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MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - March 15, 2018) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paul R. Carmel and Mr. Gilles Gingras to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Carmel will act as the new Chairman of the Board and Mr. Gingras will be appointed to the Audit Committee.

Mr. Paul R. Carmel, ICD.D, is a professional with 30 years of experience in the mining field, having held senior management positions and board directorships with mining companies, investment banks and private equity firms. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Orbit Garant Drilling Inc. and a strategic advisor with G Mining Services Inc. He previously held senior management roles with Richmont Mines Inc. as President and CEO and Desjardins Capital Markets as Managing Director, Head of Mining. Mr. Carmel also previously worked with Minquest Capital Inc., The Sentient Group, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, UBS Securities, National Bank Financial and Inco Ltd. Mr. Carmel holds a mining engineering degree from McGill University.

Mr. Gilles Gingras, CPA, CA, ICD.D, has more than 30 years of experience in accounting, consulting and professional services having held senior positions with Charrette Fortier Hawey and Samson Bélair Deloitte & Touche, notably in the technology, manufacturing, mining and food industries. Mr. Gingras was on the Canadian Board of Directors of Deloitte from 2002 to 2010. Since 2013, he is a Director of Geomega Resources and Chairman of its audit committee. Mr. Gingras holds an accounting degree from Laval University.

Benoît Gascon, President and CEO of Mason Graphite commented: "On Behalf of all the Directors, I would like to welcome Paul and Gilles to Mason Graphite's Board. We are very excited to have them bring such a level of experience at this exciting time in the Company's evolution. Having worked in the field for several years in Québec, they are a strong fit with the management team and the Company."

The Company also announces that it has accepted the resignation of Mr. Tyrone Docherty and Mr. Scott Moore from its Board of Directors. Both have been involved with the Company since its inception and were instrumental in bringing the Company to this stage. On behalf of everyone at the Company, Mason Graphite would like to thank them for their services and wishes them success in their present and future endeavours.

 

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A breve dovrebbe arrivare l'autorizzazione del Governo del Quebec alla miniera della Mason Graphite.
Sembra che l'Ok sia quasi certo, perché non sono stati richiesti ulteriori dati rispetto a quelli già forniti.
Intanto sono già stati fatti gli ordini per le attrezzature necessarie per gli impianti.
Anche nel campo batterie sono stati fatti significativi passi avanti, fornendo la grafite a un'azienda che produce auto.

 

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TABELLA DI MARCIA PER NORTHERN GRAPHITE:


Approval of Mine Closure Plan received


Financing (US$80M) 2018

Operational permitting 2018

Start Construction 2018

Commercial Production 2019

 

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Mason Graphite Announces Order of Long-lead Key Equipment for Its Planned Processing Plant

March 20, 2018
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MONTREAL , March 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mason Graphite Inc. (“ Mason Graphite” or the “Company”) (TSX.V:LLG) (OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to announce that a down payment has been made to a global leader in minerals and metals processing technology equipment manufacturer in early January 2018, thus confirming a $12.2M purchase order issued in December 2017 covering approximately 30% of all the required equipment for the processing plant. This order covers key equipment with critical delivery schedule such as all the mills, flotation cells & columns, thickeners and filters.

Benoît Gascon, President and CEO of Mason Graphite , commented: “The execution of the project has recently met some major milestones, such as the completion of detailed engineering for the civil work for both sites and the construction of the access road leading to the plant site in Baie-Comeau . Maintenance work on forest Road 202 leading to the mine site has also started last fall and will resume this spring. This purchase order, another very important milestone, brings the project one step closer to construction which will be able to begin once the final authorizations are obtained.”

Further procurement work is ongoing and other purchase orders to other suppliers, notably for wet screens, pumps, dryer, scrubber and crusher, will soon be issued according to a delivery schedule. A bidding process aimed at finalizing the selection of contractors for the civil work at both sites has also been launched and is now well advanced as bids were received and are currently being evaluated.

Finally, a new piloting campaign is underway, its main objective being the production of additional concentrate material to be used for customers’ testing, piloting work on the value-added products and supply to NanoXplore’s graphene production facility.

 

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March 19, 2018 TSX-V: LMR


LOMIKO TO BE REINSTATED FOR TRADING ON TSX AND ANNOUNCES $1,760,000 RAISE

(Vancouver, B.C.)Lomiko Metals Inc. (“Lomiko”) (“Lomiko”) (TSX-V: LMR, OTC: LMRMF, FSE: DH8C)


announces it has been successful in its reinstatement application with the TSX Venture Exchange and trading will

begin at the opening on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

Financing

The Company also announces that it will raise $1,260,000 through the sale of 9,000,000 Flow-Through units at

$0.14 per unit. Each FT unit will be comprised of one share and one-half share purchase warrant, with each whole

warrant exercisable into one share at a price of $0.20 for a period of one year from closing date.

