Gordon Stein, CFO of CleanTech Lithium, explains why CTL acquired the 23 Laguna Verde licenses. Watch the video here.
Verditek PLC
("Verditek" or the "Company")
Innovate UK Grant Award
Verditek plc (AIM:VDTK), the international green energy technology company that develops, manufactures and sells advanced ultra-lightweight solar panels, is delighted to announce that it has been successful with its application for an Innovate UK grant.
The grant is to part fund Verditek to develop in association with local partners, a robust, ultra-lightweight portable micro solar energy system - providing scalable, renewable power (50W-1.5kW) to off-grid communities in Zimbabwe. In particular, the focus is on creating efficient energy solutions for remote communities in rural Africa that can be applied quickly and economically, starting with the development project in Zimbabwe.
The total project cost is just over £450,000 which will be funded to the extent of 70 per cent by Innovate UK. Verditek estimates indicate that 80 per cent of the work will be done by the Company with the local partners performing the balance.
Rob Richards, Verditek CEO, commented: "we are delighted to have been awarded this grant to apply our technology to a real-world pressing issue. Addressing the need for sustainable, portable green energy in developing nations is an important challenge today."
The project should commence on 1 October 2021 and last for approximately 18 months.
Verditek PLC
("Verditek" or the "Company")
Innovate UK Grant Award
Verditek plc (AIM:VDTK), the international green energy technology company that develops, manufactures and sells advanced ultra-lightweight solar panels, is delighted to announce that it has been successful with its application for an Innovate UK grant.
The grant is to part fund Verditek to develop in association with local partners, a robust, ultra-lightweight portable micro solar energy system - providing scalable, renewable power (50W-1.5kW) to off-grid communities in Zimbabwe. In particular, the focus is on creating efficient energy solutions for remote communities in rural Africa that can be applied quickly and economically, starting with the development project in Zimbabwe.
The total project cost is just over £450,000 which will be funded to the extent of 70 per cent by Innovate UK. Verditek estimates indicate that 80 per cent of the work will be done by the Company with the local partners performing the balance.
Rob Richards, Verditek CEO, commented: "we are delighted to have been awarded this grant to apply our technology to a real-world pressing issue. Addressing the need for sustainable, portable green energy in developing nations is an important challenge today."
The project should commence on 1 October 2021 and last for approximately 18 months.
Indeed, the numbers would have been nice. However, the exclusive supply for the contract period is welcome news.
Can we assume that DCTA are also able to supply other manufacturers if required, but only Directa can supply NexTech ? I wonder what weight of nanoplatelets they are capable of supplying each year ?
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The chemistry of Li-S batteries eliminates the safety issues that have plagued Li-ion batteries - with no oxygen producing materials, a passivate anode and no thermal runaway, Li-S batteries will not catch fire or explode.
NexTech's pouch cell technology is market ready. NexTech is currently initiating strategic customers and 3rd party sampling and validation with the intent to deploy batteries in mule vehicles and real-world systems towards the end of 2021.
Giulio Cesareo, Chief Executive of Directa Plus, commented: "These exclusive Supply and Strategic R&D agreements represent the latest stage in an exciting partnership between Directa Plus and NexTech. Directa Plus together with NexTech are collaborating on developing a process that is precisely designed to generate high lateral dimension and high aspect ratio nano-platelets that perfectly match the requirements of Li-S cathode production and retain the maximum electronic conductivity of graphene. We both believe that lithium-sulphur batteries have the potential to become deployed worldwide in multiple applications as we transition to net zero. Batteries that do not use cobalt, but waste sulphur, also represent a more environmentally sustainable choice in keeping with our core values."
Bill Burger, Chief Executive of NexTech, commented: "Our exclusive Supply Agreement with Directa Plus is a key component of NexTech's expansion strategy from the perspective of scalability, performance and cost. Additionally, our fundamental understanding of materials and materials interactions gained through the joint strategic R&D efforts will result in additional performance and breakthroughs which will open the way for more applications and market penetration."
