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INTERVIEW: How Good Life Networks $GOOD.ca serves video ads without using personally identifiable information $TTD $RUBI $AT.ca $TRMR $FUEL
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CLIENT FEATURE: Star Navigation $SNA.ca Real-Time Flight Tracking and Monitoring Technology
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STAR-A.D.S.®
- On-board real-time monitoring and data analysis system that provides a “virtual window into an aircraft”
- As cost-effective air to ground communication system that automatically and securely transmits flight data and incident alerts.
- Continuously monitors selected avionics systems on the aircraft from power-on to power-off, instantly analyzes the data, and transmits selected data and any incident alerts, via satellite to the operator.
- Acts as an early warning system, detecting the earliest signs of potential problems
- Performs these functions in “real-time” providing essential safety monitoring to the benefit of passengers, aircraft personnel, and ground crew
- Applications include: Commercial Airlines, Helicopters, Business Aircraft, Assist Search and Rescue by providing last transmitted location
- Recent applications: Emergency Medical Services (airborne and ground vehicles), Land vehicles
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FULL DISCLOSURE: Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.
Bank of America $BAC : #Blockchain Market Could Hit $7 Bln, Will Give Boost to Amazon$AMZN, Microsoft $MSFT $IDK.ca $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca
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- The Bank of America (BoA) has estimated that blockchain could be a $7 billion market and provide a major boost to corporate giants such as Microsoft and Amazon, CNBC reports Oct. 2.
- While BoA’s analysts refrained from putting “a time stamp†on the industry becoming a major, multi-billion dollar addressable market, they reportedly based their estimates on a ballpark figure that two percent of corporate servers would be used to run blockchain at a cost of $5,500 annually.
BoA research analyst Kash Rangan told CNBC that the technology is well-suited to some of the world’s largest corporations, noting for example that:
“Amazon will benefit from incremental cloud services demand from Blockchain implementation, while improved supply chain tracking should make Amazon’s retail operations more efficient.”
Rangan emphasized, however, that while many potential use cases for blockchain have been widely recognized, “full products/services have not yet been built out and are not used in production,” leaving the technology’s capacity to generate real-world capital still unproven.
Rangan added that the innovation of distributed ledger systems could take so-called “software as a service” (SaaS) models to the next level by implementing “blockchain as a service†(BaaS). Rangan chose Microsoft’s popular blockchain-based Azure platform as a salient example, stating:
“BaaS on Azure offers services such as smart contracts and other third party apps, and should benefit as use of blockchain on Azure increases.”
Among other high-profile beneficiaries poised to benefit from blockchain, BoA included Oracle, IBM, Salesforce.com, and VMware, as well as major players from the real estate and mortgage industries such such as Redfin, Zillow, and Lendingtree.
Notably, many of the firms recognized by BoA have already made major forays into the blockchain space.
Fresh data published late August revealed that IBM is vying with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba for the top spot on a new list ranking global entities by the number of blockchain-related patents they have filed to date. This summer, tech giant IBM closed a seminal five-year $740 million deal with the Australian government to use blockchain to improve data security and automation across federal departments.
Microsoft, for its part, first announced the launch of its Ethereum-based Azure cloud computing platform as early as 2015, and continues to improve on the product. Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud platform this spring introduced a framework for Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric that allows users to build and manage their own blockchain-powered decentralized applications (DApps).
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-america-blockchain-market-could-hit-7-bln-will-give-boost-to-amazon-microsoft
Tetra Bio-Pharma $TBP.ca Moves PPP001 Closer to Commercial Manufacturing with the Issuance of a Drug Establishment License to Ford’s Pharmacy $AERO $CBDS $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX
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- Developed and implemented a pharmaceutical quality system for Canada’s first botanical-based prescription drug PPP001
- The Good Manufacturing Practices, Regulatory Operations and Regions Branch, Health Canada completed the inspection of Ford’s manufacturing facility
ORLEANS, Ontario, Oct. 03, 2018 – Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc., a leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development (TSX VENTURE: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF), in partnership with Ford’s Family Pharmacy and Wellness Center, have developed and implemented a pharmaceutical quality system for Canada’s first botanical-based prescription drug PPP001. The Good Manufacturing Practices, Regulatory Operations and Regions Branch, Health Canada completed the inspection of Ford’s manufacturing facility. A Drug Establishment License (DEL) was granted after having inspected and assessed the facility as being in compliance with the requirements of Divisions 2 to 4 of the Food and Drug Regulations thereby allowing Ford’s to conduct the fabrication, packaging and labeling of PPP001.
