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Even as the cannabis market continues expanding, pricing for wholesale cannabis has been under protracted pressure from oversupply and price cuts. Make no mistake — the cannabis market is still robust with large upside, and survivors of this supply side shake-out should secure ever-greater market share. The pressures may be most prevalent in California, the world’s biggest cannabis market, as light-deprivation crops reach market in 2021 and the potential for Type 5 cultivation licenses allowing for massive outdoor-growing facilities could be issued in California by 2023. To survive and thrive, companies will need to be nimble, diversify assets across the value chain and generate revenues from multiple venues. That’s preaching to the choir for Los-Angeles-based Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTC: NUGS) (Profile). One of California’s publicly traded cannabis cultivators, NUGS has been actively diversifying into integrated operations complete with high-profile retail locations and new indoor grow facilities. NUGS views the shake-out as opportunity and fully expects to capture increased market share as the company continues to diversify.  Throughout the last decade, as the “green rush” has swept across the globe, the wheat has been separated from the chaff, leaving strong companies — such as Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC), Curaleaf Holdings (OTCQX: CURLF), Green Thumb Industries (OTCQX: GTBIF) and Trulieve Cannabis (OTCQX: TCNNF) — still standing as they take necessary steps to secure market share going forward.

ANGELES, September 5, 2024 – via IBN – IBN, a multifaceted communications organization engaged in connecting public companies to the investment community, is pleased to announce the release of the latest episode of The MiningNewsWire Podcast as part of its sustained effort to provide specialized content distribution via widespread syndication channels.

The MiningNewsWire Podcast features revealing sit-downs with executives who are shaping the future of the global mining industry. The latest episode features Malcolm Dorsey, President, CEO and Director of Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET), a mineral exploration company dedicated to advancing its 100% owned, district-scale copper-gold porphyry and orogenic gold projects in highly accessible mining regions of Canada.

To begin the interview, Dorsey discussed Torr Metals’ founding and his vision for the company.

“Torr Metals was really founded with the vision to capitalize on the increasing demand that we can all see for copper and gold,” he said. “Our goal was to identify and develop underexplored project areas with high potential for new discovery. What we've found is that historical areas with high drill density often have a known deposit that's already there, or they’ve got geological targets that have been tested multiple times by previous explorers. This really limits the potential for major new discovery, which we think will deliver the most value for our shareholders.”

“Instead, Torr Metals focuses on district-scale areas with low exploration maturity and excellent access to highways, power grids, and mining infrastructure. So, enough there to indicate some great potential with multiple targets, but still early stage with very low cost to exploration. This maximizes our opportunities to make one or more discoveries, especially as we are able to organically build very large projects with multiple prospective targets. This is all done at a very low cost, usually staking. With that, we don't have to pay into any expensive acquisition agreements or anything like that. We keep low dilution on our share count while putting as much money into the ground as possible. Our ultimate goal here is to discover and develop a significant new copper and gold resource and bring that value to our shareholders.”

“My background is in structural geology. Fundamentally, this is a specialization in figuring out where the best potential lies for potential deposits that often remain hidden, and I think this is where the industry is really starting to move. Many of the easier sites have already been found over the past decades. Finding new ones is going to really require unraveling the puzzle to find the needle in the haystack, and that's what structural geology is all about. Our ability to find that needle has already been demonstrated over the past 11 months since acquiring our Kolos copper-gold and Filion gold projects. At Kolos, our 2023 soil sampling revealed four potential porphyry centers with geophysical anomalies extending over a kilometer deep. Surface samples confirmed the presence of 0.38% copper and 0.22 g/t gold. Meanwhile, at Filion, we've identified six parallel gold-bearing structures with soil anomalies up to 1.32 g/t gold, extending up to 1.2 kilometers, aligning with historical channel samples of over 91 g/t gold across 0.3 meters. These findings, all of which are road-accessible and untested by drilling, highlight our success in uncovering previously unrecognized targets in underexplored prolific areas.”

Join IBN’s Stuart Smith and Malcolm Dorsey, President, CEO and Director of Torr Metals, to learn more about the company’s leadership team, as well as the unique opportunities the company presents to investors.

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About Torr Metals

Torr Metals, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is dedicated to advancing its 100% owned, district-scale copper-gold porphyry and orogenic gold projects in highly accessible mining regions of Canada. Each project benefits from excellent existing infrastructure, year-round drilling potential and low-cost development opportunities. The approximately 240 km² Kolos Copper-Gold Project is located in the prolific copper-producing Quesnel Terrane of south-central British Columbia, with direct access to Highway 5, and is situated 286 km northeast of Vancouver. The approximately 261 km² Filion Gold Project lies within an unexplored gold-bearing greenstone belt, adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway 11, just 202 km from Timmins, northern Ontario. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TorrMetals.com

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NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine recently published results of a large study of 2,539 adults wherein weight loss of 49 to 52 pounds was a common outcome. With more than 37 million Americans suffering from diabetes, and with obesity at epidemic levels, it’s little wonder that millions of people are singing their praises of the new class of drugs responsible for these outrageously positive outcomes. GLP-1 agonists are a class of medications that mainly help manage blood sugar (glucose) levels in people with type 2 diabetes but are also helping treat obesity. Seems everyone is excited about controlling blood sugar and easily losing weight. But there may be an even better avenue to increased effectiveness and better outcomes. Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) (Profile), a global innovator in drug-delivery platforms, began diabetes-related formal studies last year with its DehydraTECH(TM) platform, which showed reduced blood-sugar levels and lowered body weight. With such encouraging early results, Lexaria is planning to launch new human and animal studies to examine whether DehydraTECH processing can make GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide even better. Lexaria’s heavily-patented DehydraTECH drug delivery technology might  improve bioavailability, lower costs, and enhance tolerability, weight-loss potential and management of diabetes and other health conditions. DehydraTECH may become a game changer in the multibillion-dollar GLP-1 drug market and could potentially lead to a collaboration with a dominant player in the space, such as Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE: MRK), or AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ: AZN).

• Lexaria’s DehydraTECH is easily integrated into oral product manufacturing processes to better deliver API payloads to improve bioavailability, reduce side effects and more.
• Lexaria is evaluating the impact of DehydraTECH on oral performance of GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss, a market forecast to reach up to an astonishing $200 billion per year.
• DehydraTECH is a scalable technology for a multitude of applications that has separately been licensed by Altria for oral nicotine products.
• DehydraTECH promotes fast-acting, less expensive and more effective oral drug delivery and has been thoroughly evaluated through in vivo, in vitro and human clinical testing.

