Silver Spruce Completes Melchett Lake Due Diligence Field Program
Momentum Public Relations
Press Release: October 31, 2019
Silver Spruce Resources Inc. (TSXV:SSE)(Frankfort:S6Q1) (“Silver Spruce” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of its field due diligence program on the Melchett Lake Zn-Au-Ag volcanogenic massive sulphide (“VMS”) project, an advanced precious and base metal project in the Thunder Bay Mining District, northern Ontario, Canada. Mobilization to the Property by air from Nakina was conducted on October 3rd, 2019 for a seven-day field program focusing on the known targets with drill core and surface exposures.
“We are very pleased to report on management site visits to provide oversight on targeted exploration and data verification on the Melchett Lake VMS-Au Property which will support a pending decision to earn a 100% interest in the project,” stated Karl Boltz, CEO of Silver Spruce.
“We continue to advance our due diligence pending multi-element geochemical results from rock and core samples, while building our Leapfrog GIS database with recently revised drill hole co-ordinates and all available drilling, geophysical and geological information to identify additional VMS sulphide mineral responses and alteration vectors leading to drill target identification,” stated Greg Davison, Director of Silver Spruce. “Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines work permits currently are in place for our follow-up exploration program including geological sampling, trenching and diamond drilling.”
Letter of Intent
Silver Spruce Resources Inc. signed a binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire 100% of the Melchett Lake Zn-Au-Ag volcanogenic massive sulphide (“VMS”) project, Thunder Bay Mining District, northern Ontario, Canada. The LOI was executed on September 9th, 2019. Silver Spruce has a 90-day window after signing the LOI to carry out its due diligence and prepare a Definitive Agreement (“DA”).
Due Diligence and Exploration
The current work was performed to update and verify the multi-kilometre strike length of the known areas of mineralization, broad intervals of mineralization, intense alteration profile similar to well-known polymetallic deposits, and presence of high-grade values of both precious metals and base metals reported from the historical exploration.
Field work for the due diligence program focused on geological sampling and data verification on known occurrences, GPS location surveys of the historical drill collars to update the 2D and 3D Leapfrog model, and preservation and sampling of the diamond drill core stored on the Property.
The team examined the principal showings and trenches, and drill core at the Relf and Nakina targets separated by 5km along the principal mineralized trend. Limited ground truthing of geochemical and geophysical targets was conducted over areas peripheral to the known mineralization.
The Property was accessed via float equipped aircraft from Nakina to fly camps on both Relf Lake and Kapikotongwa Lake, the latter west of Melchett Lake, and by helicopter to camp sites and target areas from Nakina Airport.
The team spent four days at the Relf Lake showings and three days at the Nakina showings. Silver Spruce Director, Greg Davison, who worked the Melchett Lake area for Kerr Addison Mines and Tribute Minerals, respectively, led the management visit to the Property. Consulting Geologist Luc Lepage, MSc, PGeo, was the manager of the on-site activities for the field program. Mr. Lepage has extensive international experience including field work at the nearby Marshall Lake VMS project.
Drill core from the Stratabound Minerals program of two holes in 2007 and 2008 was stacked at the Relf Lake collar sites whereas Kerr Addison core from the 1983-1987 programs were stored in racks near the Kapikotongwa Lake (“Kap”) camp location, two kilometres west of the Nakina showings. The former core was well preserved, and all of the remaining core was laid out and reviewed before cross-stacking, and 10cm whole core samples were collected for metal and alteration geochemistry. The altered and mineralized intervals previously were sampled in select sections using whole core (20% of 1metre intervals per 8metres, additional intervals in well mineralized core) and the abundant gap intervals were marked. The collars for the Relf area holes and the main trench zone were re-located using GPS.
The core at Kap-Nakina included Kerr Addison holes from both the Nakina and Relf targets. The core racks were in very poor condition and only a small proportion of the core was readily accessible for sampling as labels and core integrity were limited. Samples for geochemistry were selected only where hole identification was verified. The collars for the Nakina area holes, which exhibited significant variance from the assessment literature, and the trench zones, were re-located using GPS.
Rock sampling was carried out at both the Nakina and Relf targets at known trench locations. The Nakina targets are characterized by high silica-pyrite and a well foliated micaceous fabric. The Relf trenches are intensely altered and well oxidized on surface with extensive gossans with very friable to siliceous quartz-sericite schists, pervasive discoloration by iron and massive to spongy ferroan “blackjack” sphalerite in thin stringers to sphalerite-pyrite lenses of several centimetres, over an exposure of more than forty by twenty metres. The schists exhibited finely disseminated pyrite within granular quartz-sericite with pinch swell textures and steep dips along an east-west fabric. Lineations, from limited measurements, in the area are steeply dipping and appear orthogonal to the principal oblate alignment of the mineralization.
A total of seventy-two (72) rock and core samples were collected, sixty of which were submitted for multi-element geochemical analysis and the results are pending.
Maps and site photographs of the core and trench areas are available on the Silver Spruce website at Melchett Maps and Melchett Photos, and the geological and GIS compilations will be reported and posted on the Company website in due course.
An update to the NI 43-101 technical reporting initiated by an independent Qualified Person (“QP”) is planned during Q1 2020 upon acquisition of the detailed airborne and downhole geophysical survey data, structural geology analysis, receipt of the due diligence assays, interpretation of the geochemical vectors and development of the 2020 program proposals.
Project Background
The Property, located within Melchett Lake greenstone belt of the English River Sub-province of the Archean-age Superior Province, is underlain by a bimodal mafic-felsic sequence of pyroclastics, tuffs and flows with cherts and Fe-lean to Fe-rich iron formation. Several occurrences of polymetallic Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-Au VMS style mineralization are similar in character to ore deposits exploited at Mattabi, Winston Lake, Geco, Brunswick, Rouyn-Noranda and Uchi Lake. There are locally high-grade lenses of Zn & Ag with variable Cu, Au and Pb, and historical gold grades to 28.8g/t Au, silver grades to 560g/t Ag and zinc grades to 19.1%.
Highlights of the prospective geology, alteration and mineralization include multiple folded or stacked horizons of coincident alteration and metal mineralization, high Zn/Cu, Zn/Pb and Ag/Au ratios, extensive remobilization of major and trace elements with defined enrichment (Fe, Mg, Co, Cr, Cd) and depletion (Na, Sr, Ca) zones, and continuity, increased alteration and anomalous metal values over large intervals (up to 245 metres in DDH SB-07-01 from 345-590metres) with a strong electromagnetic (BHTEM) 20 channel off-hole response.
Selected grab samples taken from the Relf Zone by Shawmin averaged 13.0% zinc (Zn), 1.2% lead (Pb), 0.26% copper (Cu) and 325g/t silver (Ag); best results received were 19.1% Zn, 2.2% Pb, 0.40% Cu, 565g/t Ag and 1.72g/t gold (Au). A selection of Relf Zone samples collected in 1984 by Kerr Addison geologist and current Silver Spruce director G. Davison is shown below.
