New initiatives expand the ways the company serves its clients by automating ESG data delivery and opening its technology to developers and financial engineers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / Truvalue Labs™, the pioneer in AI-driven environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data, today announced the launch of Truvalue AI Insights™ and Spotlight Events™ data service to keep investment professionals updated with timely, transparent and objective ESG data as events unfold. The firm also announced Truvalue Developer™, a new platform designed to expand the ways it serves clients by directly opening its technology to software developers and financial engineers.

Truvalue Labs' AI Insights uses a proprietary knowledge graph algorithm to identify significant positive and negative ESG events in real time from more than 100,000 sources in 13 languages. "AI Insights allows us to identify ESG-relevant news in a quick and efficient format, enabling us to form views on critical ESG matters for portfolios faster," said Jack Holmes, Fund Manager at Artemis Investment Management.

The Spotlight Events data service leverages the same proprietary algorithm and delivers significant ESG event information to clients in the form of a data feed to power internal research platforms, trading strategies, or ESG data lakes that serve the enterprise.

"Investors are faced with a flood of information, making it challenging to sift through the noise to identify material ESG events. This is why we've created two new solutions that deliver the most salient insights to help them stay on top of the companies they cover," said Hendrik Bartel, Co-founder and CEO of Truvalue Labs. "We are also excited to launch Truvalue Developer and usher in a new era of flexibility by unbundling everything we've built and making it available programmatically."

Truvalue Developer was designed to more directly serve the growing market segment of financial engineers and developers, as firms focus on creating their own proprietary ESG solutions. The platform enables developers to leverage Truvalue Labs' AI-driven datasets via data feeds and APIs as building blocks to create their own custom solutions. Three datasets are now available including Spotlight Events announced today, SASB™ Scores based on the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board™ (SASB) materiality framework, and COVID-19, a dataset that scores company actions related to the pandemic from an ESG perspective.

"Like other technology-driven paradigm shifts, we are accelerating change in the investment industry by opening up access to our artificial intelligence capabilities," said Adam Salvatori, Managing Director and Global Head of Client Solutions at Truvalue Labs. "Truvalue Labs' ‘AI-as-a-Service' technology enables our clients to more rapidly develop their own differentiated sustainable investing solutions."

About Truvalue Labs™

Truvalue Labs is the first company to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover timely and material Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) information at scale. The company's mission is to deliver increased transparency to investment professionals by providing data and analytics that go beyond traditional fundamentals. It is backed by investors including Series A round lead Katalyst Ventures, based in San Francisco. The flagship products, Truvalue Platform™, Truvalue Data™, Truvalue Cloud™ and Truvalue Index™, deliver investable insights by revealing value and risk factors from unstructured data at the speed of current events. Visit www.truvaluelabs.com to learn more about the SaaS and API products.

CONTACT:

Lauren Perry
Caliber Corporate Advisers
lauren@calibercorporate.com
952.221.4615

SOURCE: Truvalue Labs

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / Black Tusk Resources Inc. ("Black Tusk" or the "Company) (CSE:TUSK)(OTC PINK:BTKRF)(FRA:0NB) is pleased to announce that the company has begun preparation for the 3D Induced Polarization (IP) survey on the McKenzie East gold property located north of Val d'Or, Quebec. Approximately 9 kilometres of line-cutting grid will be completed in order to provide access for the IP crew and associated equipment. The grid preparation will be overseen by Black Tusk's contractor based out of Val d'Or.

Black Tusk contracted Abitibi Geophysics in Val d'Or Quebec to undertake their OreVision 3D Induced Polarization Survey (IP) on the property. The survey is designed to use the most high-tech geophysical applications to produce high resolution bedrock chargeability and resistivity results through overburden.

The IP survey grid is located within the northwest area of the McKenzie East Gold Project. This area will be surveyed in order to trace possible gold-bearing structures extending eastward from the McKenzie Break Property. The results of the IP survey will be combined with the results of MMI processing of soil samples taken earlier this year in order to locate the best targets for diamond drilling.

The company has acquired a permit that allows for the construction of 18 drill pads with supporting water supply stations and access trails. Black Tusk plans to conduct this upcoming drill program later in the Summer 2020 exploration season, following the completion of ground surveys.

