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Northern Graphite closes acquisition of two graphite mines; 3rd largest non-Chinese graphite company

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Canada-based Northern Graphite Corporation has closed its previously announced acquisition of the producing Lac des Iles graphite mine (LDI) in Québec from a subsidiary of Imerys SA and the Okanjande graphite deposit/Okorusu processing plant in Namibia from a subsidiary of Imerys and its joint venture partner. Sprott invested CDN$3.75

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

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Thermal water can be green, orange, blue, yellow or turquoise. Several years ago, with the dream of making a book, I set out to learn and document how people around the world make use of thermal waters. Many told me about the ways they manage land and water as a collective. Heat ebbs and flows with each set of waves.

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Should the Cobalt for EVs Come From the Congo or the Seafloor?

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The giant vessel is now being outfitted to collect polymetallic nodules , which are gravel- to briquette-size concretions that can be found strewn almost like paving stones on certain parts of the deep-ocean floor. Eric Adams , an expert in water-quality monitoring at MIT, who was one of the participants in that study.

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Glamping With the Stars

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There is also boating and fishing on Lake Powell, though the water level there has been much impacted by drought. Many, like myself, came mainly for the night sky in Utah, which has large swaths of land with minimal artificial light and a dry climate that translates into less water vapor, which can blur the stars.

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