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MBAC Reports NI 43-101 Resource Estimate for World Class Araxa Rare Earth Oxide/Niobium/Phosphate Deposit

2011-12-06 15:45:00

______________________________ |TSX: MBC | |OTCQX: MBCFF | |Shares Outstanding: 97,720,219| |Fully Diluted: 105,007,635 | |______________________________| TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - MBAC Fertilizer Corp. ("MBAC" or the "Company") (TSX:MBC and OTCQX:MBCFF) is very pleased to report a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant independent inferred mineral resource estimate for the rare earths...

Commerce Resources Corp. Completes 2011 Exploration Program at Upper Fir Tantalum and Niobium Deposit, Blue River, British Columbia

2011-11-18 08:00:00

Highlights: -- 2011 fieldwork included approximately 8,715 metres in a 34 drill-hole definition drilling program which was targeted to improve understanding of geological and structural relationships within the Upper Fir deposit. -- 2010 drilling results (54 holes; 12,949 metres) are currently being compiled for inclusion in an updated three dimensional block model and resource estimate which will itself...

Commerce Resources Corp. Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for Upper Fir Tantalum and Niobium Deposit, Blue River, B.C.

2011-11-03 08:27:00

------------------------------ Highlights -- AMEC's PEA Technical Report on the Blue River Tantalum-Niobium Project dated 29-September-2011 will be filed shortly for public disclosure (www.SEDAR.com). -- Study results show a positive cash flow for a potential 7500 tonnes per day underground operation at the Upper Fir, with cash costs of $C24.91 per kilogram of tantalum metal (net of...

Commerce Resources Corp. Intersects Significant Heavy Rare Earth Element Mineralization at Ashram, Eldor Project in Quebec

2011-10-19 08:27:00

VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE, FSE: D7H, OTCQX: CMRZF) (the "Company" or "Commerce") is pleased to report the results for the first two drill holes completed during the summer/fall exploration program at the Ashram Rare Earth Element ("REE") Zone at the Eldor Project in northern Quebec. To date, 32 drill holes have been completed at Eldor as part of this year's ongoing exploration program. The initial two drill holes were successful...

Taseko Announces Inferred Resource at Aley Niobium Project

2011-09-12 12:31:00

VANCOUVER, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE Amex: TGB) ("Taseko" or the "Company") announces an inferred resource of 159 million tonnes grading 0.43% Nb(2)O(5) at the Company's wholly-owned Aley Niobium Project, approximately 130 km north of Mackenzie, B.C. The resource estimate is based on drill data gathered from Taseko's 2010 drilling program, along with historical drill data.Â The data formed the basis for the development of a geological...

Key Ingredient: Change In Material Boosts Prospects Of Ultrafast Single-Photon Detector

2011-07-01 12:28:03

By swapping one superconducting material for another, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a practical way to boost the efficiency of the world's fastest single-photon detector, while also extending light sensitivity to longer wavelengths. The new tungsten-silicon alloy could make the ultrafast detectors more practical for use in quantum communications and computing systems, experiments testing the nature of reality, and emerging applications...

Commerce Resources Closes $7.5 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement

2011-06-03 20:39:00

VANCOUVER, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE) (FSE: D7H) (OTCQX: CMRZF) (the "Company" or "Commerce") is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of 10,388,834 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.73 per share for gross proceeds of $7.58 million. The proceeds of the Private Placement will be used to advance the Company's exploration and development programs on its Blue River...

H.C. Starck Combines High Purity Materials and Technology at PowderMet 2011

2011-05-17 09:16:00

NEWTON, Mass., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating flexible solutions for future technologies in a rapidly changing marketplace requires creative ideas, innovation, and the right materials. H.C. Starck, a market leader and innovation driver in powder metallurgy, offers a unique, comprehensive product portfolio matched with unsurpassed engineering talent to face this challenge. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090625/NE38551LOGO ) Capitalizing on its position, H.C. Starck has...

Commerce Resources Corp. Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for Initial Resource Estimate for Ashram Rare Earth Deposit, Eldor Property Quebec

2011-04-18 18:24:00

VANCOUVER, April 18 /PRNewswire/ - Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXV: CCE) (FSE: D7H) (OTCQX: CMRZF) (the "Company" or "Commerce") announces that, further to its news release of March 3, 2011, it has filed its National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled "Technical Report, Mineral Resource Estimation, Eldor Property - Ashram Deposit, Nunavik, Quebec" dated April 15, 2011, on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com. The report has also been posted on the Company's website at...

H.C. Starck Signs Tantalum Supply Agreement with AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group

2011-04-08 05:44:00

MUNICH, April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- H.C. Starck has signed an agreement with AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.'s subsidiary, CIF Mineracao S.A. to purchase the vast majority of tantalum and niobium concentrates from AMG's Brazilian MIBRA mine. This mine is one of the largest industrial tantalum mines in the world. (Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090625/NE38551LOGO ) "Thanks to this agreement, we have secured a continuous supply of conflict-free tantalum raw materials for...