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at 9:35 AM on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Successful metallurgical test program simulated an industrial process which was utilized to purify Albany Graphite concentrate.
Test is a significant step forward towards industrial graphene production
A final product purity of approximately 99.8% Cg appears to be the practical upper limit of this hydrometallurgical processing
Product will be used as a precursor material for the Company’s developing graphene applications such as graphene enhanced concrete and other composites
Thunder Bay, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – March 20, 2019) – ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (“ZEN” or “Company”) is
pleased to provide an update on the Company’s recent metallurgical test
program which successfully simulated an industrial process which was
utilized to purify Albany Graphite concentrate. This successful test is a
significant step forward towards industrial graphene production. A
final product purity of approximately 99.8% Cg appears to be the
practical upper limit of this hydrometallurgical processing. This final
product will be used as a precursor material for the Company’s
developing graphene applications such as graphene enhanced concrete and
other composites.
This work was conducted at SGS Canada Inc.
(SGS), Lakefield, Ontario under the supervision of ZEN’s Metallurgist
and Project Manager, James Jordan, P.Eng. As reported in the July 16,
2018 news release,
a new graphite purification process was developed which eliminated
soluble graphite losses, helped increase the total recovery from 75% to
90% and achieved greater efficiency in both chemical reagent consumption
and energy input when compared to the previous flow sheet.
The new graphite purification process is based on a
pressure caustic leach followed by a second stage purification using
acidified ammonium fluoride. Key to the success of the new purification
process is the ability to recycle process solutions and a locked-cycle
test program was implemented which simulated an industrial process
wherein impurities were removed allowing water and reactant to be
reclaimed. The six-cycle test demonstrated that stable impurity
concentrations could be maintained within the circuit and no build-up of
elements detrimental to final product purity was found.
James
Jordan, P.Eng., 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.
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 ICP analysis.
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.
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at 8:38 AM on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 20, 2019 / GGX Gold Corp. (TSX-V: GGX), (OTCQB: GGXXF), (FRA: 3SR2) (the “Company” or “GGX“)
is pleased to announce it has begun preparing for the spring 2019
diamond drilling program on the Gold Drop Property, located in Southern
British Columbia. The program is scheduled to begin in early April. The
spring drilling program will focus on the COD vein located in the Gold
Drop Southwest Zone. The program will further test the southern
extension of the COD vein. The Company intersected near-surface, high-
grade gold, silver and tellurium in this part of the vein during 2018
diamond drilling.
The
highlights of the 2018 diamond drilling program are drill holes
COD18-67 and COD18-70 that intersected near-surface, high-grade gold,
silver and tellurium in the southern extension of the COD vein. COD18-67
intersected 129 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 1154 g/t silver & 823
g/t tellurium over 7.28-meter core length while COD18-70 intersected 107
g/t gold, 880 g/t silver & 640 g/t tellurium over 6.90-meter core
length (News Releases of January 11, January 18 and March 18, 2019). The
COD vein system has been traced by trenching and diamond drilling for
close to 400 meters along strike. The vein system is open along strike
and at depth.
Intersections
for 2017 and 2018 diamond drill holes at the C.O.D. vein include the
following (please refer to the Company’s website for News Releases
announcing these results):
Other
targets in the Gold Drop Southwest Zone include the COD north region.
No previous diamond drilling has been completed in this region. The 2018
trenching program exposed numerous vein showings with grab samples up
to 15.45 g/t gold, 159 g/t silver Ag and 114.5 g/t tellurium. A chip
sample (0.4 meters long) returned 21.7 g/t gold, 216 g/t silver and 149
g/t tellurium (News Release of February 27, 2019).
Data from the previous exploration programs is currently under review to identify other specific exploration targets.