In addition, the Company will issue 5,000,000 units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit will consist of one common share

and one-half purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable into one common share at a price of $.20 for a

period of one year from the closing date.

All securities will be subject to a four-month plus one day hold period from the closing. A finder’s fee may be paid

in accordance with the policies.

Proceeds will be used to complete further exploratory work at the La Loutre Property in the Refractory Zone in

order to define a resource in compliance with 43-101, and for working capital.

 

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Dear,

It has been a difficult month but Lomiko has done the paperwork and we are back trading on the TSX-V.
Paperwork has not slowed down your company.

Drilling Permit Received for La Loutre
I am very pleased to report that we have our drilling permit for the La Loutre project. A drill permit has been received for a 2,000 metre, 25 drill hole program at the Refractory Zone of the La Loutre property.
This permit allows us to advance the high grade La Loutre property and we look forward to reporting the results of this drill program.

Trading Resumes and a New Flow Through Financing Announced
We were very pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted our application for reinstatement of trading and that trading has recommenced as of March 20, 2018.

As we announced our reinstatement for trading we also announced a $1,260,000 financing through the sale of 9,000,000 Flow-Through units at $0.14 per unit. In addition to the flow through shares we are also announcing a raise of 5,000,000 units at $0.10 per unit.

The capital raised will be used to complete further exploratory work at the La Loutre Property in the Refractory Zone in order to define a resource in compliance with 43-101, and for working capital.

Lomiko at PDAC
As we announced March 1, 2018, we were at the PDAC. We had lots of people stopping by the booth interested in an advancing graphite story.

I was interviewed by Investment Pitch Media which you can see here.

Strategic Metals & Rare Earths Letter

We were very happy with the extensive coverage the Strategic Metals Newsletter gave Lomiko.

“Lomiko expects to complete a PEA for the La Loutre Graphite Flake Property next May after having carried out a 2,000 metre, 25 drill hole program on the Property which, if successful, could result in a significant upgrade of the Company’s depressed market valuation of just C$ 4.6 million, thereby offering a high investment leverage potential.”

We agree. Lots of great information on the graphite market and Lomiko at the Strategic Metals and Rare Earth Metals Letter here.

 

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Leading Edge Materials Initiates Research on Hafnium and Zirconium Extraction from Norra Kärr Rare Earth Element Project, Sweden
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Vancouver, Canada – Leading Edge Materials Corp. (“Leading Edge Materials”) or (“the “Company”) (TSXV:LEM) (OTCQB: LEMIF) (Nasdaq First North: LEMSE) is pleased to provide an update on the first of a range of research projects aimed at capturing added value opportunities for the Norra Kärr rare earth element (“REE”) project in Sweden. A Pre-Feasibility Study completed on Norra Kärr in 2015 (“PFS”) identified a range of opportunities to improve project economics while reducing capital expenditure and minimizing the environmental footprint of the project.

Leading Edge Materials has partnered with a research team lead by Prof. Julien Leclaire at the Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires (“ICBMS”) in Lyon, France to investigate the extraction and separation of hafnium and zirconium from a process material previously considered to be waste. Prof. Leclaire has worked extensively on highly selective extraction systems that apply carbon dioxide to form reversible extractive agents, with a focus on REEs in both primary and waste materials.

The initial six-month research alliance is partially funded by Leading Edge Materials, which provides the exclusive rights to apply the intellectual property (“IP”) developed within two years of project completion. If research is not ongoing within the two-year period, rights to use the IP shall return to ICBMS.

Prof. Leclaire was identified by Leading Edge Materials as a highly skilled partner in extractive chemistry following publication of REE research, having developed and patented innovative technologies with a low environmental impact. Some this technology was developed through research into carbon capture and valorization.

The Norra Kärr deposit, along with REE and zirconium, is enriched in hafnium with a reserve grade of 338 ppm hafnium oxide (HfO2) (see PFS under Tasman Metals Ltd.’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or on the Company’s website at http://leadingedgematerials.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Norra-Karr_PFS_43-101-.pdf). Hafnium, named from the Latin for the Scandinavian city of Copenhagen, is a highly valued metal as it is extremely resistant to corrosion, and forms some of the highest melting point alloys known to man. More than 80% of hafnium is used for superalloys, plasma cutting equipment and nuclear control rods, with aerospace and gas turbine technologies forecast to substantially increase demand. Hafnium metal is presently valued at around $1,500 per kg with a total market approaching 100 tonnes per year.

