NA Proactive news snapshot: Vuzix, Nerds On Site, Aurion Resources, Esports Entertainment Group, BioSig Technologies UPDATE …

Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) announced Tuesday that major miner Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) has deployed Vuzix Smart Glasses at its Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, which has one of the world's largest known deposits of copper and gold. Vuzix noted that Rio Tinto has been focused on working safer and smarter -- and as part of that effort they increased their use of drones and mine pit cameras and introduced video headsets (including Smart Glasses) to conduct visual inspections of tailings facilities and equipment while complying with travel restrictions and physical distance requirements. At the Oyu Tolgoi underground project, the company said Rio Tinto used Vuzix Smart Glasses to enable technical experts from all over the world to work with local teams on the project site. Nerds On Site Inc (CSE:NERD) (OTCMKTS:NOSUF) announced that it has engaged CHF Capital Markets (CHF) to provide investor relations and corporate communications services for the company.  “For a long time, NERD has been focused on building its brand and solidifying the business foundation. Now that we are on the trajectory of constant and fast growth, we feel that the time has come for NERD to do more in the IR and Stakeholder Relations departments in order for the investment community to notice what has been so carefully and persistently built over the years of the company’s existence. CHF seemed like a perfect fit for this. We are very excited to be working with Cathy Hume and her team to improve NERD’s investor relations campaigns and show potential investors all that we have to offer,” Nerds On Site CEO Charles Regan said in a statement. The services agreement begins immediately for an initial term of 12 months ending February 28, 2022. Thereafter, the contract may be extended with a two-month termination notice. Under the terms of the agreement, CHF will receive a monthly fee of $7,000 in addition to reimbursement of any expenses incurred. CHF will be granted shares options once the Board of Directors has approved the terms. Upon termination of this contract, the option will expire in 30 days.  Aurion Resources Ltd (CVE:AU) announced that its board of directors has authorized the granting of stock options under its Stock Option Plan to purchase 2 million common shares of the company at an exercise price of $0.95 per share for a five-year term expiring on March 9, 2026. The stock options are being granted to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of Aurion.  Esports Entertainment Group Inc (NASDAQ:GMBL) (NASDAQ:GMBLW) announced today that CEO Grant Johnson will present virtually at the upcoming Zooming with LD event on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT. Johnson will take questions from the audience after the presentation. Investors and other individuals may access the virtual presentation by registering here. "We are delighted to have one of the most popular names in the micro-cap space present to our community. Grant, Jeff, and the entire team should be proud of what they have built, and I am looking forward to hearing about their new developments," stated Chris Lahiji, Founder of LD Micro. BioSig Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BSGM) announced that it will present at the 33rd Annual Virtual ROTH Conference, being held on March 15-17, 2021. Kenneth L. Londoner, Chairman, and CEO of BioSig, will deliver a company overview and provide updates on recent progress. Mr. Londoner will also be available for investor meetings. Londoner’s presentation will be available on the Roth Conference website beginning on March 10, 2021, and available for 90 days after that. To access the presentation on the conference website, click here. Recruiter.com Group Inc (OTCQB:RCRT), the on-demand hiring platform powered by more than 28,000 recruiters, artificial intelligence (AI) and video hiring technology, announced 2020 fourth quarter and full-year results Tuesday, including revenue growth of 41% for the year. "We are thrilled to report more than 41% revenue growth in 2020 and Q4 quarter-over-quarter growth of 22.3%," CEO Evan Sohn said in a statement. "We built a strong foundation for continued growth last year and are beginning to see the results of our team's tireless work. We are in the right place, at the right time, with the right solutions to address the needs of the ‘Great Rehire.’” During the quarter, Recruiter.com said it surpassed 27,750 recruiters on its Job Market platform. It also launched a new software as a service (SaaS) video solution to enable recruiters, hiring managers and employers to rapidly screen, vet and connect with qualified candidates over video.  Idaho Champion Gold Mines Canada Inc (CSE:ITKO) (OTCQB:GLDRF) (FRA:1QB1) has reported assay results for the first two holes from the 2020 diamond core drilling program at its 100% controlled Baner Gold Project in Idaho, which included 0.83 grams per ton (g/t) gold over 11 metres from 19 metres downhole. The company said the drill results extend the northerly trend from the 2018 discovery holes and identifies a second parallel mineralized structure. “We are extremely motivated by the strong mineralization encountered in the first core holes from the 2020 program. These initial results show us that the mineralized zone identified in the 2018 drill program continues to the north and remains open,” Idaho Champion Gold Mines CEO Jonathan Buick said in a statement. Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (CVE:GRG) (FRA:G6A) (OTCQB:GARWF) announced a definitive agreement Tuesday to option its Caballos copper-gold project to Hanaq Argentina SA, an explorer with metal projects throughout the country. The agreement gives Hanaq the opportunity to earn a 70% interest in Caballos by spending US$4 million on exploration at the project over six years, the company said. At that point, a joint venture between the companies would advance the project on a pro rata basis. CleanSpark Inc (NASDAQ:CLSK) announced Tuesday an additional purchase of 1,150 new miners, scheduled for delivery in June 2021, capable of producing 100 Petahashs per second (PH/s) of Bitcoin mining capacity. The company said it has now secured a total of 3,650 miners, or 318 PH/s of additional Bitcoin mining hash rate capacity, during the past two weeks for delivery and deployment in June and July 2021.  Those orders, along with the company's current mining fleet, are expected to bring CleanSpark total hash rate up to an estimated 633 PH/s.  DGTL Holdings Inc (CVE:DGTL) (OTCQB:DGTHF) announced Tuesday that its subsidiary Hashoff LLC has won a new social media marketing campaign contract from a major consumer packaged goods company. According to DGTL, the global brand is a food conglomerate based in Chicago and operates as a subsidiary of PepsiCo. With a nearly 150-year history, the company is recognized as having the first-ever US Food and Drug Administration-approved food-specific health claim and registered USPTO trademark in its product category, DGTL told investors. GGX Gold Corp (CVE:GGX) (OTCQB:GGXXF) (FRA:3SR2) has reported further drill results from last year's work at the COD vein at its Gold Drop property in south-central British Columbia, alongside news of a non-brokered private placing to raise C$300,000. The assays hail from six holes, a highlight being one which hit 9.14 grams per ton (g/t) gold over 0.4 meters from a depth of 18.03 metres (m), which was testing the northern edge of an area high-grade mineralization identified in 2018. The same hole also encountered 9.66 g/t of gold over 0.5m (from 20.24m depth) and 3.34 g/t of the precious metal over 1.09m, from 21.40m depth. GGX said this hole had hit a "large, mineralized quartz vein," which was 5.3m thick. Australis Capital Inc (CSE:AUSA) (OTCMKTS:AUSAF) (FRA:AC4) announced Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of a 51% ownership interest in 2750176 Ontario Inc (ALPS). In addition, Australis as expected named Terry Booth - an ALPS principal and former CEO of Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) - as its new CEO.  Under the deal, as an initial consideration, Australis will spend C$10 million in company shares and C$2 million in cash. All told, the final price tag could be between C$13.7 million and nearly C$26 million. Australis also holds an option to acquire the remaining 49% of ALPS over three years. Jack Nathan Medical Corp. (CVE:JNH) (OTCQB:JNHMF) has announced the acquisition of four operational medical clinics, located inside Walmart stores in Ontario, previously owned and operated by its medical partner and Advisory Board member Dr Hamilton Jeyaraj.  The company noted that the expansion represents an annualized increase of approximately 50% of current revenue and reflects the company’s plans to generate revenue growth and create shareholder value through clinic acquisitions and operations inside the Walmart footprint. O3 Mining Inc (CVE:OIII) (OTCMKTS:OIIIF) said latest drill results from its flagship Marban project at the Malartic property in Québec underline the potential to expand the resource. The company's drill program being carried out this year and next consists of 125,000 metres (m) at Marban to test extensions of the deposits and zones outside the preliminary economic area (PEA) pit areas.  Numinus Wellness Inc (CVE:NUMI) (FRA:LR23) said it is planning to significantly expand its psychedelics research laboratory by late 2021. The psychedelic-focused healthcare and research company said a 7,500 square foot expansion will be developed and housed in an existing leased building adjacent to the current lab.   GlobeX Data Ltd (OTCQB:SWISF) (CSE:SWIS) said Tuesday that it is seeing receiving an increased number of inquiries into its secure communications solutions in recent weeks. The Toronto- and New York-based company contributed the uptick to major security breaches on Microsoft Exchange servers and business emails. GlobeX Data uses proprietary technology and military-grade and NIST encryption standards in its Sekur encrypted messaging and secure email solutions using Switzerland-based servers, home to some of the world’s strictest privacy laws. PharmaDrug Inc (CSE:BUZZ) (OTCPINK:LMLLF) subsidiary Sairiyo Therapeutics Inc, a biotechnology company developing Cepharanthine, a repurposed naturally-derived compound for the potential treatment of cancer and other diseases, announced Tuesday that drug-repurposing expert Moshe Rogosnitzky has joined its newly-formed scientific and clinical advisory board. Rogosnitzky leads Drug Rediscovery Group Ltd in Rehovot, Israel, which focuses on the repurposing of generic drugs for diseases including ophthalmic disorders, viral infections, insomnia, pain disorders and opioid addiction. He also serves as executive director of the MedInsight Institute, a US/Israel nonprofit organization that educates physicians and patients about treatment opportunities using generic drugs in an off-label fashion.  