PLAN Increases Claims at Heffley Creek Precious Metal and Natural Pozzolan Property in BC

Vancouver, July 30, 2020 – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (“PLAN” or “Progressive Planet”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, is pleased to announce that it has increased the number of claims it has optioned from Jeremy Marlow at its precious metal and natural pozzolan property in Heffley Creek, BC.
The original option included 20 mineral claims. Mr. Marlow staked an additional 49 mineral claims contiguous to the original 20 claims and optioned them to PLAN.
The original agreement was amended to include the new claims. As consideration for the increased option, PLAN covered the cost of staking the new claims and increased the number of days in 2020 for which it would contract Mr. Marlow to complete exploration on the Heffley Creek Property from 28 days to 31 days.
Systematic soil and outcrop sampling activities are ongoing at Heffley Creek and assay results will be reported as they are received.
“I wish to thank Mr. Marlow for completing this transaction whereby PLAN increased the size of its option. It is our intention to evaluate this property for both its pozzolanic and precious metals potential,” stated Steve Harpur, CEO.
Dwayne Melrose, P. GEO, a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
 
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE PLANET
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based, cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning a 100% interest in the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Precious Metals and Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
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PLAN Announces Initial Results and Start of Work On Heffley Creek Precious Metal And Natural Pozzolan Property in BC

Vancouver, July 23, 2020 – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (“PLAN” or “Progressive Planet”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, is pleased to announce that it has commenced exploration work on its precious metal and natural pozzolan property in Heffley Creek, BC and has received initial exploration results.
PLAN has commenced a systematic soil geochemical and outcrop sampling program. The overall program will be a systematic property wide soil geochemical and outcrop sampling program, which will focus on precious metals.  Previous anomalous gold and silver soil samples were reported in PLAN’s February 24, 2020 press release.  The previously reported samples have been confirmed from outcrop immediately below the soil samples with grab samples reporting 0.16 and 0.05 ppm of gold and resampling of the soil horizon resulted in values of 0.28, 0.25 and 0.15 ppm of gold. All sample results received (28 rock samples and 5 soil geochemical samples) are listed and have confirmed the presence of anomalous gold and nickel on the property.
The exploration program is being led by Dwayne Melrose, P. Geo. Dwayne has over 30 years of international mining experience in senior management in Central Asia, China, Africa, and North and South America.  As the former CEO of True Gold Mining, Dwayne oversaw activities including pre-PEA and Bankable Feasibility Study through to a financed, permitted project which commenced construction in under 4 years. As former CEO of Gold Reach Resources, Dwayne oversaw the completion of a positive PEA on the company’s copper project.  As the Exploration Manager at the Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan, Dwayne was instrumental in the discovery of the high-grade SB Zone. Kumtor is now owned by Centerra Gold and has produced over 11.5 million ounces of gold since commencing commercial production in 1997.
“With a stellar international career, we are pleased to have Dwayne involved as both a director of PLAN as well as his involvement supervising the exploration program at Heffley Creek. PLAN optioned this property after reviewing prior exploration work completed on the property in 1999 by the largest cement company in Canada. It was our intention to develop this property as a source of alumino-silicates for use in the production of cementitious products. This is still our intention; however, with the discovery of anomalous gold and nickel in the soil, we also intend to continue testing the soil geochemistry,” stated Steve Harpur, CEO.
“I am very pleased with the initial sampling results to date as they have confirmed the presence of gold and base metals in the bedrock” said Dwayne Melrose, Director and Technical Advisor of PLAN.  “I am looking forward to the summer sampling program progressing and receiving more results from the work”.
Grab samples within the property resulted in nickel values up to 1,885 ppm. See the tables below for the complete list of precious metal and nickel and copper results. Note: Samples with “R” are outcrop grab samples, Samples with “S” are soil geochemical samples.


