Native element minerals

Leading Edge Materials Announces Preliminary Life Cycle Assessment Results on Woxna Graphite Project

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Physical sciences, Chemistry, Materials, Native element minerals, Refractory materials, Allotropes of carbon, Graphite, Carbon

Vancouver, June 21, 2021 Leading Edge Materials Corp. (Leading Edge Materials or the Company) (TSXV: LEM) (Nasdaq First North: LEMSE) (OTCQB: LEMIF) is pleased to announce preliminary Live Cycle Assessment (LCA) results for its Woxna Graphite anode project.

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  • Vancouver, June 21, 2021 Leading Edge Materials Corp. (Leading Edge Materials or the Company) (TSXV: LEM) (Nasdaq First North: LEMSE) (OTCQB: LEMIF) is pleased to announce preliminary Live Cycle Assessment (LCA) results for its Woxna Graphite anode project.
  • The LCA results show that the production of 1 tonne of natural graphite anode material (coated spherical purified graphite (CSPG)) from natural graphite extracted at the Woxna Graphite mine is forecast to have an impact of 1.8 tonnes CO2 eq.
  • A significant factor influencing the dramatically reduced carbon footprint for Woxna Graphite is the access to hydropower as the main electricity source.
  • Minviro based their work on inputs and outputs generated from the previously announced Preliminary Economic Assessment study (PEA) on the Woxna Graphite project.

Blackstone Plans Subsidiary to List in the US Capital Markets

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Other Energy, Natural Resources, Finance, Energy, Chemicals, Plastics, Professional services, Mining, Minerals, Manufacturing, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Dietary minerals, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Reducing agents, Cobalt, Lithium, Manganese, Electric battery

Blackstone Resources AG (SWX: BLS) is considering a extension of our battery interests in the subsidiary Blackstone Technology GmbH to list in the US market to raise additional capital and diversify its current investor base.

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  • Blackstone Resources AG (SWX: BLS) is considering a extension of our battery interests in the subsidiary Blackstone Technology GmbH to list in the US market to raise additional capital and diversify its current investor base.
  • At present, Blackstone Resources AG is listed on the Swiss SIX exchange (Symbol BLS) in Switzerland and has invested huge amounts into Blackstone Technology.
  • There are already a number of companies that focus on battery technology listed in the US who have already raised significant capital.
  • Therefore, Blackstone Resources sets up, develops and manages production-refineries for battery-metals such as lithium, cobalt, manganese, graphite, nickel and copper.

Anomet Products' Clad Metal Rod, Wire & Ribbon Combine Properties to Optimize Performance

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Chemical elements, Metals, Refractory metals, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Inconel, Niobium, Nickel, Stainless steel, Exotic material

SHREWSBURY, Mass., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Anomet Products has introduced custom clad metal wire that can achieve specific performance properties for a wide range of fuel cell and large electrical distribution applications.

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  • SHREWSBURY, Mass., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Anomet Products has introduced custom clad metal wire that can achieve specific performance properties for a wide range of fuel cell and large electrical distribution applications.
  • Anomet Clad Metal Products are metallurgically bonded with up to three layers including copper core materials with an outer sheath of nickel, Inconel, or custom alloys to achieve specific performance properties.
  • Featuring 2% or more cladding thickness, Anomet Clad Metal Products can include, platinum, gold, palladium, or silver clad to copper, stainless steel, Kovar, niobium, nickel-iron, molybdenum, tantalum, and titanium core materials.
  • Anomet Clad Metal Products are typically 10X less expensive than solid precious metal products.

NORNICKEL'S PALLADIUM FUND LAUNCHES FIRST NICKEL AND COPPER ETCS ON LSE

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Chemistry, Chemical elements, Physical sciences, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Dietary minerals, Precious metals, Norilsk Nickel, Nickel, Norilsk, Palladium, European Train Control System

The listings follow the launch of GPF's physically backed, low-cost gold, silver, platinum and palladium ETCs at the beginning of 2021.

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  • The listings follow the launch of GPF's physically backed, low-cost gold, silver, platinum and palladium ETCs at the beginning of 2021.
  • The new nickel and copper ETCs will track the respective LME cash prices.
  • The new physical copper and nickel ETCs benefit from our low pricing, enhanced transparency and security and sustainable supply source."
  • MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper.

C2C Gold Expands Newfoundland Holdings; Acquires Properties With Historical Gold Occurrences

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Chemical elements, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Native element minerals, Gold, Arsenic

Historical quartz vein samples from the Rocky Pond Gold occurrence contained up to 51.8 g/t gold, with abundant arsenic.

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  • Historical quartz vein samples from the Rocky Pond Gold occurrence contained up to 51.8 g/t gold, with abundant arsenic.
  • For more information and to view C2C project maps including the newly acquired properties visit: https://bit.ly/3xrGXTz
    The Rocky Pond and Burnt Lake gold occurrences are targeted for surface exploration in C2Cs 2021 field program.
  • Neither C2C Gold or a qualified person has verified the historical sampling and analytical data in this news release.
  • C2C Gold is focusing on testing the correlation between anomalous gold-in-till samples and underlying structural features shown on historical geophysical surveys.

Giga Metals to Pursue MHP Production at Turnagain Nickel Project

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Dietary minerals, Ferromagnetic materials, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Nickel, Cobalt, Electric vehicle, Turnagain

Giga Metals Corporation is focused on metals critical to modern batteries, especially those used in Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage.

