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ZEN Graphene Solutions $ZEN.ca Concludes 2019 Albany Winter Drilling Program $DNI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:24 AM on Friday, March 22nd, 2019
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  • Winter drill program on the Albany Graphite Project has concluded with two large diameter holes totalling 263 metres
  • The two holes yielded over 110 tonnes of Albany Graphite material
  • The recovered material is sufficient to produce several tonnes of purified graphite
  • The material will now be prepared for shipping so that in can be processed into high purity graphite for graphene production.

Thunder Bay, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – March 22, 2019) – ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (“ZEN” or “Company”) announces that its winter drilling program on the Albany Graphite Project has concluded with two large diameter holes totalling 263 metres having been completed. These two holes yielded over 110 tonnes of Albany Graphite material, sufficient material to produce several tonnes of purified graphite to be used as pre-cursor graphene material for graphene applications testing. The recovered material will now be prepared for shipping so that in can be processed into high purity graphite for graphene production.

Dr. Francis Dubé, Zenyatta’s Co‐CEO and Head of Business Development and Technology said: “While unseasonably mild temperatures forced earlier termination of the program than originally planned, sufficient material was collected to be used to develop ZEN’s commercialized graphene production process and larger scale graphene applications development. Since the permits remain valid until at least 2022, ZEN will be able to collect additional bulk sample material as needed next year.”

A decision will be made on an additional bulk sampling program during the course of the year as the Company moves forward in developing graphene enhanced applications. Surplus funds from the 2019 program will be re-deployed for other planned activities in 2019 including, environmental baseline, geotechnical and hydrogeological studies.

Mr. Peter Wood, P.Eng, P.Geo., President and COO of ZEN Graphene Solutions, is the “Qualified Person” for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed, prepared and supervised the preparation of the technical information contained in this news release.

About ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.

ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. is an emerging graphene technology solutions company with a focus on development of the unique Albany Graphite Project as a precursor graphene material product opportunity and product market development. The Albany Graphite Project provides the company with a competitive advantage in the potential graphene market as independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada have demonstrated that ZEN’s Albany Graphite/Naturally PureTM easily converts (exfoliates) to graphene, using a variety of simple mechanical and chemical methods.

For further information:

Francis Dubé, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 (289) 821-2820
Email: [email protected]

To find out more on ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd., please visit our website at www.ZENGraphene.com. A copy of this news release and all material documents in respect of the Company may be obtained on ZEN’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.ca.

CLIENT FEATURE: $ZEN Graphene Solutions: Bulk Sampling to Supply 40 tons of 99.8% Purity Graphene Pre-Cursor Material $CVE.ca $DNI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:51 PM on Thursday, March 21st, 2019
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  • The bulk sampling program is anticipated to be completed by early April 2019
  • The main purpose of the program is to recover a large sample of graphite to generate graphene product samples for market development purposes
  • This material will be subsequently purified to 99.8% and ultimately converted to graphene and graphene oxide for continued market development work.

About ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.

ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. is an emerging graphene technology solutions company with a focus on development of the unique Albany Graphite Project as a precursor graphene material product opportunity and product market development. The Albany Graphite Project provides the company with a competitive advantage in the potential graphene market as independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada have demonstrated that ZEN’s Albany Graphite/Naturally PureTM easily converts (exfoliates) to graphene, using a variety of simple mechanical and chemical methods.

For further information:

Francis Dubé, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 (289) 821-2820
Email: [email protected]

ZEN Graphene Solutions Targeting Albany Graphite for Utilization in Concrete Market $DNI.ca $GRAT.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:48 AM on Wednesday, February 27th, 2019
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  • Test work is being carried out as part of the Company’s market development strategy with the goal of utilizing the tailings as a partial cement replacement
  • Early results show promise and if successful would reduce tailings disposal costs and create a potential by-product revenue stream
  • Research tailings material was successfully tested as a partial cement replacement, using 10 and 20 percent of a cement mixture with ZEN’s tailings material.
  • After 28 days, the results showed the 10% replacement had a compressive strength rating of 46.1 MPa, less than a 2% difference from the control at 47 MPa.
  • The 20% replacement had a compressive strength rating of 37.9 MPa, about 20% difference with the control sample.
  • These highly encouraging initial and unoptimized results show significant promise for ZEN to push forward with further development work.

