CleanSpark Inc (NASDAQ:CLSK), a Nevada-based energy technology and clean Bitcoin mining firm, has released its smart residential microgrid solution, mVoult to customers in California. Designed for homes and small businesses, mVoult is built off of the same platform as CleanSpark's existing, patented mPulse product, which the firm says is “tough enough for the military and is also flexible enough to be used in commercial, industrial, and estate home applications.” Users of mVoult can also use the accompanying mobile app available for download in both the Apple and Google Play app stores.
CO2 GRO Inc (TSX-V:GROW, OTCQB:BLONF) has announced a commercial feasibility of a CO2 Delivery Solutions system in an Arizona greenhouse that will operate for up to one year. The Toronto-based company said the name of the client will remain confidential for competitive reasons. The commercial feasibility will be conducted utilizing an existing fogging system used to manage humidity levels due to Arizona's arid climate. The CO2 Delivery Solutions system will be integrated into the existing fogging system. The primary focus of the commercial feasibility is to assess CO2 Delivery Solutions' benefits of increased plant production, suppression of microbial pathogens and CO2 usage.
Benchmark Metals Inc has completed over 31,000 meters of drilling as part of its ongoing resource expansion program at the company’s flagship Lawyers gold-silver project in British Columbia. To date, Benchmark has had five drill rigs operating on-site with plans to add an additional drill rig in the near-term. The ongoing program has advanced new target areas with geophysics, soil and rock sampling, and mapping. Positive assays from rock grab samples were 16.4 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent at Silver Creek and 34.4 g/t gold equivalent in the Silver Pond West zones.
Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) told investors that its cerebrospinal fluid assay CNSide had been shown to be able to detect markers of a complication of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which could mean targeted treatment that would allow patients' lives to be extended. More than 198,000 people are diagnosed with NSCLC each year, said Biocept, and an estimated 3-9% of those will develop leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC), where the cancer spreads to the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. "Identifying actionable mutations is critical for treating patients with LMC," said Dr Michael Dugan, Biocept’s chief medical officer and medical director. "CNSide has demonstrated the ability to reliably detect and analyze tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid that may not be found in blood or tissue samples."
NexTech AR Solutions Corp. has integrated its 3D and AR technology with SNAP, Facebook, and Instagram. In a statement, NexTech said its customers can now tap into the three social media applications to deliver engaging and streamlined 3D ads. In addition, customers also can use Google’s immense network, which NexTech announced on August 16. The expansion also gives NexTech the ability to tap into the full spectrum of audiences across the web and social media, which sets the company up for success as it rolls out its 3D/AR ad network capabilities.
BioHarvest Sciences Inc has unveiled a new, groundbreaking "Amalgamated Trichomes Coral Structure" (ATCS) that the company says will revolutionize the production of cannabis. The company has successfully grown multiple trichomes in coral-shaped clusters where they are attached together in a natural structure, which protects the trichomes from the shear forces and guarantees much-needed mechanical stability during the growth process. The company said this structure guarantees the much-needed mechanical stability during the growth process within the bioreactor, and it will allow BioHarvest to quickly scale up cannabis production in advance of wide-scale commercialization in the first half of 2022.
Ayurcann Holdings Corp, a Canadian extraction company specializing in the processing of cannabis and hemp, said its common shares have been cross-listed for trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which is also referred to as Börse Frankfurt. The Canadian cannabis company’s common shares will trade on the exchange under the symbol '3ZQ0.' Facilitating the German listing is Steubing AG, a licensed specialist at cross-listing foreign companies in the German markets. The cross-listing specialist operates on all German stock exchanges and has direct online access to around 50 international trading centers.
Vyant Bio (NASDAQ:VYNT) Inc and Cyclica Inc, announced a non-exclusive strategic collaboration combining Vyant Bio’s patient-derived complex organoid biology alongside Cyclica’s proteome-wide, Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled discovery platform to identify new treatments for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD), a severe neurodevelopmental epilepsy disorder with no effective treatments or cure. Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based Vyant’s human-first approach to novel drug discovery incorporates patient biology into the earliest steps of the process with disease-based neural organoids; while Cyclica’s machine learning platforms marry knowledge and structure-based approaches to find novel targets, uncover new uses for existing drugs, and design new molecules with high potential. “Combined, the technologies aim to identify, validate, and progress new targets as well as new and existing compounds for streamlined and de-risked CDD-based drug discovery,” said the company.
