NA Proactive news snapshot: Safe-T Group, Altiplano Metals, Esports Entertainment Group, FPX Nickel UPDATE …

Safe-T Group Ltd (NASDAQ:SFET), a provider of secure access solutions and intelligent data collection, has reported that its first-quarter revenue increased by double-digits year-over-year. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the company generated $1,347,000 in revenue, versus $1,088,000 in the year-ago quarter, a 28% increase. Safe-T attributed the revenue jump mainly to the first-time consolidation of Chi Cooked LLC’s revenues, which resulted in an increase of the proxy services revenues, and higher sales of its Zero Trust solutions. The company acquired Chi Cooked in late 2020. Altiplano Metals Inc (CVE:APN) reports that a second vein system at the Maria Luisa project returned 8.73 grams per ton gold over 5.75 metres. In addition, the company also proposed a location for a new decline that will target the existing workings and to access the second mineralized system at the gold-copper mine in the Atacama Region 100 kilometers (km) north of La Serena in Incahuasi, Chile. Altiplano noted that the Maria Luisa project hosts gold-copper mineralization in two major NW-SE and N-S trending vein systems, which the company hopes to link via the underground decline system.  Esports Entertainment Group Inc (NASDAQ:GMBL) has announced a multi-year partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavs) to be the NBA franchise's official esports tournament platform provider. The company will operate three co-branded esports tournaments a year for the Cavs utilizing its Esports Gaming League (EGL) platform. As a Cavs partner, Esports Entertainment will receive courtside LED signage at all regular-season home games during the upcoming 2021-2022 season and will be the presenting partner of an annual esports-themed night. "Our EGL platform continues to gain strong traction among top-tier professional sports franchises," Esports Entertainment CEO Grant Johnson said in a statement. "We are delighted to announce the Cavs as our first NBA team partnership. Our robust tournament platform will help the Cavs strengthen connections with their fans while providing new avenues for engagement." FPX Nickel Corp (CVE:FPX) unveiled its plans to explore the Decar nickel property in British Columbia, the site of a greenfield nickel discovery. The Vancouver-based resource firm said it hopes to define and expand additional targets at the 245-square-kilometre complex with a regional mapping and surface sampling program at several new and existing targets. In addition, FPX is planning an infill drill program at the Baptiste deposit and an initial drill program at the Van target on the project. Cloud DX Inc (CVE:CDX) said it has partnered with Maxwell Telecare to bring round-the-clock virtual care and real-time vital sign monitoring to residents living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The new solution, which combines Maxwell Telecare's on-demand telemedicine for post-acute care with Cloud DX's remote patient monitoring and diagnostic platform, is available now to healthcare partners in the US Midwest and Northwest, said the company. It will allow LTC providers to react swiftly to changing patient conditions and ultimately reduce the need for unnecessary hospitalizations. Under the initial 36-month agreement, Maxwell will purchase Cloud DX products and services for deployment with all Maxwell customers in the US. Japan Gold Corp (CVE:JG) (OTCQB:GLDF) has announced that it has started drilling at the Ryuo Mine prospect located within the Ikutahara Project in the Kitami region of northeast Hokkaido, Japan. In early 2020, Japan Gold struck an extensive tie-up with mining behemoth Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE:GOLD) (TSE:ABX) to jointly explore, develop and mine properties in Japan, now covering 29 of Japan Gold's 31 projects in the Asian nation. However, Japan Gold’s 100% owned Ikutahara Project is not part of the Barrick alliance. The Vancouver-headquartered group said an initial three drill holes totaling 700 meters will test targets below or adjacent to historical workings which have CSAMT resistivity anomalies and gravity-defined structures that lie below or adjacent to the Jinja, Shouei and Ryuei workings. Binovi Technologies Corp. (CVE:VISN) (OTCQB:BNVIF) has announced an early-bird purchase incentive for the next-generation Binovi Touch Elite, its best-in-class neuro-visual performance platform designed to test, analyze, track, and report on individual cognitive performance. The Binovi Touch