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$ZEN.ca Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. Announces Name Change to ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. $DNI.ca $GRAT.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:29 AM on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
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  • Name changed to “ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.” effective January 16, 2019.
  • The unique genesis and microcrystalline structure of the high-purity Albany Graphite mineralization gives ZEN a significant competitive advantage in producing mono-layer to few-layer graphene that is in the highest demand.
  • Graphene is emerging as the most promising new material in modern times for enhancing the mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of materials used in a broad range of industrial applications.

Thunder Bay, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – January 15, 2019) – Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (“ZEN” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has obtained TSX Venture Exchange approval and has changed its name from “Zenyatta Ventures Ltd.” to “ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.” effective January 16, 2019. The name change reflects the Company’s decision to focus its development plans for the Albany Graphite Project on the graphene nano-material product opportunity.

Graphene is emerging as the most promising new material in modern times for enhancing the mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of materials used in a broad range of industrial applications. New innovations are being announced by researchers around the world on a regular basis with market demand for graphene growing rapidly. In 2017, there were a total of 13,371 patent filings about graphene worldwide, an upsurge of 30.7% over the previous year. The global graphene market size stood at roughly US$85 million in 2017, before growing to nearly US$200million in 2018. It is now forecast to reach US$1 billion in size by 2023 as new applications are developed and implemented according to a report published by Research and Markets in November, 2018.

The unique genesis and microcrystalline structure of the high-purity Albany Graphite mineralization gives ZEN a significant competitive advantage in producing mono-layer to few-layer graphene that is in the highest demand. Furthermore, in a recent study by Tokyo Tech, researchers concluded that, due to the size and characteristics of its flakes, the exfoliation productivity of Albany Graphite performed up to 1500% better than the researchers’ reference flake graphite materials (see October 2018 news release). The Company is presently assessing the various graphene conversion methods developed within its network of collaborative research partners with the goal of defining various scalable, low-cost, low-energy and environmentally friendly production methods.

In the near future, ZEN plans to source the appropriate equipment required for graphene production and begin working with its partners on new technology development. The name change is the next logical step for ZEN to clearly signal to its future customers and investors its commitment to becoming a global leader in graphene technology. Interestingly, ZEN was included in the National Graphene Association’s “Top 10 Graphene Companies of 2018” based on the number of posts written about it on Graphene-info.

In conjunction with the name change, the Company’s new CUSIP number will be 98935P108 and the ISIN number will be CA98935P1080. The Company’s trading symbol will remain as “ZEN”.

Non-Brokered Flow-Through Offering

The Company also announces that 353,250 finders warrants were distributed by the Company in connection with the Company’s previously announced private placement of flow-through common shares that closed on December 21, 2019. These warrants will be subject to a hold period until April 22, 2019 in accordance with applicable securities laws.

For further information:

Brian Bosse, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +1 (705) 618-0900
Email: [email protected]

$ZEN Zenyatta provides update on Albany Graphite Bulk Sampling Program $GRAT $DNI

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:34 AM on Friday, January 11th, 2019
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  • Update on fully permitted 2019 bulk sampling program on the Albany Graphite Project, located in northern Ontario
  • Purpose of the program is to recover a large sample of the graphite mineralization in order to generate graphene product samples for market development purposes
  • Program to generate up to 40 tons of 99.8% purity graphene pre-cursor material, with a budget of 3$M derived from recent financing.

Thunder Bay, Ontario–(January 11, 2019) – Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (“Zenyatta”, “ZEN” or “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its now fully permitted 2019 bulk sampling program on the Albany Graphite Project, located in northern Ontario near the communities of Constance Lake First Nation and Hearst. The main purpose of the program is to recover a large sample of the graphite mineralization in order to generate graphene product samples for market development purposes. The program is expected to generate up to 40 tons of 99.8% purity graphene pre-cursor material. The total budget for the program is $3 million, to be funded with the proceeds of the recently completed flow-through financing.

