Grafite e grafene i materiali del futuro ?

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LOMIKO TRANSFERS GRAPHENE ESD SHARES TO 100% OWNED
SUBSIDIARY LOMIKO TECHNOLOGIES
April 13, 2015 TSX-V: LMR
Vancouver, B.C. Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX-V:LMR, OTC:LMRMF, FSEH8B)
(“Lomiko”) is a founding shareholder of Graphene Energy Storage Devices ("Graphene
ESD") and controls 40% of this R&D company (link). On February 23, 2015, Graphene
ESD signed a research agreement with the Research Foundation of Stony Brook
University (SBU) (link). Graphene ESD Corp. will partner with the SBU Center for
Advanced Sensor Technologies (Sensor CAT) to develop new supercapacitors designs
for energy storage. As a result of this new development, Graphene ESD will not seek to
raise further funds through an IPO.
In order to better organize the company's assets, Lomiko Metals Inc. will transfer its
shares in Graphene ESD its 100%-owned subsidiary Lomiko Technologies. Lomiko is
currently considering various options to launch Lomiko Technologies that would best
reward shareholders. The priority is to minimize disruption of the progress, current
work and momentum of the two companies.
Lomiko Highlights:
- Exploration of three High Purity Flake Graphite properties in Quebec.
- Testing of graphite material for suitability to various market applications
- Development of markets for Graphene 3D Lab products (10.43% ownership by
Lomiko) such as Black Magic3D and Nylon 680 Filament.
- Graphene ESD graphene supercapacitor research project with Stony Brook
University.
- Lomiko Technology plans to manufacture, market and distribute the licensed
LED power converters and USB charging systems for the growing LED
lighting and re-charging device markets.
For more information on Lomiko Metals, review the website at Graphite, Graphene, Lithium, Battery, Green, Gold, Exploration, Junior,
contact A. Paul Gill at 604-729-5312 or email: info@lomiko.com
On Behalf of the Board
“A. Paul Gill”
Chief Executive Officer
We seek

 

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Québec Shows Support for Focus Graphite

Focus Graphite Presents at the Québec Government’s Relaunch of the Plan Nord

The Québec Government’s revival of its 20-year economic and social development blueprint for Northern Québec — Plan Nord — bodes well for Focus Graphite Inc. shareholders as we prepare to move into the final stages of financing discussions for our Lac Knife Project.


Focus Graphite President and Chief Operating Officer, Donald Baxter and Vice President, Project Development, Jeff Hussey present at the relaunch of the Plan Nord in Montréal (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

Focus Graphite was honoured by the invitation to present alongside Osisko Gold Royalties and Glencore Plc at the Québec Government’s relaunch of Plan Nord in Montréal, following a day hosted by Québec Premier Philippe Couillard. The two-day event was held at the historic Dalhousie Station in Old Montréal April 8th and 9th. As the only junior mining company asked to participate in the Plan Nord ceremonies, I am extremely pleased by the high level of interest Focus Graphite has received from all levels of government in Québec. From Premier Couillard and senior members of his cabinet, to the Mayor of Fermont, Martin St-Laurent and the Innu First Nation of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam Director, Jean-Claude Therrien Pinette, one thing is clear — Québec supports our flagship Lac Knife Graphite Project and, as we announced at the event, our plans to build a transformation plant for Focus Graphite’s value-added graphite products in Sept-Îles, Québec.


Premier Couillard with Don Baxter and Jeff Hussey at Plan Nord launch
Focus Graphite's Donald Baxter and Jeff Hussey with Québec Premier Philippe Couillard (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

Plan Nord

Premier of Québec, Philippe CouillardConfidence in Québec has increased within the mining investment sector as a result of Plan Nord. The Fraser Institute recently ranked Québec as the number 6 mining jurisdiction in the world for mining investment, up from 18 last year. Graphite is one of the commodities identified as having "enormous undeveloped potential" in the Plan Nord Priority Action Plan. Among the government’s related announcements was the creation of a one-stop provincially appointed agency mandated to facilitate the process of permitting applications and other regulatory easements for mining developments, falling within the Plan Nord boundaries. In particular, Plan Nord creates the Mining and Hydrocarbon Capital Fund (le fonds Capital Mines Hydrocarbures), established specifically to invest in mineral mining development.

Don Baxter
Donald Baxter announces Focus Graphite's plan to build a transformation plant for value-added graphite products in Sept-Îles, Québec (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

As evidenced by the Québec Government’s invitation to Focus Graphite’s management to attend Premier Couillard’s Plan Nord announcement, we anticipate a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship with the province; and as importantly, with the Innu First Nation of Uashat mak Mani Utenam, and the towns of Fermont and Sept-Îles, where we plan to develop our mining and secondary processing operations.

On April 9, 2015 at a news conference organized by l'Association minière du Québec (the Québec Mining Association), Focus Graphite announced a Feasibility Study was underway for the construction of a value-added graphite transformation facility — to be located in Sept-Îles — to produce spherical graphite for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and other high-purity graphite products, including graphite foils used as thermal management for electronics, such as smart phones, tablets, laptops, and flat-screen televisions.

Jeff Hussey answering questions from the media
Focus Graphite's Jeff Hussey answers questions from the media (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

The Feasibility Study will define the capital and operating costs required for the Sept-Îles facility. We intend to build both the Lac Knife and Sept-Îles facilities concurrently.

Advancing to Production

In May 2014 and February 2015, we published our exceptional battery test results performed with Lac Knife spherical graphite which led to Focus Graphite’s decision to proceed with a formal evaluation of a high-value graphite production plant.