Perry Grunenberg, PGeo, a "Qualified Person" as that term is defined under NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release. Mr. Grunenberg is also a director of the Company.

About Black Tusk Resources

Black Tusk Resources is a gold-focused Canadian exploration company with operations primarily based in the world-class Abitibi greenstone belt region of Quebec. Black Tusk currently holds 100-per-cent ownership in five separate gold and palladium projects in Canada.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Richard Penn
CEO
(778) 384-8923

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions as of that date. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations; they are not guarantees of future performance. The Company cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to exploration and development; the ability of the Company to obtain additional financing; the Company's limited operating history; the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations; fluctuations in the prices of commodities; operating hazards and risks; competition and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's Prospectus dated September 8, 2017 available on www.sedar.com. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions, and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions, and expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.

SOURCE: Black Tusk Resources Inc

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / EnviroLeach Technologies Inc. (the "Company "or "EnviroLeach"), (CSE:ETI)(OTCQB:EVLLF)(7N2:FSE), a leading innovation company focused on commercializing environmentally sustainable metal extraction solutions for processing E-Waste and mineral concentrates, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathalie Pilon as Company's new Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Pilon brings to EnviroLeach a broad experience in corporate and international operational finance. She has worked extensively with publicly listed mining corporations, and has led finance teams through exploration, development, construction, commissioning and operations. She has comprehensive experience in all areas of finance, with an emphasis on reporting and internal controls. Prior to joining EnviroLeach, Ms. Pilon was Director of Finance for Orezone Gold Corporation, held senior positions at Roxgold Inc. and Endeavour Mining Corporation. Nathalie's experience and skill set will benefit the Company as it ramps up operations and recognizes revenue over the final two quarters of 2020.

"Nathalie brings to EnviroLeach nearly 20 years of experience with a proven track record of leading transactional and financial teams in the roles of Corporate Controller and Chief Financial Officer," said Duane Nelson, President and CEO. "She possesses a deep understanding of corporate finance and compliance best practices, balanced with considerable operational transformation experience at an international scale. Nathalie has the capabilities to strategically manage our finance and compliance initiatives forward for the success and growth of the Company."

Ms. Pilon replaces Mr. Don Weatherbee as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. The EnviroLeach Board of Directors and management team wish to thank Mr. Weatherbee for his critical contributions from the launch of the Company through development and initial commercialization of its patented technology, and wishes Don continued success in his role with EnviroLeach's partner, Mineworx Technologies Ltd.

The Board of Directors has granted Ms. Pilon 250,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.79. The options are valid for a period of five years from the date of the grant, subject to vesting provisions and granted in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan approved by the shareholders on June 14, 2018.

About EnviroLeach Technologies Inc.

EnviroLeach Technologies is engaged in the development and commercialization of environmentally friendly formulas and technologies for the treatment of materials in the mining and recycling sectors. Using its proprietary non-cyanide, water-based, neutral pH treatment process EnviroLeach extracts precious metals from ores, concentrates, and E-Waste using only FDA approved additives and ambient temperature water.

Backed by the momentum of a first-class staff of scientists and engineers, tens of thousands individual assays, independent validations, strategic partners and over $20 million in research and development, EnviroLeach's technology is emerging as a potential new standard for the provision of eco-friendly methods for the hydrometallurgical extraction of precious metals in both the conventional mining and E-Waste sectors. Further information is available on the EnviroLeach web site:https://EnviroLeach.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This News Release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and the United States securities legislation. Statements contained herein that are not based on historical or current fact, including without limitation statements containing the words "anticipates," "believes," "may," "continues," "estimates," "expects," and "will" and words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking information may include, but is not limited to, information with respect to our Research and Development activities, the accuracy of our capital and operating cost estimates; production and processing estimates; the results, the adequacy of EnviroLeach's financial resources and timing of development of ongoing research and development projects, costs and timing of future revenues or profits and adequacy of financial resources. Wherever possible, words such as "plans", "expects", "projects", "assumes", "budget", "strategy", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "targets" and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative forms of any of these terms and similar expressions, have been used to identify forward-looking statements and information. Statements concerning future revenue or earnings estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking information. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is based on the expectations and opinions of EnviroLeach's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise. We do not assume any obligation to update forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable law. For the reasons set forth above, prospective investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The CSE has not approved or disapproved of the information contained herein.