“This bulk sampling program is critical to the further development of the exciting graphene product opportunity that we have confirmed with our research partners over the past few months. We now have numerous potential customers requesting product samples to test in various new graphene-based technologies and composites in our 5 identified verticals. This work will also help us discover the market value of ZEN’s graphene products.” stated Dr. Francis Dubé Co-CEO.

The Company has now received the final two permits required from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines: one for permission to collect the 990 tonne sample and offer graphene produced from the sample for sale to prospective future customers; and second, an exploration permit to drill the large diameter reverse circulation drill holes required to recover the sample from the overburden-covered Albany Deposit.

The Company has also received permission from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to build three ice bridge creek crossings along the proposed winter access road to the drill site which will largely utilize pre-existing forestry roads, a bridge and the 2013 winter trail. Now that the program is fully permitted and funded, preparation of the winter road will get underway immediately. The drilling is expected to be completed by the end of March 2019 following which processing work on the bulk sample can begin.

Peter Wood, P. Eng., P. Geo. is the qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed, prepared and supervised the preparation of the technical information contained in this news release.

For further information:

Dr. Francis Dubé, Co-CEO & Head of Business Development and Technology
Tel: +1 (289) 821-2820
Email: [email protected]

About Zenyatta

Zenyatta’s Albany Graphite Project hosts a large and unique quality deposit of highly crystalline graphite. Independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada have demonstrated that Zenyatta’s Albany Graphite/Naturally PureTM easily converts (exfoliates) to graphene using a variety of simple mechanical and chemical methods. The deposit is located in northern Ontario just 30km north of the Trans-Canada Highway, near the communities of Constance Lake First Nation and Hearst. Important nearby infrastructure include hydro-power, natural gas pipeline, a rail line 50 km away and an all-weather road just 10 km from the deposit.

To find out more on Zenyatta Ventures Ltd., please visit our website at www.zenyatta.ca. A copy of this press release and all material documents with respect of the Company may be obtained on Zenyatta’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.ca.

$ZEN.ca Zenyatta’s Albany Graphite Tailings Show Promise as Cement Replacement

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:18 AM on Monday, December 17th, 2018
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  • Studies are being conducted on the tailings material generated from processing the Albany Graphite mineralization for potential application as a partial cement replacement material
  • Based on an initial review of Albany tailings chemistry, this material would meet both CSA and ASTM standards as a potential partial cement replacement in concrete.
  • Potential to have positive implications for project economics by reducing costs for tailings disposal and creating a potential by-product revenue stream.

Thunder Bay, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – December 17, 2018) –  Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (“Zenyatta”,“ZEN” or “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its process development work for the Albany Graphite Project. In addition to its ongoing metallurgical testwork program being carried out at SGS Canada Inc. (“SGS”), studies are being conducted on the tailings material generated from processing the Albany Graphite mineralization for potential application as a partial cement replacement material. This work is being conducted by Dr. Ahmad Rteil at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus (“UBC-O”). Dr. Rteil reports that, based on an initial review of Albany tailings chemistry, this material would meet both CSA and ASTM standards as a potential partial cement replacement in concrete. If this is confirmed, it will have positive implications for project economics by reducing costs for tailings disposal and creating a potential by-product revenue stream.

The concept for using the Albany Graphite tailings material as a potential cement replacement arose from discussions with Dr. Rteil in the context of the Company’s market development work for graphene applications in concrete. After a review of technical data on the Albany tailings provided by ZEN, Dr. Rteil observed that the tailings’ chemical and physical properties are consistent with the requirements for it to be used in concrete. In order to confirm this, the Company has delivered two drums of tailings material (from both the East Pipe and the West Pipe) to Dr. Rteil’s laboratory for further evaluation. Testwork is now underway which includes 90-day strength measurements on concrete made with tailings used as cement replacement and results are expected within four months.

