NA Proactive news snapshot: Golden Arrow Resources, Talon Metals, PyroGenesis Canada, MediaCentral Corporation, The Flower Corporation, Killi UPDATE ...

Golden Arrow Resources Corp (CVE:GRG) (OTCQB:GARWF) will be featured in a town hall webinar (live and on-demand) on Wednesday, August 19 at 4:05 pm EST. The explorer is busy locating large, early-stage gold and silver projects in the Americas, and near-term resources with exploration upside.  The group's portfolio includes an epithermal gold project in Argentina, a district-scale gold project in Paraguay, and it has more than 180,000 hectares of properties in Argentina. To register click here. Talon Metals Corp (TSE:TLO) (OCTMKTS:TLOFF) announced Tuesday that it has started a new drill program at its Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota. The drilling, which will focus on prospective targets outside of the company’s resource area, comes just days after it closed on C$5.1 million in financing to advance the project. Meanwhile, the company aims to reduce its per meter drilling cost by more than 50%. PyroGenesis Canada Inc (CVE:PYR) (OTCQB:PYRNF) has signed a roughly $3 million contract with HPQ Nano Silicon Powders Inc to produce its namesake powder, the company announced Tuesday. The contract was developed to utilize the benefits of PyroGenesis’ PUREVAP Nano Silicon Reactor (NSiR) to produce nano silicon powder for the battery market. The deal pays PyroGenesis $2.4 million for the intellectual property rights to the PUREVAP NSiR process,  with a 10 % royalty on HPQ Nano Silicon’s future sales. MediaCentral Corporation Inc (CSE:FLYY) expanded its afilliate marketing program Tuesday through a partnership between the company’s NOW Magazine and WineOnline.ca. The partnership will allow MediaCentral to further monetize NOW, a prominent arts and culture paper in Toronto. Sommeliers from WineOnline and NOW's award-winning editorial team will create exclusive editorial content for the publication's food and drink section. The content will include video interviews with industry experts, virtual wine tours, reviews and more, which will be distributed to NOW readers through print, digital, social media and newsletter materials. The Flower Corporation (CVE:FLWR) (OTCMKTS:FLWPF) announced Tuesday it will release its 2Q 2020 results after the bell on Wednesday August 26. A conference call and webcast will follow, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM EST. Participants may dial in at (888) 869-1189 or International: 1 (706) 643-5902 using the passcode: 8867395. Online registration for the webcast can be done here.  Killi Ltd (CVE:MYID) (OTC:MYIDF), a data privacy company, has kicked off the process of uplisting to the OTCQB market, the company announced Tuesday. The New York and Toronto-based firm expects the process to take roughly 60-75 days. The company’s software lets users make money from their data through data sharing, surveys, offers and watching videos on Android. When the Los Angeles Unified school district starts testing its 700,000 students and 75,000 employees for the coronavirus (COVID-19), technology developed by Co-Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:CODX) will play a big role. The nation’s 2nd-largest school system, which will start teaching online with the hope of eventual in-person instruction, will roll out the testing regime over the next few months. The integrated testing program will be executed in part using Clinical Reference Laboratory, which recently received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for a self-administered saliva test. That test will be analyzed using Co-Diagnostics’ technology. Royal Road Minerals Limited (CVE:RYR) announced Tuesday that it has appointed Liz Wall to the role of executive director, sustainability. Wall boasts an impressive resume from her work on projects from over 40 countries around the globe in organizations like Rio Tinto and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation. A mining engineer by training, Wall’s educational background includes a Masters of Science and Masters of Philosophy from Oxford University and, as a Rhodes Scholar, she studied poverty reduction and environmental management. Steppe Gold Ltd (TSE:STGO), the Mongolia-focused miner, has received an upgraded target price from Haywood Capital Markets on the back of its growing cash flow and key milestones, which are expected be reached in forthcoming months. Haywood has hiked its target on the stock to C$4 from C$3 previously, which is a good distance from the current price of around C$2.8. It rates the shares a 'Buy'. American Battery Metals Corporation (OTCQB:ABML) announced Tuesday that it has finalized the initial equipment orders for its first lithium-ion