Earth sciences

Sienna Commences Drilling on the Bleka Gold Project in Norway

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Friday, May 28, 2021
Geology, Earth sciences, Academic disciplines, Economic geology, Structural geology, Veining, Greenstone belt, Vein, Greenstone

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 28, 2021) - Sienna Resources Inc. (TSXV: SIE) (OTC Pink: SNNAF) (FSE: A1XCQ0) ("Sienna" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling at the Bleka Gold Project in Norway is now underway.

Key Points: 
  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 28, 2021) - Sienna Resources Inc. (TSXV: SIE) (OTC Pink: SNNAF) (FSE: A1XCQ0) ("Sienna" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling at the Bleka Gold Project in Norway is now underway.
  • The historic Bleka vein is hosted in a deformed greenstone belt in southern Norway and was formed during two phases of quartz-veining events.
  • Gold prices are trending higher and we could not be more optimistic about this drill program in this past producing gold region.
  • Sienna Resources is focused on exploring for and developing high-grade deposits in politically stable, environmentally responsible and ethical mining jurisdictions.

Roxgold Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Séguéla Gold Project

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources, Geology, Earth sciences, Academic disciplines, Economic geology, Mineral exploration, Mining in Canada, National Instrument 43-101, Feasibility study, Greenstone belt, Sgula, Feasibility

Roxgold Inc. (Roxgold or the Company) (TSX: ROXG) (OTCQX: ROGFF) is pleased to announce today that it has filed the Feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Sgula Gold Project in Cte dIvoire.

Key Points: 
  • Roxgold Inc. (Roxgold or the Company) (TSX: ROXG) (OTCQX: ROGFF) is pleased to announce today that it has filed the Feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Sgula Gold Project in Cte dIvoire.
  • The report has an effective date of May 26, 2021 and is entitled NI 43-101 Technical Report Sgula Project, Feasibility Study, Worodougou Region, Cte dIvoire.
  • The results of the Feasibility Study were previously disclosed in the Companys news release dated April 19, 2021, Roxgold Announces Robust Sgula Feasibility Study with After-Tax NPV of US$380 Million and 49% IRR.
  • The Company owns and operates the high-grade Yaramoko Gold Mine located on the Hound greenstone belt in Burkina Faso and is advancing the development and exploration of the Sgula Gold Project located in Cte dIvoire.

RMI Convenes Six Global Banks to Decarbonize Steel

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Earth sciences, Climate change, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Coal, Articles, Time

The banks have formed the Steel Climate-Aligned Finance Working Group, facilitated by RMI's Center for Climate-Aligned Finance , with the goal of crafting an industry-backed agreement before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2021 (COP26).

Key Points: 
  • The banks have formed the Steel Climate-Aligned Finance Working Group, facilitated by RMI's Center for Climate-Aligned Finance , with the goal of crafting an industry-backed agreement before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2021 (COP26).
  • However, for the steel sector, which emits roughly 7% of global energy emissions and is heavily coal-dependent, commercially viable alternatives are still at an early stage.
  • Within MPP, the Working Group is part of the Net-Zero Steel Initiative (NZSI), comprising some of the world's largest steel producers and suppliers.
  • "The formation of the steel finance working group is just the first step on the journey to a climate-aligned steel sector," said James Mitchell, director at the Center.

RMI Convenes Six Global Banks to Decarbonize Steel

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Earth sciences, Climate change, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Coal, Articles, Time

The banks have formed the Steel Climate-Aligned Finance Working Group, facilitated by RMI's Center for Climate-Aligned Finance , with the goal of crafting an industry-backed agreement before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2021 (COP26).

Key Points: 
  • The banks have formed the Steel Climate-Aligned Finance Working Group, facilitated by RMI's Center for Climate-Aligned Finance , with the goal of crafting an industry-backed agreement before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2021 (COP26).
  • However, for the steel sector, which emits roughly 7% of global energy emissions and is heavily coal-dependent, commercially viable alternatives are still at an early stage.
  • Within MPP, the Working Group is part of the Net-Zero Steel Initiative (NZSI), comprising some of the world's largest steel producers and suppliers.
  • "The formation of the steel finance working group is just the first step on the journey to a climate-aligned steel sector," said James Mitchell, director at the Center.

Sego Resources Intersects 59 Metres and 88 Metres of >1 Gram/Tonne Gold (gpt Au) at Miner Mountain Project

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Economic geology, Geology, Earth sciences, Academic disciplines, Porphyry copper deposit, Breccia, Porphyry, Stockwork

The Southern Gold Zone is most likely a distal expression of a blind porphyry copper-gold mineralization within a broader area of porphyry copper-gold system at the Miner Mountain Project."

Key Points: 
  • The Southern Gold Zone is most likely a distal expression of a blind porphyry copper-gold mineralization within a broader area of porphyry copper-gold system at the Miner Mountain Project."
  • Brittle brecciation generates a chaotic fragmental texture and late carbonate veins, veinlets, microfractures or stockwork occur throughout most rock types.
  • Sego is 100% owner of the Miner Mountain project, an alkalic copper-gold porphyry exploration project near Princeton, British Columbia.
  • Sego has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Upper Similkameen Indian Band on whose Traditional Territory the Miner Mountain project is situated.

