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LOMIKO METALS INC. (TSX-V:LMR, OTC: LMRMF, Frankfurt: DH8B, Europe: ISIN: CA54163Q1028, WKN: A0Q9W7) (the “Company”) announced August 15, 2014 that it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to the acquisition of 1,200,000 common shares at $0.25 per share of MatNic Resources Inc. The transaction was subject to Mat|Nic Resources Inc. receiving regulatory approval to a reverse takeover (“RTO”) by Graphene 3D Labs Inc. (“Graphene 3D”) (TSXV: GGG) (formerly named MatNic Resources Inc.).

Canaf Group, (“Canaf”) the publically listed company on the TSX Venture Exchange, (TSX-V: CAF) is now benefiting from sustainable and organic growth due to the new opportunities generated through its South African anthracite coal beneficiation operation.

Duncastle Gold Corp. (“Duncastle” or the “Company”) (DUN:TSX.V) has signed a binding Letter of Intent (the “LOI”) with Ashburton Ventures Inc. (“Ashburton”) (ABR.TSX.V) and Denali Resources Ltd. (“Denali”) to acquire a 100% interest in three PGM-Ni-Cu mineral properties located in the southwestern Yukon. The Spy, Ultra and Catalyst/CKR properties total over 262 square kilometers in the Kluane Ultramafic Belt, a 600km-long sequence of igneous and sedimentary rocks extending from northern British Columbia through the Yukon and into Alaska. Within the belt, mineralization occurs at the contact between ultramafic and sedimentary rocks, with the most notable being the Wellgreen deposit. Wellgreen Platinum Ltd. is currently completing a prefeasibility study at the Wellgreen deposit and has previously reported an Indicated Resource of 14.4 Mt at 0.68% Ni, 0.62% Cu, with 2.23 g/t Pt+Pd+Au grade, and an Inferred Resource of 446.6 Mt at 0.31% Ni, 0.25% Cu, with 0.87 g/t Pt+Pd+Au grade at a 0.22% NiEq cut-off (see Wellgreen Platinum Ltd. news release, June 18, 2012).

Highlights - La Ronge will retain 22% Equity Stake in return for $1.00 Million Investment in Canfrac Sands

Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX-NYSE) is up 8% in 2014. Commodity analysts are anticipating a second round of stimulus from China, which is responsible for 40% of global demand. Factory activity is also expanding in the U.S., the world's second-largest consumer of copper.

El Tigre Silver Corp. (“El Tigre” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ELS) (Frankfurt: 5RT) (OTCQX: EGRTF) is pleased to announce strong assay results from El Tigre’s continuing year round exploration program at its El Tigre Silver and Gold Project (the “Project”) in northern Sonora, Mexico. El Tigre is reporting assay results from the Southern vein area where a total of 110 surface and 57 underground samples were collected. Assay results from four samples of underground backfill material ranged from 1.28 gpt Au to 4.32 gpt Au and 262 gpt Ag to 468 gpt Ag.

Tesla's New Giga-Plant Will Double the World's Demand for Flake Graphite and Energizer Resources Inc. (OTCQX: ENZR) May Just Be Sitting on the Mother Lode.

Energizer Resources, Inc. (OTCQX: ENZR, TSX: EGZ), has received a "BUY" recommendation from two prominent Canadian investment institutions. The first was on June 9, 2014 from investment bank, GMP Securities L.P. The second "BUY" recommendation was issued on August 25, 2014 by Stormcrow Capital Ltd. Both reports can be accessed here: Stormcrow Capital, GMP Securities

In November 2014, three athletes will paddle 90 miles at an altitude of over 12500ft across the length of Lake Titicaca from Puno, Peru to Ancoamaya, Bolivia to raise funds for two standup paddle (SUP) schools in Peru. This epic, 4-day paddle will test the athletes' physical and mental endurance as well as their ability to face the challenges of extreme heat, cold, wind, exposure, and high-altitude.

Will Travers OBE (Wildlife Expert & Co-Founder of The Born Free Foundation), will join Chris Cooper on a continuing series, “Be More.Achieve More. - Inspiration for the Entrepreneurial Mind”, streamed on 22nd August, 2014, from 8am(PST)/pm 11pm (EST) on VoiceAmerica’s Business Channel (http://www.voiceamericabusiness.com/ ).

UPTICK Newswire discovers a world-class graphite project in Energizer Resources, Inc. (OTCQX:ENZR, TSX:EGZ), a mine development and mineral exploration company based in Toronto, Canada, that is rapidly developing its flagship Molo Flake Graphite Project in southern Madagascar to mine production.

Managing Director of Summertown Interiors, Marcos Bish, provides insight into the industry.

