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FAU researchers discover new way to find new deposits of rare earths; fayalite

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Fayalite (Fe 2 SiO 4 ) with extraordinary high heavy REE (HREE) contents in ultramafic cumulates of the Vergenoeg F-Fe-REE deposit (South Africa) provides the unique opportunity to study REE systematics in olivine. Although currently mined for fluorite, Vergenoeg is also a significant REE resource.

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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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This allows for the synthesis of documentably 100% green ammonia. We are also pleased to collaborate with Starfire on system deployments in South Africa, where there is a promising emerging market for innovative zero carbon technologies. Starfire Energy is currently commercializing a 50 tonne/day modular green ammonia plant.

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India directs Coal India to invest in EVs & charging pods

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The Ministry of Coal has finalised an agenda document for the year 2021-22. The document said that “Coal India must diversify its business and must explore prospects in sunrise industries, electric charging pods, electric vehicles etc.” ” India imports coal mainly from Indonesia, Australia and South Africa.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

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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. In the 1990s, when Namibia gained independence and Nelson Mandela was elected in South Africa, Riemvasmaak became one of South Africa’s first repatriated lands. “It

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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When a Nimble is deployed, users can conduct video and voice chats, stream videos, share files, build and run e-learning courses and websites, create shared spreadsheets and documents, read e-books, play games, and more, completely offline. “If The web of wireless nodes is resilient to the failure of individual nodes, Nitschke says.

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VW’s PowerCo, Stellantis, Glencore again $1B nickel, copper SPAC do business in in Brazil

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billion declare in opposition to South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater upcoming Sibanye pulled out of a do business in to procure the similar two mines, bringing up a “geotechnical event” at Santa Rita. Each mines usefulness hydropower for manufacturing and are taking into account expansions.

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Pancontinental says first oil discovered offshore Kenya

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Furthermore, it is the only offshore oil column ever reported seaward of the eastern coastal margin of the African continent, from South Africa to the north- west tip of Somalia. Pancontinental advises that it has increased its interest in licence L10B, immediately to the south of L10A.

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