Gippsland Ltd (ASX:GIP, FRA:GIX) reports it has resigned from TIC with immediate effect. Since January 9, more than nine(9) prominent companies involved in the tantalum industry have resigned from the TIC. For complete news release, click here. For Gippsland’s company profile, click here.
Gippsland Limited (ASX:GIP) reports an update on the drilling at the Heemskirk tin project located north of Zeehan on Tasmania’s west coast. Drilling at the near surface Queen Hill deposit has confirmed continuity of high grade tin mineralization over potentially mineable widths. For complete news release, click here. For Gippsland’s company profile & projects, click here.
The supply of tantalum from non-conflict sources is stretched thin. Prices may rise as increased demand for electronics pushes electronics manufacturing companies' stockpiles to the limit. Tantalum prices have already jumped over the last year, and may continue their rise by 50 percent through 2011 as scrap for the metal is running out.
Gippsland Ltd (ASX:GIP, FRA:GIX) reports its activities from April- June 2010 with details of its projects. The long predicted shortage in the global tantalum supply supply and the passing of the US Conflict Minerals Bill are now having dramatic effect on the international tantalum market, with the spot price increasing from US$38 per pound in [...]
Gippsland Limited (ASX:GIP, FRA:GIX) reports granting of licenses for its Adobha region of The State of Eritrea. The large Exploration license covers the Company’s three existing prospecting licenses granted during the September plus a number of other Prospecting license area which were previously in the application stage. For complete news release(PDF format), [...]
Gippsland Ltd (ASX:GIP, FRA:GIX) reports a market and the Abu Dabbab tantalum project update. Gippsland has an Offtake Agreement with the German tantalum refiner HC Starck GmbH, whereby HC Stark has contracted to purchase 600,000 pounds a year of Abu Dabbab tantalum (in the form of tanalum peantoxide for a period of 10 years. [...]
Gippsland Limited (ASX: GIP, FRA: GIX) reports that it has began an independent geological consultant to prepare a Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Report to its Abu Dabbab and Nuweibi tantalum deposits, Egypt. While the Australian JORC Code classification is accepted worldwide, the North American market is in general more familiar with, and tends to rely more [...]
Gippsland Limited reports Stellar Resources announcement on a diamond core drilling program beginning at the Heemskirk Tin project near Zeehan on Tasmania’s west coast. Stellar’s joint venture partner in the Heemskirk Tin Project is Gippsland Limited (ASX: GIP). Under the joint venture agreement, Stellar (through its subsidiary Columbus Metals Limited) has the right to increase its ownership [...]
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