Alpine 4 Holdings Inc announced that its subsidiary, Thermal Dynamics International Inc (TDII), has been awarded a new $2.2 million contract in Africa. The new contract is in addition to a $1 million contract for a new project in Europe awarded earlier this month. TDII said it expects more contracts to follow as international travel continues to open up, increasing accessibility. "The strategic acquisition of Thermal Dynamics has quickly proven to be a substantial addition to Alpine 4's ever-growing holdings,” Ian Kantrowitz, a member of Alpine 4's executive leadership team, said in a statement. “With the leadership of TDII's President, John Meiser, their elite team creates the necessary solutions to solve the most demanding infrastructure projects around the world with exacting precision.”
Arizona Silver Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:AZS) has released the results of its annual general meeting held in Vancouver on August 17, 2021. The shareholders approved, by the requisite majority, all motions put forth, including the re-election of the five directors, appointment of Smythe LLP as auditor, and the approval of the stock option plan. A total of 19,490,001 common shares, or 33.68% of the company's issued and outstanding common shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Following the AGM, the board of directors reappointed Mike Stark as chairman, president and CEO, Gregory Hahn as vice president of exploration, and Dong H. Shim as chief financial officer and corporate secretary.
Zacks Small-Cap Research said that technology firm Logic Inc shares are undervalued after its 2Q revenue figures came in well above estimates. According to its recently-released 2Q results, Logiq posted another quarter of sequential revenue growth with $8.3 million in 2Q 2021, up 3% from its previous quarter. Zacks wrote that it believes Logiq’s stock is worth at least $17.10 per share, based on blended comparable valuations of its peers at 9.4 times enterprise value to sales.
Fireweed Zinc Ltd (TSX-V:FWZ) announced that it has applied to have its shares listed for trading on the OTCQB market and full eligibility through the Depository Trust Company (DTC) for electronic settlement and clearing of its common shares in the US. If it receives the approval of the OTCQB and the DTC, the company said it will continue to trade on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange after the OTCQB listing. "We have had significant interest expressed from US-based investors and listing on the OTCQB will provide institutional and retail investors with easier access to trade in our shares,” CEO Brandon Macdonald said in a statement. “This new listing will also assist existing US shareholders who have purchased our shares through the OTC Grey Market as it will address new requirements of pending SEC rules for trading in the US while also enhancing our liquidity."
Fobi AI (TSX-V:FOBI, OTCQB:FOBIF) Inc announced it has completed the integration of Passcreator, a German wallet pass software company that offers clients a software as a service solution for mobile marketing. The acquisition, which was first announced in March 2021, gives Fobi a significant foothold in the North American wallet pass market. With the Passcreator website now integrated into the Fobi website, the company said it anticipates record revenue growth in the coming quarters.
Ximen Mining Corp (TSX-V:XIM, OTCQB:XXMMF) said it will participate in the upcoming Banff Capital Conference. The CEM conference introduces growth-stage companies to active top-level capital finance individuals through a day of scheduled 1:1 meetings and networking activities. The conference will be comprised of top brokers, portfolio managers, institutional investors, and high net worth individual investors active in growth stocks. The event will run from August 20-22, 2021.
BioSig Technologies, Inc said its innovative biomedical signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover the full range of ECG and intra-cardiac signals, will be featured at the Kansas City Heart Rhythm Symposium. The symposium is scheduled to take place over the weekend of August 21-22, 2021 at the Overland Park Convention Center. The company’s clinical and commercial teams will host product demonstrations that will showcase the latest clinical data and the newest software features of its PURE EP(tm) System, the non-invasive class II device that aims to drive procedural efficiency and efficacy in electrophysiology. The company’s technology will also be featured in a presentation at the Technology Theater during the Symposium.
Nomad Royalty (TSX:NSR) Company Ltd has boosted its royalty on the producing Caserones copper mine in Chile for US$27.25 million in cash. The Montreal-based company said it had entered into an agreement with private vendors to acquire an effective 0.351% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the operation, which is located in the prolific Atacama region. The acquisition is in addition to the effective 0.28% NSR royalty on Caserones that Nomad purchased in May 2021.
Western Magnesium Corporation has selected Harrison County, Ohio, as the site of the first full-scale deployment of its proprietary magnesium extraction technology in the US. The 122-acre property is not only adjacent to the future home of a modern mixed fuels power plant, which can provide power to its clean magnesium production, but it is also close to a dolomite supply and an infrastructure of rail and highway that will carry the company's magnesium finished product to industries across the US. Western Magnesium said it intends to start with the build-out of a 100,000 metric ton plant, the equivalency of 10% of the world’s current supply.