Elite is the culmination of extensive development work to improve on the existing Binovi Touch, based on customer feedback. The Elite benefits from new manufacturing processes that enable incorporation of a number of design improvements. Arizona Silver Exploration Inc (CVE:AZS) (OTCMKTS:AZASF) said that drilling has resumed at the company’s Philadelphia gold-silver project located in Mohave County, Arizona. The company said a reverse circulation (RC) drill rig is on-site and has completed three holes already on its recently acquired Perry Claim. A total of 15 holes are currently planned in this round of drilling, it added. Arizona Silver said continued exploration drilling is focused on testing along strike of the 1,250 feet of visible vein outcropping at surface. In reference, the company said, it is 4,000-5,000 lineal feet away from the Philadelphia mine area where it has intersected high-grade vein to date. Aftermath Silver Ltd (CVE:AAG) (OTCQB:AAGFF) said it has now completed the acquisition for C$700,000 of SSR Mining Inc's (SSR) 20% interest in the Cachinal silver project in Chile, which means it has now taken ownership of the asset. The acquisition was announced in May 2020 but the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic delayed completion of the legal documentation in Chile. "We're pleased to finalise this transaction and secure Aftermath's ownership of Cachinal. I'd like to thank our Chilean legal counsel for helping to expedite this transaction despite challenges posed by COVID protocols. We can now advance our exploration and development plans which we will be announcing shortly," said Michael Williams, executive chairman of Aftermath in a statement. Fireweed Zinc Ltd (CVE:FWZ) (OTCMKTS:FWEDF) (FRA:20F) announced that the first field crews have been mobilized to the company’s Macmillan Pass Property in Canada’s Yukon, in preparation for its upcoming exploration program. The company said drilling is expected to begin in the coming weeks and will focus on expanding and better defining both the Boundary Zone and the newly-discovered Boundary West Zone. Else Nutrition Holdings Inc (CVE:BABY) (OTCMKTS:BABY) (FRA:0YL), the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company, has announced that it will begin distribution with large American distributor and retailer Associated Food Stores (AFS).  It is a big distribution gain for the Israel-based food and nutrition company as Salt Lake City-based AFS supplies independently-owned retail supermarkets throughout Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, and Wyoming.  AFS membership has grown to more than 400 retailers in the eight intermountain states. The US retailer operates six corporately-owned store banners: Lin's, Macey's, Dan's, Fresh Market and select Ace Hardware stores.  Bam Bam Resources Corp (CSE:BBR) (OTCPINK:NPEZF) (FRA:4NPB) said it has hired Zonge International to carry out an extensive Induced Polarization/Resistivity (IP) program at its flagship Majuba Hill project in Nevada, USA, to better understand the 'size and scope' of the deposit. The work will expand and extend existing IP coverage, such as a survey in 2007 and a 2018 in-fill program, which, the company said, have been "remarkably successful" in defining anomalies correlating to potential copper zones. Plurilock Security Inc (CVE:PLUR) (OTCQB:PLCKF), a cybersecurity provider, announced that it has signed two contracts worth a total of roughly US$280,000 with a US federal agency. The contracts were orchestrated through NASA's Solution for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), a US government-wide acquisition contract vehicle. SEWP consists of over a large pool of pre-competed prime contract holders, including more than 100 US small businesses. According to the terms of the first SEWP contract, hardware support on the agency’s Dell Storage array has been renewed, and under the second contract, the company will provide maintenance support for Atlassian software licenses sold to the agency.  Valeo Pharma Inc (CSE:VPH) (OTCQB:VPHIF) (FRA:VP2), the Canadian specialty pharma, said it saw record revenues and margins in its second quarter to end-April, 2021, as its anticoagulant drug Redesca was commercially launched. For the three months to April 30, the company is projecting revenues to have lifted over 40% compared to the first quarter of this fiscal year and gross margins to have doubled. Benchmark Metals Inc (CVE:BNCH) (OTCQX:BNCHF) (FRA:87CA) has announced it is mobilizing a crew for its Lawyers Gold-Silver Project in preparation for the 2021 work program. In a statement, the company said it is preparing drilling, engineering, geotechnical, environmental baseline studies, regional new targets drilling, and definition drilling to advance its flagship project located within the Golden Horseshoe area of north-central British Columbia. Benchmark said all 2021 work plans for the road-accessible project are fully funded with its roughly $32 million treasury. Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTRA) has announced that the VAL-083 treatment arm in the Global Coalition for Adaptive Research (GCAR) registrational Phase 2/3 clinical trial for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has been activated in 15 US sites as of May 14, 2021.  The trial, titled GBM AGILE (Glioblastoma Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment), is a patient-centered, adaptive platform trial for registration evaluating multiple therapies for patients with newly-diagnosed and recurrent GBM. Since January 2021, GCAR has accelerated the pace of clinical site activation with increased awareness in the medical community of Kintara's arm of the study. GCAR plans to enroll 150-200 patients in the Kintara arm of the study at 30 sites in the US and Canada with potential to increase this total to 40 clinical trial centers. "The entire Kintara team is enthused by the pace at which our treatment arm is being activated in the study," commented Saiid Zarrabian, Kintara's chief executive officer in a statement. TechX Technologies Inc (CSE:TECX) (OTCMKTS:TECXF) (FRA:C0B1) has signed a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% interest in fintech start-up Mobilum OÜ for C$16 million, the company announced. Mobilum is a licensed plug-and-play fiat-to-crypto gateway and payment processing technology solution for exchanges, wallets, brokers, liquidity providers and cryptocurrency businesses. Its on-ramp and off-ramp solution enables integration for businesses with users who buy and sell cryptocurrencies with credit and debit cards. "TechX is very excited about acquiring Mobilum's innovative technology, which is creating a bridge between the fiat and crypto space to speed up the mass adoption of cryptocurrency worldwide," TechX CEO Peter Green said in a statement. "The rise in decentralized finance applications is growing rapidly and we expect to soon be  a key player in this ever-growing market." Kenorland Minerals Ltd (CVE:KLD) has revealed the first set of drill results from a recently completed diamond drill program on its Regnault discovery that intersected high-grade gold. Results from 15 of the 30 holes drilled included 5.72 metres at 90.56 grams per ton (g/t) gold, including 3.89 metres at 132.57 g/t gold. Regnault is located on Vancouver-based Kenorland’s Frotet project in northern Quebec. Kenorland is working with option partner Sumitomo Metal Mining Canada Ltd (SMMCL) on the project. The company also told investors that SMMCL has fulfilled its requirement to ear-in to an 80% interest in the project, meaning that SMMCL and Kenorland will now contribute to additional exploration expenditures on an 80:20 basis respectively. Electric Royalties Ltd (CVE:ELEC) (OTCMKTS:ELECF) said it has restructured its previously-announced letter of intent (LOI) with Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp with regards to the acquisition of the Middle Tennessee Mine (MTM) Royalty from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc (TSE:GMX) (OTCMKTS:GLBXF) (FRA:G1MN), which Electric Royalties said will provide better value for its shareholders. “We are excited to enter into these revised agreements with our partners at Globex and Sprott, as this reduces the cash component payable by the company to zero and reduces the overall dilution of the transaction to Electric Royalties,” Electric Royalties CEO Brendan Yurik said in a statement. “Combined, these agreements provide a path forward to closing the acquisition without the need to raise additional capital,” Yurik added. Klondike Gold Corp (CVE:KG) (OTCPINK:KDKGF) (FRA:LBDP) has begun drilling at the Lone Star zone at its 586 square kilometres (sq km) Klondike District project in Yukon and identified visible gold in the second hole. The aim of this second phase drilling of a three-part program is to deliver a maiden resource from the over 3,000 metres (m) length of Lone Star Zone. The majority of the work will test for expansions of mineralization in two target areas called Lone Star Deep and Lone Star East. The latter is a 250m by 200m panel and is where the visible gold was encountered with the second hole. The Good Shroom Co Inc (CVE:MUSH) said it has entered into a sales agency agreement with Rardin Enterprise LLC to increase exposure of its Teonan drink mixes to retailers and consumers across the US. Since its beginning in 2008, Rardin, also known as RE Sales and Marketing, has been using its customer rapport in the Pacific Northwest, Boise, Idaho (Inner Mountain), and Arizona markets to present brands to strategic customers.  