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1 Apr 2010 Tantalum  ►  Commerce Resources confirms tantalum and niobium at its Fir deposit
Commerce Resources Corp. reported that it has received the "Independent Technical Report, Blue River Property, Blue River, British Columbia, Canada" and dated March 30, 2010 prepared by Michelle... more 
23 Mar 2010   Ram Resources acquires tantalum-niobium project
Western Australian company Ram Resources is to buy the potentially world-class Motzfeldt tantalum-niobium project in Greenland... more 
19 Mar 2010   Canadian companies pushing for Congo-free tantalum market
The movement to stop the flow of Congo conflict minerals into the global supply chain is growing and activist groups like The Enough Project are employing several tactics to get the message out... more 
16 Mar 2010   TNR Gold signs lithium-rare earths deal
TNR Gold Corp. and wholly-owned International Lithium Corp. ("ILC") are pleased to announce the Company has entered into a letter agreement dated March 11, 2010 (the "Agreement") with Cricket Capital... more 
13 Mar 2010   Niocan positive about niobium and tantalum
In perspective of the improvement of the rare earth market, Niocan Inc. had mandated in year 2000 J.R. Goode and Associates, Metallurgical Consulting to prepare a conceptual study on Niobium Refinery... more 
12 Mar 2010   Tantalum global supply declining
The global economic downturn has disrupted the supply/demand fundamentals in the tantalum market in a way that may prove very beneficial to junior miners operating in conflict-free zones... more 
11 Mar 2010   Sarissa Resources confirms niobium and tantalum
Sarissa Resources Inc. announced that the preliminary analytical results from step out hole DDH-10-83 have identified an extensive new zone of Nb2O5 mineralization... more 
  Consolidated Abaddon confirms lithium, tantalum and cesium
Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc. has completed a seven hole, 1464 metres, diamond drilling program at its Raleigh Lake Lithium property located in the Kenora Mining Division in northwestern... more 
  Fieldex may acquire 60% of Mantis Mineral's lithium-tantalum deposits
Mantis Mineral Corp. has granted an option that allows Fieldex Exploration Inc. to acquire up to a 60 per cent interest in five mining claims at a lithium-tantalum deposit near Cochrane, in... more 
  Tantalum capacitors price to stabilize
Tantalum capacitor prices have increased 5–10% in recent months, but price should stabilize unless the price of tantalum increases dramatically. Prices increased because suppliers took capacity... more 
10 Mar 2010   Galaxy Resources ups lithium ore reserves by 23%
Emerging lithium producer, Galaxy Resources Limited is pleased to announce a new ore reserve statement for the Mt Cattlin Spodumene Project near Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. The total "Proved"... more 
9 Mar 2010   MDN restarts Ikungu gold drilling
MDN Inc. announced that the Ikungu drill program was restarted with two drill rigs on January 28, 2010. The objective of this program is to systematically drill the main gold-bearing reef along a 2.5... more 
  Tantalum market outlook
There are mounting fears in the tantalum market that serious shortages are looming. Weak demand in consuming industries, particularly capacitors, coupled with large inventories in the supply chain,... more 
5 Mar 2010   Galaxy Resources begins mining lithium and tantalum
Galaxy Resources announced that the Company has commenced pre-strip mining at its Mt Cattlin Spodumene Project ahead of schedule... more 
  HC Starck sells Amperkat catalyst business to Evonik
HC Starck has sold its Amperkat business to Evonik Degussa GmbH, based in Essen, Germany... more 
4 Mar 2010   Orebodies Inc to acquire Zigzag lithium/rare metals property
Canadian Orebodies Inc. is pleased to announce that it is has entered into an Option Agreement (the "Option") with Ultra Lithium Inc. ("Ultra") and the underlying property owners (the "Owners") to... more 
  Tantalum price may drop due to mining cutbacks
Prices for tantalum capacitors have increased 5-10% in recent months, but price should stabilize unless the price of tantalum increases dramatically... more 
2 Mar 2010   KEMET and US energy dept sign $15m contract
KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminium, plastic film, paper and aluminium electrolytic capacitors, today announced the signing of a $31.7 million... more 
24 Feb 2010   DIOS discovers niobium and tantalum at Quebec mine
The exploration team of DIOS Exploration is very pleased to report the discovery of the Shipshaw Carbonatite Complex, Saguenay, Quebec, with niobium, tantalum and rare earth potential as well as... more 
  Tantalum prices to rise
Tantalum capacitors buyers should keep a close eye on the price of tantalum ore. Rising ore prices could result in higher prices for tantalum capacitors... more