The
Company is also pleased to announce that it has arranged a non-brokered
private placement of 4.2 million flow through units at a price of
Cdn$0.12 per unit for gross proceeds of $504,000. Each Flow-Through Unit
consists of one common share that qualifies as a “flow-through share”
as defined in subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act and one
transferable common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant
will entitle the holder to purchase, for a period of 18 months from the
date of issue, one additional non-flow-through common share of the
Issuer at an exercise price of Cdn$0.15 per share. The proceeds of the
private placement will be used for continued exploration work including
diamond drilling and trenching at the Company’s Gold Drop property near
Greenwood in Southern British Columbia.
A finder’s fee may be paid
to eligible finders in accordance to the TSX-V policies. All securities
issued pursuant to the offering will be subject to a hold period of
four months and one day from the date of closing. The offerings and
payment of finders’ fees are both subject to approval by the TSX-V.
David
Martin, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and
consultant for GGX Gold Corp., is responsible for the technical
information contained in this News Release.
To view the Original News release with pictures please go to the website or contact the company.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors, Barry Brown, Director 604-488-3900 [email protected]
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at 8:11 AM on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
2018 drilling program a total success, expanding the size of the McKenzie Break deposit and confirming its high-grade potential.
Visible gold found in 17 of the 61 holes, including hole MK-18-196,
which intersected 265.00 g/t Au over 0.6 metres, and hole MK-18-216 with
93.80 g/t Au over 0.5 metres
Highlights of the third and last set of results for the 13,945-metre 2018 diamond drilling program:
Hole MK-18-236: 12.60 g/t Au over 1.35 metres, incl. 55.90 g/t Au
over 0.3 metres, and 13.40 g/t Au over 2.0 metres, incl. 26.40 g/t Au
over 1.0 metre
Hole MK-18-231: 15.74 g/t Au over 1.5 metres
Hole MK-18-222: 13.95 g/t Au over 1.0 metre
Hole MK-18-232: 6.84 g/t Au over 2.0 metres, incl. 13.65 g/t Au over 1.0 metre
MONTREAL, March 20, 2019 – MONARCH GOLD CORPORATION (“Monarch” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: MQR) (OTCMKTS: MRQRF) (FRANKFURT: MR7) is pleased to report the third and last set of assay results from the 2018 diamond drilling program at its wholly owned McKenzie Break gold project 25 kilometres north of Val-d’Or, near its Camflo and Beacon mills. The program started in September 2018 and ended in December 2018, with a total of 13,945 metres drilled in 61 holes. The purpose of the program was to explore below the known lenses and on the periphery of the multi-vein Green and Orange zones. Assays have been received for the last 20 holes totalling 5,052 metres of core (see table below and press releases dated February 28, 2019  and March 13, 2019 for a compilation of the 2018 assay results).
“With the solid high-grade results obtained from our 2018 drilling
program, we have upgraded the status of McKenzie Break as one of our
prime advanced exploration projects,” said Jean-Marc Lacoste,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Monarch. “The program
delivered beyond our expectations, enabling us to establish that the
deposit remains open to the west, east, north and at depth and continues
to hold excellent high-grade gold potential (see plan view and longitudinal).
In fact, the next resource estimate has the potential to expand the
underground deposit by 250 metres to the east, 100 metres to the north
and 50 metres to the west. There is still a lot of exploration work to
be done to fully assess the size and magnitude of this deposit, which
remains largely underexplored. We are presently analyzing the results of
the 2018 drilling and planning the follow-up program for 2019.”
Hole MK-18-236 returned 12.60 g/t Au over 1.35 metres, including
55.90 g/t Au over 0.3 metre at 80 metres below surface. This interval is
65 metres southeast of hole MK-18-210, which returned a grade of 12.50
g/t Au over half a metre from the same horizon as hole MK-18-236,
thereby extending the lens to the east and showing that it is still
open. Hole MK-18-236 also intersected another lens, at a depth of 145
metres from surface, with values of 13.40 g/t Au over 2.0 metres,
including 26.40 g/t Au over 1.0 metre, and 75 metres north, on the same
horizon, hole MK-18-232 returned values of 6.84 g/t Au over 2.0 metres,
including 13.65 g/t Au over 1.0 metre. These two intersections are
connected by hole MK-18-211, 100 metres northwest of hole MK-18-236. The
combination of these three holes on the same horizon will increase the
underground resource in this sector.