Plan Nord speakers
L to R: Focus Graphite President and Chief Operating Officer, Donald Baxter; COREM Executive Director, Claire Lavallée; Focus Graphite Vice President, Project Development, Jeff Hussey; Minister of Mines, Luc Blanchette; Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Minister Responsible for the Plan Nord, Pierre Arcand; Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Exports, Jacques Daoust; Glencore Mine Raglan Vice President, Kristan Straub; Osisko Gold Royalties President, Bryan A. Coates (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

The Sept-Îles Project would leave us well positioned to compete for end-user supply contracts with any lithium-ion battery manufacturer in the world. Work to date indicates a cost-competitive, environmentally sustainable process to produce coated spherical graphite for direct use in the anodes for lithium-ion batteries.

Currently, tests of the Company’s value-added materials are ongoing with potential customers. Focus Graphite has also completed positive low-temperature thermal purification tests and other physical sizing and shaping methodology tests that form the basis for the value-added graphite plant Feasibility Study, now in progress.

Don Baxter and Jeff Hussey with First Nation of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam Director, Jean-Claude Therrien Pinette
Donald Baxter and Jeff Hussey with Innu First Nation of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam Director, Jean-Claude Therrien Pinette (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

Following completion of the graphite transformation Feasibility Study, we shall make a definitive schedule for the mine project and transformation plant. UK-based Industrial Minerals Data and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimate the price of spherical graphite produced from natural flake graphite at USD$8,000 per tonne. Focus Graphite’s unique strategy to develop a value-added processing facility is essential, given the anticipated growth in global demand for low-cost, high-quality, environmentally sustainable battery materials. Given our projected low costs of production from Lac Knife’s operations, we see the application of our in-house purification and shaping technologies as a means of securing a highly competitive advantage in the technology graphite commodities sector from our proprietary value-added processes.

We continue to advance our $166-million structured project financing for the Lac Knife mine development project and discussions to secure offtake agreements for the Li-ion battery industry and other potential markets are ongoing.

Donald Baxter meeting with Minister Pierre ArcandFocus Graphite President and Chief Operating Officer, Donald Baxter meeting with the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Minister Responsible for Plan Nord, Pierre Arcand (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

In August 2014, Focus Graphite published its positive Feasibility Study of the Lac Knife mine and concentrator operation, and submitted its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) with the Québec Government in November 2014.

As one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world, Québec recognizes the significance of the investments Focus Graphite intends to make in and around the Fermont and Sept-Îles communities, in terms of our job-creating and technology-rich projects. More immediately, however, we believe that demonstrating our social, economic and environmental values and objectives, with Québec decision-makers, will be helpful during the permit approval process for both our projects.

The Lac Knife Graphite Project has strong support from the local communities and a pre-development agreement with the Innu First Nation of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM) was announced in October 2014. Focus Graphite met with local communities and key stakeholders during the mine Feasibility Study to be able to adjust the project to address concerns. These meetings will continue throughout the life of the mine.

Meeting Future Demand

The renewable-energy sector and battery manufacturers in particular, are wholly dependent on an abundant supply of high-purity, low-cost graphite to meet rising global demand.

Jeff Hussey and Donald Baxter with Martin St'Laurent, Mayor of Fernmont, Québec
Donald Baxter and Jeff Hussey with Martin St-Laurent, Mayor of Fermont, Québec, at the relaunch of the Plan Nord in Montréal (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

As the North American leader in graphite development, Focus Graphite sees sustainable growth in demand coming not only from companies such as Tesla Motors and its battery partner Panasonic, but from a host of other manufacturers including BYD, a Chinese automaker ramping up its battery-making capacity to rival that of Tesla-Panasonic’s production over the next five years. This will divert Chinese battery-ready graphite to domestic use, leaving the West to source supply elsewhere. Meanwhile, the trend in demand growth from the consumer electronics sector mirrors that of the auto industry. Foxconn, the Taiwanese maker of Apple’s iPhone, announced its intentions to invest $800 million to expand its battery-making business. Apple has demonstrated interest regarding batteries and electric vehicles. If Apple enters the space, as many analysts anticipate, the world's largest company (by market capitalization) may very well be held accountable for the environmental footprint of the company's input materials.

Honourable Luc Blanchette
Focus Graphite's Donald Baxter and Jeff Hussey with the Honourable Luc Blanchette, Minister of Mines (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

The world’s top-10 battery makers saw sales grow by 56% in 2014, with Panasonic, AESC, LG Chem, and BYD controlling 79% of the global market. The following companies have electric or fuel-cell powered vehicles in production or under development, all of which require technology graphite: Tesla, Nissan, GM, Toyota, Ford, BMW, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Audi, Hyundai, and Kia Motors.

The growing global demand for Li-ion batteries from electric vehicles and energy-storage markets (e.g. utility-storage batteries, making solar and wind energy economical) creates vast market opportunities for Focus Graphite and our value-added graphite products. Additionally, market demand for graphite foils used to dissipate heat in portable electronic devices, such as cell phones, computers, tablets, and laptops is also growing.

Simply put, we see no shortage of potential customers for Focus Graphite’s manufactured graphite products for the foreseeable future.

A Proud Moment for Focus Graphite

Donald Baxter and Jeff Hussey with the Honourable Pierre Arcand
Focus Graphite's Donald Baxter and Jeff Hussey with the Honourable Pierre Arcand (photo: Focus Graphite Inc.)

I’ll conclude by stating that Focus Graphite was very proud to be recognized by Québec Premier Philippe Couillard and members of his cabinet. We saw an appreciation — at the highest decision-making level in Québec — of Focus Graphite’s development vision to become a global leader in the green technology revolution and because our Lac Knife and planned Sept-Îles projects bring much-needed resource diversification and jobs to the towns of Fermont and Sept-Îles. Furthermore, Focus Graphite’s activities, its social, environmental and economic endeavors fit squarely within the parameters of Québec’s far-reaching plans to develop its northern territory.