Dr. Guy Chamberland, M.Sc., Ph.D., Interim CEO and CSO of Tetra Bio-Pharma stated, “This is a significant accomplishment for Tetra and Ford’s. The manufacturing of a botanical drug is a complex operation and we have demonstrated to Health Canada that we are able to manufacture PPP001 in compliance with the requirements for a prescription drug. The DEL was required not just to manufacture the commercial lots but simply to enable Tetra to apply for approval and obtain the Drug Identification Number (DIN). Tetra is now in an excellent position to focus its activities on scale-up to ensure that we can supply the market demand for a first cannabis botanical drug. The DEL, a recognition of the pharmaceutical GMP quality process by Health Canada, was a critical milestone for Tetra to achieve thereby allowing the corporation to accelerate its plans to register cannabis drugs around the world including Europe and the USA.â€
Dr. Peter Ford, CEO of Ford’s Family Pharmacy and Wellness Centre stated, “This has been a true team effort between Tetra and Ford’s and will potentially represent the very first smokable dosage form in Canada and beyond. We are both very much committed to the DIN application.â€
Ofer Yifrach-Stav, Tetra Bio-Pharma Vice President, Pharmaceutical Compliance and Quality, said, “Tetra is proud to present a significant milestone in the development of PPP001, a prescription drug that contains a botanical ingredient, manufactured under the stringent requirements and regulations of Health Canada. The GMP inspection addressed a wide range of production activities, and the results demonstrate our consistent adherence to establish procedures at every step of the production process, as well as our ability to provide a high-quality, clean, safe and reliable product. We are excited to take the next steps in the development of cannabis botanical drugs with the potential of making them widely available to the public.â€
About Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.
Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX-V: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) is a biopharmaceutical leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development with a Health Canada approved, and FDA reviewed, clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. The Company has several subsidiaries engaged in the development of an advanced and growing pipeline of Bio Pharmaceuticals, Natural Health and Veterinary Products containing cannabis and other medicinal plant-based elements. With patients at the core of what we do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing bio pharma industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies.
For more information visit: www.tetrabiopharma.com
About Ford’s Family Pharmacy and Wellness Centre
Since 1997, Ford’s Family Pharmacy & Wellness Centre has helped clients improve and prolong their health, wellness and vitality by providing personalized compounding and wellness solutions. Our team, which currently consists of four pharmacists: Peter Ford, Bryan Sinclair, Candy Aguinaga, and Taylor White, 14 pharmacy technicians/assistants and two registered nurses, is attentive, compassionate, courteous and responsive. We pride ourselves on providing innovative solutions to complex medical problems, and work with Canadian healthcare providers (including physicians, veterinarians and dentists) to create well-rounded, comprehensive natural and compounding treatment plans. Our consultative approach, state-of-the-art technology and unique “Functional Medicine†position means we will work with you one-on-one to understand the root cause of your pain or other health issues and apply all our resources to developing the treatment that is right for you.
For more information visit: www.fordrx.com
Source: Tetra Bio-Pharma
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.
Forward-looking statements
Some statements in this release may contain forward-looking information. All statements, other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “continue”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to execute the Company’s business plan; competition; regulation and anticipated and unanticipated costs and delays, the success of the Company’s research and development strategies, including the success of PPP001, the applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely completion and uncertainties related to the regulatory process including the applications for Orphan Drug Designation, the timing of clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or intellectual property decisions and other risks disclosed in the Company’s public disclosure record on file with the relevant securities regulatory authorities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. While no definitive documentation has yet been signed by the parties and there is no certainty that such documentation will be signed. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities legislation.
For further information, please contact Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.
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#Programmatic Is Fastest-Growing Part Of Digital Display $GOOD.ca $TTD $RUBI $AT.ca $TRMR $FUEL
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- Programmatic is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. digital display advertising marketplace
- Projected to expand 26.3% to $46.55 billion, according to updated estimates released by eMarketer on the eve of Advertising Week in New York City this week.
