COMMERCE RESOURCES (€ 0,208)

ohne Gewähr, da aus dem stockhouse-board kopiert:

"The Order in Council (still to be approved) was designed to relate to mining and exploration for uranium as the principal product, and will prevent staking of new ground for these purposes. The Blue Rivermineralization has uranium that occurs in a mode known as an incidental to our principal tantalum and niobium products. The OIC still needs to be approved before Mines releases ‘’new’’ reporting levels for uranium and thorium encountered in exploration. No one is sure what those levels will be, but there is some thought (based on our last two years of permits and rules in Saskatchewan which has a lot of uranium mining and exploration) that the new level will be what Mines has been requiring us to report for the last two years under our Notices of Work (NOW) for exploration- the 100 ppm level. For the last two years of exploration, Commerce has already been reporting these levels of uranium and thorium."  

hallo, spinnt meine anzeige oder sind das bisher nur 4K????? ... sehr seltsam ... interesse ???? manchmal ist das teil schon unheimlich ... und wo bleibt das Res. update ... ich sag nur 45Tage Tamara ... naja, sie haben wohl some technical issues ... okay ... also wieder warten :-()  

von: Jenna Hardy, M.Sc, MBA, P.Geo  -  Technical Services Regulatory & Environmental

New regulations brought forward by  the BC government will prohibit staking of new claims for exploration and mining  for uranium and thorium.  Rights to these minerals cannot be claimed as part of  the entitlement that comes with a mineral claim.  The government will also  ensure that previously identified uranium and thorium deposits cannot be  developed.   

 

The government, however, understands  that uranium occurs naturally in many areas of the province and can frequently  be encountered while exploring for other mineral resources.  The Province has  therefore pledged to amend the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code concerning  exploration for minerals such as Blue River where uranium or thorium are  incidentally encountered.  The government believes this will enhance protection  of both workers and the general public during exploration related activities.   Once the Order in Council bringing the new regulations into law is passed, the  government will be amending the Code regulations to bring them into line with  national standards and guidelines.  As yet no time frame has been provided for  the amendments. 

 

Since 2006, Commerce has been  reporting to the Ministry of Energy Mines & Petroleum Resources all uranium  in core which exceeds the 100 ppm level.  This is considerably below the 500 ppm  uranium reporting limit in the current BC regulations.    

 

To better develop a knowledge of  baseline conditions with respect to uranium and thorium, Commerce commenced  environmental studies relating to water, soil and rock quality with Gartner Lee  in 2006.  Radiometric testing of all core provides information about natural  radiation levels.  All workers on site in 2007 wore devices (known as  dosimeters) which measure exposure to radiation- none of the devices exceeded  detection limit (the lowest possible level to record) for any period.  We also  measured radon levels in areas where the gas might be expected to accumulate if  radon were present- in the core logging area and in the drill shack- these  devices were also below detection limit over the 3 month period of use.  These  measures give us a good deal of comfort that we have in hand the necessary  baseline information with respect to both uranium and thorium levels in our  mineralization to successfully make the case that uranium and thorium are  incidental in the Upper Fir mineralization. 

 

 

liegt möglicherweise daran, daß jetzt alle erst mal auf Bernanke warten, was der so morgen vom Stapel läßt. Kommt morgen noch mal eine Zinssenkung um 25 Basispunkte? Möglicherweise auch gleichzeitig die Ankündigung, daß es die letzte ist?
Ich denke, das spielt heute viel mit rein. Ist insgesamt ein sehr dünner Handel an den Märkten, soweit ich das mitbekommen habe. Betrifft also nicht nur unsere CCE.
Außerdem haben wir ja auch immer noch die Berichtssaison und was außerdem dazukommt, hier in Deutschland eine kurze Woche. Von daher denke ich, abwarten, wie so oft. ;-)

Bzgl. dem Resourcen Update kann ich allerdings nichts sagen. Wenn nicht heute, dann kommt es vielleicht morgen. ;-)Allerdings bin ich bis jetzt heute aber auch noch nicht dazu gekommen, expliziet mal hier nachzuschauen, ob ggf. auf Stockhouse schon neue Infos hinterlegt sind. Aber morgen ist auch noch ein Tag. ;-)

So, ich wünsch Euch allen noch einen schönen Abend.