Buckle up because transportation is evolving double quick time. It wasn’t long ago that lane keep assist, approaching object alerts, automatic parallel parking and much more were, at best, concepts in an engineer’s head. Now the next generation of automotive evolution is made possible by the wonders of LiDAR technology. It won’t be long before autonomous driving will be a standard feature on cars. The next generation of automobiles will redefine the driving experience, and investors can participate in the transportation transformation in a variety  of ways, including the upcoming public listing of a leading LiDAR company, Cepton Technologies, which aims to go public early this year in a SPAC merger with Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GCAC) (Profile). Cepton was chosen by General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) as its sole-source provider of lidars for the period 2023–2027, with installation of Cepton-based lidar sensors in as many as nine different models. Cepton is also in various levels of engagement with all top-10 automotive OEMs including Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F). Others in the lidar space, including Luminar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), are trying to keep pace albeit with production wins representing far fewer number of vehicles. Not all EV manufacturers are opting for LiDAR tech; for example, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is a vocal champion for the pure vision-based approach to autonomous driving.

Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET), a Canada-based company focused on advancing promising early-stage district-scale mineral properties, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers TMET’s announcement of a 75% increase in the size of its BC copper-gold project.

Torr Metals has significantly increased the size of its British-Columbia-based Kolos Copper-Gold Project by 75% from an approximate 140 km to 240 km. The company announced that new mineral claims focus on northern expansion, following an extension of the north-trending Fanta Fault, an orientation identified by the company as a major structural control on copper (Cu) and gold (Au) mineralization in the area.

“By securing these new claims at low cost, we've strategically expanded our footprint to include highly prospective ground to the east and north, incorporating the historical Ram soil anomaly as well as multiple new exploration targets,” stated Torr Metals president and CEO Malcolm Dorsey. “While our main focus remains on the more advanced drill-ready Lodi, Kirby, Ace, Rea, and Clapperton Zones, the new discovery of the Vik Zone demonstrates the effectiveness of our exploration model in finding highly anomalous mineralization in unexplored areas. As such this expansion further enhances our long-term growth potential and places us in a favourable position for potential new grassroots discoveries in the upcoming 2024 field season.” 

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Seems like yesterday people were smoking cigarettes everywhere; many people still have memories of Grandpa puffing on his Camels. It wasn’t until 1993 that smoking was banned in hospitals and on airplanes in 1998. Despite these and many other restrictions, the global market for nicotine-based products remains incredibly robust. Total global retail sales associated with the nicotine ecosystem during 2020 reached approximately $853 billion with around 5.2 trillion retail cigarette sticks sold. Nicotine isn’t just big business, it’s huge business, and companies are constantly looking for ways to keep and grow market share.

The majors are evermore turning to innovation and alternative delivery methods to achieve their objectives. An example of that is the breakthrough technology of Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) (Profile) and its patented DehydraTECH(TM) delivery platform. Suitable for use across a wide range of product formats such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and over-the-counter products, Lexaria’s DehydraTECH also increases the delivery characteristics of orally administered nicotine.

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP), a clinical stage biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers of the brain and central nervous system, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers CNS Pharmaceuticals’ recent announcement highlighting the activation of its first clinical trial sites in Europe for the ongoing potentially pivotal global trial evaluating Berubicin for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer.

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“Our primary focus continues to be on advancing the clinical development of Berubicin as a potential treatment option for this devastating disease. Over the course of this year, we have worked diligently to expand patient eligibility for our potentially pivotal trial and bolster our international presence now realized with the activation of the first two European clinical trial sites,” John Climaco, CEO of CNS Pharmaceuticals, stated in the news release. “This is a true testament to our team's commitment to and the execution of this important clinical program.”

The Internet of Things (“IoT”) is easily one of the most powerful emerging technologies in the world today. As the IoT market for smart homes and connected cars (smart cars) continues on its path of parabolic growth, it’s clear that IoT presents historic opportunities. Today’s homes are increasingly connected, creating an enormous new smart-home market, and the smart-car market segment has become a nearly ubiquitous strategic development path for the auto industry as demand for constant connectivity soars. With functionality and convenience, SPYR Inc. (OTCQB: SPYR) (Profile) is delivering to consumers what they crave — smart hardware, software solutions and products that integrate with the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ecosystem. Apple commands the largest share in the mobile devices market and will likely be dominant as the IoT market expands and consumers demand more privacy protection. Other tech juggernauts such as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) (formerly Facebook) are also working on next-generation devices and control centers for fully connected cars and homes.

Sostravel.com S.p.A. (BIT: SOS) (OTCQB: SOSAF) announced its business plan following the release of strong financial results for 2022.

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“Sostravel.com offers investors a unique opportunity to gain exposure to global travel and digital travel services growth,” Edoardo Zarghetta, IR Advisor for Sostravel.com, stated in the news release. “Our robust financial profile with a strong track record of profitability and operating cash flow generation, combined with flexible cost structure, commitment to preserving cash and balancing cost controls with investments, is already catching investors’ attention.”

Sostravel.com announced a positive EBITDA margin in 2022 attained in a year where revenues grew by 47%. Based on these positive results, the company unveiled its business plan, detailing the strategy behind the doubling of revenues and the 173x EBITDA growth expected by 2027.

As explained in the news release, Sostravel.com intends to bolster its recent growth by selling high-margin, private-label offerings of digital travel to Sardinia, the Red Sea and Kenya via both internal and major third-party booking platforms. It also plans to expand its ‘Secret Village’ offering in Sardinia, which proved popular with travelers, and promote growth of its Lost Luggage Concierge services aimed at the protection and recovery of air passengers’ luggage. Finally, Sostravel.com aims to launch a traveler-centered telehealth solution via the sostravel app to better meet the needs of international tourists.

Almost everything in the online gaming market produces eye-popping numbers. Even pre-COVID, online gambling was accelerating at a brisk pace as ever more people discovered mobile apps and demand surged with the younger tech-savvy demographic. Enter the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and millions more people suddenly became familiar with remote gaming. Operators were caught off guard by the tsunami of demand and continue to scramble to capture market share in the booming digital sector. As the technology continues to gain ground and more effectively recreate the casino experience, companies with innovative technologies and insight, such as Playgon Games Inc. (TSX.V: DEAL) (OTCQB: PLGNF) (Profile), are providing operators with a variety of new turnkey packages to capitalize on strong consumer demand. Other players in the space, including Bragg Gaming Group Inc. (NASDAQ: BRAG), DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG), Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN), are also focused on making the most of a variety of opportunities in the burgeoning online gambling market.

