This is a bittersweet moment for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. Hopes had been high that for the first time they would have access to a treatment that could slow the decline in memory and thinking. When a pivotal clinical trial was released last year doctors hailed…
A lung cancer patient has become the first in the UK to receive a new experimental vaccine to help his body fight the disease. Janusz Racz, 67, had six syringes of the jab, each containing genetic material for a different part of the tumour, to train five billion cells in…
Electra Battery Materials (TSXV:ELBM,NASDAQ:ELBM) has received a US$20 million grant from the US Department of Defense to support the construction and commissioning of a cobalt refinery in Ontario. According to a Monday (August 19) press release from the Department of Defense, the money will come to Electra via the Defense…
Elixir Energy Limited (“Elixir” or the “Company”) lodged an ASX release on 23 August 2024. The release has now been updated. The release updates include: Page 2 updated to include:Reference to Appendix 1In paragraph 3, noting that “it is Elixir’s understanding that”Footnote to support paragraph 3Page 3 updated to include…
Euro Manganese (ASX:EMN,TSXV:EMN,OTCQB:EUMNF) has entered an offtake term sheet with Wildcat Discovery for the sale of high-purity manganese product from its Chvaletice project in the Czech Republic. The deal, dated August 15 and announced on Monday (August 19), is non-binding and subject to Wildcat completing its planned cathode materials plant…
Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC,OTC Pink:LUCRF) announced the discovery of an ‘epic’ 2,492 carat diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana on Wednesday (August 21), saying it is one of the largest rough diamonds ever found. Media reports indicate that it is second only to the 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond found in…
‘Gold is a big deal and it’s becoming a bigger deal — and that’s because it is real money,’ he said, noting that the yellow metal has been used as a store of value and a currency for thousands of years. ‘With that kind of history, you can say with…
Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. Mawson Finland Limited (‘ Mawson ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) (TSXV: MFL) is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced initial public offering (the ‘ IPO ‘) of common shares in the…
Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge is making waves with its plan to land on a near-Earth asteroid in 2025. The company announced the expedition on Tuesday (August 20), also revealing that it has raised US$40 million in a Series A funding round, bringing the total capital it has accumulated to US$55 million.…
You may not have heard of coltan, but it’s a key raw mineral whose components are found in everyday technologies from smartphones to laptops as well as advanced medical equipment. However, the supply chain for the black metallic mineral has faced controversy given that the vast majority of coltan comes…