So, ich wünsche Euch einen schönen Abend und eine gute Nacht. Bis morgen dann.

Seite 15-17 im aktuellen Rohstoff-Spiegel:
http://www.rohstoff-spiegel.de/count.php?url=rs_2008-09.pdf  

"Sehr geehrter Herr XXXXXXXXX,

zunächst herzlichen Dank für Ihr bestehendes Interesse in Commerce Resources Corp.

Natürlich verfolgen wir die aktuellen Ereignisse; von unserer Seite aus lässt sich folgendes sagen.

Seit 2006 hat Commerce Resources dem Ministry of Energy Mines & Petroleum Resources über alle Uranvorkommen in Bohrkernen, die einen Wert von über 100 ppm erreichten, Bericht erstattet. Dies liegt beträchtlich unter der Grenze von 500 ppm, die in den aktuellen Regelungen von BC festgelegt ist und eine Berichterstattung vorschreibt.

Um ein besseres Verständnis der grundlegenden Bedingungen Uran und Thorium betreffend zu erlangen, hat Commerce bereits 2005 mit Umweltstudien, die die Wasser-, Gesteins- und Bodenqualität betreffen, durch Gartner Lee begonnen. Radiometrische Untersuchungen aller Kerne geben Auskunft über das Ausmaß der natürlichen radioaktiven Strahlung. Alle Arbeiter vor Ort trugen 2007 sogenannte Dosimeter, die die Höhe der Strahlungsaussetzung gemessen haben. Keines der Instrumente hat zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt Werte überhalb der Nachweisgrenze angezeigt.
Wir haben ebenfalls dort mögliche Radon-Gehalte gemessen, wo sich diese Gas anreichern könnte, sollte es vorhanden sein. Auch diese Messungen haben während der dreimonatigen Anwendungsphase keine Werte über der Nachweisgrenze ergeben.

Diese Messungen stimmen uns zuversichtlich, dass wir die notwendigen grundlegenden Informationen bezüglich der Uran- bzw. Thoriumvorkommen in unserer Mineralisierung vorliegen haben, um erfolgreich zu belegen, dass Uran und Thorium lediglich als geringfügig in der Upper Fir-Mineralisation einzustufen sind.

Ich hoffe, meine Ausführungen konnten Ihre Fragen beantworten. Gerne halte ich Sie über weitere Entwicklungen diesbezüglich auf dem Laufenden.

Sollten jedoch weitere Unklarheiten bestehen, wenden Sie sich bitte wieder an mich. Ich stehe Ihnen gerne für weitere Fragen zur Verfügung.

Ich verbleibe mit freundlichen Grüßen und hoffe, bald wieder von Ihnen zu hören,
Tamara Faust"
 

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06. Mai 2008 | 21:01 Commerce Resources wird wegen Tantal immer mehr beachtet

Newsticker aus den Emerging Markets übermittelt durch ad-hoc-news.de, ein Nachrichtenportal der trading-house.net AG.
Rohstoffe-Go - Stuttgart (www.rohstoffe-go.de) Das gut finanzierte, kanadische Explorationsunternehmen Commerce Resources arbeitet an der Entwicklung der Upper Fir-Tantal-Niob-Lagerstätte in British Columbia. Etwa 29 Millionen Tonnen Gestein an angezeigten und ungefähr 24 Millionen Tonnen abgeleitete Ressourcen mit Tantalvorkommen besitzt Commerce.

Tantal spielt eine wichtige Rolle in der High Tech-Welt und der Bedarf ist steigend. Bisher hat keiner der Bergbaugiganten ein starkes Standbein im Tantalmarkt. Experten bezeichnen Commerce als einen von drei Newcomern, die das Potenzial haben, eine Führungsrolle in der Tantalindustrie zu übernehmen.