• New ETP, Valour Uniswap, will enable institutions and individuals to invest in Uniswap (UNI) as easily as buying shares from their bank or broker
• Uniswap is the world’s largest decentralized exchange, with US$16.2bn USD in market cap and US$5.1bn USD Total Value Locked (TVL) in the protocol1
• Valour currently has over US$290m in Assets Under Management (AUM) from its existing products
• Trading in Valour Uniswap to begin on Frankfurt stock exchange later this week

DeFi Technologies (NEO: DEFI) (GR: RMJ.F) (OTC: DEFTF), a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance, today announces that its subsidiary Valour Inc. (“Valour“), an issuer of digital asset exchange traded products (“ETPs“), will launch Valour Uniswap (VALOUR UNISWAP – CH1114178846) on the Börse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG (“Frankfurt“). The Valour Uniswap ETP enables investors to gain exposure to UNI, the native token of the world’s largest decentralised exchange, Uniswap, simply and securely, via their bank or broker.

As recently as 2015, the retail sales for alkaline waters, those with a pH between 7.0 and 10.0, were less than $95 million. With consumers taking a more proactive approach towards health, alkaline sales are booming. Industry authority Beverage Marketing Corp. forecasts retail sales in the category to balloon to $1.3 billion by 2023, representing 20% of the entire value-added water category. Drivers abound to support the 42.6% compound annual growth rate for the forecast period, which are undergirding exponential growth for The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) (Profile), the largest independent alkaline water company in the United States. Major grocers, including Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BJ), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and the Kroger Company (NYSE: KR), have benefited from and are following the category trend, many bottling their own alkaline brands while stocking their shelves and distribution centers to increase options and meet consumer demand.

Every gambler is on the lookout for a lock, but as every gambler knows, the only sure way to double your money is to fold it over and tuck it in your pocket. Humanity’s penchant for gambling traces back to state-run lottos in 200 BC China to the first U.S. online lotto in 1994 and now proliferates across the globe on PCs and mobile devices. Transacted through internet platforms, online gaming (or internet gambling) offers inventive games of chance as well as virtual poker and sports betting. The online gaming market is booming, eclipsing $70 billion last year, and all manner of casinos and upstart platforms are scrambling for a piece of the action. As lucrative as this all sounds there’s an Achilles heel for these platforms: customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value. In the United States, the customer acquisition cost for an online casino player is more than $500,  and some estimate player value at $300 or less. The math simply doesn’t work, and some online casino operators have come to realize that traditional advertising for sports betting and iGaming products presents an irrational cost of customer acquisition. With the online gaming market expected to explode to more than $130 billion in the next five years, there may be a smarter way to cash in on the action. Much like the merchants that made millions during the gold boom while prospectors panned for dreams, providing B2B services such as online gaming platforms, systems and gaming content has proved to be a winning business model. Coming off its 14th consecutive quarter of profitability, Golden Matrix Group Inc. (NASDAQ: GMGI) (Profile) continues to carve out enviable market share by delivering state-of-the-art configurable and scalable white-label B2B gaming platforms for its customers across the globe. Golden Matrix’s gaming IP includes sophisticated tools for marketing, acquisition, retention and monetization of users — exactly what iGaming operators need. With more than 580 unique casino operations, 30-plus partnerships, 6 million-plus end users and 3,161 original games, Golden Matrix has established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of turnkey and white-label gaming platforms, Esports technology and gaming content, and the company has even bigger plans for market dominion. All the major casino operators, including Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR), Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) are trying to entice users to download their apps as they fight for a piece of the online action and struggle with customer acquisition costs.

Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing regenerative medicines to address unmet medical needs for specific aging-related and life-threatening conditions, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers Longeveron’s recent announcement of positive top-line results from its Phase 2a trial of its investigational product Lomecel-B™ for the treatment of mild Alzheimer’s disease.

“We believe these results provide important validation of both the safety and therapeutic potential of Lomecel-B™ in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and provide a robust foundation for additional clinical trials in this and other indications,” Wa’el Hashad, CEO of Longeveron, stated in the news release. “We look forward to announcing additional biomarker data from this trial, anticipated to be later this month, which may further characterize the clinical effects of Lomecel-B™ in this study population. With our Phase 2 ELPIS II trial in HLHS moving toward anticipated completion in 2024, and our Phase 2 program in Aging-related Frailty progressing in Japan as well, we look forward to meaningful milestones in the near term and to fully realizing the therapeutic potential of Lomecel-B™.”

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CNS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNSP) (“CNS” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers in the brain and central nervous system, recently announced the recommendation of the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) that the Company’s ongoing global, potentially pivotal trial of the investigational agent, Berubicin for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) continue without any modification.

The recommendation follows the DSMB’s pre-specified futility analysis of unblinded (to the DSMB only) efficacy and safety data in the Company’s trial of Berubicin versus Lomustine, a standard of care in patients with recurrent GBM. More specifically, the DSMB reviewed the primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) and secondary efficacy measures progression-free survival (PFF) and overall response rate (ORR), as well as safety data in evaluable patients. In order to support continuing the trial, Berubicin’s efficacy had to be at least comparable to Lomustine’s on the primary endpoint (OS).

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Quantum computing has moved from research to reality, as companies increasingly turn to the power of quantum mechanical effects to solve complex computational problems and maximize efficiencies throughout their businesses. When considering the quantum computing landscape, it’s important to note that not all quantum computing technologies are the same and approaches vary. While some companies are focused on building quantum systems that won’t be available for many years to come, others are offering real, practical quantum computing applications available today to help tackle a myriad of complex business challenges. Hundreds of early quantum applications have already been built to address complexities in resource scheduling, mobility, logistics, drug discovery, portfolio optimization, and manufacturing processes. Despite a growing marketplace of quantum computing players, only a handful are currently commercially viable. Industry pioneer D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (Profile) is the first company with real-world commercial annealing quantum computing services and the only company building both annealing and gate-based quantum computing products. D-Wave, which just became public via a SPAC merger, is at the vanguard of the quantum sea change in computing alongside other computer juggernauts such as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) and Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON).

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Already proven to be a revolutionary treatment for type 2 diabetes and weight loss, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists now appear to have a multitude of potential blockbuster therapeutic uses, according to recent research. Obviously, diabetes remains a primary indication, given the massive global need. However, the impact of this extraordinary molecule extends far beyond type 2 diabetes. The reach of GLP-1 drugs has widened in ways its inventors likely never imagined. Clinical trials are underway testing GLP-1 drugs to treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and even drug addiction, plus there are strong indications of therapeutic efficacy in heart disease and chronic kidney disease, as well as a wide range of other conditions, including weight loss. The newfound applications of this super-drug re-enforce both the reach and impact of Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) (Profile). By supercharging GLP-1 drugs with its DehydraTECH(TM) drug-delivery formulation and processing technology, Lexaria intends to improve both delivery and efficacy of GLP-1 for diabetes and potentially a host of other maladies. With several key studies on the near-term horizon, Lexaria has positioned itself in the midst of these market opportunities alongside others changing the landscape, such as Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE: MRK), AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ: AZN) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO).