Sample No. |
Zinc % |
Lead % |
Copper % |
Silver g/t |
1061 |
12.90 |
1.920 |
0.288 |
552 |
1064 |
11.60 |
0.866 |
0.507 |
278 |
1065 |
16.80 |
2.400 |
0.075 |
655 |
1066 |
8.26 |
0.330 |
0.972 |
170 |
1067 |
11.10 |
1.300 |
0.142 |
394 |
At the Nakina l Zone, Nakina Mines reported, in separate samples, 14.85% Zn and 28.8g/t Au from a pyritized felsic volcanic unit. Rock sampling of a pyritized felsic volcanic unit in the Nakina 2 Zone by Kerr Addison returned a value of 15.08g/t Au.
Gold mineralization in the Iron Lake area, which was not examined during the current due diligence program, is traced for at least 600metres within a sheared, sericite-silica altered felsic metavolcanic and contains 3-8% pyrite, with lesser chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Grab samples reported 7.7g/t Au, 13.05g/t Au and 13.48g/t Au.
All of the above metal values were reported by past operators in the Melchett Lake area, from grab samples which may not be representative of the metal grades, and are historical in nature.
Exploration History
Base metals were first reported in 1959 by Kerr-Lund and Little Long Lac Gold Mines in the Kerr-Lund (Relf) Zone. Between 1964 and 1997, the area was held by Shawmin, Nakina Mines, Chimo Gold Mines, Falconbridge, Cominco, Kerr Addison Mines, Minnova, Inmet and Redbird. Tribute staked a large claim group in 1999 and during 2002 completed a 217 line-kilometre DIGHEMv airborne magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical survey using a 100metre separation. Stratabound Minerals, during 2007 and 2008, completed two drill holes and downhole geophysics with Maxwell modelling. The property was staked by the current Vendors in 2017.
In addition, Fugro carried out a regional airborne magnetic gradiometer survey for the Ontario Geological Survey from 2009-2010 which comprised over 75,000 line-kilometres of data acquisition, flown in a north-to-south direction with 200 metre flight line spacing and with full coverage over the Property and the Melchett Lake greenstone belt.
Geochemical Analysis, Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Samples were collected by the Company’s QPs, packaged in plastic bags with Tyvek tags and shipped by contract air services to Nakina and, using the QPs’ private vehicles, delivered directly to the ALS Global sample preparation facilities in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Photographs of the individual rock and core samples were collected from each sample prior to shipment. Several select rock samples from the Nakina and Relf trenches were split as required, with a representative portion bagged and sealed in packages by the QPs for analysis. These rock samples selected for display and investor meetings were photographed at the offices of the QP, and all images will be made available on the Company web site in due course.
Samples were weighed on receipt (WEI-21) and logged into the global tracking system (LOG-22). The samples were crushed to 70% passing 2mm (PREP-31) and a split of up to 250 grams was pulverized to 85% passing 75 micrometres (-200 mesh).
The sample pulps were transferred internally to ALS Global’s North Vancouver analytical facility for analysis. ALS Global in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a facility certified as ISO 9001:2008 and accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 from the Standards Council of Canada.
Twenty-four pulps (25gram split) were then submitted for analysis by Aqua Regia Digestion followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) multi-element analyses (ALS Code AuME-TL43, 51 elements).
Thirty-six pulps were submitted for whole rock oxide, metals and multi-element analysis by lithium borate fusion and acid digestion followed by Inductively-Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) (ALS Code ME-ICP06, 13 elements), Loss on Ignition (LOI) at 1000C by furnace or TGA, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) on the same fused bead after acid digestion (ALS Code ME-MS81d, 30 elements), and measured by Inductively-Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) after a near-total digestion in a mixture of HCl, HNO3, HClO4, and HF (ALS Code ME-4ACD81, 12 elements).
All precious and base metal analyses that reach the over-limits of AuME-TL43, ME-MS81d or ME-4ACD81 will be re-analyzed with an Ore Grade method. Over-limit Cu (>1%), Pb (>1%), Zn (>1%) and Ag (>100ppm) samples are analyzed by Ore Grade 4 Acid Digestion followed by Ore Grade Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) for Pb (ALS Code Pb-OG62) and Ag (ALS Code Ag-OG62), and by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) for Cu (ALS Code Cu-AA62) and Zn (ALS Code Zn-AA62). Gold will be analyzed using 30gram fire assay with Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (ALS Code Au-AA23). Over-limit Au (>10ppm) will be conducted by 30gram fire assay with Gravimetric finish (ALS Code Au-GRA21).
No independent or in-house quality control samples (blanks, standards, duplicates) were inserted into the sample sets. ALS Global conducts its own internal QA/QC program of blanks, standards and duplicates, and the results are provided with the Company sample certificates. The results of the ALS control samples will be reviewed by the Company’s QP and evaluated for acceptable tolerances. All sample and pulp rejects will be stored at ALS Global pending full review of the analytical data, and future selection of pulps for independent third-party check analyses, as requisite.
Qualified Person
Greg Davison, MSc, PGeo and Silver Spruce Director, is the Company’s internal Qualified Person (QP) for the Melchett Lake Project and is responsible for the technical content of this press release within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), under TSX guidelines. Mr. Davison worked the Melchett Lake area as Project manager and VP Exploration for Kerr Addison Mines (1983 and 1984) and Tribute Minerals (1999 to 2002), respectively. Consulting geologist Luc LePage, MSc, PGeo was the manager of the on-site activities for the field program and is a QP within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), under TSX guidelines.
About Silver Spruce Resources Inc.
Silver Spruce Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior exploration company pursuing development of the Pino De Plata project in western Chihuahua State, Mexico. The Company has signed a binding Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of the Melchett Lake Zn-Au-Ag project in northern Ontario, Canada and a binding Letter of Agreement to acquire 100% of the advanced Cocula gold project in Jalisco State, Mexico. Silver Spruce Resources Inc. continues to investigate opportunities that Management has identified or that have been presented to the Company for consideration.
Neither 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. The company seeks Safe Harbour.
Contact:
Silver Spruce Resources Inc.
Karl Boltz, President/CEO/Director
(866) 641-3397
info@silverspruceresources.com
www.silverspruceresources.com
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Global Energy Metals Provides Corporate Update and Outlook on the Battery Minerals Sector Emphasizing the Company’s Exposure to What Is Becoming the Biggest Investment Trend Today – Global Electrification and Energy Storage
Global Energy Metals Corporation ( TSXV:GEMC ) | ( OTC:GBLEF ) | ( FSE:5GE1 ) is pleased to report the following update with respect to recent corporate activities and provide commentary to the general sense of the battery minerals market as the company has been recently representated at a number of key international events including participation in a bilateral government sponsored trade and investment mission in Seoul, South Korea , attending Asia’s largest mining summit in Tianjin, China and presenting the ” Case for Cobalt ” at the CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys Conference in Miami, USA .
” Lithium-ion batteries are at the heart of the current and future energy transition. Batteries that are ‘Powered by Cobalt’ … an investable mineral, critical for the future of the eMobility revolution. To get exposure to the battery and energy storage opportunity, maybe the biggest investment growth opportunity there is at the moment, one needs to look at the companies securing the metals critical to the space. Global Energy offers that exposure at a basement level entry cost,” commented Mitchell Smith, President & CEO during a recent interview with U.K. based Share-Talk Ltd.
Six-Month Recap
In what’s been a challenging market, GEMC has been very active in advancing its multi-continental project initiatives while strengthening its understanding of the potential for the battery mineral assets.