Aus stockhouse von Drox2000 ... wer länger dabei ist, der weiss wer das ist ...

Tuesday - 2008/05/06
Newton, MA, May 06, 2008
H.C. Starck Inc. announces higher refractory metal prices
H.C. Starck Inc.’s Fabricated Products (“FPR”) Division is notifying customers worldwide of a double digit
price increase for molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium metals effective immediately or as
contracts permit.
The substantial increase in demand for molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, and tantalum, including from
emerging markets such as China and the global consumer electronics market has resulted in a sustained
increase in the cost of raw materials. These market conditions for refractory metals are increasingly
projected to be secular, not cyclical. This means that pricing pressures will be sustained and likely
increase. In addition to the cost of molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, and tungsten, prices of other
commodities, such as energy, significantly affects FPR including, for example, in production and
transportation.
“H.C. Starck Inc. thus far has absorbed all of these macro economic based cost increases, said Andrew
Towey, Vice President of Global Marketing for FPR. Unfortunately the prevailing market conditions have
reached a point where H.C. Starck must recoup some of these costs.”
About H.C. Starck
H.C. Starck is an international group of companies with more than 3,400 employees at production sites in
Europe, North America and the Far East. Widely known for its technology in refractory metals, ceramics,
and chemicals for the electronic, semiconductor, and optical industries, H.C. Starck is owned by Advent &
 

Hallo zusammen, ist zwar schon in der Übersicht als News hinterlegt, ich füg den Link
aber trotzdem hier ein:
http://www.emfis.de/global/global/nachrichten/...stellig_ID69902.html

und der Kurs wird gedrückt -warum ???  

Es dürfte nicht mehr lange dauern,
bis wieder Bewegung in den Kurs kommt,
nur welche Richtung ?  

.. verdächtige Blöcke seit Sonnerstag in Frankfurt werden hier gekauft, denke hier kommt was die Tage ;)  

Willkommen zurück, es geht ja auch schon ein wenig aufwärts.

ptm61  

sind wahrscheinlich nur DHL und FedEx Pakete. :)  

.. in den Kurs wieder Bewegung rein, die Umsätze Steigen bei Steigendem Kurs ;)

wenn ich es Richtig sehe dann ist hier ein Technisches Dreieck entstanden, sollte der  demnächst nach Oben verlassen werden, ist es als sehr bulisch zu werten.. ganz andere Kurse wären dann hier in Kürze Möglich..  

stehen wir denn?  

 

 

doch nicht mit soviel Kilos ?  

 

http://de.advfn.com/...pid=staticchart&s=TX%5ECCE&p=0&t=16&dm=0&vol=1  

.. dann sollte hier aber sehr bald etwas passieren.. oder das Dreieck wird nach unten aufgelößt werden, mit einer entsprechenden schönen News könnte es zu einem schönen Ausbruch nach Oben kommen, bleibt spannend!!  

Dann hoffen wa mal, daß bald mal ne Hammernews den Kurs nach oben aus dieser Formation befreit, und weitere Kauforder hier eingestellt werden. So langsam darf die Durststrecke gern mal vorbei sein. ;-)))

Aber schauen wir mal. Der hohe Ölpreis macht den Aktienmärkten
ganz schön zu schaffen. ;-(

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

International Metals Expert Sees Canadian Tantalum-Niobium Company becoming “World-Class Producer”
by Sam Kiri company news image

Near the town of Blue River, a helicopter skiing destination in the North Thompson Valley of British Columbia, may be the world’s next great resource of tantalum and niobium.

Axel Hoppe thinks so. For the past three decades, Dr. Hoppe was a senior executive of H.C. Starck Inc., an international company serving electronic, semi-conductor and optical industries. Until recently, he headed Starck’s Technical Services and Engineering Group, with responsibility for production sites in Europe, North America and the Far East. In April this year, Hoppe became chairman of Commerce Resources Corporation, underlining the potential Commerce Resources has in store.