• GLP-1 agonists are the hottest drugs in healthcare today, with uses targeting multibillion-dollar diabetes and obesity markets and much more.
• Lexaria Bioscience is utilizing its patented DehydraTECH drug-delivery platform to improve the way active molecules enter the bloodstream upon oral ingestion.
• A pilot study showed that a DehydraTECH-processed form of blockbuster Rybelsus (a GLP-1) was more effective controlling blood glucose than standard Rybelsus.
• Lexaria recently received final data from the study and plans to conduct additional human studies during Q1 2024.

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FuelPositive Corp. (TSX.V: NHHH) (OTCQB: NHHHF), a growth stage company focused on licensing, partnership and acquisition opportunities building upon various technological achievements, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers FuelPositive’s recent corporate update and announcement that it has filed its annual audited financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended September 30, 2021. 

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LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2024 – via IBN – Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET), a Canada-based company focused on advancing promising early-stage district-scale mineral properties, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers news that the Ontario government has granted a three-year exploration permit to Torr Metals, allowing the company to drill on its wholly owned Filion Gold Project.

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Torr Metals announced last week that the Ontario government had approved the exploration permit. The three-year permit means the company can now drill on the Filion Gold Project, which is ideally situated adjacent to excellent infrastructure with direct road access from the Trans-Canada Highway 11, paralleled by the regional railway and provincial power grid. The project is located approximately 30 kilometers from the town of Kapuskasing. According to the release, after obtaining the project in October 2023, Torr Metals moved forward with a first-ever systematic humus soil program that indicated historical results, including rock grab samples that assayed 9.1 g/t gold (Au) and channel sampling that reportedly yielded 91.4 g/t Au over 0.3 meters.

“The granting of this exploration permit opens up a tremendous opportunity for Torr to build o our promising work from late last year at the Filion Gold Project,” said Torr Metals president and CEO Malcolm Dorsey. “We are very excited to further advance our exploration, especially after identifying extensive kilometer-scale gold soil anomalies that have yet to be drill tested along-trend of historical high-grade rock and channel samples. We are in the process of finalizing exploration plans and look forward to the coming months as we keep the market updated on our progress.”

About Torr Metals Inc.

Torr Metals is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company focused on defining and developing the substantial exploration potential of the ~240-kilometer Kolos Copper-Gold Project, located within the prolific Quesnel Terrane in central British Columbia. Year-round access is provided by Highway 5, with the project being favorably located 23 kilometers north of the city of Merritt and 286 kilometers by highway from Vancouver, British Columbia.

For more information about the company, please visit www.TorrMetals.com

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This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and matters set in the company's SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.

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The transition from fossil fuels to electrification has created a huge increase in demand for rare earth oxides and demand is expected to get much larger. Rare earth oxides are irreplaceable elements integral to permanent magnets, critical components in electric vehicles and sustainable power generation equipment, especially windmills. About 90% of all permanent magnets are currently produced in China, which is now considering banning or restricting exports of technology to process and refine rare-earth elements. Beijing is also pondering provisions prohibiting or limiting exports of alloy technology used in making high performance magnets made from rare earths minerals. As the transition to a cleaner world grows, China is restricting exports of permanent magnets and related tech in favor of feeding domestic demand, thus strangling the global transition. Governments in North America and across the world have voiced extreme urgency in reshaping supply chains to reduce dependence upon China and achieve clean energy mandates. Only a few companies can be called leaders in a nascent yet potentially explosive market. Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) (Profile) stands out with its transformative technology, RapidSX(TM), for separating and purifying critical metals. Also in the hunt for market share in this burgeoning new market is MP Materials Corp. (NYSE: MP), Neo Performance Materials Inc. (TSX: NEO), Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) and Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (NYSE: LICY), all of which have established footholds and expanding operations in a concerted effort to shift away from reliance upon China and achieve energy independence.

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Nearly half of all American adults suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure), often referred to as a silent killer. More than 114 million adults in this country are at risk from damage caused by the long-term force of blood beating against artery walls, which often leads to disease and death. The good news is that hypertension is treatable and manageable through lifestyle changes and medications. Fact is, there are several approved blood pressure medications on the market, yet only about one in five people diagnosed with hypertension take medication. Why so few? Unfortunately, the side effects of these medications often outweigh the benefits. However, a new hypertension blockbuster may be imminent. A safer, better-tolerated drug candidate just marked a major milestone on the path to approval and commercialization. A global innovator in drug-delivery platforms, Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) (Profile) has been quietly progressing through clinical processes and amassing a growing body of evidence that strongly supports use of its patented DehydraTECH(TM) technology in hypertension therapeutics. The company’s valuation looks attractive with arguably significant upside as it looks to rub shoulders and gain attention from the likes of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE: MRK), AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ: AZN) and Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) — all aiming to capitalize on what may be the next blockbuster and defend hundreds of millions from a silent killer.

Neural plasticity is instrumental in brain health, and the importance of neuroplasticity can’t be overstated. Indeed, the inability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to stimuli often produces stress-induced neuroplasticity, which plays a critical role in almost all mental disorders. The problem is conventional drugs have done little to correct damage in this response, resulting in mental health disorders that now affect nearly one in every eight people on the planet. Amazingly, research with psychedelic therapeutics has shown great promise, inspiring hope in treating a broad range of mental health disorders. With the urgent need for new, more effective treatments to treat a wide spectrum of disorders, Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN) (Profile) is pioneering groundbreaking research and striking important partnerships to unleash the power of these psychedelic-based compounds. Cybin has a differentiated method of progressing psychedelics into therapeutics than others in the sector, such as COMPASS Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS), Mind Medicine Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD) (NEO: MMED), ATAI Life Sciences N.V. (NASDAQ: ATAI) and GH Research PLC (NASDAQ: GHRS), which are also intent on offering effective solutions. Cybin is looking to lead the psychedelic renaissance that could for the first time deliver treatments to address the root of mental maladies rather than just mask the symptoms with conventional drugs.

It’s generally accepted that the phrase “Internet of Things” was coined in 1999 during a presentation for Procter & Gamble. Actually, the concept was already in use more than 15 years earlier when programmers at Carnegie Mellon University connected a Coke machine to the internet so they could see if there were any cold Cokes available before walking to the machine to buy one. After four decades, the Internet of Things (“IoT”) has become ubiquitous, making its way into essentially every facet of day-to-day life and consumer demand for IoT products has become insatiable. That demand has proved a boon for innovative companies such as SPYR Inc. (OTCQB: SPYR) (Profile) as well as famous FAANG companies: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) (formerly known as Facebook).

