NA Proactive news snapshot: Bluerush, Media Central, Planet 13, CleanSpark, Vuzix, Metalla Royalty & Streaming UPDATE …

Bluerush Inc. (CVE:BTV) has announced that, through its Chilean partner Percus, it has signed a major pension fund in Latin America for its IndiVideo platform. "We are pleased to see the continued success of our partners at Percus in Latin America, who have signed several customers in the region, including pension funds, insurance companies and banks," said Len Smofsky, EVP of Customer and Partner Success at Bluerush in a statement. Media Central Capital Corporation (CSE:FLYY) (FSE:3AT) announced its intention to amend the term and exercise price of the warrants issued in April and July 2019. The April 2019 Warrants include 117,500,000 warrants issued as part of a private placement which closed on April 2, 2019. Under the current terms, each April Warrant can be exercised until 5:00 p.m. on April 2, 2021 at an exercise price of $0.10. The corporation intends to extend the expiry of these April Warrants to 5 p.m. on April 2, 2022, or for an additional year, and modify the exercise price of the April Warrants to $0.05. The July 2019 Warrants include 40,150,000 warrants issued as part of a private placement which closed on July 30, 2019. Under the current terms, each July Warrant can be exercised until 5:00 p.m. on July 30, 2021 at an exercise price of $0.30. The corporation intends to extend the expiry of these July Warrants to 5 p.m. on July 30, 2022, or for an additional year, and modify the exercise price of the July Warrants to $0.05. Planet 13 Holdings Inc (CSE:PLTH) (OTCQB:PLNHF), a leading vertically integrated Nevada cannabis company, is partnering with industry giant Curaleaf Holdings Inc. Curaleaf’s popular brand Select, known as America's No 1 Cannabis Oil Brand, has teamed up with Planet 13 to create a unique shop-in-shop experience by highlighting its Select brand in Planet 13’s Las Vegas SuperStore. The shop-in-shop, which will occupy prime space within the Las Vegas SuperStore dispensary, hosts its grand opening March 15 (today) and will be staffed by Select team members, Planet 13 said in a statement. CleanSpark Inc (NASDAQ:CLSK) announced plans on Monday for an underwritten public offering of shares to support infrastructure expansion and the acquisition of additional cryptocurrency miners. In a statement Monday, the Salt Lake City-based company said that the offering is subject to market and other conditions, and therefore no assurances are made as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. Proceeds from the offering will also be used to further development of its mVoult product lines, as well as acquisitions or strategic investments in complimentary businesses, products, services, or technologies. Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) reported better-than expected 4Q revenue that climbed 117% year over year $4.2 million, driven by increased demand for the company’s smart glasses products and engineering services. Vuzix also ended the year as of December 31 with cash and equivalents of $36.0 million and that figure, on a pro forma basis and excluding 2021 year-to-date operational cash burn, has swelled to $60.4 million as of March 15.   Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd (NYSEAMERICAN:MTA) (CVE:MTA) announced Monday that it has acquired a new royalty on the Tocantinzinho project owned by Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) (TSE:ELD). The Vancouver-based royalty firm bought the 0.76% gross value royalty interest via a royalty transfer agreement with Sailfish Royalty Corp (CVE:FISH) for US$9 million in cash, it said in a statement. The royalty is on gold produced and sold from Tocantinzinho, a high-grade open pit gold deposit in the Tapajos district of Para state, northern Brazil. TPCO Holding Corp (The Parent Company) (NEO:GRAM.U) (OTCQX:GRAMF) has reported fiscal 2020 unaudited consolidated pro-forma revenue that rose 76% year over year to US$188.7 million, as 4Q sales increased by 40% to US$40.2 million. The company ended fiscal 2020 with $337.9 million in cash as of December 31, which The Parent Company said will allow it to execute on its aggressive consolidation strategy to accelerate growth and market share gains. “We are excited to have closed 2020 with momentum forming the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in California by revenue, vertically integrated footprint, brand portfolio and balance sheet post our transaction close in January,” The Parent Company CEO Steve Allan said in a statement. ImagineAR Inc (CSE:IP) (OTCQB:IPNFF) (FRA:GMS1) announced Monday that it is teaming up with Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc (CSE:LQID) (OTCMKTS:TRWRF) (FRA:4T5) and other digital partners to develop augmented reality-enhanced non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. The NFTs will be used for the entertainment and digital lifestyle sectors, according to a statement. The recently-launched Oasis Digital Studios -- a collaboration between ImagineAR and Liquid Technologies -- is partnering with digital entrepreneur Ruth McCartney’s firm McCartney Multimedia Inc on the initiative.   