H.C. Starck has already alerted its customers to a long-term (secular trend) double-digit increase in the prices of tantalum and niobium, and Hoppe said, “When I heard about Commerce Resources, I was impressed with the potential of their tantalum and niobium deposits and then I was offered the chance to contribute to the company in developing the deposits into a producing mine. I’m glad to become a member of the management team in order to help Commerce Resources become a word-class producer.”

Production Slated for 2010


Toronto and Frankfurt listed Commerce Resources Corp (TSX: CCE, Frankfurt D7H) has been active in the exploration and development of tantalum-niobium properties since 2000. Headed by company president David Hodge, Commerce has acquired and 100 percent owns more than 1000 square kilometres of property in British Columbia and Quebec. The current focus is on British Columbia’s Blue River territory, with approximately 29 million tonnes of indicated and 24 million tonnes inferred resources (NI 43-101 compliant). The company’s competitive advantage lies in the fact that its projects are located in Canada, an area with low political and currency risk as compared to other world supplies.

The priority for 2008 is development of the Upper Fir project in Blue River, holding 23 million tonnes indicated and 13 million tonnes inferred. In 2007, eighteen HQ-sized drill holes totaling 4710 metres were completed at Upper Fir, all with intersecting mineralized carbonatite. Combined with the apparently contiguous Bone Creek occurrence, the Upper Fir complex now extends approximately 800 metres east-west by 1400 metres north-south. Condemnation holes will be drilled at Upper Fir this June, leading to mine site construction. Production, employing Commerce’s own processing facilities and progressing to manufacturing, is expected to begin by 2010.

Although Commerce Resources’ lead project is Upper Fir, the company has other projects worthy of attention in its Fir and Verity properties. The Fir property comprises twelve contiguous mineral areas (still to be surveyed) covering approximately 1725 hectares. It is estimated to hold 5.65 million tonnes of indicated resources, grading 203 g/t Ta205 and 1074 g/t Nb205 and 6.74 million tonnes of inferred resources, grading 203 g/t Ta205 and 1074 g/t Nb205. The deposit has been intersected by fifteen drill holes traced (on surface) along a strike length of approximately 400 metres.

The Verity project consists of thirteen claims over 325 acres. In the 1980s, the area was given extensive exploration, including diamond drilling, by Anschutz Mining Ltd. Verity has inferred resources of 3.06 million tonnes containing 196 g/t Ta205, 646 g/t Nb205 and 3.20% P205.  The Verity project remains open for expansion.

Meanwhile, Commerce has been conducting early-stage exploration in the Labrador Trough area of Quebec. In 2007, at the Elder Carbonatite project, the company completed a comprehensive exploration program (magnetic/radiometric airborne geophysical survey, rock and soil sampling), which revealed significant concentrations of tantalum and niobium. This year’s extensive exploration program will include diamond drilling.  

Essential Metals for the Electronic Age


The demand for tantalum and niobium is accelerating rapidly. According to the US Geological Survey and the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Centre, global consumption, six million pounds in 2007, is expected to increase by seven percent annually over the next twenty years.

The reasons for this growing demand include emerging industrial markets (China, et al.) and technological advances. Tantalum is essential to the electronic age. It is a crucial component in telecommunications, computers, data storage, digital cameras, DVD players and flat screen television. The aerospace industry needs tantalum for jet engines, turbines and space vehicles. Auto makers require tantalum for electronic and airbag systems. Tantalum is used in power plants, nuclear reactors and chemical production, and is playing an increasingly important role in medicine, in devices from auto-defibrillators to knee replacements.

Niobium’s unique value to industry is its strength as an alloy. Standard steel has a PSI (pounds per square inch) capacity of 40,000. With the addition of niobium, PSI is raised to 150,000, turning standard steel into super steel. No wonder niobium is in demand for bridge and building construction. There are many other applications as well, from pipelines to pacemakers.