Slave Lake Zinc (CSE: SLZ) (the “Company”) has reviewed historic drill logs recently obtained for 13 drill holes reported by American Yellowknife Mines from drilling conducted in 1951 at the MCO targets on the west side of O’Connor Lake. Slave Lake has noted that pegmatites and pegmatitic granites have been documented in these holes. Pegmatites were reported and ranged from less than 1 meter to over 10 meters in drill section. Exploration in 1951 was designed to test for zinc-lead-copper mineralization at O’Connor Lake. There was no evaluation for lithium or tantalum-columbite mineralization which are now a necessity for electrification (green energy).

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BlockQuarry Corp. (OTC: BLQC), a Texas-based company with commercial-stage operations in cryptocurrency mine hosting and self-mining in the Southeast United States, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers BlockQuarry’s recent update on its provisional and unaudited Q3 performance projections, as well as highlights from its financial performance for the three months ended June 30, 2022.  

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“We had a fantastic 2021, but we believe 2022 is on pace to significantly raise the bar,” Alonzo Pierce, President and Chair of BlockQuarry, stated in the news release. “Our hosting revenue this year has already surpassed what we produced from that segment for the whole year in 2021. Moreover, due to our market positioning and signed agreements with major partners, 2022 appears set to be our best year ever on both the top and bottom line, with Q3 on pace to show strong growth on both a sequential and year-over-year basis, and we are excited to further bolster our positioning and performance trajectory into year end.” 

The Internet of Things (“IoT”) has evolved over the last couple decades, weaving its way into daily life by providing increased utility and functionality for everyday items. Broadly speaking, IoT refers to the overarching technology that connects physical items (e.g., refrigerators, door locks, HVAC) to the internet so they can be controlled from a mobile or desktop app to provide real-time controls and data analysis. Delivering convenience and savings, many of these interconnected devices have become readily available and affordable with an estimated 46 billion connected devices in the world today. That may sound like a lot, but the nascent market is quickly expanding, creating plenty of opportunity for innovative companies such as SPYR Inc. (OTCQB: SPYR) (Profile) to capture market share by leveraging the platforms of tech giants such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), which will all continue to benefit from an interconnected global economy booming with connected devices.

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Although some people may be surprised, today’s world is full of robots. While these electro-mechanical devices may not be in the form of a cyborg RoboCop, they’re already serving people in countless ways. Industrial robots are a primary application today, with the world becoming accustomed to, and even expecting, life-altering technologies as robots shuttle people around, perform surgeries, keep communities safe, and much more. A global market summary by the International Federation of Robotics showed the robot trend accelerating, with a record 517,000 new industrial robots installed in factories around the world in 2021, up 31% from 2020. A host of innovative companies — including Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP) (Profile), Velodyne Lidar Inc. (NASDAQ: VLDR), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (NYSE: PCG), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) — are investing in, developing and deploying leading-edge technology that is proving the value of robots in everyday lives or increasing their long-term potential.  

• Approximately 2.7 million industrial robots were in use in 2020, creating a global market valued at $55 billion that is expected to reach $165 billion by 2028. 

• Knightscope robots have 1.8-plus million hours of operation, have been documented to deter criminal activity and have proven invaluable in convictions of crimes. 
• Knightscope completed its first acquisition in October, buying CASE Emergency Systems. 
• November has seen a surge of new orders, activations for Knightscope crime-fighting robots and CASE emergency phones. 

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DeFi Technologies (NEO: DEFI) (GR: RMJ.F) (OTC: DEFTF), a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Valour Inc. (“Valour“), the pioneering issuer of digital asset exchange traded products (“ETPs”), has surpassed US$250 million (equivalent of 2.1 billion Swedish Krona (“SEK”)) in assets under management (“AUM”). This achievement marks an exceptional first ten months of 2021, as AUM increased more than 2560% since the beginning of the year. In the last 30 days, AUM has increased more than US$40m .

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Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP), a leading developer of autonomous security robots, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers Knightscope’s recent securement of the largest single contract in the company’s history alongside two new contracts from cities in New York and Georgia. 

“Knightscope continues to deliver on its promise to rapidly grow the Company and help make the United States of America the safest country in the world,” William Santana Li, Chairman and CEO of Knightscope, stated in the news release from last week. “Today’s announcement further supports my recent public address where we project tripling our annualized revenue over the next twelve months.” 

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Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET), a Canada-based company focused on advancing promising early-stage district-scale mineral properties, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers TMET’s release of the final assay results from its 2023 rock sampling program focused on the Vik Zone at its Kolos Copper-Gold Project.

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Torr Metals has announced the final assay results from its 2023 rock sampling program and delineation of a robust ZTEM geophysical anomaly at the newly defined Vik Zone, which is part of the company’s wholly owned Kolos Copper-Gold Project. In addition, the company reported that it has completed its early reconnaissance field-sampling program. The program included coverage over newly acquired ground to the north and east assays pending for 27 outcrop and float rock grab samples.

“We are strongly encouraged by these promising results, which validate our meticulous exploration strategy at the Kolos Project,” said Torr Metals president and CEO Malcolm Dorsey. “The rock grab sample grades are in-line with comparisons we have made in the region, and we have confirmed surface mineralization in outcrop within all of our high-priority target zones, positioning us with prime starting locations for future drilling. With the recent expansion we have identified and sampled new exploration targets, strengthening our position for the upcoming 2024 field season with potential for multiple new grassroots discoveries in addition to our established drill-ready targets, significantly enhancing the long-term growth potential of our project and driving further value for our shareholders.”

About Torr Metals Inc.

Torr Metals is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company focused on defining and developing the substantial exploration potential of the ~240-kilometer Kolos Copper-Gold Project, located within the prolific Quesnel Terrane in central British Columbia. Year-round access is provided by Highway 5, with the project being favorably located 23 kilometers north of the city of Merritt and 286 kilometers by highway from Vancouver, British Columbia.

For more information about the company, please visit www.TorrMetals.com

Join IBN’s Jonathan Keim and Suji Desilva, Senior Research Analyst at Roth Capital Partners, to learn more about Roth’s operations, Desilva’s focus on the emerging auto tech space and the 34th Annual Roth Conference, which is set to kick off next month. 

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The latest NetworkNewsAudio production continues to reinforce IBN’s commitment to the expansion of its robust network of brands, client partners, followers and the growing IBN Podcast Series. For more than 15 years, IBN has leveraged this commitment to provide unparalleled distribution and corporate messaging solutions to 500+ public and private companies. 