In early summer 2019 the Company commenced an exploration program to better understand potential of Lovelock and Treasure Box, it’s Nevada-based cobalt, nickel, copper properties. The maiden program included UAV- MAG airborne surveying and orthophoto digital modelling (results pending), never before done underground sampling and mapping and extensive field work including multiple site visits, all in preparation for defining drill targets for a next-phase program.
The Company formed a strong partnership with TSX-V listed Canada Cobalt Works and acquired the right to use their RE-20x technology, a process that skips the normal smelting process to achieve exceptionally high recovery rates for cobalt, nickel and copper amongst other minerals, while also removing 99% of the arsenic expanding the potential of the Lovelock mine by ultimately creating battery grade cobalt sulphate.
GEMC also increased its land position areas contiguous to its current holdings in Nevada building a strong footprint in what’s been rated by Fraser Institute as the best jurisdiction in 2019 for mining investment.
Given strong metallurgical and drill results the Company revised its agreement with ASX listed Hammer Metals and completed a transformational acquisition by taking 100% ownership of the flagship Millennium project along with two highly prospective projects in Mount Isa – Mt. Dorothy and Cobalt Ridge – all in Queensland Australia.
Reiterating the potential of Millennium, the Company filed a Technical Report highlighting the upside opportunity and resource expansion potential for the cobalt-copper bearing project.
This also led to a partnership with ASX listed industry peer, Cobalt Blue Holdings , to investigate cobalt-copper-gold recovery potential for Millennium. Studies are ongoing with results pending.
Canada-Korea Investment & Trade Mission
Korea is an auto manufacturing and high tech hub – industries that rely on critical minerals such as rare earth elements and battery metals like lithium, cobalt, graphite and nickel.
Because of this, Korea is very active in seeking to secure global value chains for these critical minerals and to reduce their reliance on imports from non-market economies. The Canadian government realized this and because of the free-trade agreement in place organized a trade and investment summit.
In this context, through this government sponsored mission, it allowed Global Energy Metals to position itself as a near-term solution to Korea’s challenges and gaps in securing a safe supply of critical metals needed to fuel growth in its domestic industries including energy storage and vehicle electrification.
2019 Canada Mining Delegation Tour of EcoPro Battery Factory in South Korea
A strong outcome from the summit was achieved having established ongoing conversation with some of the world’s largest battery cathode manufacturers.
Showcasing Battery Metal Investment at Asia’s Top Mining Summit
The Comapny was represented at the 2019 China Mining Summit in Tianjin, China by its China-based strategic advisor, Dr. Wei Qian who held several meetings with various Chinese and worldwide groups seeking cooperation and business opportunities in the battery minerals sector that expressed a keen interest in procuring safe jurisdictional battery minerals supply.
Companies like Beijing Easpring Material Technology Company which the Global Energy first entered a long-term strategic cooperation agreement with in March of 2017 to jointly invest in and develop cobalt projects.
Overall an emphasis was made to highlight GEMC as a future source of cobalt, nickel and copper from the Company’s strong portfolio of growth stage projects in Australia , Canada and the United States .
CRU Ryan’s Notes Ferroalloys Conference
CEO, Smith was asked to represent the cobalt sector for the second time at what is considered the most important and largest annual gathering of ferroalloy professionals in the US. The conference has a trusted track-record for delivering 640+ delegates including producers, traders, and consumers, operating across a wide range of bulk ferroalloys, minor metals, and powder product markets from across the full supply chain and facilitating intensive deal-making on a scale that’s second to none.
It was there, in Miami that Smith recognized the US dependence on critical minerals from competing nations and expressed the need for investment and capital market support needed to to source, develop and produce a domestic supply of these critical minerals – cobalt very much being high on the list.
Battery Minerals Outlook – The Case for Cobalt
The transportation and energy storage industries are now set to undergo a profound transformation over the coming decades with a global shift from fossil fuelled to electric powered.
To support the transition to a low-carbon economy, governments, businesses and consumers around the world are investing considerable amounts in renewable energy technologies, including electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines.
One could even say that the rise of electric vehicles and battery storage are becoming two of the biggest investment trends today.
Cobalt is central to the development and deployment of these technologies– largely due to its use in lithium-ion batteries–and as such, the demand for this critical mineral has and is predicted to increase substantially.
The supply of this mineral, however, is not projected to meet the demand, with shortfalls expected in the coming decade.
Concerns along the supply chains of cobalt–including the potential use of child labour in extraction, conflict, corruption, jurisdictional risk and it being mined as a byproduct of copper and nickel, place additional strain on responsible sourcing.
With explosive growth projections and high adoption rates, a once in a generation investment opportunity has been created .
And that opportunity is rooted in the raw materials and companies that are powering the road to electrification. Companies such as Global Energy Metals that are exposed to critical battery minerals like cobalt, nickel and copper are primed for success as this rEVolution matures.
In the interview with Share-Talk CEO Smith summarized the opportunity Global Energy Metals presents for its investors and spoke in detail to the events over the past six months:
” We built this company for our stakeholders. It’s a company that provides investors and partners with the much needed exposure to the electrification thesis. A company that through the development of a diversified portfolio of strategic battery mineral projects is focused on becoming a supply chain solution to safe and reliable cobalt for downstream partners. Investors will see ongoing announcements surrounding our continued programs in Nevada and further developments on Millennium – one of the most exciting scalable primary cobalt projects in the industry.”
The entire Share-Talk interview can be listened to by clicking on this link .
Global Energy Metals Corporation
(TSXV:GEMC | OTCQB:GBLEF | FSE:5GE1)
The transportation industry is set to undergo a profound transformation over the coming decades with a shift from fossil fuelled to electric powered vehicles. Global Energy Metals provides exposure to the e-mobility revolution through the development of a diversified supply chain for downstream users with potential to grow into a significant cobalt and battery minerals supplier. Global Energy Metals holds 100% of the Millennium Cobalt Project and two neighbouring discovery stage exploration-stage cobalt assets in Mt. Isa, Australia . It also currently owns 70% of the Werner Lake Cobalt Mine in Ontario, Canada, and has an option to acquire an 85% interest in two cobalt-nickel-copper exploration projects in Nevada, 150km East of the Tesla Gigafactory.
For Further Information:
Global Energy Metals Corporation
#1501-128 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, V6B 1R8
Email: info@globalenergymetals.com
t. + 1 (604) 688-4219 extensions 236/237
Twitter: @EnergyMetals
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Sirona Biochem Proceeds to First Clinical Tests for Higher Concentrations to Increase Commercial Value of Skin Lightening Compound TFC-1067
Momentum Public Relations
Press Release: October 30, 2019
Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V: SBM) (FSE: ZSB) (US-OTC: SRBCF) (“Sirona“) is pleased to announce that testing of the higher concentration formulation of TFC-1067, first announced in June 2019, will proceed to Human Patch Test, followed by a Human Repeat Insult Patch Test (HRIPT).
Sirona’s scientific team at TFChem and the Senior Toxicologist at CEHTRA (www.cehtra.com) have reviewed recent in-vitro safety assays and verified that the compound can be tested at double the prior concentration. This concentration was chosen as we aim to achieve maximum efficacy while maintaining TFC-1067’s excellent safety profile.
The Human Patch Test for cutaneous irritation will be conducted under physician supervision at Cosmepar (www.cosmepar.fr/en/) in France. Cosmepar’s specialized services include evaluating the tolerance of cosmetic products. The results from this test are expected within 4 weeks.