As a stakeholder in Plan Nord, we look forward to contributing to the future economic development of Northern Québec and wish to congratulate Premier Couillard, his ministers and officials on the successful relaunch, and thank them for including Focus Graphite at the event.


Sincerely,
Don Baxter
Donald Baxter, P.Eng.
President and Chief Operating Officer
Focus Graphite Inc.
+1 705-789-9706
dbaxter@focusgraphite.com
Focus Graphite | THE MOST ADVANCED BATTERY-GRADE GRAPHITE PROJECT IN NORTH AMERICA

 

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comlimeti x il lavoro che stai svolgendo spero tu sia ricompensato dalla grafite e le tue azioni in essere........ buon lavoro

 

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che titoli consigliate sul grafene?

 

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che titoli consigliate sul grafene?

Sul grafene non saprei cosa consigliarti, anche perché al momento sono i big ad investire sulla ricerca e quindi saranno loro a sviluppare la nuova tecnologia.

Personalmente conosco un'azienda di Lomazzo (COMO) che si chiama Directa Plus; al momento non è quotata in borsa, ma è probabile che lo farà in futuro.
Se vai sul loro sito troverai delle notizie veramente interessanti.

 

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comlimeti x il lavoro che stai svolgendo spero tu sia ricompensato dalla grafite e le tue azioni in essere........ buon lavoro

Grazie Paolobar; purtroppo per il momento la grafite e il grafene non sono ancora di dominio pubblico; penso ci vorrà ancora del tempo, tipo 1 o 2 anni.
In ogni caso il futuro è dalla nostra parte in quanto l'utilizzo di questi materiali è destinato ad aumentare in maniera esponenziale.

Io abito vicino alla Svizzera e guardo tutti i giorni la loro televisione; ebbene nelle pubblicità delle auto ci sono sempre più spesso modelli a motore elettrico, che utilizzano grafite.

Per ora sono in grande perdita sui miei investimenti, ma confido che le cose possano cambiare; bisognerà avere molta pazienza e avere la possibilità di non dovere smobilizzare l'investimento.

 

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Avanti così

LOMIKO INVESTMENT GRAPHENE 3D LAB ANNOUNCES NEW WATERSOLUBLE
3D FILAMENT AT CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS' &
EXPORTERS 3D PRINTING FORUM
April 28, 2015 TSX-V: LMR
Vancouver, B.C. Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX-V:LMR, OTC:LMRMF, FSEH8B)
(“Lomiko") investment Graphene 3D Lab Inc. will announce details of a newlydeveloped
water-soluble 3D filament at the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters' (CME)
Canada Makes: Additive Manufacturing Forum at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario
on April 30, 2015. The water-soluble filament is the latest in a line of specialty-functional
filaments that Graphene 3D is introducing to the 3D printing industry.
Lomiko Metals 100%-owned subsidiary Lomiko Technologies Inc. has and will continue
to hold its 4,396,100 share investment in Graphene 3D Lab for the long term.
Elena Polyakova, Chief Operating Officer of Graphene 3D, will present details on the
new water-soluble filament and discuss the effect of graphene-enhanced materials for the
3D printing industry.
Water-soluble filaments are primarily used to occupy negative space during a 3D print.
These filaments are essentially used to fill gaps designed in objects and allow the print to
be suspended over air. Following the completion of the printing process, the object can be
placed in water, and the water-soluble material will completely dissolve, leaving empty
space.
Daniel Stolyarov, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very pleased
with performance characteristics that our R&D team designed into this new industry
leading filament. This filament is completely environmentally-friendly, non-toxic,
dissolves completely in water in approximately 1 hour, and leaves no residual material."
The water-soluble filament will work in most commercially available 3D printers and
Graphene 3D expects to have them to market within 3 months. Daniel continues, "This
filament reflects the core objectives of Graphene 3D. We are creating products that allow
innovative designers to do more with 3D printing and are expanding the possibilities
within the 3D printing environment."
About Graphene 3D
Graphene 3D is in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing specialty 3D
printer materials, including proprietary nanocomposite materials for various types of 3D
printing. The Company is also involved in the design, manufacture and marketing of 3D
printers and related products for domestic and international customers.
#439-7184 120th Street, Surrey, B.C. V3W 0M6
The Graphene 3D research and production facility is located in Calverton, NY and is
equipped with material processing and analytical equipment. The company has four US
patent applications pending for its technology. For more information on Graphene 3D
Lab Inc., visit www.graphene3dlab.com.
For more information on Lomiko Metals, review the website at Graphite, Graphene, Lithium, Battery, Green, Gold, Exploration, Junior,
contact A. Paul Gill at 604-729-5312 or email: info@lomiko.com
On Behalf of the Board
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April 29, 2015
Flinders Triples Graphite Resources At Woxna, Sweden


Vancouver, Canada - Flinders Resources Limited ("Flinders" or the "Company") (TSXV: FDR) is pleased to announce a near three times expansion of flake graphite mineral resources at the Company's Woxna graphite project in Sweden. All mineral resources lie upon fully granted Mining Leases, within the vicinity of the operational Woxna graphite mine.

This significantly expanded mineral resource, calculated in accordance with Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum ("CIM") guidelines, includes for the first time two 100%-owned flake graphite deposits at Gropabo and Mattsmyra. These resources lie upon fully granted Mining Leases, located 18km and 22km respectively from the Woxna mine and processing plant. These new resources add to the previously announced mineral resource at the Kringelgruvan mining lease (refer to Flinders' release dated September 3, 2013 Tables 1 and 2). Flinders' 100% Woxna project is comprised of four separate mining concessions.