Hole MK-18-231, which returned a grade of 15.74 g/t Au over 1.5
metres, is to the north of the planned Green Zone open pit, in the
middle of a triangle of three holes drilled by Monarch in 2018. These
four holes are interpreted as being connected and are on the same
horizon, creating a new lens. The three other holes are an average of 65
metres from hole MK-18-231 and grade an average of 5.42 g/t Au. The
lens lies 200 metres below surface.
Hole MK-18-222 returned a grade of 13.95 g/t Au over 1.0 metre from
68 metres below surface. This intersection is 70 metres northwest of the
Green Zone open pit and will help to increase the underground resource.
Third set of drill results for the McKenzie Break property:
Hole
Length
From
To
Width*
Grade Au
number
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(g/t)
MK-18-222
177
64.1
65.0
0.9
5.14
68.0
69.0
1.0
13.95
102.0
103.0
1.0
4.68
141.0
142.5
1.5
5.40
Including
141.0
141.5
0.5
14.00
MK-18-223
150
20.7
22.6
1.9
6.18
Including
21.6
22.1
0.5
8.99
65.4
66.3
0.9
2.03
69.6
70.6
1.0
3.69
100.5
105.1
4.6
2.18
Including
102.8
103.9
1.1
3.95
122.8
125.3
2.5
2.19
Including
124.0
125.3
1.3
3.17
MK-18-224
210
174.0
178.0
4.0
2.75
Including
177.0
178.0
1.0
6.11
MK-18-225
210
68.0
68.5
0.5
8.11
175.0
176.3
1.3
2.42
MK-18-226
276
244.55
246.5
1.95
3.09
Including
246.0
246.5
0.5
9.58
274.1
275.0
0.9
2.70
MK-18-227
228
101.0
101.5
0.5
3.86
168.7
171.8
3.1
0.89
Including
170.5
171.1
0.6
2.74
MK-18-228
216
34.0
37.0
3.0
2.42
88.0
89.0
1.0
9.37
MK-18-229
243
103.0
104.0
1.0
2.79
196.0
198.0
2.0
1.61
Including
197.0
198.0
1.0
2.39
MK-18-230
270
152.0
153.0
1.0
3.54
175.5
176.2
0.7
2.59
198.0
200.0
2.0
3.84
Including
199.0
200.0
1.0
6.20
MK-18-231
258
197.0
198.5
1.5
17.45
197.0
211.0
14.0
2.38
MK-18-232
252
158.0
160.0
2.0
6.84
Including
159.0
160.0
1.0
13.65
188.0
189.0
1.0
3.25
MK-18-233
247
137.75
138.5
0.75
1.36
MK-18-234
276
234.0
235.8
1.8
7.80
Including
235.0
235.8
0.8
17.30
MK-18-235
269
138.0
139.0
1.0
2.19
244.65
248.0
3.35
3.83
Including
244.65
245.4
0.75
10.60
MK-18-236
288
77.65
79.0
1.35
12.6
Including
77.65
77.95
0.3
55.9
143.0
145.0
2.0
13.40
Including
143.0
144.0
1.0
26.40
236.0
236.55
0.55
3.10
277.0
279.0
2.0
2.36
281.0
282.0
1.0
2.05
MK-18-237
300
249.7
250.7
1.0
2.42
261.7
262.25
0.55
2.67
MK-18-238
300
172.6
173.3
0.7
2.26
228.0
228.5
0.5
2.19
259.8
261.0
1.2
2.72
MK-18-239
306
199.0
200.0
1.0
3.57
204.4
205.5
1.1
2.10
MK-18-240
324
176.8
178.3
1.5
5.90
Including
176.8
177.3
0.5
17.5
182.8
183.7
0.9
4.09
MK-18-245
252
123.4
125.3
1.9
1.07
*The width shown is the core length. True width is estimated to be 90-100% of the core length.