- That’s a slightly faster rate of expansion than the overall digital display market, which eMarketer projects will grow 25.4% to $57.42 billion
Programmatic is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. digital display advertising marketplace, and is projected to expand 26.3% to $46.55 billion, according to updated estimates released by eMarketer on the eve of Advertising Week in New York City this week.
That’s a slightly faster rate of expansion than the overall digital display market, which eMarketer projects will grow 25.4% to $57.42 billion.
The only digital segment growing faster this year, is essentially a form of programmatic advertising — search — which will expand 27.7% to $48.49 billion.
As part of the update, eMarketer also released new long-term projections for the major digital marketplace players, which shows Amazon continuing to gain market share.
eMarketer, which last month estimated Amazon will overtake Microsoft as the third biggest digital advertising platform after Google and Facebook will also cut into Google’s market share over the next two years, to capture a 7.0% share of digital advertising in 2020.
While Google will remain the overall market leader, Amazon also has, or is on the verge of supplanting Google’s YouTube division.
Source: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/325846/emarketer-programmatic-is-fastest-growing-part-of.html
Harvest Underway At #Marijuana Company Of America’s $MCOA #CBD Hemp Operation In Scio, Oregon $AERO $CBDS $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX $ACG $ACB $WEED.ca $HIP.ca
Posted by
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- Harvest has begun at the farm
- Over the next 10 days the team in Scio will harvest this year’s crop, which consists of approximately 36,000 high yielding CBD hemp plants that were grown in an orchard style cultivation on 33 acres
ESCONDIDO, Calif., Oct. 02, 2018 – MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. (“MCOA†or the “Companyâ€) (OTC: MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, and its joint venture partner Global Hemp Group Inc. (CSE: GHG/ OTC: GBHPF/ FRANKFURT: GHG) (the “Partnersâ€) are pleased to provide an update on their high yielding CBD hemp project in Scio, Oregon.
Harvest
Harvest has begun at the farm. Over the next 10 days the team in Scio will harvest this year’s crop, which consists of approximately 36,000 high yielding CBD hemp plants that were grown in an orchard style cultivation on 33 acres. The team planted six different cultivars this year to determine which would be the optimal hemp variety to grow in the coming year. The team continues to evaluate hemp cultivars that will provide higher CBD yields and a reduced flowering period, which will allow the team to complete the harvest earlier in the year prior to the fall rains.
Preparation for Extraction
Once the hemp is harvested, it will be dried in preparation for storage prior to processing. Drying this season will take place in the project’s four recently completed greenhouses on the farm and will utilize a traditional hanging method, as well as testing an innovative rack drying system. Prior to next season’s harvest, the Partners will construct a permanent drying facility on site. Once the hemp is dried to a 10-12% moisture content, it can be stored with little or no cannabinoid/plant matter degradation, prior to extraction.
Greenhouses
The team has now completed the setup of the first four of five greenhouses, giving the project 15,000+ sq. ft. of active greenhouse space for its drying and cloning operations. A fifth greenhouse (already purchased) will be installed after the drying of this year’s crop is complete. This will increase the active greenhouse space at the project to over 19,000 sq. ft. An additional 20,000 sq. ft. of greenhouse space will be purchased in October as part of further project expansion, with the vision of implementing a year round perpetual harvest model to enhance revenue generation and cash flow, and increasing the size of the cloning operation to be able to supply clones to the local farming community.
The team has now started its cloning operations for the winter crop, which will utilize the current and future greenhouses. Management is exploring opportunities to maximize production by developing beneficial relationships that will help optimize the Project’s profit potential through R&D, data collection and analysis.
Discussions with local Farmers
With the success of this year’s hemp cultivation on display at the farm, it has attracted the attention of the local community and many local farmers that are interested in growing hemp as hemp generates a far greater Return On Investment per acre than any other crop they are currently growing. The Project’s stated goal has been to use 2018 as an initial commercial trial and then to significantly expand the acreage under cultivation in the coming years. Management is currently in discussions with a number of these local farmers regarding contract farming and share cropping for the project, starting next year.
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 Global Hemp Group Inc.