Under the agreement, Montreal-based Good Shroom said it expects to gain exposure to RE Sales and Marketing Group's network of more than 3,000 US stores, including such retailers as Sprouts Framers Market and Albertsons Corporate.  GR Silver Mining Ltd (CVE:GRSL) (FRA:GPE) (OTCQB:GRSLF) has reported near-surface drill results in the central portion of the Plomosas Mine Area in Mexico. The company said the results will be incorporated in the database and 3D resource model, with potential for delineation of shallow resources in unmined zones close to existing underground developments in the historic mine area at the Plomosas Silver Project in Sinaloa. "We are very pleased to continue to report successful drilling results following our surface and underground drilling program at the Plomosas Mine Area, and to incorporate these results into the upcoming maiden resource estimation,” said CEO Marcio Fonseca in a statement. CleanSpark Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSK) said it has completed the purchase of the six-acre property which houses ATL Data Centers LLC and the 41,387 square foot data center building. As a part of the transaction in December of 2020, CleanSpark acquired the existing Bitcoin mining ‘mobile data centers’ within the facilities. The company said it is in the process of expanding the number of mobile units deployed on-site in support of its focus on maximizing value and minimizing operating expense.  A purchase option for the building and site was included in the original lease agreement at closing, and the resulting purchase transaction was finalized May 20, 2021, at a price of $4.71 million. Obtaining ownership of the property will save the company over $50,000 per month in rent resulting in a reduction of overhead and expenses by more than 20% in our mining segment. Spyder Cannabis Inc (CVE:SPDR) announced that it has found its new chief operating officer in Christina Pan, who held the same role at the company’s recent acquisition, 180 Smoke. Pan had been at 180 Smoke, a vape retailer with 26 locations in Ontario since 2019, and she assisted with its acquisition by Spyder Cannabis. Her new role is effective May 21. Vox Royalty Corp (CVE:VOX) (OTCMKTS:VOXCF) has reported record first-quarter 2021 revenue of US$539,980, as the company received initial revenue from its Koolyanobbing iron ore royalty in Australia. Vox also said it ended the quarter with about US$10.7 million in cash as of March 31. “The first quarter of 2021 marked another milestone for Vox as it reported record revenues. The company is well on track to achieve its previously announced 2021 royalty revenue guidance of C$1.7M to C$2.5M,” Vox Royalty CEO Kyle Floyd said in a statement. AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:AIM) announced that it has completed dosing of Cohort 3 in a Phase 1 clinical study to assess the safety, tolerability and biological activity of Ampligen as an intranasal therapy, reporting no serious adverse events. The company said this is consistent with results in the first two cohorts of the study and at escalating doses. The study protocol called for a total of 40 healthy subjects to receive repeated administration of either Ampligen or a placebo. Subjects in Cohort 1 received 75 μg of Ampligen, subjects in Cohort 2 received 200 μg of Ampligen and subjects in Cohort 3 received 500 μg. The study is already proceeding with Cohort 4, with subjects receiving 1250 μg. The Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR), an independent institute located in Leiden in the Netherlands, is conducting the Phase 1 clinical study AMP-COV-100 (CHDR2049), titled “A Phase I, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Activity of Repeated Intranasal Administration of Ampligen (Poly I:Poly C12U) in Healthy Subjects.” AIM is sponsoring and funding the clinical study. Loop Insights Inc (CVE:MTRX) (OTCQB:RACMF), a provider of real-time data analytics through artificial intelligence (AI) to drive customer engagement, has announced a multi-year reseller agreement with Canadian telecom giant TELUS. The Vancouver-based advanced technology company said that TELUS will now be selling Loop solutions directly