VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blox, Inc. (OTCQB:BLXX) (“Blox” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Ashanti Sankofa Inc., a TSX Venture Exchange listed company trading under the symbol “ASI” (“Ashanti”). Pursuant to the terms of the Strategic Alliance Agreement both parties have agreed to grant to the other party a right of first refusal to enter into a joint venture on any of their respective properties and/or projects and that any future acquisition of natural resource properties that may be acquired by either party that contains, but is not limited to, gold, precious metals, technology metals or diamonds (“Natural Resource Properties”), the acquiring party will grant to the other party a right of first refusal to participate in a joint venture on such Natural Resource Property, which shall be at the sole discretion of the acquiring party.
As part of their strategic alliance, Blox and Ashanti have agreed to collaborate to explore and develop natural resource properties in West Africa, to undertake joint research projects and to consider joint commercial exploitation of any new property or project that may be acquired resulting from their joint research.
The strategic alliance between the parties will allow each party to make their technical expertise in the field of exploration, exploitation and management of natural resources available to the other party.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Ronald Renne,
Chairman
For further information, please contact:
rrenne@bloxinc.com
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