Blair Way, President & CEO states, "Woxna's measured and indicated graphite resources have increased approximately three-fold from 2.8Mt @ 10.7% Cg to 7.7Mt @ 9.3% Cg with this updated measured and indicated resource calculation. All resources are contained within granted mining leases. Expanding the resource base so close to our fully operational processing plant at Woxna, will provide more flexibility and confidence when planning for future expansions from the current 13,000t/yr graphite production capacity. This is a significant milestone for our business in Sweden."

The updated resource estimates are as follows:


Table 1: Total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources at the Woxna Graphite Project, Sweden.
Effective date March 24, 2015


Mining Lease

Classification

Tonnes x 1,000,000 (Mt)

Graphite (“Cg”) %

Gropabo Indicated 1.5 8.8
Mattsmyra Indicated 3.4 8.4
Kringelgruvan* Measured 1.0 10.7
Kringelgruvan* Indicated 1.8 10.7
TOTAL Measured + Indicated 7.7 9.3
*Previously reported, refer to Company's press release September 3, 2013 and November 5, 2013 with an effective date of October 11, 2013.

Table 2: Total Inferred Mineral Resources at the Woxna Graphite Project, Sweden.
Effective date March 24, 2015


Mining Lease

Classification

Tonnes (Mt)

Cg %

Gropabo Inferred 0.7 8.7
Mattsmyra Inferred 1.2 8.4
TOTAL Inferred 1.9 8.5

Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, socio-political, marketing or other relevant issues.

As a result of the new estimated mineral resources for the Woxna Project, effective March 24, 2015, there is no longer a current preliminary economic analysis ("PEA") for the Woxna Project and the previous PEA released by the Company in 2013 is no longer current or valid as it does not consider these additional mineral resources.

Flinders restarted the Woxna plant and mine in 2014 and is currently mining the Kringelgruvan resource and producing graphite products for the European market. Flinders continues to operate the Woxna facility and grow the customer base for Flinders' products.

The mineral resource at Mattsmyra was drilled within an area approximately 2000m length by 100m width. Mineralization was intersected on all drill sections and is known to a depth of at least 180m below the surface and remains open. Mineralization strikes northwest-southeast, and dips varies between 70 and 80 degrees to the southwest. Mineralization is present as a five main mineralized bodies and ten smaller mineralized bodies. The thickness in the section of the plane was usually more than 23m, but varied between 8m and more than 155m. Mineralization at Mattsmyra remains open along strike and at depth, and geophysical data suggests potential for significant expansion.

The mineral resource at Gropabo was drilled within an area approximately 500m length by 100m width. Mineralization was intersected on all the drilling sections and is known to at least a depth of 60m below the surface. Mineralization strikes northwest-southeast, and dips varies between 65 and 85 degrees to the southwest and is present as a four main mineralized bodies. The thickness in the section of the plane was usually more than 6m, but varied between 1m and a little more than 25m. Mineralization at Gropabo remains open along strike and at depth.

The Mattsmyra and Gropabo mining leases are valid until 2025 at which time they are automatically renewed for an additional 10 years if in production. The Kringelgruvan mining lease is valid until the end of 2016 at which point it is automatically renewed for an additional 10 years for as long as it remains in production.

Geoffrey Reed of Reed Leyton Consultants completed the verification of data on which the Kringelgruvan, Mattsmrya and Gropabo Mineral Resource estimates are based. Reed Leyton viewed the paper records for Kringelgruvan, Mattsmyra and Gropabo and compared 5% of the records with the Flinders Digital database. Check samples were prepared by ALS Chemex in Pitea Sweden and assayed in Vancouver Canada. The Kringelgruvan re-sampling included 59 samples, the Mattsmyra re-sampling included 26 samples and Gropabo re-sampling included 26 samples. The check samples were selected under the supervision of Reedleyton. The verification included assessment of the digital data, sample preparation and assay methodologies, density data, data inputs and survey data used in the mineral resource estimates. Data was validated by using field checks, statistical methods and evaluating the Company's protocols.

Key Assumptions, Parameters and Methods Used to Estimate the Mineral Resource

The mineral resource estimate was completed by qualified and independent geologist, Mr. Geoffrey Reed of Reed Leyton Consultants. A technical report with an effective date of March 24, 2015 will be available shortly on SEDAR and on the Company's website (Flinders Resources Ltd. - Home Page - Thu Apr 30, 2015).