M/V Nordic Nuluujaak Delivered to Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Earth sciences, Geology, Articles, Bulk carrier, Bulk cargo, Cargo, Bauxite, Cement clinker, Port

NEWPORT, R.I., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. ("Pangaea" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PANL), a global provider of comprehensive maritime logistics solutions, announced today that M/V Nordic Nuluujaak, the first Ice Class 1A Post Panamax dry bulk vessel in a series of four ships being built for Pangaea at Guangzhou International Shipyard in China, has been delivered to its Danish subsidiary, Nordic Bulk Carriers.

Key Points: 
  • NEWPORT, R.I., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. ("Pangaea" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PANL), a global provider of comprehensive maritime logistics solutions, announced today that M/V Nordic Nuluujaak, the first Ice Class 1A Post Panamax dry bulk vessel in a series of four ships being built for Pangaea at Guangzhou International Shipyard in China, has been delivered to its Danish subsidiary, Nordic Bulk Carriers.
  • The remaining three ships in the series will be delivered within the next few months.
  • Nordic Nuluujaak, and its sister ships, will comply with environmental regulations scheduled to come into force in coming years.
  • About Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ: PANL) provides logistics services to a broad base of industrial customers who require the transportation of a wide variety of dry bulk cargoes, including grains, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, bauxite, alumina, cement clinker, dolomite, and limestone.

New Xactimate Feature Helps Property Professionals Estimate and Manage Water Mitigation, Interior and Exterior Claims in Minutes

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Earth sciences, Materials, Physical geography, Lehi, Utah, Provo–Orem metropolitan area, Ice

LEHI, UTAH, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Property professionals can now save significant time estimating and managing water mitigation, interior and exterior claims with SmartScopeTM , a new feature in Verisks Xactimate and XactAnalysis solutions.

Key Points: 
  • LEHI, UTAH, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Property professionals can now save significant time estimating and managing water mitigation, interior and exterior claims with SmartScopeTM , a new feature in Verisks Xactimate and XactAnalysis solutions.
  • The new SmartScopeTM feature in Xactimate, powered by VaiTM , rapidly guides property professionals through the estimating and repair process for water mitigation, interior and exterior claims.
  • Water mitigation technicians can create floor plan diagrams, manage equipment placement and enter moisture readings from Xactimate mobile.
  • Xactimate and XactAnalysis are powerful claims-estimating and claims management solutions developed by Verisks Xactware business.

NAVEX Global and CDP North America Team to Propel High-Quality Environmental Disclosure Reporting

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Other Professional Services, Software, Environment, Data management, Professional services, Technology, Other Technology, Security, Greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon Disclosure Project, Environmental science, BC Partners, Environmentalism, Natural environment, Earth sciences, Ethical investment, Nature

NAVEX Global , the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced it has established an agreement with CDP North America (formerly, the Carbon Disclosure Project) to collaborate on advancing and simplifying environmental risk management and disclosure reporting.

Key Points: 
  • NAVEX Global , the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced it has established an agreement with CDP North America (formerly, the Carbon Disclosure Project) to collaborate on advancing and simplifying environmental risk management and disclosure reporting.
  • The CDP is recognized as the industry gold standard for environmental disclosure, a critical piece of measuring climate action globally.
  • In 2020, more than 9,600 companies that cumulatively represent over 50% of global market capitalization, disclosed environmental data via CDP.
  • Our objectives align well with CDP North Americas, said Karen Alonardo, vice president, NAVEX Global ESG solutions.

Integrated Systems Solutions, Inc. (ISS) Awarded a $9.1M National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Contract for Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Oceanography, Earth sciences, Physical geography, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hydrology, Government procurement in the United States, National Ocean Service, IDIQ, Integrated Ocean Observing System, International Space Station

On May 13, 2021, NOAA awarded the contract to ISS using their Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (ProTech) Oceans Domain indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle.

Key Points: 
  • On May 13, 2021, NOAA awarded the contract to ISS using their Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (ProTech) Oceans Domain indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle.
  • ISS is proud to have served this mission critical NOAA program since 2012.
  • With this award, the Company will continue to provide various technical, communications, program management, administrative, and special studies support services.
  • Tom Bucher, Chief Executive Officer for Integrated Systems Solutions, said in a statement that, "ISS takes great pride in nine consecutive years of service to the National Ocean Service (NOS) and the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program.

West Cache Gold Project Delivers Again for Galleon Gold

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Timmins, Galleon, Rake, Ships, Earth sciences, Water transport

Results include 4.96 g/t Au over 5.7 m

Key Points: 
  • Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 26, 2021) - Galleon Gold Corp. (TSXV: GGO) (the "Company" or "Galleon Gold") is pleased to announce additional Zone #9 intercepts from its 100% owned West Cache Gold Project, Timmins, Ontario.
  • Hole WC-21-148 tested the western edge of the Zone #9 shoot at a depth of 60 m below surface.
  • These results extend the near surface expression of Zone #9 to a total of over 235 meters.
  • R. David Russell CEO and President of Galleon Gold comments, "These latest results from Zone #9 continue to provide important information on the shape, dip and rake of the shoot.