Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Los Andes Copper Ltd. (TSXV: LA) (OTCQX: LSANF) ("Los Andes" or the "Company") announces that in accordance with the terms of the US$5,000,000, US$4,000,000 and US$5,000,000 eight per cent convertible debentures issued to Queen's Road Capital Investment Ltd. ("Queen's Road Capital") on June 2, 2021, April 4, 2022 and September 2, 2022 (the "Convertible Debentures") the Company has elected to issue 13,944 common shares in the capital of the Company ("Common Shares") at a deemed price of US$7.53 (C$10.29) to Queen's Road Capital as payment for US$104,998 (C$143,570) in interest owing on the Convertible Debentures.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Planet Based Foods Global Inc. (CSE: PBF) (OTC Pink: PBFFF) (FSE: AZ00) ("Planet Based Foods" or the "Company"), a company that offers a wide range of hemp-based food alternatives, is providing a bi-weekly default status update in accordance with National Policy 12-203 - Management Cease Trade Orders ("NP 12-203").

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) ("Aurania" or the "Company") announces it has closed the third and final tranche ("Third Tranche") of its non-brokered private placement of up to 20,000,000 units ("Units") for aggregate gross proceeds of up to C$4,000,000 (the "Offering"). An aggregate of 18,716,112 Units have been sold under the Offering for total gross proceeds of C$3,743,222.40.

Glen Ellyn, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - The College of DuPage Board of Trustees approved Dr. Christine M. Hammond as the Interim President of the College during a special board meeting on Thursday, May 30.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - IberAmerican Lithium Corp. (CBOE: IBER) (OTCQB: IBRLF) (FSE: W2C) ("IberAmerican" or the "Company"), a company focused on the exploration of lithium, has received a request from the OTC Markets Group Inc. ("OTC Markets") to issue a statement on recent promotional activity related to IberAmerican's common shares traded on the OTCQB market (operated by OTC Markets).

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (TSXV: SPA) (FSE: S3Y) (the "Company" or "Spanish Mountain Gold") is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated May 27, 2024, it has closed the first tranche of the previously announced private placement (the "Private Placement") of flow-through units of the Company (the "FT Units") at a price of $0.24 per FT Unit and non flow-through units (the "NFT Units") at a price of $0.21 per NFT Unit. Each FT Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a "Common Share") designated as a flow-through share pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (a "FT Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each NFT Unit consists of one Common Share and one Warrant. Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share (a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.25 per Warrant Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance, subject to earlier expiry if the 10-day volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") exceeds $0.30 per Common Share.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Hillcrest Energy Technologies (CSE: HEAT) (OTCQB: HLRTF) (FSE: 7HI) ("Hillcrest" or the "Company"), an innovative clean technology company specializing in power conversion technologies, is pleased to announce the engagement of Gold Standard Media, LLC ("GSM"). GSM has conducted marketing services for a broad range of companies listed on exchanges from the TSX Venture Exchange to the New York Stock Exchange since 2010.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Pasofino Gold Limited (TSXV: VEIN) (OTCQB: EFRGF) (FSE: N07A) ("Pasofino" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Warren Greenslade as interim CEO of the Company. Warren replaces Dr Daniel Limpitlaw, who is stepping down from his current role, but will remain in a consultancy role, focussed on technical support to the Dugbe Project.

Delta, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Fab-Form Industries Ltd. (TSXV: FBF) ("Fab-Form" or the "Company") has released its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The company achieved a net profit of $85,157 during this quarter, a 23% decrease compared to the corresponding period in 2023. Revenue for the three months ended on March 31, 2024, amounted to $748,002, a 5.79% increase compared to the same period in 2023. The operating income for this period was $119,801, an 18.98% decline compared to the corresponding period in 2023.

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSXV: TPL) ("Tethys" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Company's operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Eric Sprott announces that, today, 307,692 common share purchase warrants (Warrants) of King Global Ventures Inc., (held by 2176423 Ontario Ltd., a corporation he beneficially owns) expired unexercised representing a decrease in holdings of approximately 11.8% of the outstanding common shares (Shares) on a partially diluted basis since the date of the last early warning report. Prior to the expiry of these Warrants, Mr. Sprott beneficially owned 307,692 Shares and 307,692 Warrants representing approximately 4.3% of the outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis and approximately 8.3% on a partially diluted basis assuming the exercise of such Warrants.

Sudbury, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Magna Mining Inc. (TSXV: NICU) (OTCQB: MGMNF) (FSE: 8YD) ("Magna" or the "Company") announces that it will be holding its annual and special meeting (the "Meeting") of the shareholders of the Company on June 28, 2024. An electronic copy of the management information circular (the "Circular") and related proxy materials in respect of the Meeting will be mailed to shareholders of the Company and will be available on SEDAR+ under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - E-Power Resources Inc (CSE: EPR) ("E-Power" or the "Company") announces that it has closed a third and final tranche of the private placement previously announced on February 26, 2024 (the "Private Placement").

San Diego, California--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Hempacco Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: HPCO) ("Hempacco" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated hemp manufacturing company, announced today that on May 23, 2024, it received a written notice (the "Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule") because the Company has not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 (the "Quarterly Report").

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - East Africa Metals Inc. (TSXV: EAM) (FSE: EA1) ("East Africa" or the "Company") announces that it has closed the second tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of units of the Company, as previously announced on March 3, April 5 and May 3, 2024. Due to increased demand, the Company increased the size of the Private Placement to a total gross proceeds of $1,086,000.00.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - C21 Investments Inc. (CSE: CXXI) (OTCQX: CXXIF) ("C21" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated cannabis company, today announced that the Company will change its financial year end from January 31 to March 31 (the "Change in Year End") to better align with the reporting cycle of its peers. The Company will file a transition report on Form 20-F that will provide audited financial statements for the two-month period from February 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024. The Company's next financial year will cover the period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Mink Ventures Corporation (TSXV: MINK) ("Mink" or the "Company") announces it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Offering') announced on May 7, 2024. The Company has raised gross proceeds of $283,670 from the issuance of 1,355,727 hard dollar units (the "HD Units") at a price of $0.11 per HD Unit and the issuance of 961,000 CMETC eligible flow-through units (the "FT Units") at a price of $0.14 per FT Unit in this first tranche. A second and final closing of the Offering is expected to occur on June 12, 2024.

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robert Scott Murray and Trillium Capital LLC, a private company controlled by Murray, with a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the stock price of Getty Images Holdings Inc. by announcing a phony offer by Trillium to purchase Getty Images. Murray, of Mashpee, Mass., is a former CEO and CFO of several publicly traded companies.

Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2024) - Zephyr Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: ZFR) (OTC Pink: ZPHYF) ("Zephyr" or the "Company") announces that, further to its news release of May 28, 2024, the Company has closed a non-brokered private placement through the issuance of 4,000,000 units (the "Units") for gross proceeds of $200,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one transferable common share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at a price of $0.08 for a period of thirty-six months from the date of closing.