battery metals recycling plant. The plant, located in Fernley, Nevada, takes in battery end-of-life materials and manufacturing waste, disassembles them and separates those feedstock materials into intermediate products. From there, some products will be sold directly to the secondary markets to enable profitable operations, while others will undergo further processing. The products that go through this second phase will instead be upgraded to battery-grade metal feedstocks to be sold back into the high energy density cathode supply chain. The plan is to manufacture the equipment and construct the facility simultaneously, the company said. Thoughtful Brands Inc (CSE:TBI) (FWB:1WZ1:GR) (OTCQB:PEMTF) said it has signed letters of intent (LOIs) under which it proposes to acquire Golden Path and Wild Mariposa, companies involved in the online marketing and distribution of consumer health products. Golden Path and Wild Mariposa are direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands selling a range of natural health products, including nutraceutical and hemp-based cannabidiol products within the US. Both brands are current clients of Unified Funding, which is contracted to perform a number of eCommerce business operations. Under the LOIs, Thoughtful – the rebranded Mota Ventures - is considering to acquire both companies for the issuance of 11.5 million and 15 million shares respectively at a price of C$0.195 each. Lucky Minerals Inc (CVE:LKY) (OTCMKTS:LKMNF) (FRA:LKY) said it has recommenced field exploration work at its Fortuna property in southern Ecuador. The company said the exploration program for the next three months will focus on a northeast-trending Miocene volcanic belt known as the Shincata Gold Trend that is host to the El Mozo epithermal gold deposit and also includes several anomalous areas. Three exploration crews have started reconnaissance field geological work to assess known areas with the highest potential for the occurrence of gold mineralization, and areas that have never previously been explored by the company. Endeavour Mining Corp (TSE:EDV) (OTCMKTS: EDVMF), the West-Africa gold miner, has more than doubled the higher confidence indicated resources at its Fetekro exploration project in Ivory Coast, saying it has the potential to be the firm's highest grade operation to date. The resource at the Lafigué deposit at Fetekro has grown by an impressive 108% to 2.5 million ounces of gold at a grade of 2.40  grams per ton (g/t) of the precious metal, at a 0.5g/t cut-off, the group said. Notably, as now 97% of the overall resource at the deposit is classified as indicated, no further drilling is required to class it as a reserve. Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC), a leading commercial provider of liquid biopsy tests, said it has been awarded a US patent to protect its Primer-Switch technology. The San Diego company’s technology is useful for the detection of rare cell mutations using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis through real-time PCR and associated analysis methods, including next-generation sequencing (NGS). Biocept said the grant of the patent expands the company’s intellectual property protection for the detection of rare mutations, including cancer biomarkers found in tissue, blood and cerebrospinal fluid. This is the second issued patent for the Primer-Switch technology, and is another step as Biocept pursues worldwide patent protection. Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp (CSE:CANN) (OTC:HERTF) signed a term sheet to launch a two-year joint venture with Cannahive Inc to produce cannabis-infused edible products, the company announced Tuesday.  The venture, which the parties expect to kick off in September, will utilize Cannahive's formulations for the production of gummies and chocolates, while Heritage's CannaCure will provide the cannabis oil. The products will be sold under Heritage’s brands to the provincial and territorial boards as well as licensed retailers in Canada. Gevo Inc (NASDAQ:GEVO) has said it and Praj Industries Ltd will collaborate on providing renewable, low carbon, low particulate, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and renewable premium gasoline in India and neighboring countries. Gevo said it will license its technology and Praj will provide plant equipment and services to sugar mills and ethanol plants to produce renewable isobutanol from 1G feedstock (cane juice, cane molasses, sugar syrup, etc) and 2G feedstock (cellulosic biomass like straws, bagasse, etc). The renewable isobutanol will be aggregated and transferred to various refineries. Using Gevo’s technology, Praj will also provide plant equipment and services to refineries for converting renewable isobutanol into