In addition, a Human Repeat Insult Patch Test (“HRIPT”) will be conducted to determine any potential irritation or sensitization issues. The HRIPT will be performed on one hundred volunteers selected by Dermscan (www.dermscan.com/en/). Results are expected in January 2020.
The higher concentration is being used in Sirona’s next generation formulation developed specifically to maximize the efficacy of TFC-1067. The formulation was developed by cosmetic expert, Gael Boutry of Global Beauty Consulting in France (www.globalbeautyconsulting.com/).
“We are excited to make this progress towards a second clinical trial of TFC-1067. The in-vitro testing has allowed us to safely double the concentration, but the in-vitro tests have their own limitations so anything over double has been deferred at this time. Safety is our priority and we will proceed to develop TFC-1067 in a stepwise approach. The new formulation is also anticipated to make a significant improvement in efficacy of TFC-1067,” said Dr. Howard Verrico, CEO of Sirona Biochem.
“A full clinical trial to assess efficacy is anticipated to begin in Q1 2020. A further update will be made prior to this trial. All testing will be done with cash on hand and will not delay any ongoing partnering discussions. TFC-1067 0.2% has already proven superior to hydroquinone 2% in creating a uniform skin tone and we anticipate even more exciting results with the new higher concentration formulation. The value of this benefit to the consumer and ultimately for our shareholders cannot be underestimated and will improve the commercial value for our shareholders,” added Dr. Verrico.
About Sirona Biochem Corp.
Sirona Biochem is a cosmetic ingredient and drug discovery company with a proprietary platform technology. Sirona specializes in stabilizing carbohydrate molecules with the goal of improving efficacy and safety. New compounds are patented for maximum revenue potential.
Sirona’s compounds are licensed to leading companies around the world in return for licensing fees, milestone fees and ongoing royalty payments. Sirona’s laboratory, TFChem, is located in France and is the recipient of multiple French national scientific awards and European Union and French government grants. For more information, please visit www.sironabiochem.com.
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Silver Spruce Announces MOU with China University of Mining and Technology for Joint Geological Research
Momentum Public Relations
Press Release: October 29, 2019
Silver Spruce Resources Inc. (TSXV:SSE)(Frankfort:S6Q1) (“Silver Spruce” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with China University of Mining and Technology (“CUMT”) to engage in joint geological research, field work, and educational studies on Silver Spruces properties.
CUMT was founded in 1909 and is one of China’s premier mining universities, with over 30,000 students enrolled. Execution of the MOU followed a seminar at CUMT’s main campus in Xuzhou, China on October 18, 2019, when Director, Kevin R. O’Connor introduced Silver Spruce’s three current projects, and when CEO, Karl Boltz participated by live video.
“We are honored to have introduced our projects to professors and Ph.D. students at CUMT,” stated Karl Boltz, CEO of Silver Spruce. “We look forward to them visiting our properties to engage in joint research. We are hopeful the perspective that they bring to our projects and their collective network of mining contacts in China will be of benefit to Silver Spruce over the long-term.”
Under the terms of the non-binding MOU, the parties will look for mutually convenient times when professors and graduate students of CUMT can visit Silver Spruce properties to engage in joint geological research, field work, and educational exchanges.
“I was fortunate to have been introduced to CUMT by the Chairman of one of China’s largest construction equipment companies,” stated Kevin R. O’Connor, Director of Silver Spruce. “During my eleven years working in China as an attorney for multinational companies, I was involved in numerous construction and mining equipment projects. My intent is to explore additional cooperation opportunities involving China for Silver Spruce. The appetite for precious and industrial metals in China appears immense.”
About Silver Spruce Resources Inc.
Silver Spruce Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior exploration company pursuing development of the Pino De Plata project, located in the prolific Sierra Madre Occidental region of western Chihuahua State in Mexico. The Company has signed a binding Letter of Agreement to acquire 100% of the advanced Cocula gold project in Jalisco State, Mexico, and a Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of the Melchett Lake Zn-Au-Ag project in northern Ontario, Canada. Silver Spruce Resources Inc. continues to investigate opportunities that Management has identified or that have been presented to the Company for consideration.
Neither 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. The company seeks Safe Harbour.
Contact:
Silver Spruce Resources Inc.
Karl Boltz, President/CEO/Director
(866) 641-3397
info@silverspruceresources.com
www.silverspruceresources.com
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6 Reasons Why You Should Invest in Small Cap Stocks
Small-cap stocks tend to be misunderstood, and as a result, investors often miss out on very lucrative opportunities. Many individuals have amassed large fortunes by investing in these types of stocks. Here are 6 reasons why you should invest in small cap stocks.
1. Higher Potential for Growth
A small-cap stock is a type of stock with a market capitalization between $300 million to $2 billion. Many successful companies were traded as small-cap stocks at one point in time. Consider the astronomical success of Monster Beverage Corporation.
Monster Beverage Corp is the most successful US stock of this century. When Monster’s shares first went public in 2003, they sold for $0.10 per share and the company had a market value of less than $1 million. Today the company is worth around $56 per share with a market value of $29 billion. That’s over a 60,000% increase within the past 2 decades.
As you might imagine, early adopters Monsters Beverage Corp stock would have saw their investments grow exponentially. This is the benefit in investing in micro-cap and small-cap companies. These types of companies offer a chance for investors to get in on the ground floor with younger businesses that may have a higher ceiling of potential.
As a company matures, it becomes increasingly difficult for that company to grow organically. This is because if a company becomes very successful, it will grow to address a large portion of its target audience, which makes further organic growth difficult. As a result, large-cap stocks may take a long time before there is any return or significant growth on investments.
Small-cap companies are usually younger and can grow in ways that are simply impossible for mid-sized or large companies. Companies in their early stages and have the potential to maximize on investments since they can still grow organically. Such equity increases can come in forms such as buyouts, new discoveries or developments and/or strategic acquisitions.
For example, a mining company could be trading at $0.04 per share before entering the exploration stage. However, during the exploration stage, the company finds a gold vein or another valuable source in the mine. This new discovery will propel the value of the stock to rise rapidly, and each share could grow to be worth over $1 almost instantly.
2. Thinly Traded
Small-cap stocks are usually more thinly traded than larger stocks. This means that there is a lower number of buyers and sellers. Although this can be a double-edged sword, careful investors can use this as a tool to increase returns on their investments.
When a company grows, their reported revenues and earnings may grow as well. As the pubic becomes more aware of a company and its future potential, they will seek to invest. However, since there is a low amount of shares available, the prices of each individual share will rise significantly.
3. Financial Institutions Don’t Invest
Financial institutions must comply with strict regulations set by the SEC, which prevents these institutions from heavily investing in small-cap companies. This allows individual investors to purchase shares at a price that is not artificially inflated by financial institutions.
In addition, when these companies reach a level of success where institutions can invest, the institutions will buy a large number of shares and significantly raise prices. These raised prices will greatly benefit pre-existing shareholders.
4. Unknown Values
Small-cap companies have very little analysis coverage compared to their mid-cap and large-cap counterparts. As a result, it is highly possible that the listed value of a small cap company is not reflective of the true value of that company. This inefficiency in the market creates opportunities for individual investors to obtain optimum pricing on shares and receive high returns on those investments.