The Valens Company (TSX:VLNS, OTCQX:VLNCF) Inc, a leading manufacturer of cannabis products, announced that it has received authorization to contract or subcontract with a public body from the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP), in Quebec. The Kelowna, British Columbia-based company said that with this authorization, it can now apply to become a registered vendor to supply goods and services in Quebec. This marks a significant step toward entering the third-largest cannabis market in Canada, representing around 17% of Canadian cannabis retail sales in the country and approximately 22% of the Canadian population,” according to Statistics Canada. "We are excited to announce that we are one step closer to bringing Valens' trusted and innovative products to the Quebec cannabis market," Valens co-founder and CEO Tyler Robson said in a statement.
GameSquare Esports Inc’s Gaming Community Network (GCN) has partnered with Roc Nation Sports, a full-service management and sports agency, to create global gaming solutions for athletes. GCN said the partnership is expected to allow it to continue to bridge the gap between traditional media and gaming. It intends to create strategies for each athlete that fit their interests in esports and specific games. By leveraging the marketing and social media reach of Roc Nation Sports alongside GCN’s deep capabilities within esports, they are projected to bring unique strategies for the Roc Nation Sports roster and attract new talent that recognizes the importance of connecting with the growing esports demographic. "Partnering with Roc Nation Sports continues our growth of building GameSquare into an esports powerhouse,” GameSquare CEO Justin Kenna said in a statement.
Aurania Resources Ltd (TSX-V:ARU, OTCQB:AUIAF) reported that drilling has intersected sediment-hosted copper mineralization visible over about two metres at the Tsenken N1 target in its Lost Cities-Cutucu project in southeastern Ecuador. The company said it also intersected salt, a key element of sediment-hosted copper mineralized systems. Scout drilling continues for sediment-hosted copper at Tsenken N1 and for silver-zinc at the Tiria-Shimpia target area. "We recognized early on that the copper-silver within the project is of Kupferschiefer style, and this was confirmed by Professor Gregor Borg, an international expert on the subject,” chairman and CEO Keith Barron said in a statement. “Essentially, what we have are multiple levels of sandstone with organic plant material, which is now carbon in the Jurassic-aged Chapiza Formation,” he added.
Great Bear Resources (TSX-V:GBR) Ltd said it will commence the phase II drill program at its Dixie project in Ontario following a temporary work suspension due to forest fires in the area. On July 21, the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) issued the order which had restricted industrial activities over a large area of northwestern Ontario. The Ministry rescinded the suspension on August 18th, allowing Great Bear to advance its $45 million fully funded exploration campaign.
Silver Range Resources (AIM:RRL, ASX:RRS) Ltd announced it has optioned its South Kitikmeot gold project in Nunavut to Australia’s Virdis Mining and Minerals Limited. Virdis will pay Silver Range A$25,000 following the completion of an initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange, according to the binding term sheet. The agreement stipulates that, as part of the first stage, Virdis may earn an initial 51% interest in the project by spending no less than A$1.5 million on exploration by the end of 2024.
Gold Resource Corporation (NYSEMKT:GORO) said it is ramping down certain activities at its Don David gold mine in Mexico due to a spike in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at the operation. The company noted that the delta variant of COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on Mexico and the number of individuals in isolation at the Don David mine has climbed to 102 over the past three days, stretching the camp and extra accommodations in the local communities to the limit.. From August 18, it said it will ramp down operations and will continue with significantly reduced activities at the mine for at least the next 10 days to help minimize the further spread of infection among the workforce and the local communities, providing relief to medical teams, and not further overstraining its accommodations.
Alkaline Fuel Cell Power Corp. (NEO:PWWR.AQN) has provided shareholders with the milestones and objectives to commercialize its micro-combined heat and power (Micro-CH) system being built within a 4kW system prototype. The new system is expected to be delivered in a compact, containerized format that will allow for ease of scalability to accommodate higher output capacities and represents a cleaner alternative energy source for domestic and commercial buildings across Europe. Hydrogen will serve as the power source.
North Arrow Minerals Inc (TSX-V:NAR) has reported that the field collection of a 2,000-ton bulk sample at its Naujaat diamond project in Nunavut is now complete. The Vancouver-based exploration company said field crews have delivered 2,500 bulk sample bags of kimberlite to its laydown near the community of Naujaat. Sample processing and diamond recovery are expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2021. Diamonds recovered from the sample are intended to confirm the size distribution and character of an important population of potentially high-value, fancy yellow to orange-yellow diamonds found in the Q1-4 deposit.