The mineral resource estimate was calculated using Maptek's Vulcan software based on the following geological and resource modelling parameters: •Thirty three diamond drill holes for 2,690m were drilled at Mattsmyra from 1983, 1989, 1990 and 1992 and 38 diamond drill holes for 1,789m were drilled at Gropabo from 1991 and 1992. Twenty-nine and 35 holes respectively, were included in the current mineral resource estimation.
•Hole spacing was completed generally on a 50 metre by 25 metre drill pattern.
•A cut-off grade of 7% Cg was used as the base case to calculate the mineral resource. This grade is considered conservative in the current environment.
•Data relating to the collar locations, drill collar orientations were sighted by Geoff Reed in sections and plans of the day and Geoff Reed inspected the area with the Company's personnel and was able to locate many drill hole collars from both concessions.
•The analytical method used to assay Cg in drill core was Leco-direct combustion and infrared absorption. Original assay results exist in a database compiled by the Swedish Geological Survey ("SGU") which was purchased by Woxna Graphite AB, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, in 1992. Analysis was made by the Leco furnace method. No information is currently available as to specific quality assurance, quality control (QA/QC) protocols used by the SGU in its drilling or analytical programs. However, the work completed by the SGU is routinely of a high standard.
•Check samples were prepared by ALS Chemex in Pitea Sweden and assayed in Vancouver, Canada by method code C-IR18 and S-IR08. Duplicates, repeats and blanks were inserted on average for every 7 samples assayed.
•A total of 458 bulk density determinations have been completed with a range of values between 2.48 g/cm³ and 3.86 g/cm³. The majority of determinations range from 2.6 g/cm³to 2.9 g/cm³.ReedLeyton has also divided the 458 bulk density determination by rock type. The density determinations were calculated wet and dry weight volume determinations. Figure 33 confirms that the majority of the determinations average 2.84 g/cm³. The average for the waste rock determinations was 2.7 g/cm³.
•A total of 402 bulk density determinations have been completed with a range of values between 2.39 g/cm³ and 3.05t/m3. The majority of determinations range from 2.6 g/cm³ to 2.9 g/cm³. ReedLeyton has also divided the 402 bulk density determination by rock type. The density determinations were calculated wet and dry weight volume determinations. Figure 36 confirms that the majority of the determinations average 2.79 g/cm³. The average for the waste rock determinations was 2.7 g/cm³
•Grade interpolation was undertaken using inverse distance defined by the domain wireframes.
•The allocations of composites were calculated using a hard boundary at the domain wireframes. Composites of the drill hole assays are generated using Maptek Vulcan software with run lengths of 2 metre at Mattsmyra and 3 metre at Gropabo.
•Parent block size was 5m x 25m x 5m with sub blocks at 1m x 5m x 1m.
•Grade interpolation was undertaken using inverse distance defined by the domain wireframes. The allocations of composites were calculated using a hard boundary at the domain wireframes.
•No minimum width was applied.
•No assumptions were made as to future mining methods, dimensions or dilution.
•No assumptions were made as to the metallurgical behaviour of mineralization.
The qualified person in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 for the Woxna Project, Geoffrey Charles Reed, B AppSc, MAusIMM (cp), has reviewed and verified the contents of this release.

On behalf of the Board,

"Blair Way"
Blair Way, President and CEO

 

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a proposito di Directa Plus
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a proposito di Directa Plus
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Ciao Edgar, tu riesci a interloquire con Directa Plus ?
Io ho mandato diverse e-mail, ma non mi hanno mai risposto.
Vorrei sapere se hanno intenzione di quotarsi in Borsa.

 

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Zenyatta Announces Successful Completion & Testing of a Purification Process Yielding Highly Crystalline Graphite Exceeding 99.9% Purity; Data Submitted for Finalization of the Preliminary Economic Assessment.



Thunder Bay, ON

06 May 2015

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (“Zenyatta” or “Company”) (TSXV : ZEN) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed and tested an innovative purification process for production of high purity graphite from the Albany deposit. The work was performed by SGS Canada Inc. (‘SGS’) where significant progress was made over the last few months improving upon an earlier bench-scale process and designing a distinctive flow sheet specifically for the Albany hydrothermal graphite deposit. The data have been submitted to RPA Inc. (‘RPA’) for completion of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (‘PEA’), which is due soon.



Highlights:

• Zenyatta has designed and tested an innovative process for the production of high purity natural graphite;

• SGS analyses of six purified Albany graphite samples yielded greater than 99.9% purity;

• RPA is in possession of all process flow sheet data and will produce a PEA report in the near term.



Aubrey Eveleigh, President & CEO at Zenyatta commented, “SGS has developed a relatively benign purification process from an environmentally benign deposit to produce highly crystalline graphite exceeding 99.9% purity. Feedback from the market, including potential strategic partners in the CleanTech sector, suggests that environmental considerations are critical when sourcing raw materials for today’s high tech applications like energy storage.”



The SGS test work successfully designed and tested a process that is unique to Zenyatta’s Albany deposit. A fully engineered and simplified process (flow sheet) has been completed providing data for crushing, grinding, flotation, residence time, temperature, energy requirements, water treatment, reagent consumption, equipment sizing, mixing, separation and handling. A technically feasible and distinctive process flow sheet was developed to purify the Albany graphite. The continued metallurgical work under a pre-feasibility and full feasibility study has the potential to result in additional optimization. The complete process flow sheet and associated engineering data have now been submitted to RPA for inclusion into the PEA.



Zenyatta would like to further acknowledge and thank the Federal and Provincial Governments for their important support to this innovative purification process. The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (‘NOHFC’) initiated by the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (‘MNDM’) provided financial contributions to advance the metallurgical work at SGS.



Zenyatta continues to develop the unique Albany graphite deposit in northern Ontario, Canada. The Project is located 30 km north of the Trans-Canada Highway, with access to the power line and natural gas pipeline near the communities of Constance Lake First Nation and Hearst. A rail line is located 70 km away, with an all-weather road approximately 10 km from the graphite deposit.



The outlook for the global graphite market is very promising with demand growing rapidly from new applications. Graphite is now considered one of the more strategic elements by many leading industrial nations, particularly for its growing importance in high technology manufacturing and in the emerging "green" industries such as components of energy storage devices for electric vehicles, computers, smartphones etc. The applications for graphitic material are constantly evolving due to its unique chemical, electrical and thermal properties. It maintains its stability and strength under temperatures in excess of 3,000°C and is very resistant to chemical corrosion. It is also one of the lightest of all reinforcing elements and has high natural lubricating abilities. Some of these key physical and chemical properties make it critical to modern industry.



The metallurgical test work is being performed under the supervision of Alex Mezei, M.Sc., P.Eng., Director, Engineering Technical Services at SGS Lakefield, independent consultants to Zenyatta, and Peter Wood, P.Eng., P.Geo., VP Exploration of Zenyatta. Peter Wood and Alex Mezei are the Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101 who supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this news release and they have reviewed this news release. SGS performed analyses of all purified Albany graphite samples by direct ash analysis using a platinum crucible, according to a validated method that also accurately quantifies key trace level impurities by subsequent ICP analysis. This allowed SGS not only to accurately characterize the purified graphite, but also to support the metallurgical balancing for the purpose of the PEA study.