Analyses were completed by the Metallurgy and Geochemistry divisions of ALS Canada.  Base metal contents were measured by aqua-regia digestion and analysis on ICP-AES.
The Precious Metals analyses were completed on all samples using fire assay fusion followed by AA finish (Au) or ICP finish (Pt and Pd) to measure gold, platinum, and palladium. Silver was measured using aqua regia digestion.
All samples were grab samples and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization hosted on the property. PLAN is actively completing additional soil and outcrop sampling and will release additional results as they are received.
Dwayne Melrose, P. GEO, a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
 
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE PLANET
 
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based, cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% interest in the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Precious Metals and Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
 
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
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Progressive Planet Announces New Credit Facilities

Vancouver, June 01, 2020 – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (“PLAN” or “Progressive Planet”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, announces that it has arranged for new credit facilities for up to an aggregate of  $300,000 in principal amount from the Bank of Montreal.
The facilities include a fixed rate term loan for up to $200,000 to finance the purchase of equipment to increase PLAN’s capacity to produce fine rock powders (comminution) from both its own mineral assets as well as the ability to complete toll processing contracts for third parties. This loan is for a five-year term with an interest rate equal to prime plus 3%.
In addition, Bank of Montreal has provided an Operating Demand Loan of up to $100,000 with an interest rate of prime plus 2.5%.
Both loans have been personally guaranteed by Mr. David Richardson, the controlling shareholder of Progressive Planet. As consideration for guaranteeing the loan, PLAN intends to issue a total of 6 million non-transferable warrants to Mr. Richardson. The exercise price is set at $0.05 per warrant with 2 million warrants having a term of one year and 4 million warrants having a term of 3 years, subject to acceleration if and as any indebtedness is repaid on the fixed rate term loan, in accordance with TSXV policies.  Issuance of the warrants is subject to TSXV approval.
“We wish to thank Mr. Richardson for his continued commitment to Progressive Planet. This debt financing will assist PLAN in its move towards monetizing its natural pozzolan assets from the Z-1 Quarry near Cache Creek, BC while also enabling PLAN to begin generating revenue from third party comminution toll processing. Mr. Richardson began investing in Progressive Planet in early 2018 and has remained a supporter of our vision to create pozzolan-based cementitious products,” stated Steve Harpur, CEO.
 
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE PLANET
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based, cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% interest in the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
 
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
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Progressive Planet Announces Stock Options

Vancouver, May 25, 2020 – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (“PLAN” or “Progressive Planet”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, announces the grant of up to 950,000 options that will be granted to five insiders, one employee and one consultant of the Company, exercisable at a price of $0.05 for a period of two years from the date of grant.
The options have been granted in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan.
 
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE PLANET
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based, cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% interest in the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
 
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
Forward-Looking Statements:
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Progressive Planet Announces Scientific Advisor

Vancouver, May 22, 2020 – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (“PLAN” or “Progressive Planet”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Doug Brown as a Scientific Advisor, effective immediately.
Doug is a Materials Scientist with over a decade of experience in the research and development of next-generation green technologies. Doug holds several patents, is the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications, and has received numerous academic, industry and research awards. Upon completing his B.Sc. in Chemistry at McGill University, Dr. Brown began working with David Keith and the team that founded Carbon Engineering (CE). In this role, Dr. Brown led significant research efforts relating to capturing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. Investors in CE include Bill Gates, Murray Edwards, Chevron Technology Ventures, and BHP.
Doug holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Calgary which he received in 2017. Since that time, Doug has worked in the private sector in the field of green building technologies. Doug has a proven track record of attracting funding for research and commercialization of technologies. Doug is also a board member of the Canadian Green Building Council (AB Chapter).
”Doug’s passion for sustainable technology and his proven track record in advancing early stage technologies is a tremendous benefit to Progressive Planet. As we focus on developing lower carbon footprint cementing products, Doug will be a trusted advisor in all our product development initiatives,” stated Steve Harpur, CEO.
 