McKenzie Break is a high-grade, multiple-narrow-vein gold deposit
hosted in the dioritic Pascalis batholith and underlain by porphyritic
diorite and mafic and felsic volcanic rocks. On June 14, 2018,
the Corporation reported an NI 43-101 pit-constrained resource of
48,133 ounces in the Indicated category and 14,897 ounces in the
Inferred category on the property, as well as an underground resource of
53,448 ounces in the Indicated category and 49,130 ounces in the
Inferred category, for a total of 165,608 ounces of gold (Source: NI
43-101 Technical Report on the McKenzie Break Project, April 17, 2018, Alain-Jean Beauregard, P.Geo., and Daniel Gaudreault, Eng., of Geologica Groupe-Conseil Inc., and Christian D’Amours, P.Geo., of GeoPointCom Inc.).
Sampling normally consists of sawing the core into equal halves along
its main axis and shipping one of the halves to the ALS Minerals
laboratory in Val-d’Or, Quebec for assaying. The samples
are crushed, pulverized and assayed by fire assay, with atomic
absorption finish. Results exceeding 3.0 g/t Au are re-assayed using the
gravity method, and samples containing visible gold grains are assayed
using the metallic sieve method. Monarch uses a comprehensive QA/QC
protocol, including the insertion of standards, blanks and duplicates.
The technical and scientific content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Ronald G. Leber, P.Geo., the Corporation’s qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.
ABOUT MONARCH GOLD CORPORATION
Monarch Gold Corporation (TSX: MQR) is an emerging gold mining
company focused on pursuing growth through its large portfolio of
high-quality projects in the Abitibi mining camp in Quebec, Canada. The Corporation currently owns close to 300 km² of gold properties (see map),
including the Wasamac deposit (measured and indicated resource of 2.6
million ounces of gold), the Beaufor Mine, the Croinor Gold (see video), McKenzie Break and Swanson
advanced projects and the Camflo and Beacon mills, as well as other
promising exploration projects. It also offers custom milling services
out of its 1,600 tonne-per-day Camflo mill.
Forward-Looking Statements The forward-looking
statements in this press release involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause Monarch’s actual results,
performance and achievements to be materially different from the
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied therein.
Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is
defined in the policies of the TSX accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
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at 8:06 AM on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Announced that MCOA has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Natural Plant Extract of California (NPE) and its subsidiary, Northern Lights Distribution, LLC (NLD),
To acquire a 20% ownership interest in NPE, and to establish a Joint Venture (JV) to operate a California cannabis delivery service named Viva Buds.
ESCONDIDO, Calif., March 20, 2019 — via NetworkWire — MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.(“MCOA†or the “Companyâ€) (OTC: MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, is pleased to announce that MCOA has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Natural Plant Extract of California (NPE) and its subsidiary, Northern Lights Distribution, LLC (NLD), to acquire a 20% ownership interest in NPE, and to establish a Joint Venture (JV) to operate a California cannabis delivery service named Viva Buds.
Under the terms of the LOI, MCOA has committed to contribute
$2,000,000 in total cash to the project, as well as common shares of the
Company with a value of $1,000,000. In exchange, MCOA will own a 20%
equity position in NPE. In addition, both NPE and MCOA will form a JV to
operate Viva Buds and will share in the profits on a 50/50 basis.
NPE has obtained both state and city licenses for volatile
manufacturing, distribution and retail delivery of cannabis products.
NPE has a long-term lease with favorable terms for its location at 11116
Wright Road, Lynwood, CA. NPE will manage all operations pertaining to
distribution, manufacturing, and delivery of cannabis products, and MCOA
will provide capital, consulting and marketing services. NPE is
currently generating revenue through its distribution business segment
under NLD, which it launched in 2018 and is undergoing construction of
its manufacturing lab since it recently obtained all of the necessary
state and local permits.