Blair Way, President and CEO, stated “While additional revenue from the separation of high purity hafnium and zirconium is attractive, we are also motivated to achieve a high degree of resource efficiency at Norra Kärr, through the application of this technology to convert former waste streams to salable products. We look forward to working with Prof. Leclaire on this and other projects where his technology and patents can be applied to the extraction of high value critical raw materials.”

 

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Zenyatta’s Board of Directors Provides a Strategic Business Plan that Includes Organizational Change


Thunder Bay, ON



27 March 2018



Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (“Zenyatta” or “Company”) (TSXV: ZEN) is pleased to provide a summary strategic business plan and organizational change as a result of a Board review under the guidance of Zenyatta’s Chairman, Keith Morrison. The plan also incorporated feedback from numerous shareholders to our Chairman in the last few weeks.


Zenyatta is at an exciting and critical stage that will require funding, organizational change and increased management capacity to allow for long-term, sustainable growth. Zenyatta’s mission statement is to be one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-quality carbon and graphene, with the following near-term (2018) strategic business objectives:

1. Complete the Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on the Albany deposit based on production of high-purity carbon (budget - $3.0M);
2. Initiate a Scoping Study of Albany high-purity carbon conversion to graphene (budget - $2.5M);
3. Initiate a Revenue Model Study on the development of a high-purity carbon conversion to graphene (budget - $0.5M); and,
4. Recruit the necessary skill sets to manage Zenyatta along a path to achieve the strategic business plan. This will also include reorganizing our team and reallocating certain personnel for more effectiveness.

Keith Morrison, Chairman of Zenyatta commented, "In my brief time at Zenyatta, I have learned a lot about the Albany project and talked with many passionate shareholders. We all agree that the Company has a very compelling opportunity with a valuable nanomaterial. As any organization grows and evolves, it will experience change. A critical point has come, and we are presenting this summary of our strategic objectives to focus efforts to elevate Zenyatta to another level. The Company will update shareholders on the advancement of these key objectives and look forward to receiving feedback. We will also communicate additional information on the re-organizing of our team personnel next week.”


Zenyatta is currently in discussions on a financing related to a use of proceeds to finish the Albany PFS and provide 12 months of general and administrative costs. The Company is also in discussion with another unrelated group for additional funding for the completion of Scoping and Revenue Model studies. It is the intent of the Board that certain terms offered to these investors would also be offered to existing shareholders. If successful, these financings are arm’s length transactions.


The initial scoping study will include a bench-scale conversion of some of our current processed Albany graphite to graphene in order to capture engineering data with respect to determining costs, efficiency, quality, yield and scalability. Upon successful completion of this stage, the subsequent scope of work would lead to a bulk sample and the expanded production of graphene. We are presently reviewing an experienced external project manager to potentially manage both the PFS process and the graphene conversion scoping study.


The revenue model study will involve the hiring of dedicated business development professionals to demonstrate all aspects of the global revenue models for both Albany high-purity carbon and graphene. This will include the establishment of market channels, strategic partners, financiers and commercial research partnerships. This will be executed through ZEN-tech Materials, our 100% owned subsidiary. An external CEO level candidate to lead this initiative is currently being reviewed by the Board.


Zenyatta is focused on advancing the 100% owned Albany graphite deposit towards production and will supply consistent, high-quality graphite or graphene to its wholly owned subsidiary ZEN-tech Materials Limited (“ZEN-tech”) in a vertically integrated structure. The formation of ZEN-tech was a strategic move that will provide a downstream vehicle to market, capture value and advance graphene application development separate from the mineral development Company.


The Albany graphite deposit is situated in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The deposit is a large and unique type of igneous-hosted, fluid-derived mineralization containing highly crystalline graphite in two adjacent breccia pipes. Independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada have demonstrated that Zenyatta’s rare form of graphite easily converts (exfoliates) to graphene using a variety of simple mechanical methods. The deposit is located 30km north of the Trans-Canada Highway, power line and natural gas pipeline near the communities of Constance Lake First Nation and Hearst. A rail line is located 50 km away with an all-weather road approximately 10 km from the deposit.


ZEN-tech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zenyatta with a registration in England and Wales. ZEN-tech will focus on marketing, development and commercialization activities of graphene applications and the allocation of any associated intellectual property (‘IP’) and worldwide licensing. The subsidiary will operate independently of Zenyatta and will be assembling an expert management team in 2018.

 

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IL Litio potrebbe essere interessante visto l'interesse e la "moda" delle auto elettriche...vedi Tesla

Verissimo. Oggi tutti parlano di auto elettriche e delle loro batterie agli ioni di litio; pochi però sanno che nelle batterie al litio, la materia prima più usata è la grafite. I prezzi di litio e cobalto sono già schizzati verso l'alto, quelli della grafite non ancora, ma prima o poi gli investitori si accorgeranno anche della grafite.