Contact Information :
Jason Leikam
VP Corporate Development
EnviroLeach Technologies Inc.
info@EnviroLeach.com
(604) 282-0601

SOURCE: EnviroLeach Technologies Inc.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / Auryn Resources Inc. (TSX:AUG)(NYSE American:AUG)("Auryn" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it is resuming exploration activities at its Sombrero and Curibaya projects in southern Peru. The Company has received approval from the Peruvian government to resume work following restrictions that had been put in place due to COVID-19.

A Message from Ivan Bebek, Executive Chairman & Director:

"It is very exciting to be getting back to work in Peru. Our exploration opportunities are substantial and although COVID has lengthened the process to acquire permits, this time has allowed us to become more involved with surrounding communities, and we can now move forward with a much more comprehensive foundation.

"We are confident that our drill permit for Sombrero will advance as restrictions in Peru continue to ease and we appreciate the patience and support from our shareholders through the last quarter of uncertainties.

"We are looking forward to the second half of 2020, which will be busier as we resume exploration and permitting efforts at both our Curibaya and Sombrero projects."

Summary of Peruvian Work Plan:

Curibaya Project: The upcoming work plan at the Curibaya project consists of pre-drilling work, with the intent of applying for a drill permit as soon as targeting is complete. The program is outlined as follows (Figure 1):

Improvement of road access, due to previous flood damage, and establishment of an exploration camp on site.
450-line-kilometer airborne magnetics and radiometrics surveys over the four-by-five-kilometer alteration center that hosts the high-grade precious metal veins.
2000 meters of channel sampling along both the defined vein corridors and the margins of the dome complexes, which Auryn's technical team believes are the source of the high-grade veins observed on the project.
30-line kilometers of ground-based geophysical induced polarization surveys across the vein corridors and the margins of the dome complexes.

Sombrero Project: The work plan at the Sombrero project consists of continuing the drill permitting process that has been suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions emplaced by Peruvian authorities. Our Peruvian community teams are working with the Huanca Sancos community to deliver a positive outcome for the Consulta Previa process, to which we are liaising with the government and community to ensure support of Auryn's drill program at the Sombrero Main target area. In addition, Auryn is working towards traditional community agreements with the Lucanamarca and San Jose de Huarcaya communities such that the Nioc and Good Lucky targets can be advanced while awaiting drill permits.

In addition, Auryn plans to advance the Ccello high sulphidation precious metal target in the southern region of the Sombrero district with a ground-based geophysical induced polarization survey over the two-by-two-kilometer alteration system that is characterized by silver mineralization and associated pathfinder elements of arsenic and antimony (Figure 2). The survey will consist of approximately 8-line kilometers, enabling Auryn's technical team to advance to the next phase of targeting in this newly discovered system.

Figure 1: Illustrates the work plan on the Curibaya project, consisting of both airborne and ground-based geophysical surveys, as well as channel sampling along high-grade vein corridors. This program will allow Auryn to advance to drill-stage on the project.

Figure 2: Illustrates the position of the induced polarization lines planned for the Ccello high sulphidation precious metal prospect in the southern region of the Sombrero district.

Michael Henrichsen, P.Geo, COO of Auryn, is the Qualified Person who assumes responsibility for the technical disclosures in this press release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AURYN RESOURCES INC.

Ivan Bebek
Executive Chairman and Director

For further information on Auryn Resources, please contact Natasha Frakes, Manager of Corporate Communications at (778) 729-0600 or info@aurynresources.com.

About Auryn

Auryn Resources is a technology-driven, well-financed junior exploration company focused on finding and advancing globally significant precious and base metal deposits. The Company has a portfolio approach to asset acquisition and has six projects, including two flagships: the Committee Bay high-grade gold project in Nunavut and the Sombrero copper-gold project in southern Peru. Auryn's technical and management teams have an impressive track record of successfully monetizing assets for all stakeholders and local communities in which it operates. Auryn conducts itself to the highest standards of corporate governance and sustainability.