As part of the JV with NPE’s distribution company NLD, MCOA formed a
wholly owned subsidiary called Viva Buds Inc. to serve as the marketing
arm for NLD’s new retail delivery service in California. The Company
will initially focus on delivering cannabis products to Southern
California and then rollout to other cities statewide. NLD will
contribute up to $300,000 in inventory of cannabis products to assist in
the start-up of this venture and will oversee all delivery and
fulfillment of orders. MCOA will provide a vast array of marketing
services and technology to promote and build its Viva Buds brand.
The parties are in the process of conducting due diligence and completing a material definitive agreement.
Donald Steinberg, CEO of MCOA stated, “This partnership will enable
MCOA to establish itself as a major player in the Cannabis arena. All
licenses are in place to allow for vertical integration from farm to
consumer. We are excited to expand our business model to now include
marketing our new THC brand Viva Buds through our fully licensed partner
NPE. The NPE team has a great deal of industry knowledge and has an
industry disruptive business model. This is a huge strategic move for
MCOA!â€
Alan Tsai, NPE’s CEO stated, “We are excited to become partners with
MCOA as it will help us to finalize the development of our manufacturing
plant faster than planned. We are aggressively focused on maximizing
our market share by securing distribution, manufacturing and co-packing
contracts with reputable brands throughout California. We believe that
this is a crucial year for expansion in the cannabis industry in
California and it’s our goal to position our company as a key player in
the industry in multiple verticals.â€
About Natural Plant Extracts of California NPE
is a fully licensed cannabis manufacturing, distribution and non-store
front retail delivery. The Company has secured its licenses with the
state of California and city of Lynwood, CA. For more information about
the Company, please visit its website at https://nldistribution.com
The owners and founders of NPE are marijuana industry veterans with
decades of experience in establishing retail, manufacturing and
distribution of cannabis in California, including obtaining the first
retail dispensary licenses in Los Angeles, CA.
About Marijuana Company of America, Inc. MCOA is a corporation which participates in: (1) product research and development of legal hemp-based consumer products under the brand name “hempSMART™â€, that targets general health and well-being; (2) an affiliate marketing program to promote and sell its legal hemp-based consumer products containing CBD; (3) leasing of real property to separate business entities engaged in the growth and sale of cannabis in those states and jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized and properly regulated for medicinal and recreations use; and, (4) the expansion of its business into ancillary areas of the legalized cannabis and hemp industry, as the legalized markets and opportunities in this segment mature and develop.
About Our hempSMART Products Containing CBD The
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not recognized CBD
as a safe and effective drug for any indication. Our products containing
CBD derived from industrial hemp are not marketed or sold based upon
claims that their use is safe and effective treatment for any medical
condition as drugs or dietary supplements subject to the FDA’s
jurisdiction.
Forward Looking Statements This
news release contains “forward-looking statements” which are not purely
historical and may include any statements regarding beliefs, plans,
expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking
statements include, among other things, the development, costs and
results of new business opportunities and words such as “anticipate”,
“seek”, intend”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, or
similar phrases may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual
results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others,
the inherent uncertainties associated with new projects, the future U.S.
and global economies, the impact of competition, and the Company’s
reliance on existing regulations regarding the use and development of
cannabis-based products. These forward-looking statements are made as of
the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update
the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that any beliefs, plans, expectations
and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can
be no assurance that any such beliefs, plans, expectations or
intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of
the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk
factors disclosure outlined in our annual report on Form 10-12G, our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed from
time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more
information, please visit www.sec.gov.
For more information, please visit the Company’s websites at:
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The competitive diversity scenario i.e. all-against-all will greatly intensify across the global television advertising market throughout 2019.
Global platforms with bottomless pockets will quickly penetrate local
markets; local traditional players will produce and license premium
content for big platforms; technology will accelerate the
disintermediation from large producers and rights holders to audiences;
successful subscription models will be accompanied by new
non-advertising formulas; traditional and virtual aggregators with tools
for content discovery
will lead to increased fragmentation, and emerging content producers
and distributors designing and bundling targeted proposals for thematic content and audience niches.
