Tag Archive | "tantalum"

Commodity Focus – Tantalum

Thursday, September 2, 2010

GMF- Resource Calculator reports on the commodity, Tantalum. Of these 4 minerals, of tantalum is in the position of being he greatest concern due to the fact that in the last 10 years ever increasing amounts of conflict tantalum has entered the western world, while recently there have also been significant shutdowns of western tantalum [...]

Supply of Tantalum Stretched Thin, Prices May Boom

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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.

US Taking Steps to Stop Trade in Conflict Minerals

Monday, August 2, 2010

In an exclusive interview with Tantalum Investing News, Mike Davis of Global Witness explains the humanitarian conditions on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the steps needed to ensure the security of civilians and an end to ‘conflict minerals’ exploitation in the region.

Gippsland: Granting Of Large Eritrean Tenements

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

    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 to obtain Canadian resource estimates for tantalum deposits

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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 [...]

Commerce Resources Corp. Updates Exploration and Development Activities

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Commerce Resources Corp. (CVE:CCE) reports on the planned and ongoing exploration and development activities for its Blue River project, east-central British Columbia. The Blue River Property is host to the Upper Fir Tantalum and Niobium Deposit, which was discovered in 2002 and which has been the focus of the Company since 2005. The Blue River Project [...]

Heemskirk Drilling Programme

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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 [...]

Enough Conflict-Free Tantalum to Meet Increasing Global Electronics Demand?

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Recent reports on the global electronics industry show steady growth continuing in 2010 and onwards as emerging economies drive demand for electronic products.

Gippsland Ltd. – World’s Largest Tantalum Mine

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Gippsland Limited is an Australian based international resource company. Their focus is to find projects that have had detailed historical analysis, which may have been overlooked by major resource groups. Currently, their main projects are the Abu Dabbab and the Nuweibi tantalum projects, located in Egypt.

Tantalum Mine Back on Track after Noventa Hits Reset Button

Thursday, May 27, 2010

An exclusive interview with Noventa Chairman of the Board, Eric Kohn.

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