About Sombrero

This project consists of the North Sombrero and South Sombrero properties, comprising over 130,000 hectares owned or optioned by Auryn Resources. The copper-gold Sombrero mining concessions are located 340 kilometers SE of Lima in southern Peru and are hosted in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. This belt is interpreted to be on the north-western margins of this Eocene-Oligocene aged copper-gold porphyry and skarn belt that hosts the Las Bambas, Haquira, Los Chancas, Cotambambas, Constancia, Antapaccay and Tintaya deposits. The project is characterized by a strong structural control and significant copper and gold values from historical surface samples. The principal targets at Sombrero are copper-gold skarn and porphyry systems and precious metal epithermal deposits.

About Curibaya

Auryn acquired 100% ownership of the Curibaya property in 2015 and the adjacent Sambalay and Salvador concessions in 2019, which collectively consist of approximately 11,000 hectares. The Curibaya project covers the regional Incapuquio fault zone and subsidiary structures, which are interpreted as one of the fundamental controls for both epithermal and porphyry styles of mineralization within the region.

Forward Looking Information and Additional Cautionary Language

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking information is information that includes implied future performance and/or forecast information including information relating to or associated with the acquisition and title to mineral concessions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different (either positively or negatively) from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers should refer to the risks discussed in the Company's Annual Information Form and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2019 and subsequent continuous disclosure filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators available at www.sedar.com and the Company's registration statement on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.

Disclaimer
The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE: Auryn Resources Inc.

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DIDCOT, UNITED KINGDOM / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / Altus Strategies Plc (AIM: ALS)(TSXV:ALTS) (‘'Altus'' or the ‘'Company''), the Africa focused project and royalty generator, announces that ASX listed Graphex Mining Limited ("Graphex") has acquired the Joint Venture ("JV") earn-in rights previously held by Glomin Services Ltd ("Glomin") on the Company's 100% owned Lakanfla and Tabakorole gold projects, located in western and southern Mali respectively.

Highlights:

ASX listed Graphex has acquired Glomin's interest in the Tabakorole and Lakanfla gold JV
Graphex to earn up to an 80% interest in each Project by completing up to four key stages culminating in a Definitive Feasibility Study
Altus will retain a 2.5% Net Smelter Return ("NSR") royalty on the Projects

Lakanfla historical drill results include: 26.0m at 5.1 g/t Au and 18.0m at 4.3 g/t Au (not true width of intervals)
Tabakorole historical drill results include: 44.0m at 3.3 g/t Au and 60.0m at 2.9 g/t Au (not true width of intervals)

Drilling at Tabakorole underway with an initial 1,600m campaign financed by Graphex
Graphex undertaking a A$5.0M capital raising to support exploration activities in Mali
Graphex has appointed the former CEO of Centamin plc as a non-executive director
Graphex intends to change its name to Marvel Gold Limited

Steven Poulton, Chief Executive of Altus, commented:

"We are delighted to have Graphex as our joint venture partner to advance the Lakanfla and Tabakorole gold projects, in western and southern Mali respectively. We are confident that Graphex has the necessary operating experience, technical skills and shareholder support required to realise the potentially significant value in these projects. The board of Graphex has recently been further bolstered by the appointment of Andrew Pardey, former CEO of FTSE250 listed gold producer Centamin Plc. Graphex will be seeking shareholder approval to raise up to A$5M through an equity placement and to change their name to Marvel Gold Ltd. We look forward to updating shareholders on the results from the ongoing Tabakorole drilling programme in due course."

Background to JV

On 16 June 2020, Altus signed a JV agreement and a Royalty agreement with Graphex and a JV Termination agreement with Glomin. Glomin is expected to receive shares in Graphex for assigning its JV interests to Graphex. The Graphex JV is primarily based on the commercial terms as those previously signed with Glomin, as announced by the Company on 02 December 2019. Table 1 summarised the key terms of the Graphex JV.

