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WATCH: Season 2 Pre-Launch Of The Next Biggest Winner – Avalon Rare Metals, Zenyatta Ventures, Ventripoint Diagnostics and Lou Schizas

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:00 PM on Friday, March 1st, 2013

George sits down with guest analyst, Lou Schizas.  As the lead equities analyst on BNN from 1999 – 2007, Lou analyzed over 16,000 stocks.

George says “When Lou talks, you should listen”

George starts off with Don Bubar, President and CEO of Avalon Rare Metals to discuss the company’s $1.2 BILLION Nechalacho Deposit, Canada’s most advanced development stage heavy rare earth rich deposit in the world (outside of China).

George then welcomes Barry Allan, Director of Zenyatta Ventures and Senior Mining Analyst of Mackie Research Capital where he heads the Equity Research Team.  Zenyatta Ventures is arguable the graphite darling of 2013 thanks to its discovery of vein type graphite.

Finally, George speaks with George Adams, CEO of Ventripoint Diagnostics.  The company has developed a new heart visualization system that is just as accurate as MRI and both faster and cheaper. More than just lip service, leading heart centres at Harvard, The Mayo Clinic and Baylor are depoloying Ventripoint diagnostics.

In the final roundtable segment, Lou Schizas applies his analyst skills to further drill down on the fundamentals of each guest company.  Don Bubar, who George has often called the most conservative junior resource executive he has ever known, says some remarkable things about Zenyatta Ventures!

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Press Release: Avalon Rare Metals, Zenyatta Ventures and Ventripoint Diagnostics Kick-Off Season 2 of the Next Biggest Winner TV Show

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:14 PM on Friday, March 1st, 2013

The Next Biggest Winner, a leading and nationally televised investment show focusing on small-cap and mid-cap companies, is pleased to announce the launch of Season 2 with the following guests:

Avalon Rare Metals (TSX:AVL)(NYSE:AVL)

Zenyatta Ventures (TSX VENTURE:ZEN)

Ventripoint Diagnostics (TSX VENTURE:VPT)

Lou Schizas serves as our guest analyst this episode. Between 1997 – 2007, Lou was the on-air Equities Analyst For Business News Network (BNN), where he analyzed over 16,000 stocks. Today, Lou can be found on www.happycapitalism.com and major radio stations throughout the country.

PROUD SPONSORS

We are proud to announce that UC Resources (TSX VENTURE:UC) and Pacific Potash (TSX VENTURE:PP) will serve as anchor sponsors for all 30 episodes of Season 2. Both companies will also be appearing on future episodes.

NEW SEASON, NEW HOST

Season 2 promises to be even better than Season 1 with the addition of our new host, George Tsiolis. As the Founder of AGORACOM.com George brings his significant knowledge and experience of small-cap markets to the show, insuring robust interviews and information for the benefit of our viewing audience.

Tsiolis stated “The Next Biggest Winner fills a significant void in Canadian Business Media by strictly focusing on emerging companies capable of becoming .. The Next Biggest Winner. Show creators Jamie Bailey and Metaphoria Productions smartly recognized there is no other nationally televised show of its kind and now provide small cap companies and investors everywhere with a great platform to connect. The production quality in our state of the art studio is second to none. I’m proud to be a Co-Producer for Season 2 and beyond!”

SEASON 2 PREMIERS EXCLUSIVELY ON AGORACOM … TODAY!

In anticipation of launching Season 2 via national television broadcast on March 9th, The Next Biggest Winner is happy to announce the online pre-launch of our first episode exclusively on AGORACOM at 4:00 PM EST today, March 1st (http://blog.agoracom.com).

TELEVISION BROADCAST DETAILS

The show will launch nationally on television via iChannel on March 9th and 10th in prime time as follows:

WHERE: iChannel (Bell and Telus Channel 514; Rogers Channel 197)

WHEN: Saturday March 9th 7:30 PM EST (Also 8:30 AM & 3:30 AM)
Sunday March 10th 6:30PM EST (Also 7:30 AM & 2:30 AM)

* Please check iChannel for specific times and channels in your local area

This press release was distributed by Marketwire, the official Media Partner of The Next Biggest Winner.

About The Next Biggest Winner

The Next Biggest Winner is a television interview series for Canadian investors dedicated to identifying companies poised for growth. If your company believes it is The Next Biggest Winner and would like to appear on the show, please contact us below.