Lexaria Bioscience Corp (CSE:LXX) (OTCMKTS:LXRP) has updated investors on the progress of assessing its DehydraTECH CBD technology in treating high blood pressure, noting that all five of its planned studies for this year are now underway. Three human clinical trials and two animal research studies are in progress. Red Cloud Securities Inc is initiating coverage on project generator Fidelity Minerals Corp (CVE:FMN) with a Speculative Buy rating, citing the attractiveness of the company’s model to major mining companies. Fidelity’s four main assets are in Peru. The firm is currently focused on its two most advanced assets: the Greater Las Huaquillas and Las Brujas exploration projects. "With a stable of high-quality projects to advance and in-house expertise in Peru, we believe Fidelity has strategically positioned itself to benefit from a growing appetite for new, prospective projects in the North Andean Copper Belt,” Red Cloud analyst Taylor Combaluzier wrote in a March 9 note. Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc (TSE:TBP) (OTCQB:TBPMF) (FRA:JAM1) announced that the company’s Dronabinol Soft Gel capsules have completed the screening phase of the New Drug Submission (NDS) file submitted to Health Canada on December 30. Tetra Bio-Pharma said a successful application for the drug, which would be named REDUVO, will provide the company with Canada's only Drug Identification Number (DIN) for a THC-based prescription drug. “We are pleased to have successfully cleared this critical step in the NDS application. The application will now enter the next phase of review, thereby allowing Tetra to maintain its anticipated launching of REDUVO in the second half of 2021,” Tetra Bio-Pharma CEO Dr Guy Chamberland said in a statement.  NetCents Technology Inc. (CSE:NC) (FRA:26N) (OTCQB:NTTCF) has announced progress in its entry into the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) space, first referred to in a release on December 4, 2020, saying that since that time, interest from its merchant base having exceeded all initial expectations. The cryptocurrency payments company said it is continuing to work with its partner, The Human Interest Group, in developing the launch of NFT's. The Human Interest Group brings decades of sports business experience, working with world-class athletes and various teams in the NFL, NHL, and MLB, the company added. Kodiak Copper Corp (CVE:KDK) (OTCMKTS:KDKCF) (FRA:5DD1) said it has resumed a drill program at its MPD copper-gold project in the Quesnel Trough, the primary copper-gold producing belt in British Columbia. The company said plans for 2021 include up to 30,000 meters of drilling in several target areas, as well as further geophysical and geochemical surveying, prospecting, and geotechnical studies. Drilling will initially focus on the Gate Zone, where Kodiak has intersected broad intervals of high-grade mineralization and which remains open in multiple directions.  Loop Insights Inc (CVE:MTRX) (OTCQB:RACMF) announced Monday that it had successfully deployed its venue management platform at the NCAA’s 2021 Big West Conference Championship in Las Vegas in connection with bdG Sports. Vancouver-based Loop said that the Big West championship – the third event with the NCAA – represents the biggest venue bubble deployed by the company to date. In total, Loop’s venue management platform was deployed across 12 total locations with 547 enrolled users and 3,725 check-ins, the company added. Northstar Gold Corp (CSE:NSG) (OTCMKTS:NSGCF) said it has commenced a Phase IIA, 2,200 meters (m), seven-hole diamond drill program at its flagship Miller Gold property, situated 18 kilometers southeast of Kirkland Lake and Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa SMC gold mine in Ontario, Canada. The company said the program will focus on three gold-telluride target types, including confirmatory drilling/step outs from 2020 near-surface high-grade gold No. 1 Vein results within the historic Miller Independence Mine area, and strike extension drilling to enlarge the near-surface 2020 Allied Gold Zone discovery.  Plurilock Security Inc (CVE:PLUR) (OTCQB:PLCKF), a leading provider of invisible and continuous authentication technologies for enterprises, announced Monday, the addition of Molly Falconer de Ramel to its board of directors. With 20 years of extensive experience advising leading North American executives, the company said that Falconer de Ramel will provide guidance to the company in delivering successful relationship-building to its clients.   