Key Points: 
  • Giga Metals Corporation is focused on metals critical to modern batteries, especially those used in Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage.
  • The Company's core asset is the Turnagain Project, located in northern British Columbia, which contains one of the few significant undeveloped sulphide nickel and cobalt resources in the world.
  • Turnagain is the only undeveloped Canadian nickel project of this scale that is focussed on the battery market rather than the steel market.
  • Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Turnagain Project.

White House Elevates Battery-Grade Nickel to ‘Critical’ Status in 100-day Supply Chain Review, Notes Huge Potential of Seafloor Resources

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Natural Resources, Other Natural Resources, Mining, Minerals, Public policy, Government, Other Policy Issues, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Dietary minerals, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Ferromagnetic materials, Manganese nodule, Polymetal, Manganese, Nickel, Natural Resources, Other Natural Resources, Mining, Minerals, Public policy, Government, Other Policy Issues, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Dietary minerals, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Ferromagnetic materials, Manganese nodule, Polymetal, Manganese, Nickel, Natural Resources, Other Natural Resources, Mining, Minerals, Public policy, Government, Other Policy Issues, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Dietary minerals, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Ferromagnetic materials, Manganese nodule, Polymetal, Manganese, Nickel, Natural Resources, Other Natural Resources, Mining, Minerals, Public policy, Government, Other Policy Issues, Loans, Corporate finance, Small business financing, Business loan

The Biden Administration has rightly recognized that a stable and secure battery supply chain is paramount to maintaining American economic prosperity and national security.

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  • The Biden Administration has rightly recognized that a stable and secure battery supply chain is paramount to maintaining American economic prosperity and national security.
  • We have an abundant, viable and low-cost solution which can fulfill U.S. needs for critical battery metals like nickel, without which true mineral independence cannot be achieved.
  • Polymetallic nodules contain rich concentrations of nickel and cobalt, as well as copper and manganese, and are effectively a battery in a rock.
  • However, China has yet to corner the market in seafloor resources like polymetallic nodules.

Marimaca Intersects Significant Near Surface Copper Oxides at Cindy

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Chemical elements, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Transition metals, Native element minerals, Copper oxide, Copper monosulfide, Yttrium, Iridium, Copper

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marimaca Copper Corp. (Marimaca Copper or the Company) (TSX: MARI) is pleased to announce that two holes of an initial nine-hole, wide spaced, reverse circulation drilling campaign completed at the Cindy Target (Cindy) have intersected significant near surface copper oxide mineralization.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marimaca Copper Corp. (Marimaca Copper or the Company) (TSX: MARI) is pleased to announce that two holes of an initial nine-hole, wide spaced, reverse circulation drilling campaign completed at the Cindy Target (Cindy) have intersected significant near surface copper oxide mineralization.
  • Marimaca is one of only a handful of new copper discoveries made globally in the last five years.
  • Figure 2: Map with Cindy Target and Geochemical Anomaly Relative to Marimaca Oxide Deposit:
    True widths cannot be determined with the information available at this time.
  • All samples were assayed for %CuT (total copper) and %CuS (acid soluble copper) by AAS.

Ceylon Graphite Announces Licence for Vein Graphite and Graphene Technologies

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Monday, June 14, 2021
Materials, Matter, Physical sciences, Native element minerals, Graphene, Emerging technologies, Monolayers, Allotropes of carbon, Graphite, Carbon, Potential applications of graphene, Graphite oxide

The licence pertains to a method of producing high quality few-layer graphene (FLG) and derivatives by exfoliation of high grade vein graphite produced by Ceylon Graphite (The Technology).

Key Points: 
  • The licence pertains to a method of producing high quality few-layer graphene (FLG) and derivatives by exfoliation of high grade vein graphite produced by Ceylon Graphite (The Technology).
  • Upon completion of the licence agreement, Ceylon Graphite has gained full access to all intellectual property surrounding The Technology and know-how.
  • Use of Ceylons high-grade feedstock material- vein graphite - leads to minimal to nil industrial waste during the production of graphene.
  • Ceylon Graphite is a public company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, that is in the business of mining for graphite, and developing and commercializing innovative graphene and graphite applications and products.

Solaris Commences Maiden Drilling at Warintza East; Major Porphyry Target Defined at Yawi

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Monday, June 14, 2021
Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Dietary minerals, Native element minerals, Transition metals, Economic geology, Porphyry copper deposit, Oracle Solaris, Porphyry, Molybdenum

VANCOUVER, BC, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Solaris Resources Inc. (TSX: SLS) (OTCQB: SLSSF) ("Solaris" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of maiden drilling at Warintza East.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Solaris Resources Inc. (TSX: SLS) (OTCQB: SLSSF) ("Solaris" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of maiden drilling at Warintza East.
  • In addition, the Company has defined a major copper porphyry target at Yawi from the further processing of geophysical and geochemical data at its Warintza Project ("Warintza" or "the Project"), extending the strike length of the Warintza cluster of porphyry targets to 7km.
  • In addition, further data processing has revealed a much more extensive porphyry target at Yawi than previously understood with additional sampling now underway."
  • The target is defined by overlapping copper and molybdenum soil anomalies associated with an underlying high-conductivity anomaly.