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

Green Car Congress

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

Cars That Think

Would having another large source available—the deep Pacific—help corporate buyers pressure Congolese mining companies to clean up their act? There are many examples of seafloor disruption most people never think about—trawling by fishing vessels, dredging, even the mining of diamonds off the coast of Namibia , to name a few.

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

Baua Electric

Carnival Corporation is also investing in a pier extension to develop a private beach in the Celebration Key area on Grand Bahama, which is set to open in July. Royal Caribbean is developing an all-inclusive private beach club in Nassau, the Bahamas, one of its most visited port stops, scheduled to open in December. The demand is growing.

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