential.

The company has entered into an agreement with Golden Minerals Company to acquire the Santa Maria project, a high-grade silver-gold property situated in the centre of the Mexican epithermal silver-gold belt. The belt has been recognized as a significant metallogenic province, which has reportedly produced more silver than any other equivalent area in the world.

For further information please contact:

Mr. Peter J. Hawley, President and C.E.O.
Fabled Silver Gold Corp.
Phone: (819) 316-0919
[email protected]

VIDEO – Loop Insights $MTRX.ca $RACMF Discusses Partnership With NTT DATA, Subsidiary Of NTT, World’s 4th Largest Telecom & Ranked 55th In Fortune Global 500 $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:09 PM on Thursday, December 17th, 2020
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Back on July 13th, Loop Insights stated the following:

As of today, December 17th, Loop has now signed 2 partnership agreements with TELUS and then dropped this headline today:  

Loop Insights Partners With NTT DATA, Top Ranked Global IoT Services Company And Subsidiary Of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, World’s 4th Largest Telecom Ranked 55th In Fortune Global 500

  NTT DATA Corp of Japan (TYO:9613) is a global leader in technology services and a top-ranked global Internet of Things (IoT) consulting and system integration services company, with $USD 20-billion in revenues in 2020. 

Loop and NTT DATA intend to combine their respective strengths to create new recurring revenue models for both companies. For example, the NTT Smart platform, first introduced as a solution in building smarter, more connected cities, is now the cornerstone for its Back to Business Application. Integrating Loop’s Insights and automated marketing capabilities with the NTT Smart Platform in a seamless manner is an obvious fit for both companies, each of which stands to benefit from the integration.  

Watch this great interview with Loop Insights CEO, Rob Anson, discussing the global implications of this partnership.