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE PLANET
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based, cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% interest in the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
 
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
 
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
Forward-Looking Statements:
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Progressive Planet Announces New Director

Vancouver, May 20, 2020 – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (“PLAN” or “Progressive Planet”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Scott Jenkins as an independent member of its Board of Directors and member of its Audit Committee, effective immediately.
Scott has decades of experience with private and public technology companies as an executive and director. He is currently the President and CEO of ZS2 Technologies Ltd. Scott was previously the president of DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd., a TSX listed company whose annual revenues grew from $20 million to $297 million during Mr. Jenkins time there. Mr. Jenkins also served as a director of DIRTT for four years until December 2017. Scott is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.
“Scott brings both private and public company experience to PLAN and understands the effort required to bring new products to the marketplace,” stated Steve Harpur, PLAN’s CEO. “Further, his experience and strategic relationships in the construction industry will benefit PLAN as we continue our efforts to introduce a competitive product to fly ash using our natural pozzolan assets to replace carbon intensive ingredients used in the production of Portland Cement.”
 
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE PLANET
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based, cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% interest in the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
 
 
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
Forward-Looking Statements:
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

PLAN Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement

May 12th, 2020, VANCOUVER, B.C. – PROGRESSIVE PLANET SOLUTIONS INC. (PLAN-TSX:V) (“Progressive Planet”, “PLAN” or the “Company”), a developer of natural pozzolan properties in BC, Canada, announces that, further to its news release dated April 23, 2020, the Company has closed its non-brokered private placement comprising of 6,784,000 units at $0.03 per unit, for total proceeds of $203,520.
Each unit comprises one common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant, with each whole entitling the holder to purchase an additional common share of the Company for $0.05 a share on or before May 12th, 2021. The Company may accelerate the expiry date of the 3,392,000 Warrants by giving written notice to the holders thereof, and in such event the Warrants will expire on the 30th day after the date of such notice. Securities will bear legends restricting resale until September 13th, 2020.
The Company will use the proceeds from private placement for general working capital, equipment procurement and to repay unsecured indebtedness owing by the Company to David Richardson, a controlling shareholder of the Company.  See the Company’s news release dated April 23, 2020 for further details.
Insiders purchased an aggregate of 4,134,000 units totaling $124,020. There were no finder’s fees paid with respect to the private placement.
 
Progressive Planet is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% interest on the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in Heffley Creek Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC.
 
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD 
Signed “Stephen Harpur” 
Stephen Harpur, CPA, CGA, CEO
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
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PLAN Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement

April 23rd, 2020, VANCOUVER, B.C. – PROGRESSIVE PLANET SOLUTIONS INC. (PLAN-TSX:V) (“Progressive Planet”, “PLAN” or the “Company”), a developer of natural pozzolan properties in BC, Canada, wishes to announce that it intends to proceed with a financing totaling $360,000 of up to 12,000,000 units.
The financing consists of a non-brokered private placement of $360,000 for 12,000,000 units @ $0.03 per unit with each unit consisting of one share and one-half warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Corporation for a period of 12 months following the closing date, at an exercise price of $0.05 per warrant share, subject to an acceleration clause if the shares trade at $0.08 or more for a period of ten consecutive trading days following the completion of the four month holding period.
The financing is subject to individual minimum subscriptions of $3,000, but the overall financing is not otherwise subject to any minimum aggregate subscription.
Subject to certain limitations discussed below, the financing is open to all existing shareholders of the Company as at April 23, 2020, in reliance on the “Existing Shareholder Exemption” pursuant to BC Instrument 45-534. The aggregate acquisition cost to a subscriber under the Existing Shareholder Exemption cannot exceed $15,000 unless the subscriber has obtained advice from a registered investment dealer regarding the suitability of investment.  In addition, other investors who qualify under available prospectus exemptions will be allowed to participate in the financing.  Existing shareholders of the Company are directed to contact the Company for further information.
If subscriptions received for the financing based on all available exemptions exceed the maximum amount of $360,000, subscriptions will be accepted at the discretion of the Company on a pro rata basis.  It is thus possible for a subscription received from a shareholder may not be accepted by the Company if the financing is over-subscribed.
Assuming the financing is fully subscribed, the Company intends to allocate the proceeds as follows: $210,000 for general working capital, $100,000 for equipment procurement, and $50,000 to retire debt supplied by a company owned by the controlling shareholder of the company, Mr. David Richardson.
Although the Company intends to use the proceeds of the financing as described above, the actual allocation of net proceeds may vary from the uses set forth above, depending on future operations or unforeseen events or opportunities.  If the financing is not fully subscribed, the Company will apply the proceeds to the above uses in priority and in such proportions as the Company’s board of directors may determine is in the best interests of the Company.
As required by Temporary Relief Bulletin issued by the TSX Venture Exchange on April 8, 2020, the company wishes to state that the majority of the funds will not be used to pay management fees or investment relations fees. Additionally, in accordance with BC Instrument 45-534, the Company confirms there is no material fact or material change related to the Company which has not been generally disclosed.
There are currently 26,854,711 common shares issued and outstanding before giving effect to the current financing.
Finders’ fees may be payable on the private placement, subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.  This offering is subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance. All securities issued under the Post-Consolidation financings are subject to a statutory four month hold period.
 