Blackrock Gold Corp (CVE:BRC) has said it will change its name to Blackrock Silver Corp to better reflect the silver dominant nature of its flagship Tonopah West silver-gold project in the Walker Lane trend in Nevada. In a statement Monday, the company said the name change will be effective from March 17 and its common shares will continue to trade under the symbol "BRC". Blackrock said there is no consolidation of its share capital in connection with the name change. As a result, shareholders are not required to exchange their existing share certificates for new certificates bearing the company's new name. NEXE Innovations Inc (CVE:NEXE) (OTCMKTS:NEXNF) (FRA:NX5) announced Monday its strategy to enhance vertical integration in its supply chain to increase product margins, protect intellectual property (IP), and mitigate supply chain risk. Using proven technologies, it has developed in collaboration with leading experts in plant-based materials, the company said it will now bring key manufacturing processes to commercial scale in-house. "The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted supply chain vulnerabilities around the globe, and by increasing vertical integration in our production, we can reduce or eliminate many uncertainties in production as NEXE scales up,” said CEO Darren Footz in a statement. “NEXE also anticipates accelerated revenue growth, improved IP protection and higher operating margins as a result of these initiatives.” Sanatana Resources Inc (CVE:STA) (OTCMKTS:SADMF) reported the final assay results from 213 channel samples collected at the North Shaft prospect on the company’s Gold Rush project near Timmins, Ontario. Results included 4.6 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 1.7 metres (m), consisting of two adjacent and continuous channel samples of 6.35 g/t gold over 0.75m and 3.27 g/t over 0.93m. “The North Shaft prospect is just one of at least eight mineralized prospect zones on the Gold Rush project,” Sanatana Resources President Buddy Doyle said in a statement.  Benchmark Metals Inc (CVE:BNCH) (OTCQB:CYRTF) (FRA:87CA) has released positive drill results from its flagship Lawyers project in British Columbia, which showed that gold and silver mineralization could be expanded to new depths. The assays come from the Cliff Creek part of the project, mainly the Cliff Creek North area, which is a sub-zone of the over 1.2 kilometers (km) Cliff Creek Zone. Notably, one hole hit significant high-grade mineralization at over 500 meters (m) vertical depth, namely an intercept of 15.35m of 5.41 grams per ton (g/t) gold-equivalent, starting from a depth of 521m.  District Metals Corp (CVE:DMX) (OTCMKTS:MKVNF) (FRA:DFPP) has kicked off a 5,000 metres (m) drill program at its Tomtebo property, focusing on the historic mine area, where high priority targets have been identified. The company said 21 holes are planned, with a focus on the Oscarsgruvan, Steffenburgs, Gårdsgruvans, and Gamla Gruvans zones.  American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) (NYSE:REX) (FRA:RX3) said it has appointed long-time mining operator and executive George “Bernie” Mason as president of its American Carbon subsidiary. The raw materials supplier said Mason has held several senior-level management positions within the coal industry over the past 40 years, including as president and CEO of Xinergy Ltd, a publicly listed mining company with multiple sites throughout Central Appalachia, until 2016, as well as COO of Energy Coal Resources and Appalachian Fuels LLC.  Empress Royalty Corp. (CVE:EMPR) (OTCQB:EMPYF) said Friday that in connection with its agreement to acquire a 2.25% royalty on production from the Manica hard rock gold project in Mozambique, announced on February 22, 2021, it has filed a technical report under its profile at www.sedar.com. The report is titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Fair Bride Gold Project, Mozambique - Mineral Resource Report" and was independently prepared for Empress Royalty Corp. by Minxcon (Pty) Ltd. and has an effective date of February 1, 2021. The company said it expects to close the Manica Royalty Acquisition shortly, and will issue a further press release when this has happened. Binovi Technologies Corp. (CVE:VISN) said Friday that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, it intends to settle $105,000 in outstanding indebtedness to an arm's-length party through the issuance of an aggregate of 954,545 common shares at a price of 11 cents per share. The shares issued under the debt settlement will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance. PharmaDrug Inc. (CSE:BUZZ) (OTCPINK:LMLLF) said Friday that it will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 25, 2021, at 10.00am Eastern Standard Time at its corporate office, Suite 2905 - 77 King Street West, Toronto. In light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the company strongly encourages registered shareholders and proxyholders not to attend the AGM in person, and shareholders are encouraged to vote using one of the methods described in the Management Information Circular which can be viewed on SEDAR. The meeting can be accessed by conference call. This call will be listen-only and shareholders will not be able to