Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Commerce Resources Corp. (TSX-V: CCE) is a mineral resource company focuses on the exploration and development of rare and rare earth metals. The company is specifically focused on the development of its Upper Fir tantalum and niobium deposit in British Columbia, Canada with the goal of becoming a producer of conflict-free tantalum for the global market. The Upper Fir deposit is host to an indicated resource of 7.3 million tons averaging 217 g/t Ta2O5 and will continue to develop in 2010 with drilling, metallurgical test work, and engineering studies.
Commerce is also focused on the exploration of its new deposit, the Eldor carbonatite in Quebec which is highly prospective for niobium, tantalum and rare earth elements.
For more information, visit www.commerceresources.com .
Molycorp Minerals owns and operates the only commercialized Rare Earth resource in the Western Hemisphere at Mountain Pass, CA. Rare Earths are essential to clean energy and defense technologies on which our nation’s economy, security and future depend. Applications such as Hybrid Electric Vehicles, wind turbines and energy efficient lighting are critically dependent on Rare Earth elements.
Currently, these technologies are nearly 100% reliant on Chinese-sourced materials. As global requirements for Rare Earths continue to grow at double digit rates (fueled primarily by the development of green energy technologies), China’s domestic demand is also soaring and it has been forecast that their production will soon match their internal consumption. The Rest of the World must seek alternate sources for these strategic materials or risk serious shortages.
The best plan for ensuring the future security of America’s movement to clean energy technologies is developing a strong domestic Rare Earth industry based on the responsible use of our own strategic reserves.
For more information, visit www.molycorp.com.
Silver Sponsors
Fieldex Exploration is engaged in the exploration for Nickel-Copper-Platinum Group Element sulphide deposits – a class of mineral deposit that, due to its poly-metallic nature, has the advantage of protection against individual metal price cycles and has strong long term supply-demand fundamentals.
Fieldex's quest for discovery is focused in the Abitibi-Temiscamingue District of Northern Quebec, a district that hosts Xstrata's Smelter operations.Fieldex is the District's single largest holder of mineral rights, with a 100% interest in over 60,000 hectares.
For more information, visit www.fieldexexploration.com.
Western Lithium is developing its Kings Valley, Nevada lithium resource into potentially one of the world’s largest strategic, scalable and reliable sources of battery grade lithium carbonate.
The Kings Valley property has a National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for the initial stage of development and in total hosts a historically estimated 11 million tonnes(1) of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). From this U.S.-based resource the company intends to produce approximately 25,000 tonnes per year of LCE starting in 2013, coinciding with the expected increase in the use of mobile electronics and the rise in production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid/electric vehicles.
The project is located in Northern Nevada, which has a long history in the metals and industrial mineral mining industry and a well developed local infrastructure. The project is located close to paved roads, rail and power lines and within easy reach of west coast shipping ports.
For more information, visit www.westernlithium.com/.