All of this will play in a ‘muddy pitch’ within Europe. There will be
problems with audience measurement, demanding regulations for the use
of personal data, concerns around transparency and ad fraud, convulsed advertising markets, and heterogeneous social, cultural and political environments.
Within this highly complex scenario, we will find interesting emergent trends across European markets for programmatic advertising, and AdTech advanced solutions for television.
Below are three core trends to keep an eye out for:
1. IPTVs
Telecommunications companies that are well positioned in distribution
and aggregation can start experimenting without too many restrictions
or opportunity costs, and with predominant positions (direct access to
homes, high penetration, in-house content, advertising money where to
diversify its current businesses, innovation with which to differentiate
competitively, etc.).
In Spain, key players in this field are likely to be involved in the
TV offering of the large IPTV operators, such as Movistar, Vodafone,
Orange and Euskaltel, benchmarking programmatic and addressable ad
solutions, which are already developed in the United States and the
United Kingdom.
The local broadcasters and content producers, as original sources of
content, should assume a collaborative role in these models, and take
full advantage of the value of shared experimentation —eEmerging
advanced advertising monetization of a currently non-efficient
distribution channel, access to technology and new processes and
acquisition of knowledge.
2. OTTs
There is a clear opportunity for the development of an
advertising-based OTT market (Ad Supported Video or ASV OTT) for several
reasons:
The focus around the subscription monetization for this distribution
model, the loss of an important share of the free ad-inventory dragged
by the content licensed to the OTTs with SVoD models, the possibilities
of thematic segmentation of product niches and profiling of targets due
to the technology, more and more advanced and cost-effective
distribution technologies, and, of course, relevant AdTech solutions
already in place: programmatic, dynamic, Artificial Intelligence
and addressable advertising based on data, new formats and models
(rewarded video for example) and anti-fraud controls (current tools and
new to explore, as blockchain).
As is happening in the United States, OTT proposals focused on the
advertising market are foreseeable across a wide variety of models:
premium and niche content, generalistic and segmented targets, pure and
hybrid (freemium) monetization, local and global approaches.
3. Broadcasters
In this market, the development of programmatic and advanced
advertising on television does not seem that it could be led by local
traditional TV operators.
This is due to complex (and decreasing) main advertising markets,
limited premium inventories for non-advertising models (subscription,
production and licensing for platforms, etc.), limited technological
capabilities and resources, old-business organizations and structures,
short-term objectives, defense of traditional models, local focus, etc.
Therefore, in this area, it is interesting to follow up on one of the
few announced global initiatives, the pan-European platform of the RTL
Group, which although with a very complex integration (global approach
with specific local implementations), is planned from a strategy that
responds to two of the challenges: on the one hand, a strong
technological component (mainly via acquisitions as SpotX, Smartclip,
Yospace and several MCVNs) and, on the other hand, an international
approach to the market.
Posted by AGORACOM-JC
at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019
SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc.
(TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 80 owned and affiliated
websites, currently reaching over 75 million monthly visitors. The
company partial 2018 reported revenue of $7.4 million representing a
625% increase over the same period in 2017.
Competitive video gaming is a rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar
industry, presenting new opportunities for marketers to reach and engage
with fans worldwide. Esports ad revenues in the US are poised to
surpass $200 million by next year, according to our first forecast on
esports and gaming revenues.
We define esports as organized gaming competitions among professional
players and teams. Digital ad revenues from esports in the US will grow
25% to $178.1 million this year. There are multiple revenue streams
connected to esports, including advertising, sponsorships, media rights,
ticket sales to live events and merchandising.
“Esports was once an under-the-radar activity for enthusiasts of
multiplayer online games,†eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna said.
“Just a few years later, it’s a multimillion-dollar business in the US,
with implications for game developers, players, leagues, teams, live
venues, streaming platforms, TV networks, audiences and marketers.â€
Audiences for esports are large and growing. This year, 30.3 million
people in the US will watch an esports event at least once a month, up
more than 18% over last year. We expect esports viewers to grow by more
than 50% between now and 2023, reaching 46.2 million at that time.
