Tradequest International, Inc. (OTCBB: TRDQ) – Thursday’s shares went up 7.82% to $0.04. 292,495 shares were traded. Tradequest International, doing business as IP1 Network, Corp., announced on April 10th that it completed its latest funding round last quarter, which to date has provided approximately $1.33 million, net of fees and closing costs. With this additional capital, the addition of new senior executives, and the development of new business opportunities, the company is poised to continue its growth as a leader in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and a host of IP telephony solutions. “One change is that we have chosen to work almost exclusively with large strategic partners with global reach. We also corrected some weaknesses in our network, created new relationships with multiple carriers to improve our international and domestic routes, paid new carrier deposits, and enhanced our internal systems,” said IP1 Network’s President and COO Frank Erbiti.
Tradequest International, through its subsidiary IP1 Network Corp., formerly InComm Holdings Corp., is an Enhanced Internet Services Provider that offers advanced Internet-based services and solutions, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and other IP-based services, to business and residential end-users around the world, with a marketing concentration in Latin America through their network of strategic partners. The company markets and sells their IP solutions through an extensive network of established and well-connected strategic partners throughout the Americas.
City Capital Corporation (OTCBB: CCCN)
City Capital Corporation (OTCBB: CCCN) – Thursday’s shares increased 24.62% to $0.81. The volume was 39,334. On May 3rd, City Capital acquired Granite Real Estate Investment Company, LLC, located in Chadds Ford, PA. The company paid $150,000 and assumed $690,000 of outstanding debts, along with accounts payable of $350,000 and equipment leases totaling $185,000. The Granite Companies booked $39,805,000 in total revenues in 2006. All three divisions are included in this acquisition: Granite Real Estate Acquisition Company LLC; Granite Custom Builders, a high end, full service Design and Build, Construction Management and Custom Renovation Firm; and Granite Real Estate Investment Company LLC, a full service Real Estate Company representing both buyers and sellers of residential real estate.
City Capital Corporation is engaged in leveraging investments, holdings and other assets building value for investors and shareholders creating positive change and self-sufficiency for communities around the country and the world. City Capital currently manages diverse assets and holdings including real estate developments, such as the Kansas City (Missouri) Historic Jazz District redevelopment; buying, selling & drilling of oil & gas properties, and more. The company buys and renovates distressed properties in multiple industry segments, reselling them at a profit. City Capitals core mission of Socially-Conscious Investing To Empower Urban Communities focuses on providing affordable homes for working class families, allowing average families to afford the American Dream.
Hemisphere Gold Inc. (OTC: HPGI)
Hemisphere Gold Inc. (OTC: HPGI) – Thursday’s shares stayed even at $1.50. 1,000 was the volume. Hemisphere Gold Inc. announced on April 11th the airborne geophysical survey contracted to Terraquest has been recently completed and initial images received. The survey consisted of magnetic and radiometric readings that are processed to highlight features that relate to geology and structure that can be related to controls on gold mineralization. The data are of excellent quality and highlight details that will be integrated into the field program and data interpretation to assist in targeting gold mineralization. The geophysical survey data are not a direction indication of gold mineralization but define rock units, intrusive rocks, structures (faults), and alteration (potassium or magnetite destruction) that may be related to gold mineralization.
Hemisphere Gold Inc. is in the business of exploration and acquisition of gold properties in some of the world’s best gold districts. The Company’s objective is to take advantage of high-yielding untapped mineral producing properties through exploration and acquisition. The Company’s flagship property is in Suriname, a democratic country which has had mining operations since the 1700’s. Suriname is an emerging major gold producer with international companies showing interest. Hemisphere is committed to maintaining environmental stewardship, occupational safety and corporate responsibility.