5. Company Flexibility
Small-cap companies are usually smaller in size and run by a more intimate management staff. As a result, these smaller companies are able to adapt to changing market conditions with quicker haste. This is exactly what happened between Netflix and Blockbuster.
Netflix went public with their stock in 2002, selling at $15 per share with a market value of around $300 million. One of their main competitors, Blockbuster, had a firm hold of the market during this time and, in 2004, was worth around $5 billion. However, Blockbuster was slow to adapt to changing market trends and technologies, such as the popularity of video streaming. This eventually led to the company declaring bankruptcy. On the other hand, the management at Netflix was quick to identify and adapt to market trends, which led to it becoming the iconic company it is today.
6. Diversification
Small-cap stocks have less liquidity than large-cap stocks and, as a result, it may be difficult to buy and sell them at optimal prices. Although it may seem contradictory, this lack of liquidity may actually be beneficial in certain circumstances.
If the market shifts and a large number of investors seek to purchase less-liquid stocks, then the lack of liquidity can be greatly beneficial to pre-existing small-cap stock owners. The increased demand for less-liquid stocks will inflate prices for small-cap stocks more quickly and significantly than the higher liquidity large-cap stocks.
Carefully selecting small-cap stocks and investing in them can add to the overall quality of your portfolio through diversification. Since the liquidity of these large-cap and small-cap stocks respond differently to market influences, the losses of one side might be mitigated by gains on the other.
Small-cap stocks are often misunderstood and suffer many claims that may not necessarily true. There are many reasons to invest in small-cap stocks, and the diligent investor can turn these stocks into very lucrative opportunities.
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Canada Cobalt drills into visible cobalt, nickel and silver at Castle
Momentum Public Relations
Press Release: October 25, 2019
Canada Cobalt Works Inc. (TSXV: CCW) (OTC: CCWOF) (Frankfurt: 4T9B) (the “Company” or “Canada Cobalt”) is pleased to provide the following corporate update.
Underground Drilling
Multi-directional diamond drilling on the first level of the Castle Silver-Cobalt mine is expanding the footprint of massive cobalt, nickel and silver mineralization near the adit entrance where drilling last year returned high grades (refer to Nov. 2, 2018 news release).
A total of 13 drill holes have already been completed in the adit entrance area with visible mineralization noted in a majority of them. Niton XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analysis of these new holes is consistent with values reported Nov. 2, 2018, in sections over a broad area as drilling fans out to fully test the continuity of the main vein. This near vertical vein extends for a minimum of 80 meters from the adit entrance and also features sub parallel veins.
Multiple prospective areas of the first level, which extends for hundreds of meters east-west and north-south, will be tested during this second phase of underground drilling including the newly-discovered “Jackpot” zone near Shaft No. 3 that was inaccessible last year.
Cobalt grades intersected in the Castle mine (refer to Feb. 19, 2019 news release), previously only exploited for its native silver, are considered very high in a global context. From the same Castle waste material, Canada Cobalt has poured initial silver dore bars (refer to Oct. 16, 2019 news release) while its proprietary and environmentally friendly Re-2OX Process has demonstrated the ability to remove 99% of the arsenic to produce a battery grade cobalt sulphate (refer to Aug. 15, 2018 news release).
Canada Cobalt is now permitted to carry out underground blasting at Castle which will greatly assist the company’s exploration efforts during this new phase of drilling.
Castle East Update
Compelling new geological interpretations are emerging regarding deposit potential east and northeast of Castle and the Gowganda Camp’s two other past producing high-grade silver mines, Capitol and Siscoe, all located within a radius of less than two kilometers. These mines were at the narrow, shallow edge of the Nipissing diabase, and the Archean rocks to the east and the deeper parts of the Nipissing diabase (both recently shown to be very fertile) were never systematically explored.
Canada Cobalt’s surface drilling in the summer and fall of 2018 outlined a robust near-surface hydrothermal system with multi-gram gold-bearing quartz veins and a halo of disseminated nickel and copper mineralization in Archean volcanics in between the Siscoe mine, several hundred meters to the west, and a 2011 drill hole that has yet to be followed up on. This drill hole pushed through the Archean volcanics and entered the Nipissing diabase (gabbro), cutting a remarkable 40,944 grams per tonne silver (1,194 ounces per ton) as well as 0.91% cobalt over 0.45 meters within a broader core length of 3.1 meters grading 6,476 g/t silver (189 ounces per ton) and 0.14% cobalt (refer to Aug. 25, 2011 news release, Granada Gold) at a vertical depth of approximately 420 meters.
(The 2011 drilling and drill core sampling, including the quality assurance/quality control, were supervised by Mr. Doug Robinson, P.Eng. and project geologist. Core was sent to Accurassay Laboratory in Timmins, Ontario, for sample preparation and to their Thunder Bay laboratory for analysis. Silver was assayed by fire assay with AA check with additional pulp and metallics done on samples where significant silver was identified. Analytical accuracy and precision were monitored by the analysis of reagent blanks and reference materials at the lab. Quality control was further assured by the insertion of blind certified standard reference material and blanks into the sample stream at regular intervals by Mr. Robinson in order to independently assess analytical accuracy.)
Plans are underway for fresh drilling at Castle East to follow up on the high-grade discovery potential of this area. A comprehensive regional update, including a summary of last year’s results, will be provided in early November followed by planned new drilling.
Voluntary Environmental Rehab at Castle And Beaver
As an environmental leader in the Northern Ontario Silver-Cobalt Camp, Canada Cobalt is proceeding with voluntary rehabilitation at both the Castle and Beaver mines. These efforts are focused on areas where historic high-grade mining (stamp mills) left behind material believed to be metal and arsenic rich. Canada Cobalt views this opportunity for shareholders to be significant.
PolyMet Facility Acquisition
Canada Cobalt’s 90-day due diligence for the proposed acquisition of privately-held PolyMet Resources Inc. (see Oct. 10, 2019 news release) is proceeding positively and ahead of schedule. As contemplated through the binding LOI, completed at a strategic time in the precious metal cycle, the PolyMet Lab and mineral processing facility in the town of Cobalt vertically integrates Canada Cobalt and allows for multiple potential near-term revenue streams (bullion pouring, bulk sampling, commercial assaying and e-waste). This facility would be the new headquarters for Canada Cobalt and its Re-2OX Process.
Private Placement
Further to the company’s October 1, news release, Canada Cobalt is in the process of successfully completing its $1 million private placement at 35 cents per unit, and first closing is anticipated in the coming days.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release was prepared under the supervision of Frank J. Basa, P.Eng., Canada Cobalt’s President and Chief Executive Officer, who is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and a qualified person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101.
About Canada Cobalt Works Inc.
Canada Cobalt has 100% ownership of the Castle mine and the 78 sq. km Castle Property with strong exploration upside in the prolific past producing Gowganda high-grade Silver Camp of Northern Ontario. With underground access at Castle, a pilot plant to produce cobalt-rich gravity concentrates on site, and a proprietary hydrometallurgical process known as Re-2OX for the creation of technical grade cobalt sulphate as well as nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) formulations, Canada Cobalt is strategically positioned to become a vertically integrated North American leader in cobalt extraction and recovery while it also exploits a powerful new silver-gold market cycle.