NetCents Technology Inc (CSE:NC) (FRA:26N) (OTCQB:NTTCF), the cryptocurrency payments company, announced Tuesday that it has processed more than C$5.5 million in transaction volume in the first week of March, a record pace within its ecosystem. That pace has nearly eclipsed volumes for the entire month of February within seven days and is on track to have its most significant growth over any other period in company history, NetCents said. This growth builds on the announced 6.7 million transactions processed in February and 8.2 million processed in January.  Canntab Therapeutics Limited (CSE:PILL) (OTCQB:CTABF) (FRA:TBF1) announced Tuesday that the Australian Patent Office has granted the company a patent related to its proprietary cannabidiol formulations. In addition, the company reported it has now received an initial purchase order of $406,200 with its Australian partner, Cann Global Limited of Australia. Meanwhile, Cann Global will participate in Australia's Cannabinoid Medicine Observational Study that will collect data from 20,000 patients nationwide over five years. Energy Fuels Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) (TSE:EFR) said Tuesday that the first shipments of natural monazite ore arrived at the company's White Mesa Mill in Blanding, Utah this past weekend.  The company said the material had been separated by The Chemours Company at its Offerman Mineral Sand Plant in Georgia and transported by truck to White Mesa Mill. In the coming weeks, Energy Fuels said it expects to gradually ramp-up production of an intermediate rare earth element (REE) product called "mixed REE carbonate." This product will then advance to REE separation, which is the next stage in the REE value chain.  HempFusion Wellness Inc (TSE:CBD.U) (OTCQX:CBDHF) said Tuesday that its over-the-counter CBD topicals were the best-selling products at a major FDM (food, drug and mass) retailer. The Denver-based firm said that a recent NielsenIQ share report ranked HempFusion’s topical products number one in terms of sales dollars and units sold at the retailer. CEO Jason Mitchell called the ranking a “tremendous honor” for the health and wellness CBD company. “Consumers are validating our team’s mission of providing best in class products that adhere to the highest standards of regulatory compliance,” Mitchell said in a statement. Orgenesis Inc (NASDAQ:ORGS) (FRA:45O), the cell and gene therapies (CGTs) focused biotech, told investors it expects revenue to more than double in 2021, based on its existing contracts alone. In a statement reporting its 2020 full year results, the company said it was seeing traction and growth across its therapeutic pipeline, technology and network activity. It reported that for the year to end-December, revenue had nearly doubled to $7.7 million, compared to $3.9 million in 2019. Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp (CSE:CANN) (OTCQX:HERTF) (FRA:2UE) said it has launched its latest topical brand offering, feelgood, into the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC). The company said the initial three products available for purchase – CBD Facial Rejuvenation Cream, Extra Strength CBD Muscle Cream, and Extra Strength THC Muscle Cream – contain the highest potency topicals in Canada, with more than 750 milligrams (mg) active ingredient per container. Pacific Empire Minerals Corp (CVE:PEMC) (OTCQB:PEMSF) has unveiled drill assays from its Jean Marie project in British Columbia, which, it said, show "kilometer-scale base and precious metal mineralization over a large, under-explored" area. The drilling program last year comprised 15 reverse circulation (RC) holes and focused on the northern 'A' zone where drilling in the 1970s hit copper. The company said 13 of these holes hit copper, while eight holes averaged greater than 1,000 parts per million (ppm) copper over its entire length. One hole hit 3.37% copper and 11.4 grams per ton (g/t) silver over 3.05 metres (m) and another averaged 1.4 g/t silver over its length. Medallion Resources Ltd (CVE:MDL) (OTCQB:MLLOF) (FRA:MRDN) said since January 1, it has received gross proceeds of around $792,000 from the exercise of around 4.25 million warrants and options.  The rare-earth element production specialist said the warrants and options were priced at between $0.09 and $0.40, with an average exercise price of $0.19 per share, adding that it is now in a “strong position” with over $2 million of working capital and research and engineering programs underway on both the extraction and separation of rare-earth elements (REE).  Soma Gold Corp. (CVE:SOMA (OTCMKTS:SMAGF) announced that it has received C$1,010,000 in insurance proceeds as a result of a previously reported gold doré robbery at the Company's El Bagre Mill in June 2020. In addition, the company said its wholly-owned Colombian subsidiaries, Four Points Mining S.A.S. (FPM) and Zara Holdings S.A.S. have come to an agreement to sell 3.6 hectares of the El Limon mill site, near Zaragoza, Antioquia, Colombia, to the Government of Colombia for C$575,000. This small piece of land was not critical to FPM operations but was needed for the construction of the new highway from Medellin to the Caribbean Coast. This new highway will cut the driving time from the mill site to Medellin from 12 hours to 6 hours, improving access to the region. Javier Cordova, Soma's president and CEO, commented: "The investigation of the Company's insurance claim took longer than anticipated due to Covid-19 travel restrictions preventing the insurance investigators from a timely visit to the mill site. The proceeds of the claim goes directly to the bottom line as no contingency was booked at the time of the theft. The combined cash payment of C$1,585,000 has been added to working capital." Thoughtful Brands Inc. (CSE:TBI) (FRA:1WZ1) (OTCQB:PEMTF) has said that the