Metallurgical TestworkUpdate

The Company also confirms that the metallurgical testwork program for the Albany graphite deposit has now been completed. While Zenyatta is awaiting the final report from SGS, recent test results reported support the conclusions described in the Company’s news release dated July 16, 2018. These include achieving a purity of around 99.8%, an overall recovery of approximatively 90% with lower energy and reagent consumption and more efficient recycling of the leach solutions when compared with the original process developed for the 2015 PEA. Additionally, the new process further de-risks commercial implementation.

The most recent work, conducted at the SGS Lakefield facility, is a continuation of a program which was initiated in 2017. The main purpose of this work was to determine the effect of the recycling process streams within an integrated process which includes two stages of purification and removal of impurities from leach solutions. Previous work had only tested each of the unit operations in isolation. Moving forward, this process will be used on ZEN’s upcoming bulk sample to produce high-purity graphite product which will be used as the precursor material for scaling up graphene production using both mechanical and chemical exfoliation methods. The graphene produced and derivative products will be used for market development and price discovery purposes.

Peter Wood, P. Eng., P. Geo. andJames Jordan, P. Eng. are the qualified persons for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 who have reviewed, prepared and supervised the preparation of the technical information contained in this news release. SGS performed analyses of all purified Albany graphite samples by direct ash analysis using a platinum crucible, according to a validated method that also accurately quantifies key trace level impurities by subsequent inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry analysis.

For further information:

Dr. Francis Dubé, Co-CEO & Head of Business Development and Technology
Tel: +1 (289) 821-2820
Email: [email protected]

$ZEN.ca Zenyatta Provides Graphene Market Development Update

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:23 AM on Thursday, December 6th, 2018

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  • Identified 5 vertical sets for its graphene products
  • Aerospace, Biomedical, Water Treatment, Transportation and Civil Engineering
  • Graphene has many potential applications and ZEN is working in close collaboration with researchers both in industry and in academia.
  • Multiple Canadian government agencies have already directly contributed over $2 million to ZEN’s graphene research and development work.
Thunder Bay, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – December 6, 2018) – Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (“Zenyatta”, “ZEN” or “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its graphene market development work which has led to the creation of five significant potential market verticals for the Company which include aerospace, biomedical, water treatment, transportation and civil engineering.

Graphene is an emerging market opportunity with many potential applications. The challenge for a new supplier like ZEN is to define the priority market segments offering the best value creation potential. ZEN is tackling this challenge by working in close collaboration with researchers both in industry and in academia. From the work done by the ZEN team over just the past 6 months, the Company is now actively collaborating with 22 industrial end users and 10 Canadian universities. ZEN is also receiving significant interest from multiple Canadian government agencies who have already directly contributed over $2 million to ZEN’s graphene research and development work.

Dr. Francis Dubé Co-CEO commented, “Our model of bringing together end-users with specific graphene-related opportunities and researchers from top Canadian Universities to provide industry specific graphene solutions is proving to be attractive to all parties. We are creating win-win-win scenarios for everyone involved as we help solve industry challenges in delivering the power of graphene to end-users. Our work is also bringing leading edge research projects to Canadian academia and creating demand for our graphene products while developing potentially valuable intellectual property (IP) protected inventions. The work being done across the country has the potential to make Canada a leader in the emerging clean technology-oriented graphene industry.”

ZEN’s graphene solutions and the potential economic benefit that they can bring to the Canadian economy has attracted the attention of several government agencies that are supporting innovation, sustainability and new clean technology. The Company will continue to work with the government program coordinators for the opportunities that ZEN’s unique Albany Graphite product offers for innovative nano-materials applications. This effort is led by ZEN’s Ottawa-based Outreach Program Coordinator, Monique Manaigre.