“Frank J. Basa”
Frank J. Basa, P. Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Crystal Lake Announces Initial Diamond Drill Assay Results from Burgundy Ridge
Results Include 91.26m of 0.38% Cu, 0.30 g/t Au, 4.12 g/t Ag Near Surface on 180m Step Out
Momentum Public Relations
Press Release: October 25, 2019
Crystal Lake Mining Corporation (TSXV: CLM OTC: SIOCF FSE: SOG-FF) (“Crystal Lake” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the results from the first two of ten drill holes in its maiden diamond drill program at Burgundy Ridge (will now be referred to as the “Ridge Zone”).
Diamond Drill Hole BRDDH19-002 (“Hole #2”) at the Ridge Zone intercepted 91.26 metres of 0.38% Cu, 0.30 g/t Au, and 4.12 g/t Ag starting at a depth of 36.7 metres. (Table 1).
Furthermore, a higher-grade core of mineralization within the 91.26 metre interval assayed 25.78 metres of 0.73% Cu, 0.63 g/t Au, 9.36 g/t Ag, and 0.11% Zn starting at 82.22 metres depth.
The first Diamond Drill Hole BRDDH19 001 (“Hole #1”) drilled on the Ridge Zone also intercepted high-grade Cu-Au-Ag mineralization with an interval of 4.66 metres at 1.35% Cu, 0.72 g/t Au, 9.04 g/t Ag, and 0.17% Zn within a broader mineralized intercept of 59.00 metres of 0.28% Cu, 0.16 g/t Au, and 2.44 g/t Ag starting at a depth of 21.00 metres downhole (Table 1).
Highlights
- BRDDH19 002 (Hole #2 on the Ridge Zone): 91.26 metres of 0.38% Cu, 0.30 g/t Au, 4.12 g/t Ag starting at 36.67 metres (Table 1).
- Including 25.76 metres of 0.73% Cu, 0.63 g/t Au, 9.36 g/t Ag, and 0.11% Zn starting at 82.22 metres.
- Both Hole #1 & Hole #2 (BRDDH19 001 and BRDDH19 002) intersected copper, gold, silver, and zinc rich mineralization on a 180-metre step out from 2018’s Reverse Circulation (“RC”) drilling, and a ~40 to 85 metres down dip separation.
- A total of 7 samples (both within and outside of highlighted intervals) returned assays of >1% Cu (Table 2).
- Assays remain pending on 8 of 10 diamond drill holes completed at the Ridge Zone in 2019.
- The system remains open in all directions and at depth.
TABLE 1
BRDDH19-001 |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval |
Cu (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Zn (%) |
Intercept |
21.00 |
80.00 |
59.00 |
0.28 |
0.16 |
2.44 |
0.04 |
Including |
75.3 |
79.96 |
4.66 |
1.35 |
0.72 |
9.04 |
0.17 |
Intercept |
125.52 |
144.30 |
18.78 |
0.31 |
0.18 |
6.00 |
0.35 |
BRDDH19-002 |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval |
Cu (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Zn (%) |
Intercept |
36.67 |
127.93 |
91.26 |
0.38 |
0.30 |
4.12 |
0.06 |
Including |
69.00 |
108.00 |
39.00 |
0.62 |
0.52 |
7.22 |
0.09 |
Including |
82.22 |
108.00 |
25.78 |
0.73 |
0.63 |
9.36 |
0.11 |
Discussion
The second diamond drill hole BRDDH19-002 at the Ridge Zone, did not make it to its final target and collapsed at a depth of 147 metres due to bad ground conditions, 203 metres short of its target depth of 350 metres for the first-pass drilling.
The Ridge Zone is part of the larger Burgundy Trend, an area that received its first ever drilling on October 2018 via RC drilling (see March 7th, 2018 release). The drill pad (“Pad A1”), from which Diamond Drill Hole BRDDH19-001 (“Hole #1”) and Drill Hole BRDDH19-002 (Hole #2) were completed, is a 180-metre step out from the 2018 RC drilling location.
At the Ridge Zone mineralization vectored into a zinc-rich zone of the system SE of the collar location in Hole #1 (BRDDH19-001) with 18.78 metres of 0.31% Cu, 0.18 g/t Au, 6.00 g/t Ag, and 0.35% Zn starting at 125.52 metres. Higher grade zinc intercepts up to 1.32% Zn, 0.50% Cu over 2.00 metres and 0.72% Zn, 0.27% Cu over 1.55 metres sit within a broader 74.5 metre zinc-enriched horizon.
A seventh high-grade copper intercept was encountered below the zinc horizon in Hole #1 (BRDDH19-001) with 1.85 metres of 1.04% Cu, 0.17 g/t Au, 4.78 g/t Ag, and 0.24% Zn (Table 2). This is synonymous with high-grade copper mineralization intersected in 2018 RC drilling more than 200 metres away down plunge.
TABLE 2: Summary of high-grade copper intercepts
BRDDH19-001 |
BRDDH19-002 |
1.82 metres of 1.04% Cu @ 67.05 m |
1.00 metres of 1.07% Cu @ 82.22 m |
2.27 metres of 1.53% Cu @ 75.30 m |
2.80 metres of 1.04% Cu @ 90.20 m |
2.39 metres of 1.17% Cu @ 77.57 m |
2.00 metres of 1.16% Cu @ 104.00 m |
1.85 metres of 1.04% Cu @ 196.00 m |
Maurizio Napoli, President / CEO of Crystal Lake commented: “We are happy with the results from the first two diamond drill holes drilled by any company at Burgundy Ridge (Ridge Zone). The grade and length of these intercepts is considerable given the two drill holes are shallow test holes in an area not previously tested by diamond drilling. The fact that mineralization is near surface unlike many deposits in the area is also a critical factor. Given our significant drilling step outs and stronger visual sulphide mineralization in holes that still have pending assay results on another >250-metre step out, we are pleased with the size of the system that we are starting to delineate on the Burgundy Trend.”
This new drilling data in conjunction with dense hyperspectral, alteration, lithology, structural and surface data indicates that much of the widespread copper, gold, silver, and zinc mineralization at surface and open to a minimum depth of 147 metres is likely a “skarn” mineralization zone that is part of a multi-kilometre copper, gold, and silver-rich alkalic porphyry system in the greater Burgundy Trend.
Cole Evans, President / CEO of HEG commented: “Many of the world-class porphyry deposits throughout the Pacific Ring of Fire have skarn components similar to our early observations at the Ridge Zone of the Burgundy Trend. There are many “pimple skarns” in the Golden Triangle, but what makes Burgundy Ridge exciting are the initial indications of substantial size. We have made ~200 metre step outs and have intersected similar copper, gold, silver, and zinc mineralization across the Ridge Zone. It takes a large, hot, and hydrous intrusion to drive the kind of fluids needed for these conditions. Most of the world’s copper and gold comes from porphyry deposits.”
The Burgundy Trend is Close to Major Infrastructure
The Burgundy Trend is located less than 20kms from the 303-megawatt AltaGas hydroelectric power facility completed in 2015. Manulife Financial and Axium Infrastructure purchased 90% of the project for net proceeds of $1.37 billion USD in 2018. The 72-megawatt Mclymont Creek Hydroelectric Plant and access road sit on the southern boundary of the Newmont Lake Project. The road which was constructed for access to these hydroelectric facilities skirts the southern boundary of Crystal Lake’s Newmont Lake property. Additionally, the Galore Creek access road runs through the northern portion of the Newmont Lake Property.
Newmont Lake ‘Project Phase 1 Exploration Programs’ Highlights – Three New Surface Discoveries Expand and Infill the Greater Burgundy Trend
Rapidly receding glaciers at Burgundy continue to expose new mineral showings on surface. Three new surface showings of significance were discovered in 2019 that were previously covered by ice and snow. These showings range from potassic altered, chalcopyrite mineralized megacrystic syenites, to hydrothermal chalcopyrite and sphalerite cement breccias with potassic altered, chalcopyrite mineralized clasts observed discontinuously over a 1,100-metre strike length.
On the southeastern end of Burgundy Ridge, a continuous 37 metre surface channel sample was taken crosscutting a sulphide-rich cemented hydrothermal breccia and 10 to 30-centimetre chalcopyrite veins at the newly exposed Green Rock showing across the general mineralization trend. The channel sample ended in strong sulphide mineralization at 37.00 metres due to snow cover. Assay results from this channel sample are pending.
Resignation of Richard Savage from Board of Directors
Mr. Richard Savage has tendered his letter of resignation from the Board of Directors of Crystal Lake Mining Corporation as of October 24th, 2019 to pursue new interests. Maurizio Napoli, CEO and President will replace him on the Board of Directors.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Maurizio Napoli, P. Geo., CEO/President for Crystal Lake Mining, a Qualified Person responsible for the scientific and technical information contained herein under National Instrument 43-101 standards.
About Crystal Lake Mining
Crystal Lake Mining is a Canadian-based junior exploration company focused on building shareholder value through high-grade discovery opportunities in British Columbia and Ontario. The Company has an option to earn a 100% interest in the Newmont Lake Project, one of the largest land packages among juniors in the broader Eskay region in the heart of Northwest B.C.’s Golden Triangle.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
CRYSTAL LAKE MINING CORP.
“Maurizio Napoli”
President & CEO
Email: info@crystallakemining.com
Cautionary Statement of Photo Gallery:
Please note the visualizations are selected images highlighting strong visual mineralization from a variety of new showings and recent diamond drill core. Mineral identification has been determined visually by geologists and cross-referenced via mobile X-ray Fluorescence elemental geochemical techniques (ThermoScientific Niton XL5 pXRF). Portable XRF data is not provided as it is not an indicator of representative geochemistry of the entire rock mass. The reader should also note that while relative spatial information is provided, mineralization is not necessary representative of space between any given location and it should not be assumed that lateral continuity exists. The reader is encouraged to exercise caution, due their due diligence, and determine their own conclusions with the information provided.
QAQC/ Analytical Procedures
Rock samples from the Newmont Lake Project were sent to MSA LABS’ preparation facility in Terrace, B.C., where samples were prepared using method PRP-910. Samples were dried, crushed to 2mm, split 250g and pulverized to 85% passing 75 microns. Prepped samples were sent to MSA LABS’ analytical facility in Langley, B.C, where 50g pulps were analyzed for gold using method FAS-121 (fire assay-AAS finish). Gold assays greater than 100 g/t Au were automatically analyzed using FAS-425 (fire assay with a gravimetric finish). Rock samples were analyzed for 53 elements using method IMS-230, multi-element ICP-MS 4-acid digestion, ultra-trace level. Silver assay results greater than 100 g/t Ag and cobalt, copper, nickel, lead and zinc greater than 10,000ppm were automatically analyzed by ore grade method ICF-6.
Crystal Lake Mining conducts its own QA/QC program where three standard reference material pulps, two blank reference material samples are inserted for every 100 samples when analyzing rock samples.
Soil samples from the Newmont Lake Project were sent to MSA LABS’ preparation facility in Terrace, B.C., where samples were prepared using method PRP-757. Soil samples were dried and screened to 80 mesh, discard plus fraction. Prepped samples were sent to MSA LABS’ analytical facility in Langley, B.C, where they were analyzed for 51 elements using IMS-131 for samples with 20g or greater and IMS-130 for samples between 0.5g and 20g.
Crystal Lake Mining conducts its own QA/QC program where three standard reference material pulps, two blank reference material pulps are inserted for every 100 samples when analyzing soil samples.
Forward-Looking Statement
This news release may contain certain “forward looking statements”. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this news release and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Neither 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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The Nelligan Project Wins « Discovery of the Year » Award at the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association Gala
Momentum Public Relations
Press Release: October 25, 2019
The management of Vanstar Mining Resources (TSX.V – VSR) is very pleased to announce that it has won, in co-participation with its partner IAMGOLD, the “Discovery of the Year” award for the Nelligan gold project, located in the Chapais-Chibougamau region of Quebec. This award was presented at the Recognition Gala at the Xplor Mining Convention presented by the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association on October 23, 2019 in Montreal (Quebec).
“We are very proud to have won this award and we thank the AEMQ for granting it. The Nelligan project became a major project following the publication of a first ressource estimate of 3.2 million ounces of gold. We are only at the beginning and we remain confident that Nelligan will become a first class deposit at the Canadian level. We thank again our partner IAMGOLD for the excellent work done by their team on this project. ” said the President and CEO of the company, Mr. Guy Morissette.
A 43-101 Report that confirms the potential of the project
The first resource estimate, on a 100% basis, includes 96,990,000 tonnes of inferred resources at an average grade of 1.02 grams of gold per tonne representing 3,193,900 ounces of gold contained in a pit. This estimate includes four distinct mineralized zones where their geological continuity and grade have been demonstrated through the IAMGOLD and Vanstar exploration drilling programs. In this estimate, the largest contribution (in ounces) comes from the Renard Zone which has recently been cut over a distance of more than 1 km and has a true thickness greater than 100 m. The deposit is characterized by homogeneous low-grade gold mineralization associated with fine pyrite mineralization contained in an altered sequence of mainly metasedimentary rocks that remains open at depth and in its potential westward extent. The potential of the project remains favorable for the addition of resources and will remain the focus of future exploration campaigns.
Next steps
In the coming months, additional metallurgical testing will be conducted to provide more information on the metallurgical recovery of the different mineralization zones including the mineral resources of the Nelligan gold deposit and to help optimize the parameters of the treatment chart.
Drilling program planning is underway and will include a number of objectives, including: additional definition drilling to improve the categorization of resources and convert inferred resources to indicated resources; assess the potential for increasing resources in deeper parts of the deposit and evaluate extensions of the resource along the deposit.
Regional exploration will also focus on defining and testing other priority exploration targets in the property.
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- Guy Morissette, CEO Vanstar 819-763-5096
- Gary Claytens, VP – Western Corporate Development 604-761-3233
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Sirona Biochem Hires Shanghai-based Chemistry Engineer to Select Local Manufacturer for Skin-Lightening Compound TFC-1067
Momentum Public Relations
Press Release: October 23, 2019
Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSXV: SBM) (FSE: ZSB) (US-OTC: SRBCF) (“Sirona“) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Mr. Pinqiao Zhao, an applied chemistry engineer from Shanghai, as a consultant to assist Sirona in selecting a manufacturer in China, and to communicate the necessary technical information for production of Sirona’s innovative skin lightening compound TFC-1067.
Mr. Pinqiao Zhao is a university-trained chemist who has extensive experience with fluorination chemistry and manufacturing. He studied applied chemistry at Wuhan University and Safety Engineering at Southwest University of Science and Technology. Mr. Zhao has participated in multiple publications and is an accomplished innovator in chemical manufacturing. His education and work experience give him the necessary skill set to assist Sirona in establishing manufacturing in China.
In order to meet the anticipated strong demand for TFC-1067, manufacturing within China will optimize the successful commercialization of TFC-1067. Backed by extensive scientific research, TFC-1067 is clinically proven to be safe and effective at reducing the visibility of dark spots, brightening and evening skin tone.
“Our team in China has identified and begun discussions with several potential manufacturers that seem well suited to meet the anticipated needs of Sirona. Bridging the challenges of exchanging technical information from our Scientists at TFChem in France to manufacturers in China requires highly specialized knowledge. Mr. Zhao possesses the skill set our company needs to make manufacturing within China a huge success,” said Dr. Howard Verrico, CEO of Sirona Biochem.
About Sirona Biochem Corp.
Sirona Biochem is a cosmetic ingredient and drug discovery company with a proprietary platform technology. Sirona’s subsidiary lab, TFChem, specializes in stabilizing carbohydrate molecules with the goal of improving efficacy and safety. New compounds are patented for maximum revenue potential.
Sirona’s compounds are licensed to leading companies around the world in return for licensing fees, milestone fees and ongoing royalty payments. Sirona’s laboratory, TFChem, is in France and is the recipient of multiple French national scientific awards and European Union and French government grants.
For more information, please visit www.sironabiochem.com.
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EXMceuticals obtains its research and development license for its TecLab facilities in Portugal
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Press Release: October 23, 2019
EXMceuticals Inc. (CSE: EXM) (FSE: A2PAW2) (the “Company” or “EXM”), a cultivator and producer of high-grade cannabis is pleased to announce that it has obtained the licence for cannabis research and development from INFARMED, the Portuguese National Authority of Medicines and Health Products. This license allows the company to make a huge step forward in its European operations by being able to import, research and refine cannabinoids and cannabis by-products in Europe. EXM’s fully operational R&D laboratory in Portugal will now develop cannabis-based products and also operate as a pilot-scale refinery for the transformation of cannabis-based ingredients.
With its Portuguese license, EXMceuticals is making a leap forward with regards to its activities in the country and the European Union. The company will now convert its research work into real-life wellness products and pursuit for innovative solutions. In parallel, EXM is optimizing the refining processes using state of the art technology.
“We are very pleased to reach this important step for our activities in Europe. This will enable us to expand our work, as well as operate our existing R&D Lab and pilot CBD refinery to its full potential and capacity. Cannabis research will now proceed under the guidance of our senior scientists, with the clear goal of product innovation. Our scientific staff will also standardize and optimize extraction and refining protocols that will in time permit us to scale up our worldwide extraction and refining capacity very significantly,” said Jonathan Summers, chairman of EXMceuticals. He added: “The focus, time and diligence that INFARMED and the Portuguese authorities have devoted to our license application has been highly impressive. We look forward to collaborating with INFARMED and the entire medical community in Portugal to produce pharmaceutical grade cannabinoid ingredients. These ingredients will be reliable, safe and highly effective for the consumers and will have a relevant impact for research and industry.”
The license will also enable EXMceuticals to initiate new research projects under the Portugal 2020 program, a Framework Program between Portugal and the European Commission that brings together the five European Structural and Investment Funds. EXM anticipates this to be one of many upcoming advances regarding the company’s R&D activities.
The license allows EXMceuticals to go further with its strategic R&D partnership program with the addition of a leading UK university and additional European universities in the next few weeks. EXMceuticals already have in place collaboration agreements with Nova University Lisbon, Lusófona University as well as with a leading Portuguese cosmetics company, prominent Portuguese Food & Beverage companies, and GFR Pharma, a leading Canadian contract manufacturer. The company R&D activities are focused on advanced research and innovation, training and collaboration within the industry and with its strategic partners.
EXM has already began, in Portugal, the construction and fit out of an industrial-scale refining facility which will comply to European Union’s GMP Standards. We anticipate this new industrial-scale facility to be completed, operational and fully licensed before end of first quarter of 2020. This industrial-scale facility will import large quantities of cannabis and hemp crude oil from our farms in Africa, and then refine it on-site to our client’s demands. The new industrial-scale facility will allow EXMceuticals to export very large volume of highest purity refined cannabis products to European Union and worldwide.
As EXM moves from the current pilot-scale facility towards industrial-scale production and increases the number and scope of the R&D projects undertaken, the company anticipates creating more than 80 highly qualified technical & scientific research jobs in Portugal.
Loan Agreement
The Company announces that it has entered into a loan facility agreement with Jonathan Summers, Chairman of the Company, for up to $500,000. Amounts funded under the facility are unsecured, repayable in December 2020 and bear interest at 15% per annum. The company issued bonus special warrants to the lender which entitle the lender to acquire bonus shares at a price of $1.35 per share for 20% of the principal amount actually funded under the loan facility. The special warrants convert into shares only if the lender subscribes to a future Company financing in the amount equal to outstanding loan amount. Proceeds from the Loan will be allocated to ongoing business initiatives and general working capital purposes.
The loan agreement also provides for the grant of performance-based warrants, entitling the lender to acquire between 15% and 60% of the principal amount funded under the loan facility in shares at a price of $1.35 per share. The percentage will be determined based on the Company’s share price at the time the loan is repaid, with a sliding scale starting from $1.35 to above $6.00.
Pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) the Company advises that the loan agreement is a related party transaction under MI 61-101 and is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to section 5.5(a) and section 5.7(1)(a) of the instrument.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EXMCEUTICALS INC.
Michel Passebon, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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ABOUT INFARMED
INFARMED the Portuguese Government agency responsible for the protection of Public Health.
INFARMED is accountable to the Health Ministry, it evaluates, authorises, regulates and controls medical, pharmaceutical as well as health and cosmetics products.
Infarmed performs at national and European levels its control and supervisory responsibilities on medicines and health products and is the Portuguese Reference Laboratory on the Quality Control of Medicines within the scope of the Network of Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCL).
ABOUT EXMCEUTICALS
EXM’s activities are focused on the sustainable cultivation of cannabis and hemp, and the production of high-grade ingredients for the pharmaceutical, therapeutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries. The Company proposes to sell the produced ingredients to international markets.
EXM, through its subsidiary, Prime Ranchers Limited, is able to cultivate and process cannabis in Uganda at an industrial scale. The Uganda processing facilities are installed and will produce and export pharmaceutical, therapeutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic grade cannabis ingredients.
EXM owns a provisional license in Malawi enabling the cultivation of 50Ha of Cannabis and is in the process of obtaining a full license, in partnership with a large local agro producer. Please see previous press releases for more detailed information on EXM Malawi activities.
EXM, through its subsidiary and in-country partner, holds the rights to a cannabis license in the Kuba Kingdom, Mweka, Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, and the rights to a land concession for the cultivation of cannabis and hemp, and processing and export of high-grade cannabis extracted ingredients.
EXM has also submitted applications and undertaken negotiations with local governments and partners in Ethiopia, Zambia, Eswatini and Burundi, in order to obtain licences to permit the cultivation of cannabis and hemp, as well as the processing, transformation and export of psychotropic and non-psychotropic cannabinoid ingredients. In Ethiopia, EXM is in its final stage of negotiation with the government for an agro-industrial park, of 4,000 hectares (9,880 acres) encompassing a free trade zone.
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