Global Hemp Group Inc. (CSE: GHG) (OTC: GBHPF) (FRANKFURT: GHG), is focused on a multi-phased strategy to build a strong presence in the industrial hemp industry in both Canada and the United States. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with hemp cultivation operations in New Brunswick and Oregon. The first phase of this strategy is to develop hemp cultivation with the objective of extracting cannabinoids (CBD, CBG, CBN & CBC) and creating a near term revenue stream that will allow the Company to expand and develop successive phases of the strategy. The second phase of the plan will focus on the development of value-added industrial hemp products utilizing the processing of the whole hemp plant, as envisioned in the Company’s Hemp Agro-Industrial Zone (HAIZ) strategy.
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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:
MarijuanaCompanyofAmerica.com
hempSMART.com
NetworkNewsWires/MCOA
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$HPQ.ca Subsidiary Beauce #Gold Field Identifies North-Eastern Extension to the Major Fault Line Beneath the Beauce Placer Gold Channel
Posted by
at 9:34 AM on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
- Newly completed geophysical and geological studies along the Rang VI road on HPQ Beauce Gold Fields subsidiary Gold property located in St-Simon-Les-Mines, Quebec has identified a 1.5 km northeastern extension of the previously identified major fault line (May 11, 2017 release) beneath the Beauce placer gold channel
- Furthermore, the geophysical and geological study along the road has also identified additional exploration targets for gold and base metal sulphide mineralizations.
MONTREAL, Oct. 02, 2018 – HPQ Silicon Resources Inc (“HPQâ€) (TSX VENTURE:HPQ) (FRANKFURT:UGE) (OTC PINK:URAGF) is pleased to inform shareholders that a newly completed geophysical and geological studies along the Rang VI road on HPQ Beauce Gold Fields subsidiary Gold property located in St-Simon-Les-Mines, Quebec has identified a 1.5 km northeastern extension of the previously identified major fault line (May 11, 2017 release) beneath the Beauce placer gold channel. Furthermore, the geophysical and geological study along the road has also identified additional exploration targets for gold and base metal sulphide mineralizations.
Patrick Levasseur, President and CEO of HPQ Beauce Gold Field stated, “This is another strong line of evidence that narrows our search to find the hard rock source of the St-Simon-Les-Mines gold placers.â€Â Mr. Levasseur also stated, “We’re also very excited by the potential for discovery of massive sulphide deposits within the volcanoclastic rocks of the Beauceville Formation.â€
MAJOR FAULT LINE UNDER PLACER GOLD CHANNEL, AN INDICATOR OF HARD ROCK SOURCE
The Gilbert River basin (about section 3,200m on Figure 1) is marked by a strong contrast of electrical resistivity values on both sides of the river believed to represent a thrust or shear contact between sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Rocks south of the river are dominantly sedimentary and show the presence of formation conductors present mostly in synformal fold structures while north of the river the rocks are generally volcanic in origin, including volcaniclastic strata, are generally more resistive, and the conductive units narrower and shallower. This discontinuity corresponds also to the position of a linear anomaly of the total magnetic field and its tilt derivative field, which suggests the presence of a magnetic discontinuity related to the presence of a major fault zone, which the Gilbert River follows (Point F3 on Figure 1).
Parallel to the Gilbert river, under 15 to 40 meters of overburden, hosts a placer channel that is a six kilometre long unconsolidated gold-bearing sedimentary unit (a lower saprolite and an upper brown diamictite). Textural observations (angularity) of gold nuggets suggest a relatively proximal source and therefore a short transport distance (NI 43-101 Beauce Gold Property Report, Violet July 4 2018).
POTENTIAL FOR POLYMETALLIC MASSIVE SULPHIDE MINERALISATION
The survey data shows the presence of several conductors in the rocks from the Beauceville Formation (C3, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10 and C11). Some of these conductors are related to graphitic shales (C3, C6, C7) but other are associated with magnetic anomalies (C8, C9 and C11) and could be exploration targets for massive sulphide mineralization. The rocky outcrops present along the Rang VI Road have also been mapped. Several generations of quartz veins, sometimes associated with sulphides, intersect the rocks of the Beauceville Formation in the northern part of the Rang VI road. These veins testify to hydrothermal processes affecting the sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the area.