 

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May 12, 2015
Flinders Announces Filing of NI 43 - 101 Technical Report


Vancouver, Canada - Flinders Resources Limited ("Flinders" or the "Company") (TSXV: FDR) announces that the Company has filed on SEDAR the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report (the "NI 43-101 Technical Report") in support of the Company's news release dated April 29, 2015. The NI 43-101 Technical Report provides results of a near three-time expansion of flake graphite mineral resources at the Company's 100% owned Woxna graphite project in Sweden effective March 24, 2015 (see news release dated April 29, 2015). The NI 43-101 Technical Report was prepared by Geoffrey Charles Reed of Reed Leyton Consulting.

 

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Northern Graphite Provides First Commercial Spherical Graphite Samples

May 19, 2015 – Northern Graphite Corporation (NGC:TSXV, NGPHF:OTCQX) announces that it is providing the first commercial samples of its coated spherical graphite (“SPG”) to potential customers. SPG is the anode material used in lithium ion batteries (“LIBs”) and is manufactured from flake graphite concentrate produced by graphite mines. Coated SPG sells for $10,000-20,000/tonne compared to $1,100/tonne for large flake graphite.

Northern has manufactured SPG from a representative sample of its mine concentrate and purified and coated it using the Company’s proprietary technologies. LIB cell testing indicates that Northern’s SPG has a higher total capacity and better first cycle efficiency than commercial samples. The reversible capacity is 365 mAh/g, which is very close to the theoretical maximum of 372 mAh/g, and the first cycle efficiency is 92-94%. Dr. Edward Buiel, founder of Coulometrics, LLC and Northern’s Chief Technology Officer stated that: “Large flake graphite from the Bissett Creek deposit has a uniquely pristine crystal structure. The low degree of disorder creates very high reversible capacity without the need for thermal processing, and the material can be easily purified without acid washing, both of which result in a much smaller environmental footprint than competing products.”

The Bissett Creek deposit also has other natural competitive advantages in the LIB market. Approximately 90% of production will be “battery grade” and could be turned into anode material (whereas the peer group is generally 40-70%), and the yield on rounding is 50+% versus one third or less which is standard in the industry.

Almost all, natural SPG is currently produced in China and the purification and coating processes are not compatible with the “green” objectives of modern industry, particularly electric vehicles. Northern has developed proprietary purification and chemical vapour deposition based coating processes that are environmentally sustainable and price competitive. The coating process also allows first cycle efficiency to be controlled and easily matched to different cathode materials.

Greg Bowes, CEO, commented that: “The LIB and electric vehicle industries need a source of natural graphite that offers higher capacity, higher first cycle efficiency and a high level of consistency at a lower cost and a much smaller environmental footprint. We are leveraging the unique properties of our deposit with proprietary technologies to achieve these objectives and to become the world’s premier supplier of high quality graphite.”

 

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Zenyatta Announces Further Positive Performance Testing of Albany Graphite Supporting Use in Powder Metallurgy Application



Thunder Bay, ON

19 May 2015



Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (“Zenyatta” or “Company”) (TSXV: ZEN) is pleased to report positive results from initial testing of several high purity Albany graphite samples for use in powder metallurgy (‘PM’) application. Testing was conducted at the National Research Council (‘NRC’) in Ottawa, Canada and was partially funded by a federal research grant through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Screening results for various properties support suitable use of this unique hydrothermal graphite in the targeted PM application. Zenyatta graphite samples were mixed with steel, copper and lubricant powders to produce a powder metallurgy specimen. The flow properties of the mixture compare favorably with the mixture made with benchmark materials in existing use. In addition, the mechanical properties of the final Zenyatta artifacts, after a sintering heat treatment, were comparable to those of the benchmark artifacts.

Highlights:

• Zenyatta’s graphite shows the very important high purity and particle size specifications required for PM application; Primary testing has shown our graphite to perform well in PM applications when compared to reference graphite material;

• The largest market for metal powders is in the production of automotive PM parts. Other uses for PM include specialized parts for military, aerospace, energy, medical, electronics, computers and household appliances;

• Zenyatta expects to have a targeted market application segmentation which includes 25-30% for high purity graphite in PM, 25-30% in Lithium-ion batteries and 20-25% for Fuel Cell products. The remaining 15-30% target applications will be discussed in upcoming news releases.



Dr. Bharat Chahar, VP of Market Development for Zenyatta stated, “These latest screening tests conducted at NRC continue to show positive attributes of Zenyatta graphite in multiple applications. It provides further evidence of the suitability of this unique material in many cleantech applications that we are targeting. The Company will continue test programs at other labs and with global end-users but will involve larger scale test equipment to provide more extensive data to progress our market development plans.”

During the same NRC program, samples of Zenyatta’s high purity graphite were tested for various properties relevant for use in fuel cell components and in Li-ion battery applications. Testing was carried out on a simulated fuel cell component called a bipolar plate made with the Zenyatta graphite. When tested, the plate had resistivity properties comparable to a bipolar plate made using existing benchmark synthetic graphite material in use today. This test further supports results announced by Zenyatta on 9 March 2015 ‘Initial Screening Shows Albany Graphite Material to be Suitable for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Components; Company Collaborates with Global Leader in Fuel Cell Technology Supported by the Government of Canada’.

Li-ion battery (coin cells) tests conducted by NRC also supported previous good performance results by other labs and end-users of Albany graphite in this application. Zenyatta announced on 12 February 2015 ‘Initial Testing of Albany Graphite Yields Positive Results for Lithium Ion Battery Anode Application’.