Table 1. Summary of JV Terms with Graphex

Stage

Time period

Lakanfla Project

Tabakorole Project

Stage 1

Exploration

Within 12 months from the End Date (31 August 2020)

33% interest earned by Graphex

3,500m drilling

1,500m drilling and within 60 days of completing the drilling activities, publishing a JORC and NI43-101 compliant resource

Stage 2

Resource Definition

Within 18 months of Graphex having given a Stage 2 election notice

Further 18% interest (taking Graphex to 51%)

Payment to Altus of either:

Option 1: US$200,000 in cash; or
Option 2: US$100,000 in cash and US$200,000 in Graphex shares

9,000m of drilling

2,500m of drilling (less any excess metres drilled during JV Stage 1)

Not less than US$2500,000 of non-drilling expenditure in aggregate during JV Stage 1 and JV Stage 2

Stage 3

Additional Expenditure

Not later than 42 months from the End Date

Further 19% interest (taking Graphex to 70%)

Payment to Altus of either:

Option 1: US$150,000 in cash; or
Option 2: US$75,000 in cash and US$150,000 in Graphex shares

US$3 million in expenditure

US$3 million in expenditure

Stage 4

Definitive Feasibility Study

Within 24 months of Graphex having given a Stage 4 election notice

Further 10% interest (taking Graphex to 80%)

Payment to Altus of either:

Option 1: US$100,000 in cash; or
Option 2: US$50,000 in cash and US$100,000 in Graphex shares

Completion of a definitive feasibility study in respect of the Lakanfla licence

Completion of a definitive feasibility study in respect of the Tabakorole licence

If the JV proceeds to JV Stage 5 (Construction) and Graphex is sole funding that stage then Graphex will pay to Altus an additional US$1,000,000 in cash, or US$500,000 in cash and US$750,000 in Graphex shares and Altus' shareholding will be diluted in proportion to the total amounts expended by Graphex during JV Stage 5. Altus will retain a 2.5% NSR on each project, which may be reduced to 1.0% in return for cash payments in certain circumstances.

Cautionary note regarding historic data

Readers are cautioned that the data on Tabakorole in this written disclosure is historical exploration data that has not been verified by a Qualified Person. Not all historical samples are available and Altus does not have complete information on the quality assurance or quality control measures taken in connection with the exploration results, or other exploration or testing details regarding these results. There has been insufficient exploration to define a current mineral resource and the Company cautions that there is a risk further exploration will not result in the delineation of a current mineral resource. Intersections cited in this news release do not represent true widths of the mineralised intervals. The historical drilling was predominantly angled at -60 and -55 degrees and intersected steeply dipping mineralisation. True width determinations are estimated to be 50-57% of the cited intersection lengths.

Qualified Person

The technical disclosure in this regulatory announcement has been read and approved by Steven Poulton, Chief Executive of Altus. A graduate of the University of Southampton in Geology (Hons), he also holds a Master's degree from the Camborne School of Mines (Exeter University) in Mining Geology. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and has over 20 years of experience in mineral exploration and is a Qualified Person under the AIM rules and National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators".

For further information you are invited to visit the Company's website www.altus-strategies.com or contact:

Altus Strategies Plc
Steven Poulton
Chief Executive
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 511 767
E: info@altus-strategies.com

SP Angel (Nominated Adviser)
Richard Morrison / Soltan Tagiev
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3470 0470

SP Angel (Broker)
Abigail Wayne / Richard Parlons
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3470 0471

Yellow Jersey PR (Financial PR & IR)
Georgia Colkin / Charles Goodwin / Henry Wilkinson
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3004 9512
E: altus@yellowjerseypr.com

About Altus Strategies Plc

Altus is a London (AIM: ALS) and Toronto (TSX-V:ALTS) listed project and royalty generator in the mining sector with a focus on Africa. Our team creates value by making mineral discoveries across multiple licences. We enter joint ventures with respected groups and our partners earn interest in these discoveries by advancing them toward production. Project milestone payments we receive are reinvested to extend our portfolio, accelerating our growth. The portfolio model reduces risk as our interests are diversified by commodity and by country. The royalties generated from our portfolio of projects are designed to yield sustainable long-term income. We engage constructively with all our stakeholders, working diligently to minimise our environmental impact and to promote positive economic and social outcomes in the communities where we operate.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information included in this announcement, including information relating to future financial or operating performance and other statements that express the expectations of the Directors or estimates of future performance constitute "forward-looking statements". These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include without limitation the completion of planned expenditures, the ability to complete exploration programmes on schedule and the success of exploration programmes. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking information, which speak only as of the date of this announcement and the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Where the Company expresses or implies an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is based on assumptions made in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as at the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or any forward-looking statements contained in any other announcements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law or regulations.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Market Abuse Regulation Disclosure

Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ("MAR") until the release of this announcement.