In addition to specifying the structural context of the St-Simon-les-Mines gold sector, the geophysical work of 2016 was extended in 2017 to the north-east to document the deep geology of the northern part of the Beauceville Formation. Â This area is characterized by a greater proportion of volcanoclastic and volcanic rocks and a geological context similar to that of the Champagne massive sulphide deposit in the St-Magloire area (Bellechasse gold belt). Â The audiomagnetotelluric data of the St-Gustave road section suggest the presence of a large conductor (conductor IV) with an estimated thickness of about 50 m and vertical extension in the order of 400 m (Fig. 1). This structure could correspond to a massive polymetallic sulphide mineralization. Additional work is planned to specify the geometry of this conductor.
Audiomagnetotellurics (AMT), Frequency Domain Electromagnetic (FDEM) Surveys
The work, carried out under the supervision of Professor Marc Richer-LaFlèche, Ph.D., P. geo, from INRS-Center Eau Terre et Environnement of Québec conducted a multidisciplinary geophysical and geological study to document the deep geological context of the Magog Group and, more specifically, of the Beauceville Formation (Bellechasse gold belt) under the St-Simon-les-Mines gold placer.
A 5.6 km long Audiomagnetotellurics (AMT) survey (113 stations per 50m) was conducted as well as a Frequency Domain Electromagnetic (FDEM) survey (112 stations) along Rang VI road.
The purpose of this survey was to assess the deep geology of this area and to verify the probable northeasterly extension of deep structures detected during the AMT survey conducted in 2016 on St-Gustave Rang Road (May 11 2017 PR). The study of the geology and deep geophysics of rocks of the Beauceville Formation in order to improve the structural and metallogenic understanding of the region using AMT and FDEM method is used to locate potential fluid circulation corridors (faults) responsible for the emplacement of orogenic gold mineralization and to detect strong magnetic conductors potentially related to VMS or SEDEX mineralizations.
Marc Richer-LaFlèche PhD, P. Geo, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this press release.
Bernard J. Tourillon, Chairman, President and CEO of HPQ Silicon stated, “We are very excited by the confirmation of the extension of the fault line beneath the Placer Channel. Once listed, Beauce Gold Fields will represent a unique opportunity for HPQ investors to have shares in two dedicated companies focused on building market awareness for their projects, progress, plans and success.â€
About Beauce Gold Fields
BGF is a wholly owned subsidiary of HPQ Silicon into which HPQ gold assets were transferred.  Subject to approval by TSX-V, HPQ is in the process of listing BGF as a new public junior gold company, following the approval by shareholders during HPQ AGM held on Aug. 10, 2018, of the proposed terms of the plan of arrangement.
The Beauce Gold Fields project is a unique, historically prolific gold property located in the municipality of Saint-Simon-les-Mines in the Beauce region of Southern Quebec. Comprising of a block of 152 claims 100% owned by HPQ, the project area hosts a six kilometre long unconsolidated gold-bearing sedimentary unit (a lower saprolite and an upper brown diamictite). Textural observations (angularity) of gold nuggets suggest a relatively proximal source and therefore a short transport distance. The gold in saprolite indicates a close proximity to a bedrock source of gold, providing possible further exploration discoveries. The property was also hosts numerous historical gold mines that were active from 1860s to the 1960s (see HPQ SEDAR-filed report).
A Beauce Gold Fields presentation is available and can be downloaded via the following link. http://www.hpqsilicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BGF-Presentation-V-Jul-2017.pdf
About HPQ Silicon
HPQ Silicon Resources Inc. is a TSX-V listed resource company planning to become a vertically integrated and diversified High Purity, Solar Grade Silicon Metal (SoG Si) producer and a manufacturer of multi and monocrystalline solar cells of the P and N types, required for production of high performance photovoltaic conversion.
HPQ’s goal is to develop, in collaboration with industry leaders, PyroGenesis (TSX-V: PYR) and Apollon Solar, that are experts in their fields of interest, the innovative metallurgical PUREVAPTM “Quartz Reduction Reactors (QRR)†process (patent pending), which will permit the transformation and purification of quartz (SiO2) into high purity silicon metal (Si) in one step and reduce by a factor of at least two-thirds (2/3) the steps required to transform quartz (SiO2) into SoG Si. The pilot plant equipment that will validate the commercial potential of the process is on schedule to start mid-2019.