Esports executives consistently cite YouTube and Twitch, which tend
to garner younger audiences, as the leading platforms for esports
viewing in the US.
“Esports fans have unique characteristics that make them more elusive
but potentially more lucrative for marketers,†Verna said. “They are
typically young, TV-averse millennials who have higher-than-average
disposable income. They are open to marketing messages that are embedded
in the esports experience, whether those are sponsorships, branded
videos, in-game integrations, influencer-driven endorsements or even
traditional ads.â€
Esports age demographics vary by game, league and tournament, but
millennials are among the most active members of the viewing population.
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at 8:57 PM on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019
Company is working with Canntop AI to identify insights for improvements to physician recommended treatment plans
“Insights derived from artificial intelligence are beginning to demonstrate how patients in our key markets are talking about or describing their experience and ideas related to cannabis/CBD-based treatments, and even suggesting recommendations about alternative therapies and their effectiveness in treating a wide array of qualifying conditions,” Empower CEO Steven McAuley said in a statement.
Empower owns and operates a vast network of physician-staffed clinics focused on helping patients through medical cannabis
Empower Clinics Inc (OTCMKTS:EPWCF) (CSE:EPW)
told investors Tuesday that the artificial intelligence tools supplied
by Canntop AI, a subsidiary of Datametrex AI Limited, was helping the
medical cannabis company sift through mountains of data to create
“actionable insights,†with the aim of improving patient care.
“Insights derived from artificial intelligence are beginning to
demonstrate how patients in our key markets are talking about or
describing their experience and ideas related to cannabis/CBD-based
treatments, and even suggesting recommendations about alternative
therapies and their effectiveness in treating a wide array of qualifying
conditions,” Empower CEO Steven McAuley said in a statement.
The Vancouver cannabis company said it provided crucial SEO terms and
phrases which Canntop integrated into the artificial intelligence
platform so Empower could get more insights about its two largest
markets in Portland and Phoenix. The whole idea rests on gaining
“actionable insights†on how consumer social data is generating interest
in CBD-based products, alternative pain management, and the use of
cannabis-based therapies, said the company.
“We believe the outcomes of our AI efforts, if successful, could
position the company as an educational leader,†said McAuley. “We plan
to collaborate with the industry with the ultimate goal of improving
patient care.”
Artificial intelligence eliminates tedious data-sorting chores, and
with machines using algorithms, it give them superhuman learning powers.
Ultimately, AI gives companies like Empower, the tools to make faster,
more accurate decisions after acquiring information about patients.
Powerful AI tools change the equation
“Canntop’s powerful AI tools are helping us analyze the substantial
amounts of data in the Empower database and we expect will facilitate
the integration of the additional data we expect to derive from the
proposed acquisition of the Sun Valley Clinic group, that has a combined
165,000 patients,” said McAuley.
Empower has struck a non-binding deal to acquire the business of the
Sun Valley Holdings, which operates a network of medical cannabis and
pain management practices, with clinics in Arizona and Las Vegas as well
as a tele-medicine platform serving California.
Empower utilizes a patient electronic management system that is HIPAA
compliant and provides deep insight to patient care. The company’s
tele-medicine platform also supports remote patients who use its portal
when they are unable to come to a location, but still benefit from a
doctor consultation.
“We are thrilled that Empower chose Canntop AI to be their partner
for their artificial Intelligence needs. This is a great validation for
our business model,†said Michael Frank, Chief Strategy Officer at
Datametrex. “We believe this alliance between Canntop and Empower will
create a strong platform for data analysis in the cannabis sector
especially in the US, providing insurers and health care providers an
ideal solution for patient care.”
Empower is a leading owner and operator of a network of
physician-staffed clinics focused on helping patients improve their
health through the use of medical cannabis.
Separately, Empower has also started selling its own line of
CBD-based products called Sollievo via its network of company-owned
clinics in the US. The offerings include CBD lotion, tinctures, spectrum
oils, capsules, lozenges, patches, topical lotions, gel caps, e-drinks,
hemp extract drops and pet elixir hemp extract drops.