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Kivalliq Announces Positive Metallurgical Results from Lac 50 Trend; Low Impurity Yellowcake Produced

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:35 AM on Friday, March 1st, 2013

VANCOUVER, Feb. 28, 2013  – Kivalliq Energy Corporation (“Kivalliq”- “KIV: TSX-V”) today announced preliminary metallurgical test results for the Lac 50 Trend uranium deposits. Optimized results from alkaline leaching indicate that 94.1% of uranium can be extracted in 48 hours and 95.9% of uranium extracted in 72 hours. Furthermore, from a preliminary yellowcake precipitation test, the uranium value (“U”) attained was 71.9% for a final yellowcake product.

“The final yellowcake produced from the leach solution was a low-impurity product. Available final yellowcake assays fell below the Maximum Concentration Limit Without Penalty  of ASTM C967-13, Standard Specification for Uranium Ore Concentrate.” stated Chuck Edwards, Director of Metallurgy, AMEC. “The alkaline leaching process proposed for the Lac 50 Trend uranium deposits is similar to that used successfully for almost 30 years at Eldorado Nuclear’s Beaverlodge mill in northern Saskatchewan.”

Commencing in June 2012, the Saskatchewan Research Council (“SRC”) metallurgical testing program on core from Kivalliq’s Lac 50 Trend was designed to investigate uranium alkaline leaching optimization and perform a preliminary evaluation of the purity levels of the final yellowcake product. Objectives of the tests were to:

  • Maximize uranium extraction through optimizing the alkaline leaching process
  • Maximize the recovery of sulphides through flotation
  • Compare preliminary yellowcake product impurity levels to ASTM C967-13 uranium ore concentrate specifications

A 60 kilogram (“kg”) composite was derived from split drill core pulp rejects submitted to SRC for analysis. Samples were selected from 51 holes drilled along 3.2 kilometres of strike length at the Lac 50 Trend Main Zone, Western Extension and Eastern Extension.  Previous work indicated carbonate content above 13% and therefore alkaline leaching was considered the most effective extraction process for the Lac 50 Trend uranium deposits.  Results from alkaline leaching tests to date are highly encouraging.

Optimized results(shown in Figure 1) indicate that a – 74 µm (-200mesh) feed at 70oC, atmospheric pressure, 50% pulp density, sufficient oxidation, and a reagent addition rate of 70 kg/tonne (50 kg Na2CO3 and 20 kg NaHCO3), extracts 94.1% of uranium in 48 hours and extracts 95.9% of uranium in 72 hours.

To view FIGURE 1: Optimized Leach Kinetics of Uranium click the following link: http://files.newswire.ca/1209/Kivalliq.pdf

Alkaline leaching is a selective process that can result in a pregnant leaching solution with relatively low impurity levels. The use of an alkaline leach circuit at the Lac 50 Trend could have additional benefits:

  • Simple purification processes to produce yellowcake
  • Environmentally sensitive recirculated processing solution circuit resulting in reduced reagent use and uncomplicated effluent treatment
  • Simplified tailings handling with the possibility to utilize tailings for backfill during mining

A preliminary yellowcake precipitation was performed with the leach solution from the composite.  Uranium in the pregnant solution was readily precipitated as sodium diuranate. The optimized uranium value attained was 71.9% for a final yellowcake product. In addition to U, the final yellowcake sample was analysed for several major impurities, the results for which are shown compared with Impurity Maximum Concentration Limits from ASTM C967-13 Standard Specifications for Uranium Ore Concentrate in Table 1.

 

TABLE 1. Impurity of the Preliminary Kivalliq Yellowcake Product

Specifications ASTM C967-13
(Mass%, Uranium Basis)		 Kivalliq
(Mass%, Uranium Basis)
Component Limit without Penalty Limit without Rejection YC Product
Uranium (U) N/A 65% min. 71.9%
Arsenic (As) 0.05% 0.1% 0.0009%
Barium (Ba) N/A N/A 0.0001%
Boron (B) 0.005% 0.1% N/A
Cadmium (Cd) N/A N/A 0.00006%
Calcium (Ca) 0.05% 1% 0.02%
Carbonate (CO3) 0.2% 0.5% 0.069%
Chromium (Cr) N/A N/A 0.018%
Fluoride (F) 0.01% 0.1% N/A
Halides (Br, Cl, I) 0.05% 0.1% N/A
Iron (Fe) 0.15% 1% <0.01%
Lead (Pb) N/A N/A 0.007%
Magnesium (Mg) 0.02% 0.5% N/A
Mercury (Hg) N/A N/A N/A
Moisture (H2O) 2% 5% N/A
Molybdenum (Mo) 0.1% 0.3% 0.0004%
Phosphorus (PO4) 0.1% 0.7% 0.03%
Potassium (K) 0.2% 3% <0.002%
Selenium (Se) N/A N/A <0.0001
Silica (SiO2) 0.5% 2.5% N/A
Silver (Ag) N/A N/A 0.0003%
Sodium (Na) 1% 7.5% <0.01%
Sulfur (S) 1% 4% 0.125%
Thorium 0.1% 2.5% 0.00006%
Titanium 0.01% 0.05% <0.002%
234U 56 µg/gU 62 µg/gU N/A
Vanadium (V) 0.06 0.3% <0.0001%
Zirconium (Zr) 0.01% 0.1% N/A