Glossary of Terms

The following is a glossary of technical terms:

"Au" means gold

"g/t" means grams per tonne
"NI 43-101" means National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects" of the Canadian Securities Administrators

"JORC" means Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Resources prepared by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia.

"Qualified Person" means a person that has the education, skills and professional credentials to qualify as a qualified person under NI 43-101

SOURCE: Altus Strategies PLC

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Linde Named Top 25 in 100 Best Corporate CitizensTM of 2020

Guildford, UK / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / Linde (NYSE:LIN)(FWB:LIN) today announced it has been named a top 25 company on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2020 list, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance amongst the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 141 transparency and performance factors in eight pillars: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society and ESG performance.

"We are honored to be recognized as a leader in corporate social responsibility," said Riva Krut, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Linde. "We see this achievement as recognition of Linde's unwavering commitment to the environment, responsible business practices and the local communities we serve."

In April 2020, Linde was awarded a Silver Class distinction in The Sustainability Yearbook 2020, published by S&P Global in collaboration with RobecoSAM. Linde is a member of the Ethibel Sustainability Index, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the FTSE4Good Index.

About Linde
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2019 sales of $28 billion (€25 billion). We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.

Contacts:
 

Investor Relations
Juan Pelaez
Phone: +1 203 837 2213
Email: juan.pelaez@linde.com
Media Relations
Anna Davies
Phone: +44 1483 244705
Email: anna.davies@linde.com

SOURCE: Linde plc via EQS Newswire

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / The securities litigation law firm of The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice on behalf of shareholders in the following publicly traded companies. Shareholders who purchased shares in the following companies during the dates listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible Lead Plaintiff appointment. Appointment as Lead Plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN)

Investors Affected : November 4, 2019 – February 18, 2020

A class action has commenced on behalf of certain shareholders in Groupon, Inc. The filed complaint alleges that defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company was experiencing fewer customer engagements in its Goods category; (2) Groupon relied on its Goods category to drive its sales, especially during the holiday season; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was likely to experience reduced sales; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

Shareholders may find more information at https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/groupon-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=7389&from=1

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE)

Investors Affected : January 5, 2018 – January 27, 2020

A class action has commenced on behalf of certain shareholders in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. According to a filed complaint, statements made by Defendants were false and/or misleading because, following Grand Canyon's spin-off of its educational assets as Grand Canyon University ("GCU"): (i) GCU would not be a proper non-profit organization as it would remain under the control of Grand Canyon, and (ii) Grand Canyon would not be a third-party service provider to GCU but rather would continue to effectively operate the entity, and (iii) Grand Canyon employees served as executives of GCU and (iv) GCU functioned as an off-balance-sheet entity to which Grand Canyon would be able to funnel expenses and costs in exchange for a disproportionate amount of revenue, thereby inflating Grand Canyon's financial results.

Shareholders may find more information at https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/grand-canyon-education-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=7389&from=1

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

Investors Affected : April 5, 2020 – May 5, 2020

A class action has commenced on behalf of certain shareholders in Wells Fargo & Company. The filed complaint alleges that defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Wells Fargo planned to, and did, improperly allocate government-backed loans under the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"), and/or had inadequate controls in place to prevent such misallocation; (ii) the foregoing foreseeably increased the Company's litigation risk with respect to PPP allocation, as well as increased regulatory scrutiny and/or potential enforcement actions; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Shareholders may find more information at https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/wells-fargo-company-loss-submission-form/?id=7389&from=1

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies. Shareholders interested in serving as lead plaintiff have until the deadlines listed to petition the court. Further details about the cases can be found at the links provided. There is no cost or obligation to you.