Xigem Technologies (CSE:XIGM, OTCQB:XIGMF) Corporation noted that the impact of the digital revolution in business was likely to continue even as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions ease and highlighted a number of examples. The firm is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company focused on its patented iAgent offering, which provides organizations, businesses and consumers with tools necessary to thrive in a vast array of remote working environments. For example, it was now estimated that 20% of all labour in the US may be satisfied by remote workers, up from 5% before the pandemic, the company noted.
Phyto Extractions Inc (CSE:XTRX, FRA:D2EA) announced that it has submitted a license amendment to Health Canada that, if approved, will enable Phyto to sell dried cannabis flowers to provincially authorized distributors and retailers and registered medical patients. The Canadian cannabis concentrates company already holds a federal licence to process and sell cannabis extract products, edibles, and topicals under the Cannabis Act. The license amendment would allow its wholly-owned Health Canada licensed subsidiary, Adastra Labs Inc, to leverage its agricultural product fulfillment capabilities to package, produce and sell dried flower-based products across Canada, which would open the pathway to higher profit margins by eliminating the necessity to sell to other licence holders.
Goldseek Resources Inc has commenced a planned 5,000-meter drill program at the Beschefer project in Quebec. The program will focus on infill drilling and expansion targets with a goal of extending the historical high-grade zones defined as 55.63 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 5.57 meters (m); 10.28 g/t gold over 8m, and 12.40 g/t gold over 3.78m. The Beschefer project is located about 30 kilometers southwest of Wallbridge’s Fenelon Gold property.
Altiplano Metals Inc is set to option into the Pastillas gold exploration project, which sits near four advanced, world-class gold assets in the prolific Maricunga district of Chile. The deal means the firm can buy 100% of the project over four years by paying US$1.23 million in cash, issuing 1 million of its shares and spending a minimum of US$2.9 million on exploration.
Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX:HBP), an immuno-oncology company developing innovative drug candidates for the prevention and treatment of cancer, has appointed paediatric surgeon Dr. Krzysztof Saczek to its board of directors. As a paediatric surgeon, Dr. Saczek is experienced in treating solid tumors, including malignancies in children. He has trained and practiced in several prominent medical centers in North America, Europe, and South Africa. His area of expertise includes gastrointestinal oncology. Currently, he is the head of the Paediatric Surgery Department at the Regina General Hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan.
RedHill Biopharma (NASDAQ:RDHL) Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that it will host a webcast on August 26, 2021, at 8:30 am ET, during which it will present key highlights from its second quarter 2021 financial results and operational highlights. The webcast including slides will be broadcast live on the company's website, https://ir.redhillbio.com/events, and will be available for replay for 30 days. Investors may dial one of the following numbers 15 minutes prior to the start of the call at +1-877-870-9135 in the US, +1-646-741-3167 internationally, and +972-3-530-8845 in Israel. The access code for the call is: 5554521.
Water Tower Research will be hosting Steelcase Inc (NYSE:SCS) CEO Jim Keane for a fireside chat on recent trends and customer interactions that affect the commercial/contract furniture industry. The event on August 31 at 11:30 am ET is open to all. During the 30-minute discussion with Keane, who has led Steelcase as its CEO for the past 8-plus years, Water Tower will explore some recent trends in the industry that are particularly relevant during the pandemic. Additionally, Water Tower will extend the discussion into how various business and organizational leaders now view the importance of the workplace to their own cultures and future success and how that may have changed in recent months. Register here.
OTC Markets Group Inc announced that White Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WGO, OTC:WHGOF) a Yukon gold exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. White Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WGO, OTC:WHGOF)begins trading on Thursday on OTCQX under the symbol "WHGOF." "The decision to upgrade to the OTCQX is part of our strategy to expand awareness to US based and international investors. The OTCQX is the premiere market for developing international companies trading in the United States, and will greatly enhance trading liquidity, and facilitate greater access and exposure to U.S. retail and institutional investors," said White Gold CEO David D'Onofrio in a statement. White Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WGO, OTC:WHGOF) owns a portfolio of 21,111 quartz claims across 31 properties covering over 420,000 hectares representing over 40% of the Yukon's prolific White Gold District and is backed by strategic partners Agnico Eagle Mines Limited.