vote or speak at, or otherwise participate in the meeting via the conference call. Pharmadrug's board of directors and auditors do not plan to attend the meeting in person. The call-in number for the meeting is 1-855-473-1059 and the access code is # 0091269. KULR Technology Group, Inc. (OTCQB:KULR) has announced that CEO Michael Mo will be presenting and meeting with investors at two investor conferences the week of March 15, 2021: the 33rd Annual Virtual ROTH Conference and the 2021 Emerging Growth Virtual Conference, presented by Maxim Group LLC. The company said Mo will provide an overview of the company, including its technology solutions, market opportunities, growth strategy, client engagements, and recent strategic developments. Investors can view Mo's general corporate presentation once they register for the conference where an archived replay of the presentation will be available via the conference website starting the day of the conference. Investors can also request a 1x1 meeting with Mo to be arranged via the conference website. 33rd Annual Virtual ROTH Conference registration link: https://ibn.fm/ROTH2021Registration; 2021 Emerging Growth Virtual Conference, presented by Maxim Group LLC registration link: https://www.m-vest.com/events/2021-emerging-growth-virtual-conference Byrna Technologies Inc. (OTCQB:BYRN) (CSE:BYRN) has announced that CEO Bryan Ganz will be presenting at the "Zooming with LD Micro" event on Friday, March 19, 2021 at 11.00am ET. Investors can register for the event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNMKA603Sa6ro0YnAsfZuA. The company said Ganz will also be available for one-on-one meetings, by appointment only. To schedule a meeting please contact your LD Micro institutional sales representative or Fred Buonocore at fbuonocore@equityny.com. Elys Game Technology, Corp. (NASDAQ:ELYS) (NEO:ELYS), an interactive gaming and sports betting technology company, has announced that its management has been invited to present at the Inaugural Emerging Growth Virtual Conference, presented by M Vest LLC and Maxim Group LLC. It said management will also participate in an eSports/Gambling/Entertainment panel discussion hosted by Jack Vander Aarde, research analyst of Maxim Group. The conference will take place on March 17 and 18, 2021, from 9.00am to 5.00pm EDT featuring roundtable discussions with C-suite executives moderated by Maxim Research Analysts, fireside chats with live Q&A, and presentations from hundreds of issuers both domestically and internationally. During the virtual conference, Michele Ciavarella, executive chairman of Elys Game Technology will present along with many other important voices in the eSports/Gambling industry on Thursday, March 18, 2021, from 9.30am to 10.30am eastern time. To attend and access exclusive content, sign up to become an M-Vest member, investors can use the following link: https://www.m-vest.com/events/2021-emerging-growth-virtual-conference OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, has announced that Uwharrie Capital Corp (OTCQX:UWHR), the bank holding company for Uwharrie Bank, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded from the OTC Pink market Graduating to the OTCQX Market marks an important milestone for community banks in the US public markets. The OTCQX Market enables banks to maximize the value of being a public company by providing transparent trading and easy access to company information for shareholders. To qualify for OTCQX, community banks must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Roger Dick, chief executive officer of Uwharrie Capital Corp commented: "The founding mission of Uwharrie Capital Corp still holds true, to help create robust local economies that help our neighbors obtain a quality of life that promotes traditional values; values that inspire us to care for one another and create opportunities where our children and grandchildren can achieve financial security. To us, it's about more than a bottom line, it's about Making a Difference." OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, announced that T Stamp Inc. (OTCQX:IDAI), a global provider of AI-powered identity services for use in multiple sectors, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded from the OTC Pink market. Graduating to the OTCQX Market marks an important milestone for companies, enabling them to demonstrate their qualifications and build visibility among US investors. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Gareth Genner, CEO and co-founder of Trust Stamp commented: "In parallel to our ambitious strategy for global growth, we are committed to growing visibility and liquidity for our stock while maintaining trust, enhancing transparency, and increasing Shareholder value. Trading on OTCQX will make it convenient and affordable for even more supporters to join our journey, and the impetus to do so has come from the strong interest expressed over the last year by many current and potential shareholders."