letter of intent with Franchise Cannabis Corp., previously announced in January, has been terminated. However, the previously announced European joint venture with FCC will continue and allow the company to launch and tailor its products to European consumer demands. In connection with termination of the merger transaction, the company has agreed to pay FCC $100,000 in cash and to issue FCC 5,000,000 common shares of the company at a deemed value of $0.05 per share. The common shares will be subject to a four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period in accordance with applicable securities laws. Following termination of the transaction, the company intends to apply to the Canadian Securities Exchange for the reinstatement of trading in its common shares. Falcon Gold Corp (CVE:FG) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing the property purchase agreement dated January 27, 2021, between the company and Yeomans Geological Inc., whereby Falcon has acquired the 100% right, title and interest in and to three mineral claims (totalling 3,955.15 hectares), known as the Gaspard claims, located in the Clinton mining district in central British Columbia. Consideration is $15,000 cash, 200,000 units and $34,000 in work expenditures. The vendor retains a 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty. Highgold Mining Inc (CVE:HIGH) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation relating to a purchase and sale agreement dated December 16, 2020, between the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Epica Gold Inc., and Garry Windsor, whereby the company acquired a 100% interest in a patented mining claim located in the greater Timmins region of Ontario. Mr Windsor retained a 2.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the property, of which 1.0% may be purchased by Epica for $ 2 million in cash. It said the TSX Venture Exchange has also accepted a purchase and sale agreement dated January 6, 2021,  between Epica Gold, Yvan Veronneau and Glen Shalton, whereby the company acquired a 100% in 12 single-cell mining claims located in the greater Timmins region of Ontario. Mr Veronneau and Mr Shalton retained a 2.0% NSR royalty on the property, of which 1.0% may be purchased by Epica for $1 million in cash. The aggregate consideration payable under the Windsor agreement and the Shalton agreement is $200,000 in cash payments and 60,000 shares Lithoquest Resources Inc (CVE:LDI) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to its non-brokered private placement, announced February 18, 2021, which will see the issue of 2.98 million shares at a purchase price of 8 cents each, together with 2.98 million share purchase warrants with an exercise price of 12 cents for a two-year period with 16 placees.  American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), a next-generation and socially responsible supplier of raw materials to the new infrastructure and electrification marketplace, announced that it has been invited to present at the 33rd Annual ROTH Growth Conference being held virtually on March 15-17, 2021. During the event, American Resources chairman and CEO, Mark Jensen, will be available for one-on-one meetings with qualified members of the investment community registered to attend the conference. For more information about the conference and to submit a registration request, investors can use the following link: https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_70981/conference_home.html Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) has announced that Dr Patrick Gruber, its chief executive officer, and Lynn Smull, its chief financial officer, will participate in a Water Tower Research Fireside Chat on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 2.30pm EST, topic: Gevo’s Business Update with a Focus on Financing. Investors and other persons interested in participating in the event must register using the following registration link: https://globalmeet.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1441338&tp_key=57a2faddab. Registration for the live event is limited but may be accessed at any time for replay after the presentation ends on March 18, 2021, using the same registration link. TRACON Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TCON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel targeted cancer therapeutics has announced that Charles Theuer, its president and chief executive officer, will present a corporate overview at the Oppenheimer 31st Annual Healthcare Conference on March 16, 2021, at 3.10pm Eastern Time. To access a live webcast of the presentation, investors can visit the “Events and Presentations” page within the “Investors” section of the TRACON Pharmaceuticals website at www.traconpharma.com. OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, has announced that Legion Capital Corp (OTCQX:LGCP), a FinTech enabled private equity firm, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Legion Capital Corp went public on OTCQX after raising capital via Regulation A. The OTCQX Market provides investors with a premium US public market to research and trade the shares of investor-focused companies. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. "We are very excited to be approved for trading on the OTCQX Market", said James Byrd, Legion CEO. "This is the realization of a lot of hard work and dedication by the entire Legion team as well as by our shareholders, for the faith and support they have shown in us. We are thrilled to be a part of this prestigious marketplace and wish to thank the entire team at OTC Markets for working so diligently with us."