Sustainable Aviation Fuel and premium gasoline through the ASTM-approved pathway of Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ). DGTL Holdings Inc (CVE:DGTL) said it has appointed a new digital media sales and account management department on behalf of its flagship subsidiary, #HASHOFF, in order to service core customers through an “assertive growth phase”, as well as pursue new business development opportunities in a variety of key verticals and brand categories. The company said Joel Wright, who joined DGTL having previously served as manager of digital media sales at Travelocity, has been appointed to the role of interim chief executive at #HASHOFF, as well as to the role of strategic advisor at DGTL. The firm also said it has appointed Charlie Thomas, a former vice president of regional sales at Yahoo!, as the chief strategy officer at #HASHOFF to “identify and implement new strategic revenue streams and steward new product development, in support of sustainable growth plans”. Japan Gold Corp (CVE:JG) (OTCQB:JGLDF) said Tuesday that Barrick Gold Corp (TSE:ABX) (NYSE:GOLD) is progressing exploration work at its Sanru project in Japan. Sanru is Japan Gold’s largest project and covers a 25-kilometre-long strike length on the prospective Omu-Kamikawa trend in Hokkaido, one of Japan’s major epithermal gold provinces. The project is included in the country-wide alliance with mining major Barrick that Vancouver-based junior Japan Gold signed earlier this year. District Metals Corp (CVE:DMX) (OTCMKTS:MKVNF) told investors on Tuesday it is selling its high-grade copper-silver Bakar property on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Sherpa II Holdings Corp (CVE:SHRP.P). The resource group said it had struck a definitive agreement, under which Sherpa II will acquire an 80% stake in the asset for cash, shares and work commitments. Cash of C$50,000 and 1 million Sherpa II shares will be paid to District upon closing on or before September 17 this year, while C$200,00 on work is scheduled to be spent within six months. The 15,687 hectare project boasts excellent access and infrastructure and lies within a copper-rich geological domain that hosts the past producing Island copper mine, the Hushamu deposit, and the Red Dog deposit. GGX Gold Corp (CVE:GGX) (OTCQB:GGXXF) updated investors Tuesday regarding exploration at its Gold Drop property in the Greenwood mining camp, British Columbia, where the first diamond drill hole is now underway, with the program expanded to 5,000 metres (m) for this year. The first hole is testing the geophysical anomaly that was identified by Earth Science Services Corporation of Ontario (ESSCO). It has been sunk to a depth of 686 metres (2,250 feet) and will be continued to at least 785 metres (2600 feet), the firm said. Then, the C.O.D. vein will be tested for depth by drilling at least two relatively long holes below mineralized zones that were hit in previous drilling, the group added The structure will be also be drilled at its southern end where the alteration zone remains open along strike. Klondike Gold Corp (CVE:KG) (OTCPINK:KDKGF) said that its now complete diamond drilling phases at the Stander Zone and Stander Zone ‘extensions' at its giant Klondike District property has helped the group understand better the geology of the area. At the Stander Zone, for example, one hole hit 7.57 grams per ton (g/t) gold over 10.5 meters (m) from 48m of drilling within a larger envelope of 3.93 g/t of the yellow metal over 21m from 46m. Phase two drilling saw five holes sunk, which all intersected near-surface gold mineralization and successfully identified areas for further drilling. Phase 3 drilling tested for possible parallel structural repeats of the Stander Zone to explain down-slope gold-geochemical anomalies generated from sampling. The best of the four holes showed 0.40 g/t gold over 1.5m from 4.5m. Pure Gold Mining Inc. (CVE:PGM) (LON:PUR) has announced that Anglogold Ashanti has exercised 5,036,250 share purchase warrants with a strike price of $0.85 each, investing an additional $5.0 million into the company. “Anglogold Ashanti have once again demonstrated their strong support of PureGold as we complete construction and prepare for first gold pour at our PureGold Mine,” Darin Labrenz, PureGold’s president and CEO said in a statement “This latest investment increases their shareholding in PureGold to 16%, maintaining their position as our single largest shareholder.” PureGold currently has approximately $74 million in cash, along with US$35 million available in an undrawn credit facility. Renaissance Gold Inc (CVE:REN) (OTCQB:RNSGF) and Evrim Resources Corp (CVE:EVM) have finalized their merger to create a new royalty firm with precious metals assets in Mexico