Mon, 22nd Feb 2021 07:00
RNS Number : 8108P
Directa Plus PLC
22 February 2021
22 February 2021
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE UK VERSION OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014) WHICH IS PART OF ENGLISH LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED.. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
Directa Plus plc
("Directa Plus" or the "Company")
Supply and Strategic R&D Agreement with NexTech for Lithium-Sulphur Batteries
Partnership moves to the next level with three year agreement and joint R&D collaboration
Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA), a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a supply agreement (the "Supply Agreement") and a Strategic R&D Agreement (the "R&D Agreement") with NexTech Batteries Inc. ("NexTech"), a leading company in the field of Lithium Sulphur ("Li-S") batteries based in Nevada, US. These agreements follow on from the Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the two companies and announced on 26 October 2020.
The Supply Agreement has an initial duration of three years, with an option to extend for an additional two years by mutual agreement and governs the provision of a specific grade of G+® pristine graphene nanoplatelets by Directa Plus to NexTech for the production of the active materials of the cathode in NexTech's first generation of Li-S batteries. Under the Supply Agreement, Directa Plus will supply NexTech with 300kg of nanoplatelets in 2021, with quantities for delivery in each subsequent year to be agreed between the parties at the end of each year and subject to the achievement of order quantities related to NexTech's anticipated growth. Directa Plus and NexTech have also agreed a worldwide bilateral exclusivity between the parties in the lithium battery field for the duration of the Supply Agreement.
The R&D Agreement, also with a duration of three years, provides for Joint Lab activities with the intention of developing new specific grades of G+® graphene nanoplatelets for a next generation of Li-S batteries. Both parties will dedicate selected scientists from their R&D teams and part of their respective facilities to the enterprise.
As announced in November 2020, NexTech, using Directa Plus's G+ materials, achieved above 400 Wh/kg (watt-hours per kilogram, the usual measure of specific energy density) in a practical Li-S system: 410Wh/kg of specific energy at a weight only slightly below 30g. For comparison, standard lithium-ion ("Li-ion") batteries have a specific energy density of 100-265 Wh/kg.
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string to the bow !
Hey papanna, I've got my Trellus line on my pf at HL......
Papanna, I have got my Trellus shares sitting in my pf, with HL
It's all good, they all sold just over 40% of the options they took and retained the rest for the next leg up.....
be ready to drill after completion of the ongoing geophysical work, and we will simultaneously be reviewing the entire Enonkoski belt with the aim of generating new exploration targets. I look forward to updating the market in due course with respect to the progress of the exploration."
Fieldwork Programme at Enonkoski
A detailed ground magnetic survey is currently being conducted on two near-mine areas northwest and southeast of the historical Enonkoski Ni-Cu-Co mine that was operated by Outokumpu Oy in 1984-1994. The survey is conducted with 20m line spacing on the Tevanjoki and Laukunsuo target areas (figure 1) not covered by detailed historic ground magnetic data. The main aim of the survey is to enhance the resolution of the existing magnetic data and consequently generate targets to be tested by drilling.
Two Tromino trial surveys totalling 83 stations and 50m station spacing have been completed on the Laukunsuo area in December 2020 and January 2021. The data is currently being interpreted and the aim of the study is to identify the thickness of overburden cover in the project area and understand if the overburden depths received from the Tromino surveys are comparable with the data from the historic drilling in the area. This will help in determining the optimal Tromino acquisition recording time and production rate in order to complete a passive seismic survey over a larger survey block on the Enonkoski belt if the results from the completed surveys are favourable.
Figure 1. Location of the Tevanjoki (2) and Laukunsuo (3) ground magnetic survey areas along strike from the historical Enonkoski mine (1), background is an airborne magnetic image, and the old mine site is covered by detailed ground magnetic data.
Finland Overview
Bluejay holds, through its 100% owned Finnish subsidiary FinnAust Mining Finland Oy ('FinnAust'), three large scale project areas in East Finland - the Enonkoski Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project, the Hammaslahti copper-zinc-gold-silver ('Cu-Zn-Au-Ag') project, and the Outokumpu copper-cobalt-gold-silver ('Cu-Co-Au-Ag') project.
Bluejay Mining plc
('Bluejay' or the 'Company')
Link to view the announcement in full including all figures:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7752L_1-2021-1-14.pdf
Enonkoski Project Joint-Venture Agreed and
Commencement of Exploration Programme with Rio Tinto
Bluejay Mining plc, the AIM, FSE listed and OTCQB traded exploration and development company with projects in Greenland and Finland, is pleased to announce that it has been notified by Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd ('Rio Tinto'), that the remaining conditions have now been satisfied for the commencement of the Enonkoski Project joint-venture and earn-in agreement, announced 10 November 2020. The Company received Rio Tinto's notification of satisfaction for the joint-venture and earn-in agreement on 8 January 2021.
Additionally, the Fieldwork Programme ('Field Programme' or the 'Programme') at its Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group elements ('Ni-Cu-Co-PGE') Project in Finland, as part of the joint-venture & earn-in agreement with Rio Tinto, has now commenced.
Field Programme Highlights
· Commenced relogging and reassaying of historical diamond drill core at the Geological Survey of Finland's core archive
· Tromino data acquisition complete via two surveys - awaiting data interpretation
· Commenced detailed ground magnetic surveys of two near-mine areas, Tevanjoki and Laukunsuo
· All exploration activities are being conducted with strict COVID-19 protocols in place
Thomas Levin, COO of FinnAust, said: "I am delighted to inform the market that we have received confirmation that the remaining conditions for the commencement of the joint-venture agreement with Rio Tinto have been met. As much of the due diligence work was completed prior to signing of the JV agreement, I am pleased to see that we have together been able to quickly move forward with the near-mine geophysical surveys and other data acquisitions all aiming to further refine targets to be tested by drilling in 2021.
"The Enonkoski belt has remained significantly underexplored although it hosts two historical nickel, copper, cobalt mines that were in operation in the 1980s and early 1990s. We have acquired most of the historical data from the belt and new ground and airborne geophysical surveys have been conducted. Diamond drilling conducted by FinnAust less than 1.5km southeast of the closed Enonkoski mine intersected a nickel, copper mineralisation at shallow depth proving that also the near-mine areas are underexplored.
"I am incredibly pleased with the method and efficiency we have been able to commence the exploration activities and I would like to thank the Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd team that has been involved in the planning and execution of the ongoing Programme. The near-mine targets we are focusing on during these early-stage activities will be ready to drill after completion of the ongoing geophysical work, and we wi
Comfortably ahead of previous adjusted guidance.......
Because............ It's Christmaaaaassssssssss !!
Mon, 7th Dec 2020 07:00
RNS Number : 7274H
Pure Gold Mining Inc.
07 December 2020
NEWS RELEASE 20-23 December 7, 2020
Underground drilling INTERSECTS 23.4 g/t gold over 2.9 metres, including 50.1 g/t gold over 1.0 metre AT THE PUREGOLD MINE
New Potential Stopes Identified Immediately Adjacent to Existing Development
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Pure Gold Mining Inc. (PGM:TSX-V, LSE:PUR) ("PureGold" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that underground exploration drilling has intersected high-grade gold mineralization near the existing main ramp access. Drilling has successfully extended gold mineralization out from planned stopes, discovered new gold zones that are being integrated into the mine plan, and has confirmed stopes scheduled for near term production.1
Drilling results highlights:
o 23.4 g/t gold over 2.9 metres from drill hole PGU-0143; including
50.1 g/t gold over 1.0 metre;
o 10.3 g/t gold over 6.0 metres from drill hole PGU-0150; including
27.7 g/t gold over 1.0 metre
o 13.7 g/t gold over 2.2 metres and 13.9 g/t gold over 1.0 metre from drill hole PGU-0144;
o 14.3 g/t gold over 1.5 metres from drill hole PGB-0179;
o 11.6 g/t gold over 1.9 metres from drill hole PGB-0183;
A summary table of results is set out at the end of this News Release.
"These latest high-grade gold intercepts continue to bolster our belief that continued high grade growth will add to the mine plan as we open up new zones. Our continued underground drilling success in concert with our ongoing surface exploration program, forms the foundation of our near-term and extended growth plan for the PureGold Mine." stated Darin Labrenz, President and CEO of PureGold. "The PureGold Mine will be one of the highest grade gold mines globally, and newly discovered gold zones show potential to add near-term tonnes to our mine plan, with expected lower development costs owing to close proximity to existing development. 2 In addition to ongoing underground drilling, we are actively drilling from surface on several new discovery targets across our seven kilometre gold corridor. With initial gold production imminent, we will continue to deliver exploration success, demonstrate the scalability of our PureGold Mine, and deliver on our objective of building a multigenerational mine in Red Lake, Canada."
Diamond drilling continues to identify extensions to design stopes, providing opportunity for further high grade tonnes from existing or planned development. Drill holes PGU-0143, PGU-0144 and PGU-0145 have identified a potential new stope accessible from the existing 1300 access drift and adjacent to the main ramp between 4 and 5 Levels. This area will be targeted by further test holes to refine stope design. PGU-0150 was drilled between a high grade intercept from surface hole PG16-191 and planned ore development, successfully intersecting a broad zone of high grade gold mineralization identifying
a complete shower of sh*t......... Nothing else
3 December 2020
Westminster Group plc
("Westminster" or the "Company")
Proposed Placing to raise approximately £5.0 million
Westminster Group plc (AIM: WSG), a leading supplier of managed services and technology-based security solutions worldwide, announces a proposed placing (the "Placing"), via an accelerated bookbuild, of new ordinary shares ("New Ordinary Shares") in the capital of the Company.
The Placing will be conducted at a price of 4 pence per share (the "Issue Price") in order to raise, in aggregate, approximately £5.0 million (before expenses). The Placing will, on the basis of a £5.0 million placing, comprise approximately 125,000,000 New Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 44 per cent of the Enlarged Share Capital. Subscribers in the Placing shall be granted warrants to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares on a 1 warrant for each 5 Placing Shares basis (the "Placing Warrants"). The Placing Warrants will be exercisable at 7p per New Ordinary Share for a period of 24 months from Admission (as defined below). The Placing Warrants shall not be admitted to trading on AIM or any other stock market, and will not be transferable.
Key highlights
Proposed Placing of New Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price, raising approximately £5.0 million (before expenses).
The gross proceeds of the Placing will be used as follows:
- Up to £2.6 million: to fully redeem the Company's outstanding Convertible Loan Notes and Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock, and to repay the outstanding balance on the Mezzanine Loan Facility.
- Balance of the gross proceeds: to be used as working capital to support the initial deployment of long-term multi-million £ annual recurring revenue prospects in advanced stages of negotiation, the Company's recently secured Palace of Westminster contract, and to pay the expenses in connection with the Placing and the other Proposals referred to in this Announcement.
The Placing will be conducted by way of an accelerated bookbuild process (the "Bookbuild ") by Arden Partners plc ("Arden"), sole Broker, which will open with immediate effect following this Announcement. The timing for the close of the Bookbuild and allocation of the Placing Shares shall be at the discretion of Arden, in consultation with the Company. The Placing is not underwritten. The final number of Placing Shares will be agreed by Arden and the Company at the close of the Bookbuild and the result will be announced as soon as practicable thereafter.
As also announced today, the Company has appointed Arden as sole Broker and Strand Hanson Limited ("Strand Hanson") as Financial and Nominated Adviser, in each case with immediate effect.
The Placing is subject to the terms and conditions set out in the appendix (the "Appendix") to this announcement (which forms part of this announcement, this announcement and the Appendix together being this "Announcement").
Completion of the Placing will be conditional upon, i
Snip....... where did you get that there are no salespeople on the ground in Australia ?
I can assure you, that is not correct !!
Welcome aboard Shorey, I'm not going to say it'll be a smooth straight line ride, but I do think you're in at the right time. As long as you're looking for a longer term investment, I believe you will do very well.......
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They were all from the previous day - 16th. That's why the price held up so well given the number of small sell orders. Someone is quite rightly optimistic.......
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Good news anyway.....
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