Progressive Planet is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% interest on the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in Heffley Creek Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC.
 
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Signed “Stephen Harpur”
Stephen Harpur, CPA, CGA, CEO
 
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
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PLAN Achieves Technical Milestone on Fly Ash Alternative

April 20th, 2020, VANCOUVER, B.C. – PROGRESSIVE PLANET SOLUTIONS INC. (PLAN-TSX:V) (“Progressive Planet”, “PLAN” or the “Company”), a developer of natural pozzolan properties in BC, Canada, is pleased to announce that its project to modify the rheology of zeolite from the Z-1 Zeolite Quarry has been successful.
On December 9, 2019, PLAN announced that it had signed an agreement with the University of Alberta to develop an alternative to fly ash for use in the cement industry. The project was to end on April 30, 2020. The goal of the project was to modify the rheology of its zeolite so that it possessed similar rheology to commercially available fly ash.
On March 10, 2020, PLAN released a shareholder update which disclosed that the rheology (slump) had been improved with a combination of various inputs which will remain proprietary; however, one input in the blend which was disclosed was pulverized, recycled glass.
PLAN is pleased to announce that it has received an additional update from the University of Alberta which revealed that our revised proprietary mix design achieved a slump that has exceeded the target slump of the fly ash based mix design.
“We are extremely excited to see the objective of this research project achieved. We will receive a final report at the end of April or shortly thereafter. The final step before having a product for commercial use is to conduct CSA tests on our proprietary blend.” stated Steve Harpur, CEO of PLAN.
The CSA tests which need be completed include Compressive Strength, Alkali-silica Reaction, Sulphate Resistance, and Freeze-thaw Resistance. In addition, one ASTM test will be completed to analyze air voids.
The longest test is the Sulphate Resistance and this test has a duration of 8 months. As a result, the company will be targeting the 2021 construction season to have a commercial product that it can offer as a competitive alternative to fly ash to the ready mix and pre-cast concrete industries in BC and Alberta.
 
Progressive Planet is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in British Columbia and is earning an 100% option on the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and a 100% interest in Heffley Creek Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC.
 
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Signed “Stephen Harpur”
Stephen Harpur, CPA, CGA, CEO
 
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact us:
1-800-910-3072
Investors@progressiveplanet.ca
www.progressiveplanet.ca
 
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Progressive Planet Shareholder Update