Potentially North America’s Only Tantalum-Niobium Developer


Deposits of tantalum and niobium are rare. Most of the world’s tantalum supply currently comes from a single mine in Australia, with a few sources in Africa, Asia and South America. Secondary sources include recycled materials, processor inventories, tin slags, and the United States Defence Logistics Agency stockpile, which is now severely depleted. As for niobium, the DLA stockpile of niobium mineral concentrate inventory was exhausted in 2007, its niobium carbide inventory was exhausted in 2002, and its ferroniobium inventory was exhausted in 2001. With only 20% coming from secondary sources such as recycling, niobium also enjoy strong fundamentals.

The list of Commerce advantages include:


- Potential for low-cost open pit mining
- Higher grades.
- A recovery rate potentially higher than the industry standard. While most of the world’s deposits are in hard pegmatite, the host rock for Commerce deposits is softer carbonatite, allowing easier separation.
- Strong, near complete infrastructure in place—rail lines, paved roads, water and power supplies—to facilitate production and delivery, while further reducing costs.
- Proximity to the US market and established Canadian trade relations with China.
- Working capital of $34 million CDN.
- Capable, experienced, specialist workers.

“We are in an excellent position,” says David Hodge, “with sufficient capital to advance commercialization of a prospectively lucrative, low-cost mining operation.” Hodge also welcomes the addition of Axel Hoppe to the Commerce Resources management group. “We are extremely happy,” he said, “to have Dr. Hoppe join our team. His many years of experience in the industry will move us into the next phase of development.”

Summing up


The technological advances of our time have outpaced by far the most daring imagination. Part of these advances, a critical part, has been the essential role played by tantalum and niobium. The terms still are not widely known, but far-sighted developers and investors recognize the potential in them. The new, powerful player in this field is Canada’s Commerce Resources Corporation, responding to an increasing global demand, and moving toward production in 2010.






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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

International Metals Expert Sees Canadian Tantalum-Niobium Company becoming “World-Class Producer”
by Sam Kiri


Near the town of Blue River, a helicopter skiing destination in the North Thompson Valley of British Columbia, may be the world’s next great resource of tantalum and niobium.

Axel Hoppe thinks so. For the past three decades, Dr. Hoppe was a senior executive of H.C. Starck Inc., an international company serving electronic, semi-conductor and optical industries. Until recently, he headed Starck’s Technical Services and Engineering Group, with responsibility for production sites in Europe, North America and the Far East. In April this year, Hoppe became chairman of Commerce Resources Corporation, underlining the potential Commerce Resources has in store.

H.C. Starck has already alerted its customers to a long-term (secular trend) double-digit increase in the prices of tantalum and niobium, and Hoppe said, “When I heard about Commerce Resources, I was impressed with the potential of their tantalum and niobium deposits and then I was offered the chance to contribute to the company in developing the deposits into a producing mine. I’m glad to become a member of the management team in order to help Commerce Resources become a word-class producer.”


Production Slated for 2010

Toronto and Frankfurt listed Commerce Resources Corp (TSX: CCE, Frankfurt D7H) has been active in the exploration and development of tantalum-niobium properties since 2000. Headed by company president David Hodge, Commerce has acquired and 100 percent owns more than 1000 square kilometres of property in British Columbia and Quebec. The current focus is on British Columbia’s Blue River territory, with approximately 29 million tonnes of indicated and 24 million tonnes inferred resources (NI 43-101 compliant). The company’s competitive advantage lies in the fact that its projects are located in Canada, an area with low political and currency risk as compared to other world supplies.

The priority for 2008 is development of the Upper Fir project in Blue River, holding 23 million tonnes indicated and 13 million tonnes inferred. In 2007, eighteen HQ-sized drill holes totaling 4710 metres were completed at Upper Fir, all with intersecting mineralized carbonatite. Combined with the apparently contiguous Bone Creek occurrence, the Upper Fir complex now extends approximately 800 metres east-west by 1400 metres north-south.     Condemnation holes will be drilled at Upper Fir this June, leading to mine site construction.    
Production, employing Commerce’s own processing facilities and progressing to manufacturing, is expected to begin by 2010.