 

Assayed impurities are below the Maximum Concentration Limit Without Penalty standard specifications for uranium ore concentrate. Low impurity levels achieved in preliminary yellowcake tests are very encouraging at this early stage of testing.

The SRC metallurgical program was designed to build on first phase metallurgical testing initiated in 2010 by SGS Mineral Services (“SGS”). SRC aggregated a master composite sample weighing approximately 60 kg, by blending and homogenizing 166 quarter split and half split pulp reject samples from drill core submitted to SRC Geoanalytical Lab for analysis as part of Kivalliq’s 2010 and 2011 diamond drilling programs. A head grade sample from the 2012 composite analyzed by SRC’s ICP 1 total digestion method assayed 0.737%U, 0.217%Mo, 0.667%Cu, 0.221%Zn, 0.231%Pb, and 26.7 g/tonne Ag.

The SRC facility operates in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (CAN-P-4E), General Requirements for the Competence of Mineral Testing and Calibration laboratories and is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada. The samples are analyzed by SRC’s ICP-OES multi-element ICP1 method. ICP1 results for are reported in parts per million (ppm).  1 ppm = 1g/tonne, 10,000 ppm = 1%. ICP results U>1,000 parts per million (ppm) are analyzed using SRC’s ISO/IEC 17025:2005-accredited U3O8 Assay method.  Jeff Ward, P.Geo, President of Kivalliq and a Qualified Person for the Company, has reviewed and approved the information contained in this release.*For disclosure related to the inferred resource for the Lac 50 Trend, please refer to Kivalliq news release of January 15, 2012.

About Kivalliq Energy Corporation

Kivalliq Energy Corporation (TSXV: KIV) is a Vancouver-based uranium exploration company holding Canada’s highest grade uranium deposit outside of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin.  Its flagship project, the 340,268 acre Angilak Property in Nunavut Territory, hosts the Lac 50 Trend with a NI 43-101 Inferred Resource of 2,831,000 tonnes grading 0.69% U₃O₈, totaling 43.3 million pounds U₃O₈. Kivalliq’s comprehensive exploration programs continue to advance the Lac 50 Trend and demonstrate the “District Scale” potential of the Angilak Property.

Kivalliq’s team of northern exploration specialists have forged strong relationships with sophisticated resource sector investors and project partner Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (“NTI”) in order to advance the Angilak Property.  Kivalliq was the first company to sign a comprehensive agreement to explore for uranium on Inuit Owned Lands in Nunavut Territory, Canada and is committed to building shareholder value while adhering to high levels of environmental and safety standards and proactive local community engagement.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Jim Paterson”

James R. Paterson, CEO

Kivalliq Energy Corporation

Kivalliq Energy Corporation is a member of the Aurora Resource Group of companies, for more information please visit www.auroraresource.com .

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.

Certain disclosures in this release, including management’s conclusions regarding the metallurgical results from the Lac 50 Trend constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to Kivalliq’s operations as a mineral exploration company that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including risks as to the completion of the plans and projects. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Other than as required by applicable securities legislation, Kivalliq expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Cautionary Note concerning estimates of Inferred Resources:

This news release uses the term “inferred resources”. Inferred resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Kivalliq advises U.S. investors that while this term is recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize it. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.

PDF available at: http://stream1.newswire.ca/media/2013/02/28/20130228_C9381_DOC_EN_24156.pdf

SOURCE: Kivalliq Energy Corporation

For further information about, Kivalliq Energy Corporation or this news release, please visit our website at www.kivalliqenergy.com (m.kivalliqenergy.com) or contact Investor Relations toll free at 1.888.331.2269, at 604.646.4527, or by email at [email protected] .