to its national customer base as a TELUS product. In a statement, Andrew Turner, who is the vice president of strategic operations at TELUS, said: "It has been quite something to witness Loop evolve over the past couple of years as they have continued to make big strides and deliver for us. Telus is always looking to partner with innovative and disruptive companies, and this reseller agreement with Loop will now provide our customers with the best of both worlds, Loop solutions sold and serviced by Telus." Group Eleven Resource Corp (CVE:ZNG) (OTCMKTS:GRLVF) has released new results from a drill program at the Carrickittle zinc prospect on its PG West project in Ireland showing promising zinc grades. The company intersected 1.4 metres of 14.8% zinc equivalent (ZnEq), including 0.85 metres of 21.7% ZnEq starting at 27.8 metres downhole. Other intersections included 6.65 metres of 1.2% ZnEq, including 0.3 metres of 13% ZnEq and 1.91 metres of 3.1% ZnEq, including 0.40 metres of 13.2% ZnEq. Real Luck Group Ltd. (CVE:LUCK) (OTCQB:LUKEF) and its subsidiary companies doing business as Luckbox, has said it welcomes the passing of Bill C-218 -  known as The Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act - on second reading at the Canadian Senate. Bill C-218, which proposes to make it lawful to bet on a single sports or athletics event, now moves to the Senate's Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce for deliberation. Thomas Rosander, CEO of Real Luck Group, said: "We welcome seeing Bill C-218 pass the second reading in the Senate, which brings us a step closer to the realization of safe and legal single-event wagering in Canada. There is huge demand among sports and esports fans in Canada for betting, and the industry is expected to be worth billions to the nation's economy." Pacton Gold Inc (CVE:PAC) (OTCPINK:PACXF) (FRA:2NKM) said it has started an extensive surface exploration campaign at its 28,000 hectares (Ha) Red Lake project in Ontario, in a bid to generate targets for the next drilling campaign, expected to begin in the third or fourth quarter of 2021. The first phase will focus on soil sampling at priority areas and will cover around 2,800 ha, extending from sample grids from last year.  It will include prospecting, grab sampling and permitting.  QC Copper and Gold Inc (CVE:QCCU) (OTCMKTS:QCCUF) has closed the previously announced acquisition of a 50% ownership interest in the advanced-stage Roger gold-copper project in the Chibougamau district of Quebec. The stake in the project was acquired from Pasofino Gold Ltd, while the other 50% interest remains with SOQUEM, a subsidiary of Investissement Québec. QC Copper issued Pasofino with $1 million in cash and 1.15 million company shares. A 2018 updated estimate for Roger showed an indicated resource of 10,900,000 metric tonnes at a grade of 0.85 grams per ton (g/t) of gold, 0.80 g/t of silver and 0.06% of copper for a total of 333,000 ounces of gold-equivalent, using a cut-off grade of 0.45 g/t gold-equivalent. The lower confidence inferred resource was estimated at 6,569,000 metric tonnes at a grade of 0.75 g/t of gold, 1.18 g/t of silver and 0.11% of copper for a total of 202,000 ounces of gold-equivalent. American Manganese Inc. (CVE:AMY) (OTCQB:AMYZF) (FRA:2AM) has said it will present its sustainable and closed-loop RecycLiCo patented process at the upcoming Benchmark EV FEST, taking place June 1-4, 2021. Investors can watch American Manganese's presentation, during the ‘Gigafactories: Closing the Loop' session on June 2, 2021, at 6.00am Pacific Standard Time, as the company discusses the critical role battery recycling plays in the lithium-ion battery supply chain. The presentation will emphasize the environmental and economic benefits of directly integrating advanced recycling technologies alongside current and future battery Gigafactories. Benchmark's EV FEST presents a festival of expert seminars and conversations that define and provide actionable intelligence for the electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery supply chain. To register for the free virtual event investors can use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zaGc96jnTSiyvKT12gAVKw Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX:SVM) (NYSEAMERICAN:SVM) said that its board of directors has declared a semi-annual dividend of US$0.0125 per share to be paid to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2021, with a payment date of the dividend scheduled on or before June 25, 2021. Vendetta Mining Corp (CVE:VTT) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing the company's proposal to issue 1,614,324 shares and 463,893 share purchase warrants with an exercise price of 9 cents for a two-year period to settle outstanding debt for $100,292.16 with two creditors. Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYNE) has announced that Armando Anido, its chairman and chief executive officer will present a company overview during the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 4.30pm ET. Investors interested in arranging a virtual meeting with the company’s management during the conference should contact the Jefferies conference coordinator. A webcast of the presentation will be available under the Events & Webcasts tab of the Investors section of the Zynerba website at www.zynerba.com. An archived replay will be available on the company’s website following the event for 60 days. Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV) (OTCQX:EDVMF), which will become the largest pure gold producer listed on Premium Segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has announced that it will be hosting a three-hour virtual capital markets event on June 7, 2021, commencing at 2.00pm BST (9.00am EST) ahead of its LSE listing scheduled on or about June 14, 2021. The virtual event will feature presentations from senior management outlining the company’s journey, strategy, competitive advantage, and ongoing ESG initiatives, which will be followed by a live Q&A session. Investors can register for the event at the following webcast link: https://broadcaster-audience.mediaplatform.com/#/event/60ab839115dc7c037203ca32. Alternatively, investors can dial into the conference call using the following dial-in details, no pin is required: Standard International Access: +44 (0) 33 0551 0200; Canada Toll Free: +1 866 378 3566; UK Toll Free: 0808 109 0700; US Toll Free: +1 866 966 5335. A replay of the event will be posted on Endeavour’s website, shortly after the completion of the live webcast. Global Energy Metals Corp (CVE:GEMC) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to its non-brokered private placement announced on March 2, 2021, which will see the issue of 4.4 million shares at a purchase price of 25 cents per share, together with 4.4 million share purchase warrants with an exercise price of 30 cents for a two-year period (subject to an accelerated expiry provision) with 20 placees. OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 U.S. and global securities, has announced that Cassiar Gold Corp. (CVE:GLDC) (OTCQX:CGLCF), a focused gold exploration company in British Columbia, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded from the OTCQB Venture Market. The OTCQX Market is designed for established, investor-focused US and international companies. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Graduating to the OTCQX Market from the OTCQB Market marks an important milestone for companies, enabling them to demonstrate their qualifications and build visibility among US investors. "We are pleased to commence trading on the OTCQX Market, which will provide increased accessibility and liquidity for US investors," commented Marco Roque, CEO of Cassiar Gold. "The timing coincides well with our imminent 15,000m exploration program at our flagship Cassiar Gold project and we anticipate providing steady updates on our progress over the coming months." OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 U.S. and global securities, has announced that Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. (TSX:ME) (OTCQX:MEAUF), a gold exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded from the OTC Pink market. Upgrading to the OTCQX Market is an important step for companies seeking to provide transparent trading for their US investors.  For companies listed on a qualified international exchange, streamlined market standards enable them to utilize their home market reporting to make their information available in the US. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Gary O'Connor, CEO of Moneta Porcupine Mines said: "We are very pleased to have met the stringent requirements for trading on the OTCQX best market. We look forward to the additional exposure that the listing will provide Moneta in reaching a much larger institutional and retail audience and contributing to increased liquidity for the Company. Moneta has one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in North America located in Timmins, Ontario, Canada which has been Canada's most prolific gold camp for the past 100 years, producing over 85 million ounces of gold."