BIDU Shareholders Click Here: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/baidu-inc-information-request-form?prid=7388&wire=1
CONN Shareholders Click Here: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/conns-inc-information-request-form?prid=7388&wire=1
CCL Shareholders Click Here: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/carnival-corporation-loss-submission-form?prid=7388&wire=1

* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW *

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU)

BIDU Lawsuit on behalf of: investors who purchased March 16, 2019 – April 7, 2020
Lead Plaintiff Deadline : June 22, 2020
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/baidu-inc-information-request-form?prid=7388&wire=1

According to the filed complaint, during the class period, Baidu, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Baidu's feed services were not in compliance with applicable Chinese regulatory standards; (ii) the foregoing noncompliance subjected the Company to a heightened risk of regulatory enforcement, including the removal or suspension of certain of Baidu's services and products; (iii) accordingly, the Company's revenues derived from online marketing services were unlikely to be sustainable; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Conn's, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN)

CONN Lawsuit on behalf of: investors who purchased September 3, 2019 – December 9, 2019
Lead Plaintiff Deadline : July 14, 2020
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/conns-inc-information-request-form?prid=7388&wire=1

According to the filed complaint, during the class period, Conn's, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Conn's was experiencing an increase in first payment defaults and 60-plus day delinquencies; (2) as a result, Conn's was reasonably likely to record an increase to its provision for bad debts; (3) the Company made certain underwriting adjustments, including tightening its standards for new customers and online applicants; (4) as a result, the Company's same-store sales would be adversely impacted; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

Carnival Corporation & Plc (NYSE:CCL)

CCL Lawsuit on behalf of: investors who purchased September 26, 2019 – May 1, 2020
Lead Plaintiff Deadline : July 27, 2020
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/carnival-corporation-loss-submission-form?prid=7388&wire=1

According to the filed complaint, during the class period, Carnival Corporation & Plc made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's medics were reporting increasing events of COVID-19 illness on the Company's ships; (2) Carnival was violating port of call regulations by concealing the amount and severity of COVID-19 infections on board its ships; (3) in responding to the outbreak of COVID-19, Carnival failed to follow the Company's own health and safety protocols developed in the wake of other communicable disease outbreaks; (4) by continuing to operate, Carnival ships were responsible for continuing to spread COVID-19 at various ports throughout the world; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

You have until the lead plaintiff deadlines to request that the court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

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Trial will start promptly and will be conducted in Germany and Belgium
Dose escalation phase to assess range of 2 µg to 8 µg
Clinical supply from CureVac's GMP-certified large scale mRNA production facility in Tübingen

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY / BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / CureVac AG, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on optimized mRNA, today announced that the German Health Authority Paul-Ehrlich-Institute (PEI) and the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) have approved the Phase 1 clinical trial for its vaccine program to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The trial will be conducted in Germany and Belgium. First subjects will be vaccinated at the Institute for Tropical Medicine in Tübingen and the Ghent University Hospital (Belgium), the Tropical Institute of the University Hospital Munich, LMU (Germany), and the Hannover Medical School (Germany).

CureVac's mRNA vaccine candidate utilizes nucleotides without chemical modifications in the mRNA and is designed to provide a strong and balanced activation of the immune system. The mRNA encodes the full-length spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and is formulated with lipid nanoparticles (LNP).

The vaccine project began in early 2020 and initially focused on characterization of several potential candidates that then led to the selection of the final candidate, termed CVnCoV. This thorough selection process was based on humoral and cellular immunogenicity data, a balanced immune-response as well as speed and capability for large scale manufacturing.

The Phase 1 dose escalation clinical trial will include 168 healthy subjects between the ages of 18 to 60 and will target a dose range of 2 µg to 8 µg. Aim is to determine the optimal dose as well as to evaluate the safety and immune profile of the vaccine in humans.

"We are encouraged that we received green light from the regulatory authorities to start the clinical development of our COVID-19 candidate. During the last few months our team has put a lot of efforts into the preclinical validation of several vaccine candidates to select an optimal construct. We are confident that our early optimization work will provide a safe and effective low dose vaccine. In parallel, we are already producing large quantities of this GMP-grade drug product," says acting CEO of CureVac, Dr. Franz-Werner Haas.

Dr. Mariola Fotin-Mleczek, CureVac Chief Technology Officer, adds: "We are convinced that we are on the right track with our SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate. The data we generated in various animal models indicated that the vaccine candidate induces high virus neutralizing antibody titers compared to sera from patients who recovered from COVID-19 disease. Immune response induced by our vaccine candidate was well balanced and included the generation of spike protein specific T cell responses. We now look forward to confirm these results in humans."