General Metals Corporation (OTCBB: GNLM)
General Metals Corporation (OTCBB: GNLM) – Thursday’s shares went up 17.86% to $0.495. 6,426,177 shares were traded. General Metals Corporation announced on May 3rd that its common shares are now traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The shares are quoted under the symbol GMQ. This now enables our European investors to more easily access trading of our shares in Euros. The exchange can be found at http://deutsche-boerse.com. Company President and CEO Steve Parent comments: “This represents a great opportunity for our relatively new mining company to gain greater exposure to the European marketplace and most certainly to the German gold and silver mining Investor community. Given the strong interest we have received recently from European investors, this new trading portal should add greater liquidity for our overall market. In contrast to the Berlin Stock Exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange enjoys a long-term reputation for operating at the level of the London Stock Exchange and other mainstream European exchanges.”
General Metals Corporation is a junior mineral resource exploration company engaged in the acquisition, mining and exploration of gold, silver and other precious metal properties. It controls 100% of the Wilson-Independence mine, which sits as an island in Newmont Mining Corporation’s Phoenix mine in Battle Mountain- Cortez gold belt of Northern, Nevada. The Phoenix mine property has 8.5 million ounces of gold and 660 million pounds of copper in reserves. Newmont is currently spending in excess of $3.0 billion to develop this mine into the largest operating gold mine in the United States.
Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: LTUS)
Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: LTUS) – Thursday’s shares stayed even at $2.00. No shares were traded. Lotus Pharmaceuticals released its 2006 audited annual report, revealing gross revenues of $36 million, net profits of $4.1 million and net assets of $20.6 million. Mr. Adam Wasserman, Chief Financial Officer, summarized the Form 10-KSB filed today: “Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $36,207,689 as compared to total revenues of $18,345,841 for the year ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $17,861,848 or approximately 97 percent. Dr. Liu Zhongyi, Chief Executive Officer, remarked: “The performance of Lotus is a tribute to our superior products and personnel. We are confident that this is only the beginning for our Company. Building on this success and with appropriate financing, our strategy is that Lotus will establish itself as one of the major pharmaceutical companies with much expanded marketing channels and a good range of products, plus a superb R&D capability.
Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an emerging Chinese leader in offering medicines to ensure well-being, cure disease and improve quality of life. The company’s goal is to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to help people globally, to help patients manage afflictions and to enhance the quality of life. Lotus continues to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to help people globally, to help patients manage afflictions and to enhance the quality of life. Lotus has a unique positioning amongst major pharmaceutical companies in China, as it resides in a small class of leadership in both patented and generic pharmaceuticals.
KAL Energy Inc. (OTCBB: KALG)
KAL Energy Inc. (OTCBB: KALG) – Thursday’s shares increased 4.92% to $1.28. 266,746 was the volume. KAL Energy reported on May 3rd that a recent Bloomberg article stated, “Japan, China and South Korea will produce so many vessels that shipping costs, now at an all-time high, will fall 40 percent by 2010, according to futures contracts traded privately between banks, transportation companies and hedge funds.” “For KAL Energy this is great news as the thermal coal export business is sensitive to transportation cost. Should these forecast be realized, we will directly benefit from the reduced shipping cost of our thermal coal, yielding a more profitable business model, and a stronger earnings outlook,” stated Cameron Reynolds, KAL Energy’s CEO.
KAL Energy Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Thatcher Mining Pte., has the rights to two coal concessions situated near the Mahakam River in North Eastern Kalimantan, Indonesia. This river is a main transportation system for transporting coal to nearby markets. Consulting Geologist, Jonathan O’Dell, has estimated that blocks 16 & 24 could contain over 192,000,000 tons of thermal coal. Today Indonesia is the leading exporter of thermal coal and export prices vary from $30.00 to $60.00 plus per ton. This region has been an active coal exporter since the 1990s, and in 2004 Indonesia passed Australia as the largest exporter of thermal coal. Governmental signing was achieved on Sep. 14th, 2006. Title & Ownership structure has been extensively reviewed by HHP, the in-country affiliate of Baker & McKenzie International.
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