Disclaimers:
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “may”, “plan”, “will”, “estimate”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “in the process” and other similar expressions which constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectation and assumptions, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, our expectations regarding the acceptance of our products by the market, our strategy to develop new products and enhance the capabilities of existing products, our strategy with respect to research and development, the impact of competitive products and pricing, new product development, and uncertainties related to the regulatory approval process. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Company’s on-going filings with the securities regulatory authorities, which filings can be found at www.sedar.com. Actual results, events, and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements either as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. 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.
For further information contact
Bernard J. Tourillon, Chairman, President and CEO HPQ Tel (514) 907-1011
Patrick Levasseur, COO HPQ, President and CEO BGF Tel: (514) 262-9239
www.HPQSilicon.com
Shares outstanding: 222,284,053
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The show’s not over for #platinum as car sector shifts gear $NAM.ca $WG.ca $XTM.ca $WM.ca $PDL.ca
Posted by
at 2:49 PM on Monday, October 1st, 2018
- Our key takeaway from the work we have done on the future of the vehicle industry is that the transition of the industry will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary, says the writer.
- The SA platinum group metal (PGM) industry has been in a near decade-long downturn as demand shocks and a pessimistic outlook pushed prices to what we believe to be unsustainably low levels.
01 October 2018 – 05:03 Nicholas Hops
Unprofitable supply has been slow to reduce due to high barriers to exit. Sentiment towards the sector is incredibly low due to the labour-intensive, deep-level nature of SA’s industry as well as concerns surrounding the long-term demand for PGMs as the European diesel share declines and the world shifts towards electric vehicles.
The negative sentiment is so great that despite a 36% increase in the industry’s rand revenue basket to near record highs, most equity prices continue to trade at distressed levels. Only Amplats has had a positive return over this period.
PGM comprises five precious metals, of which platinum, palladium and rhodium are the most important. These are referred to as 3E metals. The demand side of the 3E market is dominated by catalytic converters for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, making up 70% of global demand. We are optimistic about the market for the following reasons:
• The outlook for global vehicle sales is good, driven by emerging markets.
• We expect 3E demand to grow over the next decade as environmental legislation in China and the rest of the world forces car makers to use more metal in their vehicles.
• We feel these new legislations are being underestimated. In the next five years, China, the largest vehicle market, will have the strictest emissions standards in the world.
The balance of the market is split between jewellery and industrial catalysts with 9% and 21% respectively. We expect this portion of demand to see slight growth over the next decade. The negativity on the demand side has been driven by the outlook for European diesel sales as well as the rise of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). While the outlook for European diesel is negative, it is important to note that it is only 12% of 3E demand and we do expect this to decline.
We believe in the long-term prospects of BEVs but are cognisant of the challenges facing the technology. Our key takeaway from the work we have done on the future of the vehicle industry is that the transition of the industry will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary.
Importantly, we see a period of mass hybridisation over the next decade before BEVs start to become more affordable for the mass market. We anticipate a shift towards a portfolio of technologies including BEVs, a variety of hybrids as well as fuel cell vehicles. As investors in the PGM sector, our biggest worry is BEV adoption, as these have no PGMs in the vehicle at all. In our forecasts out to 2030, we expect BEVs to make up 19% of global light-duty vehicle sales, up from 1% today. We expect the traditional ICE as we know it to decline from 96% today to 28%.
Currently, petrol vehicles predominantly use palladium in the converter, instead of platinum. Palladium is in material deficit and now trades at a $180/oz premium to platinum, where it historically traded at large discounts. We have gathered that platinum is a superior metal for catalysis and that a growing price differential will swing the original equipment manufacturers back towards platinum in future.
Many look at the platinum surplus and declare the metal is doomed. Our view is, given their fungibility, platinum and palladium must be considered together. Looked at this way, the market is in a growing deficit. Out of the 3E metals, platinum is most important for SA producers as it is makes up 60% of the ounces extracted.
Large reductions
We see 3E demand increasing 11% by 2030, where market rhetoric seems set on declining demand. Beyond 2030, we see large reductions in SA supply as many mines come to the end of their economic lives.
Coupling our supply and demand expectations gives us an average market deficit of 500,000oz, or 2.6% of annual demand each year, over the next 12 years. These deficits are substantially more pronounced in the near term and we expect prices to react strongly over this timeframe. We have excluded potential investment demand from these balances, which may prove conservative.
Negativity towards the industry also stems from the deep-level, high-cost nature of the majority of the SA mines. We have mitigated this through the selection of the highest-quality players in the sector, Northam and Amplats.