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at 2:54 PM on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019
Announced that its subsidiary, ZeU Crypto Networks Inc., has engaged the services of Doctor Fenglian Xu to serve on its board of directors and to advise the Company in the deployment of its blockchain technology and artificial intelligence initiatives to the healthcare industry.
Dr. Fenglian (Frances) Xu is a highly experienced thought leader and innovator with over 20 years of IT experience across various industries, including academic research in medical image processing, financial services, mobile networks and the health industry.
Montreal, QC / March 19, 2019 – St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX)(OTC: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, ZeU Crypto Networks Inc., has engaged the services of Doctor Fenglian Xu to serve on its board of directors and to advise the Company in the deployment of its blockchain technology and artificial intelligence initiatives to the healthcare industry.
Dr.
Fenglian (Frances) Xu is a highly experienced thought leader and
innovator with over 20 years of IT experience across various industries,
including academic research in medical image processing, financial
services, mobile networks and the health industry. She is currently a
director of Data Health Intelligent and consulting as the Chief
Scientist for the Aladdin Healthcare Technologies. Dr. Xu was
instrumental in the delivery of the Hyperledger Composer Solution during
her 12-year tenure at IBM. She has a portfolio of data management,
business analytics and machine learning experience.
“(…) Hyperledger Composer Blockchain program has enabled me to acquire
the experience to identify the needs for blockchain innovation at the
core of my specialties of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in
relation with the healthcare industry. The major leap in ZeU technology
advancement with respect to BigData on the Blockchain caught my
attention and its acquisition of Vn3t, which was until then on my
technology watchlist, intrigued me. Any serious commercially deployable
Blockchain Healthcare solution will have to handle heavy load of Data
and AI active algorithms on the chain while keeping access and clients’
files secured. What was years in the future is now here with ZeU
Blockchain Protocol (…)” commented Dr. Xu.
“(…) as we were looking to add depth and first-tier healthcare
industry experience to our team, Frances’ (Or should we say Dr. Xu?)
integration to our brain pool couldn’t have been timed better at this
stage of our development. Our push to deploy artificial intelligence
routines on our protocol and our dapps is now within reach with a
shorter timeline. We wish to welcome Frances to our team and we are
thrilled to put her experience and wealth of contacts to good use
immediately (…)”
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Frank Dumas”
FRANK DUMAS
DIRECTOR & COO, ST-GEORGES ECO-MINING
PRESIDENT & CEO, ZEU CRYPTO NETWORKS.
The
Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of the contents of this
release.
Copyright (c) 2019 TheNewswire – All rights reserved.
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London-based marketing firm AffiliateINSIDER will take responsibility for the growth of the e-sports betting platform VIE.gg’s affiliate partner program globally
Esports’ VIE.gg offers exchange style wagering on e-sports events in a licensed, regulated and secured platform
Esports Entertainment Group Inc (OTCQB:GMBL),
the licensed online gambling company, said Tuesday it has struck up a
new contract with AffiliateINSIDER, a London-based public relations and
marketing firm, to broaden the reach of its e-sports betting platform
VIE.gg.
Under the deal’s terms, AffiliateINSIDER will take on responsibility
for the growth of VIE.gg’s affiliate partner program globally, helping
Esports to add both new affiliates and customers.
VIE.gg offers exchange-style wagering and pool betting on e-sports
events in a licensed, regulated and secured platform. It is the first
and most transparent e-sports bet exchange as a result of Esports
Entertainment Group being a fully reporting SEC issuer in the US.
“We are excited to partner with AffiliateINSIDER as we continue to
grow and manage our affiliate network. They had an acute understanding
of the complexities we face in the emerging esports sector and have been
involved with managing and growing affiliate networks and programs
since the very beginning in the gambling space,†said Grant Johnson, CEO
of Esports, in a statement.
Esports Entertainment Group Inc. is a licensed online gambling company with a focus on e-sports wagering and gaming for adults.
Esports shares held steady at US$0.55 in morning trade on Tuesday.