CureVac has received financial support for its COVID-19 vaccine development from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

About CureVac's mRNA technology platform
CureVac's mRNA technology platform has shown potential in the development and production of mRNA based vaccines and therapeutics. CureVac's RNAoptimizer platform aims to optimize the properties of mRNA medicines based on its three core pillars: protein design, mRNA optimization and mRNA delivery. The technology can be tailored to induce varying degrees of immune responses against specific protein antigens of choice, potentially providing potent prophylactic vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases, such as Rabies, as well as immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. The technology can also be adapted to avoid immune activation for purposes of protein therapy and antibodies, thereby providing potential new therapeutic modalities for patients suffering from a vast range of diseases.

About CureVac AG
CureVac is a leading clinical stage biotechnology company in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology with 20 years of expertise in developing and optimizing this versatile molecule for medical purposes. The principle of CureVac's proprietary technology is the use of mRNA as a data carrier to instruct the human body to produce its own proteins capable of fighting a wide range of diseases. The company applies its technologies for the development of cancer therapies, antibody therapies, the treatment of rare diseases, and prophylactic vaccines. CureVac has received significant investments, amongst others from dievini Hopp BioTech holding and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. On June 15, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy announced its commitment to invest 300 million Euros in CureVac through the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW). CureVac has also entered into collaborations with multinational corporations and organizations, including Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly & Co, Genmab, CRISPR Therapeutics, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CEPI and others. CureVac is headquartered in Tübingen, Germany with sites in Frankfurt and Boston, USA.
For more information, please visit www.curevac.com or follow us on Twitter at @CureVacAG.

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CureVac Media Contact
Thorsten Schüller, Corporate Communications
CureVac AG, Tübingen, Germany
T: +49 7071 9883-1577
thorsten.schueller@curevac.com

SOURCE: CureVac AG via EQS Newswire

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HEIDELBERG, GERMANY / ACCESSWIRE / June 17, 2020 / Apogenix, a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation immunotherapeutics, announced today that it will present at the AACR Virtual Annual Meeting II, which takes place online from June 22-24, 2020. Participation will be free to everyone, but registration is required to view the meeting.

Presentation #1076 – June 23, 9:00-11:00 am EDT: "Hexavalent HERA-CD40L induces a productive T cell-mediated anti-tumor immune response and shows superior activity in comparison to benchmark CD40 agonistic antibodies" – Christian Gieffers, Ph.D., VP Preclinical Development

Poster Presentations:

– Poster #4460 – Poster Session "Combination Immunotherapies 3", June 22-24: "Novel bispecific molecules combining HERA-CD40L with anti-CEA or with anti-PD-L1 for targeting" – Meinolf Thiemann, Ph.D., VP Protein Analytics

– Poster #4529 – Poster Session "Immunomodulatory Agents and Interventions 1", June 22-24: "Neutralization of pro-apoptotic CD95L by Asunercept/APG101 does not impair anti-tumor immune responses" – Christian Merz, Ph.D., Head of Cellular Analytics/Biomarker Development

About Apogenix

Apogenix is a private company developing innovative immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer. In addition, it is evaluating the potential of its lead immunotherapy candidate asunercept in viral infections, such as COVID-19. The company's pipeline of immunotherapy drug candidates targets different tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily-dependent signaling pathways, thereby restoring the anti-tumor immune response in cancer patients and reducing lymphopenia and inflammatory cell death in patients with viral infections. Checkpoint inhibitor asunercept, the company's lead immunotherapy candidate, is in late-stage clinical development with PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) designation by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of glioblastoma. Based on its proprietary technology platform for the construction of novel TNF superfamily receptor agonists (HERA-ligands), Apogenix develops CD40, CD27, GITR, HVEM, and 4-1BB receptor agonists for cancer immunotherapy. The TRAIL receptor agonist program was outlicensed to AbbVie. AbbVie is conducting a phase I trial with TRAIL receptor agonist ABBV-621 in patients suffering from solid tumors, non-Hodgkins's lymphoma, or acute myeloid leukemia.

Contacts
Peter Willinger, CFO
Jennifer Mogk, PR Manager
Apogenix AG
Phone: +49 6221 58608-0
E-Mail: contact@apogenix.com
Web: www.apogenix.com

Media Contacts
Katja Arnold
Andreas Jungfer
MC Services AG
Phone: +49 89 210228-0
E-Mail: apogenix@mc-services.eu

SOURCE: Apogenix AG via EQS Newswire

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