Dr. Chahar added, “Since the purity and particle size of the Zenyatta material provided was already in the range needed for PM application, no further milling or purification was needed. Due to simple mineralogy, high crystallinity and desirable particle size distribution, the Albany graphite has shown first testing specification ranges needed for the PM industry. While further tests will be conducted to verify other performance characteristics, this initial feedback on results is extremely encouraging.”

Zenyatta commenced a market development program several months ago under the guidance of Bharat Chahar to initiate validation of Albany graphite in high purity graphite applications. Since the start of this program, the Company has had detailed conversations with more than 35 graphite end-users, academic labs and third party testing facilities in Europe, North America and Asia under confidentiality agreements. Many of these organizations requested a specified amount of purified Albany graphite produced at SGS Canada Inc. (‘SGS’) Lakefield site during the development of a process flow sheet for the Albany graphite deposit. The samples produced at SGS are experimental in nature and may differ slightly from batch to batch and may also differ from the final product in the future. However these samples are representative of the product that could be processed and provide a good initial assessment and guidance for the potential of Albany graphite for various applications.

The goal of these initial samples was to screen Albany graphite for suitable applications while gathering feedback from the end-users and testing facilities to improve the overall properties for high value applications. The Company is now starting to receive feedback from several end-users and independent labs, some of which received repeat samples. Information from this initial test program will be used to further define the Company’s product and market strategy, and to set the stage for the next steps in development. Zenyatta plans to provide its stakeholders brief periodic updates on the progress as meaningful information becomes available.

PM is a fabrication technique that uses metal powder to manufacture complex industrial parts. It involves blending ultra-fine powdered materials, pressing them into a desired shape and then heating the compressed material to bond. The PM process generally consists of four basic steps: powder manufacture, powder blending, compacting, and sintering at high temperatures. Optional secondary processing often follows to obtain special properties or enhanced precision of those parts. The PM market is relatively large and shows high growth potential. Graphite for this market has to meet many challenging performance characteristics before it can be used.

Since the mid-1990s, synthetic graphite is mostly used due to its higher purity, consistency and particle size. High-purity graphite of greater than 99.5% Cg is preferred, with a particle size of around 5 microns. Presently, primary synthetic graphite is used and produced in a highly controlled graphitization process, which assures narrow specifications, consistent purity, perfect crystalline structure and well defined texture.

Graphite is used in powdered metals as a source of carbon for the sintering process where it acts as a strengthening agent and as a lubricant. Graphite aids the release of PM parts from the die and is also used in conjunction with non-ferrous soft metals to provide self-lubrication (i.e. steel, brass and copper parts). The addition of graphite to ferrous parts, soft metals and ultra-hard alloys ranges from 0.2 to 3.5% of the total metal weight. Graphite is used because it is an excellent electrical and thermal conductor, it has outstanding lubrication properties and it is resistant to oxidation and cyclic temperature stress. It can withstand extreme temperatures while maintaining strength and shape. It is also inexpensive, light weight, easy to machine and replace compared to other materials.

The PM market is estimated to be worth US$24 Billion (~1.5Mt) annually of which the graphite portion is estimated to be US$200 Million (~20,000t) annually and growing at ~5% CAGR. Production of metal powders is practiced throughout the major industrial regions of the world with the largest market (at 80%) in the production of automotive PM parts. Based on forecast automotive demand, production of metal powders is expected to grow by 5% per year with the highest growth rate expected to be in Asia, where metal powder output is forecast to grow 9% per year. The demand for specified graphite in this market is expected to grow at the same rate as the overall PM market growth rate of 5% per year. Other uses for PM include specialized parts for military, aerospace, energy, medical, electronics, computers and household appliance applications.

Dr. Bharat Chahar, P.E., VP Market Development for Zenyatta, is a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed the technical information in this news release. The QP has prepared and supervised the preparation or approved the scientific and technical disclosure in the news release. This testing does not represent a statistically large sample size. Furthermore, these positive results do not mean that Zenyatta can extract and process Albany graphite for high purity graphite applications on an economic basis. Without a formal independent feasibility study, there is no assurance that the operation will be economic. To find out more on Zenyatta Ventures Ltd., please visit website Zenyatta - Zenyatta Ventures Welcomes you to our New Site or contact the Company at info@zenyatta.ca or Tel. 807-346-1660.

 

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Highlights:

1) Lomiko starts generating revenue next quarter with its 100% owned subsidiary 'Lomiko Technologies'

2) We currently own 10% of Graphene 3D Labs Inc. (trading at $0.75 - worth over $3 million in equity), which also started sales and will be reporting revenue next quarter

3) We're also working on an exciting new Graphene-Lithium Supercapacitor with Stony Brook University for electric vehicles and phones

4) Will increase Net Asset Value with a resource on our La Loutre graphite property (drilling starts soon)

5) Company will split/spin out a technology company

 

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Directa Plus al 18° Forum sull’Eco-Innovazione organizzato dalla Commissione Europea


Il 20-21 Maggio a Barcellona, in occasione di “Best of Eco-innovation: project success stories”, Directa Plus presenterà GEnIuS (Graphene Eco Innovative Sorbent), progetto di successo nel campo dell’innovazione ecologica. GEnIuS, selezionato dalla Commissione Europea tra i 5 migliori progetti eco-innovativi, ha come obiettivo quello di introdurre nel mercato Grafysorber, un prodotto oleo-adsorbente innovativo, altamente performante ed ecologico a base di grafene, il materiale del futuro per la risoluzione delle problematiche di inquinamento da idrocarburi delle acque.


Se la quotano in borsa sarò senza dubbio azionista.