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TSX Venture 1,131; Enough Is Enough – We Need A Small Cap Coalition

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:47 AM on Thursday, February 28th, 2013

The TSX Venture hit 1,131 again yesterday.   With the exception of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, you’d have to go back to 2003 to last find this level …. 2003!

There are enough stories out there giving you all the reasons why we are where we are, so I’m not going to bore your with a rehash other than to say  I myself have been calling for a catharsis to the glut of TSX Venture listed companies since 2008.   If you absolutely need a great article to reference, have a look at this John Kaiser interview.

The bottom line is that enough is enough.  It’s time for real small-cap companies to band together and take control of this situation.

THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A COALITION OF QUALITY SMALL CAP COMPANIES

Let’s cut straight to the chase.  No beating around the bush. This is why we need a small-cap coalition right now.

  1. 50% Of Small-Cap Companies Need To Die. They simply don’t deserve to be public.  They’re either recent paper plays (last 5 years) that were strictly intended to provide returns for early private placement holders OR recycled plays that continually reverse their stock and “reinvent” themselves.
  2. They Suck $$ Out Of The Small-Cap System.   Quite simply, any dollar (institutional or retail) going into them is wasted.
  3. They Dilute Investor Attention.  These companies are the most likely to promote via conferences, e-mail blasting, phone banks and every promotional tactic possible.  They make really big claims.  This only serves to confuse investors who can’t differentiate between them and you.
  4. They Won’t Die Fast Enough … And May Take Everybody Down With Them.  Retail investors are bailing out of TSX Venture and Small-Cap TSX stocks.  If you think they aren’t as important as the institutional side, think again.  Retail investors make the market.  They provide the real liquidity.  They provide the speculative activity that institutional investors need to support their capital injections.  No retail, no nothing.  We need to bring retail back.  You need to do it now.
  5. You’re Not IBM or BHP.  You don’t have a 50-year operating history with billions in revenue, global deployment of your products, or owner of the biggest ore bodies on the planet.  You’re a small-cap speculative company hoping to become IBM or one day. That’s OK. Just realize that until you do get there, you’re a retail investor story.  You need retail investors.
  6. You Can’t Go It Alone.  Marketing to a target audience is tough even when you have every resource at your disposal.  Just ask the companies behind The 10 Worst Super Bowl Ads Of All Time.  Given the fact you won’t be advertising during a Super Bowl any time soon, marketing your company as part of a small cap coalition of distinguished small-cap companies is the only way to go.
  7. Create Separation and A Starting Point.  A small-cap coalition whose members meet a pre-determined set of criteria will immensely help members differentiate themselves from the remainder of the pack.  This then provides small-cap investors with a starting point from which to begin their research in confidence.
  8. Scarcity Creates Value and Investment Concentration.  Our proposed small-cap coalition would be limited to 100 companies from all different sectors.  By limiting the number of companies, the coalition becomes an extremely valuable research base for small-cap investors, which will ultimately lead to a funneling of their investment dollars into the concentrated number of coalition companies.
  9. Reach Into Every Corner Of The Planet.  By marketing as an elite, exclusive coalition of small-cap companies, we can access marketing channels that are otherwise simply unreachable on your own.  From prime time TV ad spots on CNBC & Bloomberg, to the Financial Times, to search engine campaigns in Asia, no investor is any longer out of reach.
  10. You Don’t Need To Spend Any Cash  … Any Cash.  Thanks to the financial resources of AGORACOM, participating small-cap companies won’t need to provide $1 of cash to fund the program.  TSX companies can simply issue shares, while  TSX Venture Policy 4.3 (5) allows for TSXV Issuers to pay for advertising and marketing via Shares For Services as well.

I encourage each of you to table this at your next board / management meeting and seriously consider it.  We need to fundamentally change the small-cap landscape before the small-cap landscape changes us.  The means and technology are in place to make it happen on an unprecedented level.  Best of all, it can be accomplished without depleting valuable cash resources.

If you’re an investors, I encourage you to share this post with your portfolio companies and fellow investors.

I look forward to your comments, questions and feedback.