Mar 10, 2020, VANCOUVER, B.C. – PROGRESSIVE PLANET SOLUTIONS INC. (PLAN-TSX:V) (“PLAN” or the “Company”), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans, is pleased to present a corporate update on the company’s activities.
We are accelerating our efforts to commercialize our developing portfolio of natural pozzolan properties. In combination with these efforts, we are seeking to address the massive carbon footprint and requirements of one of the world’s largest industries…cement production.
Research Partnership with University of Alberta
Throughout the world, fly ash is generated as a by-product of burning coal for electricity generation. Fly ash is used as a supplementary cementing material in blended cement mixes. The supply of fly ash is directly related to the amount of coal which is combusted in power plants which in many parts of Canada, and the world, are scheduled for decommissioning or already being decommissioned.
In December 2019, PLAN announced a strategic relationship with the University of Alberta to conduct work with respect to improving the slump of the natural pozzolan from its Z-1 Quarry so that it possesses similar rheology to commercially available fly ash.
We have received an interim report from the University which describes the work done to date. The slump has been improved with a combination of various inputs which will remain proprietary; however, one input in the blend which we will disclose is pulverized, recycled glass.
The preliminary results are encouraging and in turn we believe there is tremendous potential for using waste material in a proprietary blend to create a high-quality supplementary cementing material (SCM) for the cement industry as a potential replacement for fly ash.
The initial research trial is expected to conclude at the end of April 2020 at which time we expect to finalize our proprietary formulation for CSA testing. Once CSA testing is completed, we intend to begin production on a small scale to introduce our SCM to the BC and Alberta markets.
Natural Pozzolans

In the fall of 2019, we announced the option of the Z-2 Natural Pozzolan Property. In February 2020, we announced the option of the Z-3 Natural Pozzolan Property (Heffley Creek). These three properties form the core portfolio of natural pozzolan properties for PLAN.
These three high quality properties near Kamloops, BC are all close to rail access to the Lower Mainland and Alberta.
We are currently finalizing the 2020 exploration plans for both the Z-2 and the Z-3 and expect to commence exploration work in late April or early May with work commencing once the snowpack is melted and the ground is sufficiently dry to conduct field work.
The intention for the Z-2 Property is to start to quantify the amount of natural pozzolan contained in an area of the property where we have already confirmed natural pozzolans occur.
For the Z-3 Property, we intend to conduct soil work on the property while completing further testing in areas previously drilled by LaFarge Canada which identified natural pozzolans.
For the Z-1 Property, our COO is working to renew the Notice of Work (license to mine the property) which is up for renewal in July 2020. In the interim, we will continue to draw down on the previously mined stockpile of natural pozzolan as required.
Z-1 Zeolite for Denaturing Cannabis
PLAN is experiencing an increase in the volume of denatured cannabis it is collecting from its contract with one of Canada’s largest extraction facilities. The success of utilizing our Z-1 natural pozzolan in the denaturing process has resulted in additional extraction companies requesting samples and pricing. We view supplying Z-1 natural pozzolan to denature cannabis as a growth opportunity in 2020.
Comminution Toll Processing
PLAN completed a small comminution contract in 2019. Comminution is the process of pulverizing rocks into fine powders. Based on industry feedback, PLAN intends to procure additional comminution equipment to enable it to respond to commercial demand for
comminution services. We are targeting soft rock phosphate and limestone companies. This same equipment is used for pulverizing natural pozzolans and will increase our capacity to process our own material. This complementary revenue stream will support our capacity growth for other core initiatives.
Third Party Building Product Development
Over the last six months, PLAN has supplied pulverized natural pozzolan from the Z-1 Quarry to three companies which produce cementitious products. In particular, we are jointly working on product development with one of these companies and on sharing the costs of CSA testing on the  building product which we hope will ultimately contain Z-1 pulverized natural pozzolan as a core ingredient.
Commenting on the recent activities and milestones, PLAN’s CEO, Steve Harpur, said “We are very excited about the potential for our natural pozzolan assets and affiliated cementitious building products in development to contribute to the effort of reducing the carbon footprint of the cement industry. The PLAN team, which welcomed Mike Wypych as COO in February 2020, is accelerating our efforts to lay the foundation for significant commercialization and expansion in 2020.”
For further information or investor relations inquiries, please contact:
Stephen Harpur, CEO
sharpur@progressiveplanet.ca
Or:
investors@progressiveplanet.ca
1-800-910-3072
www.progressiveplanet.ca
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