 

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Un’applicazione con il grafene di Directa Plus premiata con l’IDTechEX Commercialisation award
Il premio conferito oggi a Vittoria Industries Ltd. per ruote e pneumatici da bicicletta contenenti grafene
Berlino, 28 Aprile 2015 – Ruote e pneumatici al grafene hanno ormai raggiunto con successo il consumatore finale, e sono valsi oggi un premio a Vittoria Industries Ltd., uno dei primi partner industriali di Directa Plus ad essere approdato sul mercato di massa con un prodotto contenente grafene.
Si tratta dell’IDTechEX Commercialisation award, riconoscimento assegnato annualmente a un prodotto basato su nuove tecnologie (grafene, fotovoltaico, elettronica stampata o parzialmente stampata, organica o a film sottile) che ha ottenuto successo commerciale su un mercato di massa.
Vittoria e Directa Plus hanno infatti sviluppato insieme due prodotti contenenti nanoplatelets di grafene G+: le ruote, lanciate sul mercato nel 2014, e gli pneumatici da bicicletta, attualmente in fase di lancio, in grado di migliorare sensibilmente le performance in termini di resistenza, flessibilità, leggerezza e dissipazione del calore.
Il premio è stato consegnato questa mattina nell’ambito dell’edizione 2015 dell’IDTechEX Show, evento espositivo che ospita conferenze su sette argomenti chiave relativi alle nuove tecnologie (Printed Electronics, Graphene&2D Materials, 3D Printing, Energy Harvesting&Storage, Internet of Things Applications, Wearable Technology, Electric Vehicles) e ha sede a Berlino il 28 e il 29 aprile.

 

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Mason Graphite Concludes Agreements With its Partner Group NanoXplore Inc.



May 20, 2015




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MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - May 20, 2015) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) announces that it has entered into two agreements with Group NanoXplore Inc. ("NanoXplore"):
•A perpetual exclusive license agreement to use and commercialize the intellectual property for NanoXplore's Thinned Graphite and Graphite Thinning Process which enables easier purification and has excellent synergies with Mason Graphite's ongoing Detailed Study for large scale production of Value-Added Graphite (see press release from February 11, 2015). A patent application has been filed by NanoXplore for the related Intellectual Property (United States Provisional Patent Application 62/035.963).
•A Laboratory Services agreement that gives Mason Graphite access to NanoXplore's research and laboratory facility for product development and for the design of value-added products. This Lab-for-Hire agreement gives Mason Graphite greater flexibility to customize and design products on demand for specific clients.

Benoit Gascon , President and CEO of Mason Graphite, commented: "NanoXplore's Thinning Graphite Process has excellent potential to facilitate the graphite purification, which can lead to better products and better economics when producing value-added graphite products in applications such as lubricants, composites and alkaline batteries. As we progress through the scoping work of our value-added study, it is paramount that we have the capacity to design products that meet the exact specifications required by customers."

Mason Graphite would also like to take the opportunity to update investors regarding recent progresses made by NanoXplore:
•On February 12, 2015, NanoXplore announced a fully subscribed non- brokered private placement financing totaling $2,725,000 for a minority participation in NanoXplore. Mason Graphite's initial investment in NanoXplore in 2014 was for a 40% equity interest for $700,000. After the closing of this financing, Mason Graphite's participation stands at 31%;
•On February 19, 2015, NanoXplore announced that its graphene plant, with a capacity of three metric tonnes per year, is now fully operational;
•On April 16, 2015, NanoXplore announced production capacity of industrial quantities of Graphene Oxide (GO) at their facility; and
•The Board of Directors of NanoXplore is now comprised of the following Directors:
◦ Benoit Gascon as Chairman;
◦ Soroush Nazarpour , the founder and President and CEO;
◦Dr Cameron Harris , Head of Mining Industry Practice (North America), Accenture;
◦ Denis Labrecque , President of Norcap Ltd; and
◦ Jacques Poulin , Director of energy storage for public transportation at ABB.

For more information and to review the press releases issued by NanoXplore, please visit: Group NanoXplore Inc.

Mason Graphite continues to advance its wholly-owned Lac Gueret Project and expects to announce the results of the ongoing Definitive Feasibility Study this coming summer. The study on value-added graphite runs in parallel and work is ongoing with the National Research Council, the engineering firm Hatch and COREM. Purification and equipment trials are taking place as well as products benchmarking and planning of in-battery testing to meet, and exceed, customers' requirements for the lithium-ion batteries. These tests need to be carried over several cycles.
- See more at: Mason Graphite - Mason Graphite Concludes Agreements With its Partner Group NanoXplore Inc.

 

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Zenyatta - Zenyatta Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for Albany Graphite Project

 

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June 12, 2015 17:42 ET

Focus Graphite Announces Changes to Management



Company Reaffirms Strong Commitment Towards Execution of its Strategy





OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 12, 2015) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSX VENTURE:FMS)(OTCQX:FCSMF)(FRANKFURT:FKC), an advanced stage graphite mining development company, announced today a decision of its Board of Directors to nominate Mr. Gary Economo as its President and Chief Operating Officer on an interim basis. Mr. Economo will also continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer and Director. This announcement results from a decision to end the Company's professional relationship with Mr. Don Baxter, due to a significant divergence of vision.

"Today's decision is a reflection of the strong commitment of the members of our Board and leadership team towards our strategy and its execution. Focus Graphite is devoting all resources to achieve its objective to put Lac Knife into production, and then to bring to market value-added products for the Lithium-ion battery sector and we cannot accept to let any distraction interfere with this engagement towards our shareholders," said Focus Graphite Chairman Jeffrey York.

The Board of Directors has already undertaken a recruitment process and expects a permanent appointment to be made in the coming months. The Company remains fully confident in its ability to continue to focus on the execution of its strategy and expects that the transition of responsibilities will not impact the Company's day-to-day operations.