Northam is a medium-size producer with two producing mines, run by an entrepreneurial management team that has taken advantage of the downturn in the industry by making smart acquisitions.
Production growth from its Booysendal mine over the next five years will help the group double production. Booysendal is the key asset in Northam’s portfolio, and while it is underground, it is shallow, capital-light and mechanised — meaning a smaller labour component. Northam is well-positioned to generate cash flows and at these metal prices should trade on a nine times price-earnings (9xPE) ratio in the 2019 year.
Amplats is the largest producer of PGMs and has undergone a remarkable portfolio transition in the last five years. Shedding itself of high-cost, deep underground mines and focusing on the key Mogalakwena asset has allowed Amplats to pay the first dividend in the sector since 2013.
Mogalakwena is a unique asset as it is an open pit, which means it comes with less operational complexity and standout margins. It has material expansion capability over the next decade and we believe management will pursue this. Amplats has several options to expand the size of the portfolio over the next decade with high-quality, low-labour ounces. At today’s spot prices, Amplats trades on an 11xPE for the 2019 year.
The sentiment surrounding PGMs has left the sector’s equity prices lagging recent improvements in the basket price. Thanks to their high-quality operations, both Northam and Amplats can generate material cash flows in today’s price environment and we believe equities are yet to reflect this.
• Hops is an equity analyst for Coronation Fund Managers.
Source: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2018-10-01-the-shows-not-over-for-platinum-as-car-sector-shifts-gear/
ThreeD Capital $IDK.ca Announces New Vice President of Investments $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca
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- Announced today the addition of Jordan Black, as Vice President, Investments.
- Mr. Black is a Professional Engineer, with over 8 years’ experience as a consulting engineer
- He is experienced in global financial markets and a successful equity, commodity, derivatives and cryptocurrency trader
TORONTO, Oct. 01, 2018 — ThreeD Capital Inc. (the “Companyâ€) (CSE:IDK), a Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on investments in promising, early stage companies and ICOs with disruptive capabilities, is pleased to announce today the addition of Jordan Black, as Vice President, Investments.
Mr. Black is a Professional Engineer, with over 8 years’ experience as a consulting engineer.   He is experienced in global financial markets and a successful equity, commodity, derivatives and cryptocurrency trader. He is currently working with several early stage and mature blockchain companies. Currently, Mr. Black is a business development manager at Metalyfe.com, providing business development and leadership skills to help scale the Metalyfe browser into the next internet paradigm shift. Mr. Black also consults with industrial scale cryptocurrency mining firms where he provides operational support.
Previously, at the consulting firm Tulloch Engineering, Mr. Black started the Geotechnical Engineering Division, where he provided design solutions, project management and supported the business development in renewable energy, infrastructure, and mining division.
Along with his appointment, pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan and subject to Canadian Stock Exchange approval, the Board has granted 200,000 stock options to Mr. Black, exercisable at $0.10 per share for a term of up to five years. The options will vest quarterly over a period of 18 months.
About ThreeD Capital Inc.
ThreeD is a publicly-traded Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies in the Junior Resources, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain sectors. ThreeD seeks to invest in early stage, promising companies and ICOs where it may be the lead investor and can additionally provide investees with advisory services, mentoring and access to the Company’s ecosystem.
For further information: Gerry Feldman, CPA, CA Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
[email protected] Phone: 416-941-8900 ext 106
CLIENT FEATURE: Bougainville Ventures $BOG.ca a Turnkey Greenhouse Growing Infrastructure Provider $CROP.ca $VP.ca NF.ca $MCOA
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WHY BOUGAINVILLE?
- Converting irrigated farmland to greenhouse-equipped farmland
- Bougainville does not “touch the plant†by only providing agricultural infrastructure as a landlord for licensed marijuana growers
- First 10,000 square feet (of 30,000 sqf) greenhouse space has been completed
- Ready for occupancy
- Facility projected to produce in excess of 12,000 lbs. of high quality cannabis per annum upon completion of all greenhouses
- JV Agreement with Marijuana Company of America (MCOA:OTC)
- MCOA investment of $1M
Early estimates show a greenhouse can produce twice the amount of product and at least less than 50% of the cost compared to warehouse production.
FULL DISCLOSURE: Bougainville Ventures is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.