and Nevada. The newly-formed company will be known as Orogen Royalties Inc and trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol OGN. In a statement, Orogen told shareholders that its mission is to create and acquire precious metal royalties through its prospect generator model and established network in the mining industry. Benchmark Metals Inc (CVE:BNCH) said it has entered into an agreement with Sprott Capital Partners LP as lead agent, and, if applicable, on behalf of a syndicate of one or more additional agents, in connection with a "best efforts" private placement financing of up to $21 million. The Canadian-listed explorer said the financing will allow it to advance its flagship gold-silver project in the Gold Horseshoe in north-central British Columbia by funding an expansion of the 2020 drilling program up to 70,000 meters, planning for a 2021 drill program of up to 100,000 meters and detailed development and engineering work to enable a future mining decision. The offering will consist of up to 7.7 million hard dollar units of the company at a price of $1.30 each for gross proceeds of up to $10 million, up to 3.2 million flow-through units at a price of $1.56 each for proceeds of up to $5 million and up to 3.4 million charity flow-through units at a price of $1.75 each for up to $6 million. China Xiangtai Food Co Ltd (NASDAQ:PLIN), an emerging growth company engaged in the food processing business, said Tuesday it has appointed two independent directors with years of finance experience to its board. K Bryce Toussaint and Scott Silverman joined the company earlier in August, China Xiangtai said in a statement. Toussaint is a highly accomplished, results-driven entrepreneur with more than 20 years of business experience, including extensive work in providing merger and acquisition consulting, raising capital, project and corporate finance, private equity due diligence and accounting systems integration. Silverman has over 25 years of business success on national and international levels, with a highly diverse knowledge of financial, legal and operations management, public company management, accounting, and US securities regulations.  Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. (TSX:NSR) (OTCQX:NSRXF) announced that, further to its press release dated July 15, 2020, it has closed its previously announced revolving credit facility for US$50 million with the option to increase to US$75 million, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. Borrowings under the facility are subject to satisfaction of conditions precedent customary for a financing of this nature, it added. Nomad is a gold & silver royalty company that purchases rights to a percentage of the gold or silver produced from a mine, for the life of the mine. It owns a portfolio of 11 royalty, stream, and gold loan assets, of which 5 are on currently producing mines. Newgioco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWGI), a global sports betting and interactive gaming technology company providing a unique fully integrated, omni-channel sports betting technology, has announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 4,166,666 units at a price to the public of $2.40 per unit. Each unit issued in the offering consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The shares of common stock and warrants were immediately separable from the units and were issued separately. Newgioco received gross proceeds of approximately $10.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses. The warrants are immediately exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share and will expire five years from issuance. Maxim Group LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the offering. Newgioco has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 624,999 additional shares of common stock and/or additional warrants to purchase 624,999 shares of common stock, or any combination thereof, at the public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any. OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for over 10,000 US and global securities, announced that Luminex Resources Corp.  (CVE:LR) (OTCQX:LUMIF), a Vancouver based precious and base metals exploration and development company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded from the OTCPink market. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Marshall Koval, CEO and director of Luminex Resources commented: "This is an important step for raising the profile and liquidity of the company outside of Canada. We look forward to welcoming new American investors as we advance our large scale Condor gold project in Ecuador and hope for drilling success with Anglo American and BHP, our world-class copper partners."