Regards,

George Tsiolis, LL.B

Founder

AGORACOM

 

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Mason Graphite Announces Positive Drill Results including 31 meters at 24.3 % Cgr and 113 meters at 15.5 % Cgr

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:46 AM on Thursday, February 28th, 2013

MONTREAL, Feb. 28, 2013 – Mason Graphite Inc. (“Mason Graphite” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: LLG) reports assay results for 36 new drill holes (6,830 meters) from the mineral resource expansion program at its Lac Guéret project in northeastern Quebec. Significant drill intercepts in this group of results include:

  • Hole LG-038  intersected 60 meters at 13.2% Cgr and 36 meters at 15.8% Cgr
  • Hole LG-039 intersected 113 meters at 15.5% Cgr (including 11 meters at 38.7% Cgr)
  • Hole LG-057 intersected 55 meters at 16.4% Cgr (including 16 meters at 27.1% Cgr)
  • Hole LG-207 intersected 44 meters at 17.1% Cgr (including 12 meters at 31.4 % Cgr) and 28 meters at 16.9% Cgr (including 13 meters at 27.2% Cgr)
  • Hole LG-213 intersected 26 meters at 18.1% Cgr and 63 meters at 15.4% Cgr
  • Hole LG-215 intersected 31 meters at 24.3% Cgr and 17 meters at 18.3% Cgr
  • Hole LG-227 intersected 33 meters at 13.3% Cgr and 76 meters at 12.0% Cgr

Benoît Gascon, CEO of Mason Graphite commented, “We are very pleased by the consistently high grade intercepts in this group of results. The mineralized intersections to the South, South-West and North-East of the current mineral resource demonstrate strong potential for continued growth beyond the current resource envelope and we look forward to including these results in the calculation of an upcoming mineral resource update.”

The 36 assay results reported below are part of an exploration program that was initiated in July 2012 and completed last November. This drill program consisted of 163 drill holes totaling approximately 26,500 meters and was designed to delineate mineral continuity primarily in the GC zone. This zone hosts a National Instrument 43-101 mineral resource of 300,000 tonnes at 24.4% Carbon as Graphite (“Cgr”) in the Measured category and 7.3 million tonnes at 20.2% Cgr in the Indicated category (see Technical Report dated July 3 2012 for details).  Complete results and the corresponding collar location map are presented below. Results for the remaining 104 drill holes will be published as soon as the data is compiled.

Roche Ltd. Consulting Group, who completed the Company’s National Instrument 43-101 mineral resource estimates in July 2012, has been retained to complete the upcoming mineral resource update.

 

Table 1 – Best drill intercepts from each of the 36 drill holes (6,830 meters)
Drill hole From
(m)		 To
(m)		 Length1,2
(m)		 Graphite
(Cgr %)		 Drill hole From
(m)		 To
(m)		 Length1,2
(m)		 Graphite
(Cgr %)
LG-038 39 99 60 13.2 LG-073 4 21 18 13.4
incl. 80 93 13 25.1 52 65 13 16.0
114 150 36 15.8 72 86 15 16.9
LG-039 25 35 10 15.3 141 161 20 19.5
70 183 113 15.5 LG-074 18 63 45 10.3
incl. 115 126 11 38.7 110 129 20 14.2
LG-045 17 52 35 12.2 LG-075 51 70 19 15.5
60 102 42 13.7 LG-205 4 77 72 8.7
incl. 65 75 10 22.4 LG-206 45 96 51 10.9
125 150 25 12.3 139 152 13 17.4
LG-046 73 110 37 11.5 LG-207 26 70 44 17.1
incl. 92 101 9 20.3 incl. 40 52 12 31.4
125 149 24 11.7 89 116 28 16.9
LG-057 25 89 64 10.9 incl. 100 113 13 27.2
110 165 55 16.4 LG-208 6 23 18 16.2
incl. 143 159 16 27.1 LG-209 8 22 14 9.9
LG-058 5 13 8 14.4 164 181 17 12.0
93 136 43 13.6 LG-210 22 28 7 11.0
incl. 118 130 12 25.7 LG-211 4 11 7 11.1
165 176 11 14.2 LG-212 No significant mineralization
LG-059 58 68 10 9.2 LG-213 15 41 26 18.1
83 100 16 15.3 102 165 63 15.4
LG-060 26 54 29 16.3 LG-214 57 89 32 26.5
LG-066 5 21 16 16.0 incl. 73 87 14 31.9
38 63 25 11.2 157 169 12 9.9
120 138 18 14.7 LG-215 5 26 21 13.3
LG-067 81 106 25 19.2 34 65 31 24.3
LG-068 15 36 21 10.3 incl. 47 65 19 30.9
LG-069 28 76 48 12.6 171 188 17 18.3
incl. 29 37 8 27.3 202 218 16 16.1
119 131 12 12.5 LG-216 4 27 22 10.2
LG-070 5 23 18 21.0 169 175 6 22.7
29 37 8 12.4 LG-217 No significant mineralization
42 49 7 21.6 LG-218 No significant mineralization
92 138 46 12.6 LG-227 50 82 33 13.3
LG-071 26 35 10 14.3 110 186 76 12.0
182 188 7 12.2 incl. 132 149 17 22.5
LG-072 9 29 20 17.6 LG-228 43 89 46 13.9
45 77 32 10.5 incl. 60 70 10 28.6
83 108 25 16.1 LG-229 44 68 24 12.5
145 165 20 14.7 75 96 21 10.7
LG-230 36 65 29 16.1
Notes:
1. Lengths are measured drill intervals – the true thickness is not known at this stage
2. Length figures are rounded to nearest integer for clarity