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In the business world, one of the cardinal reasons for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is the potential for synergistic growth. Successful companies usually measure this in terms of revenue streams, market share and product offerings. However, in the age of digital technology and globalization, a significant facet of growth potential is often found a company’s core customer base and digital reputation. Lucy Scientific Discovery (NASDAQ: LSDI) (Profile) is astutely following this road map utilized by hugely successful corporations by uniquely leveraging user bases to rapidly amplify shareholder value. This well-established, albeit counterintuitive, M&A strategy has been utilized by several major companies including Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) with the unconventional process producing results that vastly exceeded expected typical M&A metrics.

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In volatile economic conditions, smart money seeks stability and moves to safe havens. Historically, one of the safest places and most stable spaces during economic uncertainty is gold, a highly liquid asset that preserves and even increases in value over time and carries no credit risk. The precious metal benefits from multiple levers of demand such as gold jewelry, tech/industrial use and a reserve asset as well as a strategic investment. History has shown that gold’s variable demand pressures enhance a portfolio by improving diversification, providing liquidity and delivering long-term returns. Reacting to uncertainties, many gold mining companies, including GEMXX Corp. (OTC: GEMZ) (profile), have enjoyed significant growth during the recent volatility. Exploding past startup phase and achieving global growth in mere months, GEMXX is fast approaching a holy grail that differentiates GEMXX from all others in the gold space – a vertically integrated mining company – a unique mine-to-market enterprise that specializes in gold and gemstone mining as well as jewelry creation, production and global sales. GEMXX owns and controls every aspect of the process from gold mining and gemstone finishing to jewelry manufacturing and global distribution. Other larger mining companies may not have the unique vertical integration of GEMXX but are still seeing success in the precious metal sector including Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE: AEM), which recently reported record second-quarter numbers; Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD), which anticipates a second half of the year performance that surpasses its first; Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), which has received required approvals on a key acquisition announced earlier this year; and Franco-Nevada Corp. (NYSE: FNV), which has established a business model that provides investors with gold price and exploration optionality while limiting exposure to cost inflation.

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The early days of ecommerce can be traced back decades, sluggish until the 2000s, then accelerating rapidly over the last 10-plus years. Online gaming is on a similar trajectory. Analogous to what Amazon and Alibaba did for ecommerce, online gaming has deep roots that go back decades and now has entered a growth stage that many believe will chart like a hockey stick. There are different approaches to capitalizing on what appears to be parabolic growth across the industry. More merchants than miners became millionaires during the California gold rush, and servicing the companies that provide consumer gaming just might be one of the best ways to cash a ticket. Playgon Games Inc. (TSX.V: DEAL) (OTCQB: PLGNF) (Profile), a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) technology company, is laser focused on that business-to-business (“B2B”) market, developing and licensing unique digital content for the iGaming market. Other companies jockeying for the end user, curating gaming and gambling services for consumers (“B2C”) include Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY), DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG), Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOG) and Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN).

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3, 2024 – via IBN – Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET), a Canada-based company focused on advancing promising early-stage district-scale mineral properties, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers the latest final assay results released by Torr Metals from rock grab samples collected during this year’s reconnaissance programs at the Kolos Copper-Gold Project.

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Torr Metals released a reporting highlighting the final assay results from a total of 33 rock grab samples collected during 2024 reconnaissance programs. The results revealed additional high-grade rock grab assays within the Kirby, Rea and Clapperton exploration target zones as well as a new copper-gold discovery in the northern portion of the Kolos Copper-Gold Project, which is called the Sonic Zone. Highlights of the report show new Sonic Zone discoveries, the expansion of exploration targets at the Clapperton Zone and the confirmation of multiple areas with strong mineralization.

“The latest results from our 2024 reconnaissance sampling programs not only reaffirm the high-grade potential of the Kolos Project but also highlight significant untapped exploration opportunities across multiple zones,” stated Torr Metals president and CEO Malcolm Dorsey in the press release. “The discovery of the Sonic Zone is particularly promising, as it opens up a new area of mineralization that bears geological similarities to the high-grade New Afton copper-gold porphyry deposit, located just 27 kilometers to the north. These findings underscore the vast potential for untouched new discoveries within the project area, and as we advance into the 2024 field season, we anticipate delivering substantial value to our shareholders through continued exploration of these exciting new targets as well as development of our already established zones.”

The market for renewable energy enjoys considerable tailwinds due to growing concerns about climate change, energy security and global initiatives to reign in carbon emissions. The tailwinds turned into a tempest late in 2022 when the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was signed into law. The IRA is the largest investment ever by the U.S. government in renewable energies, earmarking $369 billion to accelerate efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. According to some experts, the IRA is expected to more than triple America’s clean-energy production by 2030, resulting in about 40% of the nation’s energy coming from sources such as wind, solar and renewable natural gas (“RNG”). For this to happen, about 550 gigawatts of new energy supply from green sources will come online over the next seven years. Against the backdrop of this generational opportunity, EverGen Infrastructure Corp. (TSX.V: EVGN) (OTCQX: EVGIF) (Profile), a specialist in RNG, has positioned itself as an emerging leader in the booming renewables sector. Others in the space that are recognized as leaders include oil juggernaut BP plc (NYSE: BP), utility Fortis Inc. (NYSE: FTS), cleantech 374Water Inc. (NASDAQ: SCWO) and Anaergia Inc. (TSX: ANRG).

The MiningNewsWire Podcast features revealing sit-downs with executives who are shaping the future of the global mining industry. The latest episode features Alex Horsley, Head of Corporate Development and Director of Emperor Metals Inc. (CSE: AUOZ) (OTCQB: EMAUF) (FRA:9NH), an advanced stage gold exploration company focused on proving and developing the substantial resource potential of its flagship Duquesne West gold project.

To begin the interview, Horsley discussed the company’s flagship project.

“Our Duquesne West project is our flagship. People are always talking about location, location, location, and we happen to be in the Southern Abitibi of Quebec, in the heart of this district surrounded by 15 gold producing mines – an area that's produced 200 million ounces of gold.” he said. “Our Duquesne West gold project has a historical resource of 727,000 ounces of gold, and what's really crucial is that it's very high grade, with an average of 5.42 grams of gold per ton and a robust average thickness of 5.7 meters.”

“Our mission is to grow this resource as quickly, cost efficiently and strategically as possible. Our resource was based on a 3.0-gram cutoff grade in a 2.5-meter thickness, and it was also based on $960 gold back when that historical report was done in 2011. What is really exciting is that, since 2011, gold is up 150%.”