Although Commerce Resources’ lead project is Upper Fir, the company has other projects worthy of attention in its Fir and Verity properties. The Fir property comprises twelve contiguous mineral areas (still to be surveyed) covering approximately 1725 hectares. It is estimated to hold 5.65 million tonnes of indicated resources, grading 203 g/t Ta205 and 1074 g/t Nb205 and 6.74 million tonnes of inferred resources, grading 203 g/t Ta205 and 1074 g/t Nb205. The deposit has been intersected by fifteen drill holes traced (on surface) along a strike length of approximately 400 metres.

The Verity project consists of thirteen claims over 325 acres. In the 1980s, the area was given extensive exploration, including diamond drilling, by Anschutz Mining Ltd. Verity has inferred resources of 3.06 million tonnes containing 196 g/t Ta205, 646 g/t Nb205 and 3.20% P205. The Verity project remains open for expansion.

Meanwhile, Commerce has been conducting early-stage exploration in the Labrador Trough area of Quebec. In 2007, at the Eldor Carbonatite project, the company completed a comprehensive exploration program (magnetic/radiometric airborne geophysical survey, rock and soil sampling), which revealed significant concentrations of tantalum and niobium. This year’s extensive exploration program will include diamond drilling.


Essential Metals for the Electronic Age

The demand for tantalum and niobium is accelerating rapidly. According to the US Geological Survey and the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Centre, global consumption, six million pounds in 2007, is expected to increase by seven percent annually over the next twenty years.

The reasons for this growing demand include emerging industrial markets (China, et al.) and technological advances. Tantalum is essential to the electronic age. It is a crucial component in telecommunications, computers, data storage, digital cameras, DVD players and flat screen television. The aerospace industry needs tantalum for jet engines, turbines and space vehicles. Auto makers require tantalum for electronic and airbag systems. Tantalum is used in power plants, nuclear reactors and chemical production, and is playing an increasingly important role in medicine, in devices from auto-defibrillators to knee replacements.

Niobium’s unique value to industry is its strength as an alloy. Standard steel has a PSI (pounds per square inch) capacity of 40,000. With the addition of niobium, PSI is raised to 150,000, turning standard steel into super steel. No wonder niobium is in demand for bridge and building construction. There are many other applications as well, from pipelines to pacemakers.


Potentially North America’s Only Tantalum-Niobium Developer  

Deposits of tantalum and niobium are rare. Most of the world’s tantalum supply currently comes from a single mine in Australia, with a few sources in Africa, Asia and South America. Secondary sources include recycled materials, processor inventories, tin slags, and the United States Defence Logistics Agency stockpile, which is now severely depleted. As for niobium, the DLA stockpile of niobium mineral concentrate inventory was exhausted in 2007, its niobium carbide inventory was exhausted in 2002, and its ferroniobium inventory was exhausted in 2001. With only 20% coming from secondary sources such as recycling, niobium also enjoy strong fundamentals.

The list of Commerce advantages include:


- Potential for low-cost open pit mining  
- Higher grades.  
- A recovery rate potentially higher than the industry standard. While most of the world’s deposits are in hard pegmatite, the host rock for Commerce deposits is softer carbonatite, allowing easier separation.  
- Strong, near complete infrastructure in place—rail lines, paved roads, water and power supplies—to facilitate production and delivery, while further reducing costs.  
- Proximity to the US market and established Canadian trade relations with China.  
- Working capital of $34 million CDN.  
- Capable, experienced, specialist workers.  

“We are in an excellent position,” says David Hodge, “with sufficient capital to advance commercialization of a prospectively lucrative, low-cost mining operation.” Hodge also welcomes the addition of Axel Hoppe to the Commerce Resources management group. “We are extremely happy,” he said, “to have Dr. Hoppe join our team. His many years of experience in the industry will move us into the next phase of development.”


Summing up

The technological advances of our time have outpaced by far the most daring imagination. Part of these advances, a critical part, has been the essential role played by tantalum and niobium. The terms still are not widely known, but far-sighted developers and investors recognize the potential in them. The new, powerful player in this field is Canada’s Commerce Resources Corporation, responding to an increasing global demand, and moving toward production in 2010.


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