See “Technical Report on the Lac Guéret Graphite Project” dated July 3, 2012 under Mason Graphite’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com for additional information, including exploration information and data verification.

Quality Control and Assurance

The drill program was supervised by Benoît Moreau, P.Eng.  Nathalie Guillemette, P. Geo., M.Sc., a Company’s consultant and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release.  Ms. Guillemette  has verified the data disclosed in this news release, including sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information disclosed in this news release. Ms. Guillemette has verified that the results were accurate from the official assay certificates provided to the Company.

Analyses for this drilling campaign were carried out by AGAT Laboratories Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario, a company independent from Mason Graphite, exercising a thorough Quality Control and Assurance program (QA/QC) with Mason Graphite personnel inserting one blank, two standards and one duplicate every 100 samples. AGAT Laboratories is an accredited analytical laboratory. Carbon as graphite (“Cgr”) assays reported in this press release were obtained by using the LECO analytical technique ASTM E1915-07A with a detection limit of 0.01% Cgr. Drill holes were sampled over an average of 1.5 metre intervals.

About Mason Graphite

Mason Graphite is a Canadian mining company focused on the exploration and development of its 100% owned Lac Guéret graphite property, which is located in northeastern Québec near the main service center of Baie-Comeau.  The Lac Guéret graphite property currently hosts a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource of about 300,000 tonnes at 24.4% Cgr in the Measured category and 7.3 million tonnes at 20.2% Cgr in the Indicated category. (see news release issued on July 16, 2012). Exploration potential exists on the property with the current Mineral Resource based on exploration of only 17% of one well defined zone. Mason Graphite is led by Benoit Gascon, CA CMA, who has held 20 years of executive positions at Timcal, including over 6 years as CEO. Timcal, now owned by Imerys, is one of the largest graphite producers in the world.

Other Information

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release and has in no way passed upon the merits of the Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All information contained herein that is not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. Generally, such forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: (i) volatile stock price; (ii) the general global markets and economic conditions; (iii) the possibility of write-downs and impairments; (iv) the risk associated with exploration, development and operations of mineral deposits; (v) the risk associated with establishing title to mineral properties and assets; (vi) the risks associated with entering into joint ventures; (vii) fluctuations in commodity prices; (viii) the risks associated with uninsurable risks arising during the course of exploration, development and production; (ix) competition faced by the resulting issuer in securing experienced personnel and financing; * access to adequate infrastructure to support mining, processing, development and exploration activities; (xi) the risks associated with changes in the mining regulatory regime governing the resulting issuer; (xii) the risks associated with the various environmental regulations the resulting issuer is subject to; (xiii) risks related to regulatory and permitting delays; (xiv) risks related to potential conflicts of interest; (xv) the reliance on key personnel; (xvi) liquidity risks; (xvii) the risk of potential dilution through the issue of common shares; (xviii) the Company does not anticipate declaring dividends in the near term; (xix) the risk of litigation; and (xx) risk management.

Forward-looking information is based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made, including but not limited to, continued exploration activities, no material adverse change in metal prices, exploration and development plans proceeding in accordance with plans and such plans achieving their stated expected outcomes, receipt of required regulatory approvals, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information has been provided for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company’s business, operations and exploration plans and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update such forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Image with caption: “Figure 1 – Plan view with drill hole locations at Lac Guéret (CNW Group/Mason Graphite Inc.)”. Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130228_C9107_PHOTO_EN_24137.jpg

SOURCE: Mason Graphite Inc.

For further information:

 

For further information please visit  www.masongraphite.com or contact:

Investor Relations
+1 (416) 861-1685
[email protected]

Simon Marcotte, Vice-President Corporate Development
+1 (416) 309-2133

Benoît Gascon, CEO
+1 (514) 281-9434

Montreal Office
2000 McGill College ave., Suite 2210
Montreal, PQ  H3A 3H3

Toronto Office
65 Queen Street West, Suite 800
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Standard Graphite Achieves Positive Metallurgical Results Obtained on Mousseau East Graphite

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:44 AM on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Feb. 27, 2013) – Standard Graphite Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SGH)(OTCQX:DARDF) (the “Company”) is pleased to report the positive results from the ongoing metallurgical tests performed by SGS Lakefield on sections of drill core from the first diamond drill program on its flagship Mousseau East Deposit.

Standard initiated metallurgical beneficiation testing at SGS Mineral Services in Lakefield, Ontario to characterize the graphite present on the main portion of the historical deposit. The testing was done through Locked Cycle Tests (“LCT”). These consist in a series of mechanical operations including crushing and grinding to liberate the graphite from the matrix followed by sieving and sorting and assaying of the different fractions to characterize particle size and purity.

Three (3) runs have now been completed on composite drill core samples from the main Mousseau East Deposit. The tests were carried out by gradually increasing the polishing time from 30, 45 and 60 minutes in each sample to evaluate its effects on the final product. The final treatment produced a concentrate with a purity approximating 95% for all large and medium size fractions. The results from the last run (60 minutes) are presented below:

Preliminary graphite distribution and recovery results
Mousseau East Project
Mesh size Weight fraction (%) Cg (%)
+48 7.0 94.5
+80 14.5 95.3
+150 21.9 94.9
+200 14.1 94.4
-200 42.5 81.9

Chris Bogart, President & CEO comments: “We are extremely pleased with these initial results having achieved a commercial product using standard processing methods. Results can be expected to improve further by optimizing and customizing the processing to our material”. The three year average value of this blend of graphite concentrates is ~$1400/tonne. This has been calculated using the average of prices tracked by Industrial Minerals using their FCL, CIF European port $/tonne price for medium to large flake graphite concentrate.”

SGS Mineral Services also estimated that the rejects would not require post-treatment since they contain sufficient carbonate minerals to buffer any potential acid generating reactions. This testing of the acid generating potential of the rejects is crucial to determine the processing involved during operations. Consequently, the rejects at Mousseau East would require no additional treatment or separation thereby reducing overall costs and environmental hazards.

Fieldwork is expected to resume during the second quarter of 2013 with follow-up diamond drilling on its Mousseau East project aimed at better defining and expanding the historical resource en-route to a N1 43-101 resource.

Antoine Fournier P. Geo., manages Standard’s exploration and development programs and is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. He supervised the preparation of the technical information in this release.

About SGS Minerals Services

SGS Minerals Services was founded over half a century ago and is an industry leader in a full range of metallurgical services including the development of bankable flow sheets and pilot plant programs. Its metallurgists, hydro-metallurgists and chemical engineers are experienced in all the major physical and chemical separation processes utilized in the recovery of metals and minerals contained in ore bodies around the world.

About Standard Graphite

Standard Graphite Corp is focused exclusively on the exploration and development of a large portfolio of flake graphite properties in Canada. The company is rapidly positioning itself as North America’s premier pure-play graphite exploration company and it controls 100% interest in 13 highly prospective graphite properties within known graphite districts in both Quebec and Ontario. An aggressive 2012 exploration strategy has commenced and will be implemented by a geologic team with the pedigree of a previous world-class graphite discovery.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Chris Bogart, President & CEO

Cautionary Statement:

The foregoing information may contain forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of Standard Graphite Corp. Forward-looking statements, specifically those concerned with future performance are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in Standard Graphite Corp.’s filings with the appropriate securities commissions.

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.

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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! 

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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

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5 Days And Counting To Small Cap TV Show Hosted By AGORACOM!

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:10 AM on Monday, February 25th, 2013

 

 

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

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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

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NEVADO Hits 11.24% Cgr Over 9.95 m at Fermont and Provides Update on La Blache

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:42 AM on Monday, February 25th, 2013

MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Feb. 25, 2013) – NEVADO RESOURCES CORPORATION (TSX VENTURE:VDO)(FRANKFURT:NSV) (“NEVADO” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the results of its first drilling program on the Fermont graphite property, where Hole NV12-01 intersected seven graphite intersections, including 9.97% Cgr over 15.7 m, 8.65% Cgr over 16.3 m, as well as 11.24% Cgr over 9.95 m in Hole NV12-04.