“We are planning to have an updated mineral resource estimate out by Q1 2025. In that updated MRE, we are planning to significantly lower the cutoff grade of 3.0 grams, potentially to 2.0, because it should open up a whole bunch of resources at lower grades that are potentially mineable in the future. We're quite excited to have this unique asset in the most prolific and productive gold mining camp in Canada. It's a special opportunity.”

Join IBN’s Carmel Fisher and Alex Horsley, Head of Corporate Development and Director of Emperor Metals, to learn more about the 2011 mineral resource estimate for the company’s flagship Duquesne West gold project, as well as its recent milestones and near-term goals.

To hear the whole podcast and subscribe for future episodes, visit https://podcast.miningnewswire.com.

The latest installment of The MiningNewsWire Podcast continues to reinforce IBN’s commitment to the expansion of its robust network of brands, client partners, followers and the growing IBN Podcast Series. For more than 18 years, IBN has leveraged this commitment to provide unparalleled distribution and corporate messaging solutions to 500+ public and private companies.

Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET), a mineral exploration company focusing on the identification, acquisition and advancement of mineral properties, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers Torr’s announcement of preliminary results from its Kolos Copper-Gold Project that have identified near-surface high priority geophysical resistivity anomalies extending up to >1.5 kilometers depth that are coincident with highly anomalous copper, gold and molybdenum mineralization at-surface.

"The strong correlation between highly anomalous resistivity areas and known surface copper-gold and copper-molybdenum mineralization is incredibly promising," Malcolm Dorsey, President and CEO of Torr, stated in the news release. "We are now identifying the robust plumbing behind these prolific mineralizing systems, indicating an immense scale of underlying potential. Torr is now equipped with the precise knowledge on where and how to best target these anomalies in the sub-surface and with multiple untested zones delineated across a 7 km cluster porphyry trend this is a significant opportunity for a potentially major new copper discovery located only 30 km from Canada’s largest open pit copper mine at Highland Valley.”

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• Listing follows the successful launch of the Company’s commercial-scale AI turnkey SaaS in-real-time knowledge engine called ‘Pluaris.’
• Pluaris solves the information overload problem commonly experienced at work and at home. The Company believes the personal knowledge management (KM) market opportunity has over 1 billion users and is currently underserved.
• NOWG begins trading today.

Nowigence, Inc. (OTCQB: NOWG) announces today that its common stock will begin trading on the OTCQB Venture Market, the mid-tier OTC equity market, which lists primarily early-stage and developing companies in the U.S. and international markets.

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Last year was a monumental year for merger and acquisition activity. Records worldwide weren’t just broken, they were smashed by M&A activity reaching a stunning $5.9 trillion, up 64% from 2020 while representing the highest volume since 1980. More than 63,000 M&A transactions were completed as companies found new avenues to growth against the backdrop of a lingering COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and disrupted supply chains. The sharpest increase in deal flow came from the United States. which experienced an 82% surge. Companies from all different sectors and industries joined forces to position for continued future success, including diversified CPG wellness company Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) (Profile), which recently made a significant acquisition to fuel expansion into the U.S. market. Constant consolidation is rampant involving a wide variety of well-known names, including Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE).

The latest episode features Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner of McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX), which is an asset rich diversified gold and silver producer in the Americas with a large exposure to copper through its McEwen Copper subsidiary.

To begin the interview, McEwen discussed his extensive background in the mining sector.

“When I was 10 and 11, my father had me charting stocks; he was in the investment industry. At 12, I made my first investment. Around the dining room table, there were discussions of investments, and one particular area was gold and gold shares,” McEwen said. “I followed him into the investment industry after college… I ran a closed-end investment company and used it to jump into a hostile takeover battle. I ended up with control of two gold mining companies and a couple of other companies which, over a period of eight years, I consolidated into a company called Goldcorp. We went from a market cap of $50 million to $8 billion, then I decided to step out. We had $400 million in cash, no debt and were one of the lowest cost gold producers in the world.”

McEwen next turned his attention toward McEwen Mining’s project portfolio.

“We have an underground gold mine in Northern Ontario, Canada, that we call Fox Complex; we have an open pit gold mine in Nevada called Gold Bar; we have a mine on care and maintenance in Mexico that we will be reactivating shortly; and we have a joint venture in southern Argentina, an underground gold and silver mine, operated by our partner, Hochschild Mining, where we own 49%; we own 100% of all the others. In addition, we have a very large copper project that we've been financing and developing independently of McEwen Mining. McEwen Mining owns 48% of this project.”

He then examined the mining industry’s reputation relating to environmental stewardship and detailed McEwen Mining’s efforts to promote change.

“The mining industry has a horrible reputation with most people; they view it as a destroyer of the environment. We have this large copper asset, considered the eighth-largest undeveloped copper deposit in the world, located in Northern Argentina. We were looking at how best to develop it, and, two years ago, I asked an architect who is considered the Steve Jobs of the green building movement to sit down with our project engineers, our consultants and our senior management. My instruction to him was to help us redefine mining, to help us build a mine that will be like a jewel on the hillside rather than a scar. We aim to reduce its water usage, power generation and carbon emissions – to develop a regenerative copper mine. Today, mining is much more careful with the environment, spending a lot more time and money to protect it during the operations.”

Join IBN’s Stuart Smith and Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner of McEwen Mining Inc., to learn more about the company’s recent investments and exploration activities.

To hear the whole podcast and subscribe for future episodes, visit https://podcast.miningnewswire.com.

The latest installment of The MiningNewsWire Podcast continues to reinforce IBN’s commitment to the expansion of its robust network of brands, client partners, followers and the growing IBN Podcast Series. For more than 18 years, IBN has leveraged this commitment to provide unparalleled distribution and corporate messaging solutions to 500+ public and private companies.

To learn more about IBN’s achievements and milestones via a visual timeline, visit: https://IBN.fm/TimeLine

The decentralized and global Alien Worlds community, which has become one of the most used decentralized blockchain applications in the world, is pleased to announce that the Alien Worlds Missions game has just launched on the Binance Smart Chain blockchain. Explorers now have the ability to send virtual spaceships on missions throughout the Metaverse, and earn NFTs for use within the game, as well as acquiring NFTs created by various player communities who host frequent events and activities.

To view the full press release, visit https://nnw.fm/LVseC

Blockchain technology is disrupting an endless number of industries, but none more than the world of finance, a moribund market that for decades seemed mostly unmovable as big banks were in complete control. Then along came the decentralized ledger of blockchain, which leveled the playing field and tore down the barriers insulating the oligopoly by offering the potential to transform all types of financial transactions from remittances to capital formation. For the first time ever, blockchain technology makes it possible for global financial systems to be interconnected, secure, and accessible, as well as fast, cost effective and efficient. This has opened new market opportunities being exploited by customized blockchain payment solutions provider GreenBox POS (NASDAQ: GBOX) (Profile). Other companies are also focused on strengthening their unique positions in the burgeoning financial tech (fintech) market, including Fiserv Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE: FIS), Block Inc. Class A (NYSE: SQ) and Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN).

Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: GTEC), a technology developer and manufacturer of electric industrial vehicles and drivetrain systems for material handling machineries and vehicles, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers the Company’s recent announcement of availability of its latest electric industrial vehicle, the GEL-5000, under its new clean industrial heavy equipment brand, HEVI.

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The new GEL-5000 is a 5.0-ton rated load all-electric lithium wheeled front loader that boasts strong power, approximately 40,000 pounds operating weight and increased payload options, making it a clean, green industrial vehicle with a rapid two-hour charge time and nine hours of operation time per charge. 

The world may be on the cusp of a new generation of computing. Its name? Quantum computing. Much like its precursors, quantum computing doesn’t have a sole inventor or a single brand; it is the collective product of decades of work by many of the brightest minds in science and technology. The nascent industry is highly complex employing varied approaches to harness the power of quantum mechanics to solve challenges that classic computers simply cannot handle. A paradigm shift of computing may be coming, and it would have a far-reaching impact. Currently real, practical quantum computing applications are helping solve a myriad of business challenges. Hundreds of early quantum applications have been built attempting to address resource scheduling, mobility, logistics, drug-discovery, portfolio optimization and manufacturing processes. The world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, D-Wave Systems Inc. (“D-Wave”) is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services and is the only company building both annealing quantum computers and gate-model quantum computers. D-Wave’s customers include more than two dozen of the Forbes Global 2000 companies, including Volkswagen, Accenture, NEC Corporation and Lockheed Martin. Of major interest is that D-Wave is working to complete a business combination transaction (Business Combination) with blank-check company DPCM Capital Inc. (NYSE: XPOA) (DPCM Capital Profile) to bring it public. In geekdom, D-Wave is already a household name, but as a public company, it is expected to gain even greater recognition for its products and services by helping to bring quantum computing into the mainstream. Other companies, such as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) and Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON), are also seeking to make significant contributions to quantum computing.

Investors understand that, for a variety of reasons, volatility is part-and-parcel to investing in cryptocurrencies. For Bitcoin, the most popular of all digital currencies, a finite supply and the nascency of the market are key contributors to volatility that can test a small-retail investor’s resolve. The reality is that volatility is not a bad thing—in fact, it is rather instrumental in the making of any market. A month ago, Bitcoin was setting a new record high at $68,978, leading a cryptocurrency market that topped $3 trillion in valuation for the first time. Against that backdrop, companies continue to invest and innovate, looking for ways to mine more Bitcoin and widen margins, whether it be through scale, technology or other means. ISW Holdings Inc. (OTC: ISWH) (Profile) is actively engaged in expansion of both its segments, as the company emerges as one of the largest mining and hosting providers in the North America digital currency space. Broadly speaking, there has been no shortfall of positive developments in the cryptocurrency sector, where companies such as Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA), CleanSpark Inc. (NASDAQ: CLSK), Riot Blockchain Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) and Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF) continue to lead the charge.

Once only a concept seen in movies, the world of autonomous driving is fast becoming a bona fide reality. Until now, only a few autonomous features have been available and limited to high-end vehicles, but the day of mass adoption and ubiquity is near. As one can imagine, the highest importance is on safety. Companies are taking different approaches to achieve that, with engineers busily fusing software, connectivity and operations to produce vehicles that can safely maneuver everything from traffic jams and pedestrians to freeways and dirt roads. If you ask Cepton Inc. (NASDAQ: CPTN) (Profile), the road to safe and effective self-driving cars goes through lidar (short for light detection and ranging), and judging by the response to Cepton recently becoming public on the Nasdaq, Wall Street agrees. Cepton, which develops and manufactures cutting-edge lidar products, is working with major automakers such as General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) to bring autonomous driving to everyone. In fact, Cepton has already secured the largest series production award in the lidar industry to support GM’s Ultra Cruise program. Others in the sector are also focusing on the space, as companies such as Luminar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR) look to enhance their presence, while Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), the world’s most well-known electric car brand, has bucked the lidar trend altogether with a camera-only approach for its autonomous driving technology.

EverGen Infrastructure Corp. (TSX.V: EVGN) (OTCQB: EVGIF), Canada’s renewable natural gas (“RNG”) infrastructure platform, today announces that it has been featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio news release covers EverGen’s recent announcement of its entry into definitive agreements with Northeast Renewables LP (“Northeast”) to acquire a 50% interest in a portfolio of RNG development projects.

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As detailed in the news release, Project Radius, located in southern Ontario, is a late-development-stage portfolio of three high-quality, on-farm RNG projects, collectively capable of producing roughly 1.7 million GJ/year of RNG that will contribute to the reduction of emissions from agricultural operations in southern Ontario. Each of the three projects is expected to produce approximately 550,000 GJ/year and will be constructed throughout 2023 and 2024.

“The acquisition of Project Radius provides a foothold in Ontario - a new and strategic jurisdiction in which EverGen can continue to participate in the consolidation and growth of the RNG industry in the near-term, as well as benefit from project economics in line with or exceeding those we have seen with our initial projects,” Chase Edgelow, CEO of EverGen, stated in the news release. “Working alongside Northeast to advance the projects, EverGen will deliver on our platform expansion commitments with the potential to exceed 1,000,000 GJ of RNG production annually. Ontario has an abundant amount of excess organic feedstock, and as a leader in the RNG industry, EverGen can develop the sustainable infrastructure that contributes to carbon-negative energy production and the greening of the province.”

There isn’t a cigarette smoker in the world who doesn’t know smoking is bad for them. The problems are that nicotine is one of the most highly addictive substances in the world, and for the nearly 70% of 34.1 million Americans who want to kick the habit, there aren’t many smoking-cessation options that have proven safe and effective. Hope may be looming on the horizon, however, with new research building on prior studies that suggest psilocybin is not only a potential solution but also a more effective one. Leading a charge on this front is Mydecine Innovations Group (NEO: MYCO) (OTC: MYCOF) (FSE: 0NFA) (Profile), a biopharmaceutical firm formed in 2020 for the purpose of developing innovative therapeutics to treat PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction and other mental health disorders. Mydecine is part of a renaissance for psychedelic medicine research that is showing real promise in addressing areas of unmet medical need. Those contributing to the resurgence includes peers such as COMPASS Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS), ATAI Life Sciences N.V. (NASDAQ: ATAI), Cybin Inc. (NYSE American: CYBN) (NEO: CYBN) and Field Trip Health Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTRP).