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Scientists turn to ‘self-heating’ to make lithium batteries more efficient

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud A team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute found a way to use the internal heat of lithium-ion batteries to diffuse into a smooth layer the dendrites that form after several cycles of discharge-recharge. Dendrites are sort of “branches” that emanate out of the lithium metal surface and can […]

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Community group in New Zealand worried about OceanaGold’s project

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud A community group from New Zealand’s Waihi town, in the North Island’s Hauraki district, is expressing concerns over plans announced by OceanaGold Corporation (TSX/ASX: OGC) to mine for gold under the nearby open Martha pit. This week, the Melbourne-based company presented its project to the District Council. The Martha

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East Africa Metals and Luck Winner fail to agree on Ethiopian projects financing

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Vancouver-based East Africa Metals (TSX-V:EAM) revealed that its previously announced Ethiopian Project Financing Memorandum of Understanding with Luck Winner Investment Limited failed to materialize. In a press release, East Africa said that “despite the best efforts of both parties, negotiations failed to define a viable transaction that would be

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Avaaz launches campaign against Belo Sun’s massive Brazilian mine

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud U.S.-based online activist network Avaaz launched a campaign to gather signatures to oppose the construction of the Volta Grande project, expected to become Brazil’s largest gold mine. Canada’s Belo Sun Mining Company (TSX:BSX) is behind the project, which is located in the Amazonic state of Pará. Even though it

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