Regreen Springfield, Inc., which aims to improve the urban forest of Springfield, Massachusetts, has planned a tree pruning event on Saturday, August 16, 2014. The "Tree Pruning Happening" will provide tree maintenance on public trees in two of Springfield's neighborhoods that were impacted by the June 2011 Tornado, which ravaged the city. Members of the Regreen Springfield Tree Tenders will provide instruction to those who have not yet completed the pruning workshops offered by Regreen Springfield, and tools will be provided for those who do not have hand pruners or pruning saws. Prior tree maintenance experience is not needed to participate in this event.

Our homeland’s natural heritage – its breathtaking landscapes, pristine waters and magnificent wildlife – are often unappreciated, abused and wasted. Conservationists across the nation are dedicated to protecting these resources for future generations, but their dramatic and compelling stories are widely untold. “This American Land”, a fresh and distinctive conservation newsmagazine for television, has brought these stories into viewers’ homes nationwide for four years, and production has now started on season five to be released next spring. As always, “This American Land” will bring serious journalism to conservation issues, reporting with entertaining style on wilderness protection, endangered and threatened species, soil and water pollution, and energy production – the full range of critical conservation challenges that every American should understand.

There are ~350 million people in Africa without any access to pure sanitized water. On the other hand, an average iceberg carries enough pure clean water to provide 1 million people with water for full year. Gleb Cherenkov and his team at Blue Iceberg Group are in the process of developing a new and totally feasible way of transporting an iceberg from Arctic to Africa to give it to people there. After proving that this method works, they plan to continue bringing more icebergs to irrigate land in Africa to make it greener.

After a seven year hiatus, during which Health Canada only published the number of First Nation water advisories across Canada, the Department recently released the names of each First Nation community under drinking water advisory (DWA).

On July 14, all residents of the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), including Duncan and Lady Smith, were asked to comply with stage 2 water restrictions, due to concerns over low snow pack, low rainfall and a projected dry summer.

ECM is a set of tools used to manage critical business content in an organization. ECM allows the ingestion, archiving, and management of content that can be easily integrated with third-party systems within a content workflow. It manages all types of business content, from simple documentation to interactive real-time video. Immense growth in the flow of information in today's digitalized world has emphasized the need for the storage and traceability of information. Further, special attention has been placed on the preservation and reuse of data and content to help organizations to speedily retrieve valuable information.

GreenFix Energy Inc. announces today the official launch of OASIIS, a solution to the greatest environmental, water and energy challenges today. Designed to outperform most of today's green technologies, the OASIIS patented system includes proven technologies like the Rankine Heat Engine and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and is environmentally-friendly as well as impervious to extreme weather conditions.

Responding to the growing need to stay ahead of rapidly rising water from hurricanes and severe storms, Georgia-based Landmark Earth Solutions offers flood mitigation and earth stabilization solutions to potentially dangerous coastal areas.

Tupper Hull, spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) and former press spokesman for the Westlands Water District, admitted in an interview on National Public Radio (NPR): “Once they figure out how to make the Monterey Shale economically viable, the water usage will ramp up significantly.” In an interview with Lauren Sommer, the numbers discussed were “up to a million gallons per well.“

Air care displayed negative growth in retail value terms over the review period amidst the economic downturn, yet 2012 was a year of unprecedented losses and the steep decline continued in 2013 with the total air care category shrinking further to reach EUR12.8 million. With disposable incomes having shrunk considerably and unemployment rates on the increase, luxury purchases, such as air care dropped significantly, regardless of the huge investment by manufacturers in this niche category.

Timber is used for a huge range of construction applications, and Bangkirai, Merbau and Balau wood are of a particular robustness and quality that makes them ideal for decking and flooring as well as for timber frame construction. Green Forest Timber is a company that reclaims the off-cuts of these woods from industrial use and reconstitutes them into high quality outdoor merbau decking, floors, flower beds and more. The company has now launched a series of special offers that will be varied monthly so people can get even better deals on transforming their outdoor spaces.

Today, society is getting more conscious about going green, which is where people do things to cut down on emissions and pollutants. In turn, this betters the environment for all in the world, allowing future generations to have a healthy world to live in. One trend that is sweeping the US nation is having green roofs. Green roofs are partly or fully covered with vegetation. These plants are planted over a waterproofing membrane.

Volunteers are being sought by Regreen Springfield to assist in tree planting and maintenance efforts in Springfield's neighborhoods, planned for this Spring and early Summer. As part of this initiative, community residents will receive technical instruction on how to plant and care for trees, as part of an effort to improve the tree canopy cover across the city. Over 4,000 new trees have been planted in response to the June 2011 tornado, and additional trees will be planted throughout this year, with many being planted by community residents and volunteers.