The best results for the four-hole, 1,065-m program were as follows:

Hole
(#)		 From
(m)		 To
(m)		 Length*
(m)		 Cgr
(%)
NV12-01 19.50 30.00 10.50 5.39
38.00 43.85 5.85 2.95
47.60 55.60 8.00 2.44
213.20 216.80 3.60 3.34
231.00 247.30 16.30 8.65
264.80 280.50 15.70 9.97
301.00 307.70 6.70 4.01
NV12-02 114.00 144.00 30.00 1.21
NV12-03 194.10 214.00 19.90 5.83
incl. 201.00 207.00 6.00 12.26
NV12-04 13.05 23.00 9.95 11.24
28.50 48.00 19.50 4.06
84.00 93.00 9.00 4.48
106.00 118.50 12.50 3.39
187.50 192.00 4.50 3.19
* This figure represents core length rather than true width. The host gneiss is highly metamorphized and is folded in places. Multiple holes must be drilled on a given section to determined true width. These formations tend to be essentially subvertical, except in the fold axes.

Michael Curtis, President and Chief Executive Officer of NEVADO, said that: “These very positive drill results are all the more impressive as these are the first four holes drilled on the property. All the holes intersected good-sized intervals and multiple high graphite grades of up to 24.8% Cgr over 1.2 m. The results of the TDEM helicopter-borne survey also indicate that the Fermont property has excellent exploration potential, having identifying more than 20 potential structures ranging in length from 600 m to 5 km. Only two of these conductors have been tested by drilling, over a distance of barely 200 m. In short, we have only just started our work at Fermont, and these initial results are already very promising.”

The graphite structures are encased in biotite gneiss. The helicopter-borne geophysical survey indicates that the numerous high-intensity electromagnetic conductors identified are several km long and highly complex, due to folding that produces significant thickening of the graphite structures in places. Visually, the graphite showings appear to have a high proportion of large crystals (>0.25 mm), which makes them more valuable than fine-grained (amorphous) deposits and highly prized by graphite users, particularly for lithium-ion battery production.

The NEVADO holes were drilled seven km northeast of Focus Graphite’s Lac Knife deposit (indicated resource of 4.938 Mt grading 15.76% Cgr and inferred resource of 3 Mt grading 15.58% Cgr).

The map of the drill results can be found at: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/carte_drill_results_en.pdf

The map of the helicopter-borne survey results can be found at: http://file.marketwire.com/release/carte_surveyresults_en.pdf

Update on La Blache Project

NEVADO management wishes to underscore that the La Blache Project (titanium-vanadium-iron) remains without question the Company’s flagship project. Since filing a NI 43-101 technical report with respect to the property, in July 2012, the Company has worked steadily to increase the project’s long-term value by focusing the bulk of its efforts on two strategic priorities: 1) seeking out and assessing competitive metallurgical processes for the low cost production of higher-quality titanium based products, and 2) identifying strategic partners to help with optimal project development and operation.

“While we are very pleased with the results obtained to date from exploration work on the Fermont graphite project – which, incidentally, perfectly illustrates the potential of our rich portfolio of mineral properties – we remain committed to developing the La Blache project, which we feel has mid-term potential to generate significant value for our shareholders,” Mr. Curtis concluded.

Quality Control

The 0.5-m to 1.5-m half-core samples were shipped to the ALS Minerals laboratory in Val-d’Or for sample preparation, with ALS Minerals in Vancouver performing the assays. These laboratories are ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certified and provide a very stringent quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program that includes systematic addition of blank, certified-standard and duplicate samples and check assays.

About Nevado Resources Corporation

NEVADO is a junior strategic metals company with properties in Northern Quebec. The Company is currently focused on advancing its world-class La Blache titanium-vanadium-iron project. NEVADO also owns the Fermont project, a graphite property adjacent to Focus Graphite’s Lac Knife deposit.

This news release was reviewed and approved by Michael Curtis, President and Chief Executive Officer of NEVADO. The technical content of this news release was reviewed and approved by Denis Villeneuve, Geo., a consultant for NEVADO and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.

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 news release. The statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” and readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and that actual developments or results, may vary materially from those in these “forward-looking” statements.

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  • NEVADO Resources Corporation
    Michael Curtis
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (514) 303-7895
    www.nevadoresources.com

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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

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