The market development work is being led by the Company’s Head of Sales, Phil Chataigneau along with Research Catalyst, Colin van der Kuur. Their combined efforts have led to the development of the 5 most significant potential graphene market verticals:

Aerospace Applications:

Graphene light-weighting, hydrogen applications, Lightning strike protection, composite enhancement, solid state heat sinks, solid state wiring, leading edge/wing de-icing, ceramic armour, radar/sonar absorption, technical/smart fabrics, personal body armour, Graphene Oxide (GO) in jet fuel, lighter cargo containers.

Biomedical Applications:

Oncology treatment using Graphene Quantum Dots (GQD) to deliver targeted therapies.
Diabetes, other standard diagnostic testing with Functionalized GO sensors.

Water Treatment:

Graphene based desalination membranes and other water purification products.

Transportation:

Applications with auto makers and resin manufacturers for: Heat Sinks & Light-weighting, Graphene wires for electric motors, graphene 3-d printing apps to deliver weight savings, (GO) Fuel Additives (Diesel & Jet Fuel), Hydrogen Economy: Fuel Cells, Electrolysis Units, Next-Generation Fuel Cells with graphene 3-D printed circuits and graphene plates.

Civil Engineering:

Graphene additive in cement/concrete.
Graphene in roads/surfacing products.

In recognition of the excellent progress made by the Company’s market development team over the past six months, the Board of Directors has approved the grant of 50,000 incentive stock options grant to each of these three individuals. These options will be priced at $0.40 per share. One-third of the options vested on the date of their grant, one-third of the options will vest six months following the date of grant and the balance will vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. The options have a term of two years and are subject in all respects to the terms of the Company’s incentive stock option plan and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

For further information:

Dr. Francis Dubé, Co-CEO & Head of Business Development and Technology
Tel: +1 (289) 821-2820
Email: [email protected]

About Zenyatta

Zenyatta’s Albany Graphite Project hosts a large and unique quality deposit of highly crystalline graphite. Independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada have demonstrated that Zenyatta’s Albany Graphite/Naturally PureTM easily converts (exfoliates) to graphene using a variety of simple mechanical and chemical methods. The deposit is located in northern Ontario just 30km north of the Trans-Canada Highway, near the communities of Constance Lake First Nation and Hearst. Important nearby infrastructure include hydro-power, natural gas pipeline, a rail line 50 km away and an all-weather road just 10 km from the deposit.

To find out more on Zenyatta Ventures Ltd., please visit our website at www.zenyatta.ca. A copy of this press release and all material documents with respect of the Company may be obtained on Zenyatta’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.ca.

4 Days And Counting To Launch Of Small Cap TV Show Hosted By AGORACOM!

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:24 AM on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

 

 

4 DAYS AND COUNTING TO THE LAUNCH OF TV SHOW HOSTED BY AGORACOM! 

Click Image For A Sneak Preview:

AGORACOM Founder George Tsiolis is hosting the National TV Show “The Next Biggest Winnder”.  Filmed at the Toronto Stock Exchange studios. Episode 1 Will Be Airing This Weekend.

The Line Up

Guest Analyst – Lou Schizas
Guest Company #1 – Avalon Rare Metals
Guest Company #2 – Zenyatta Ventures
Guest Company #3 – Ventripoint Diagnostics

Where To Watch It?

Bell Subscribers:  Channel 514

Rogers Subscribers:  Channel 197

Watch The Sneak Peak Now!

Take A Sneak Peak At “The Next Biggest Winner” – Episode #1

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:23 AM on Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Pursuant to our announcement on January 18th AGORACOM Co-Produces and Hosts National TV Show we’re thrilled to report Episodes 1-3 were taped last weekend at the Toronto Stock Exchange studio in Toronto. The show will debut on the weekend of March 2nd, right before PDAC … details to come.

The good news is that you don’t have to wait until then to get your first look at the show, which featured the following:

What we didn’t know until the day before taping is that Avalon Rare Metals President, Don Bubar, also sits on the Advisory Board of Zenyatta Ventures.  Watch the preview carefully to see what Don has to say about Zenyatta!
Hope you enjoy the sneak preview and looking forward to all of you tuning in next weekend!

Regards,
George and the AGORACOM Team