Vom Graphit-Boom profitieren: Standard Graphite

und nervenstarken Graphit-homeboys! Zur Zeit reitet der "Graphit-Bulle" in Richtung Süden, aber das wird sich schon irgendwann ändern.

Hier ein schöner Artikel über die Konferenz am 2ten Mai in Toronto! Die kanadische Graphitplayer werden dort vorgestellt (dreiseitig):

http://resourceclips.com/2012/04/25/getting-to-grips-with-graphite/

Getting A Grip On Graphite

OnPage Media Hosts a Toronto Conference for Investors May 2

By Greg Klein

Vancouver was a resounding success, and Toronto will be bigger. OnPage Media’s May 2 Graphite Express-Conference at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre presents an ideal opportunity to cut through the hype and to gain firsthand, accurate information about this upcoming sector. The event takes just three hours and registration is free.

“Investors and brokers are signing for this conference because graphite companies are doing well in this tough market,” says OnPage Media principal Robert Bick. “We will be introducing 15 graphite companies to the Toronto market. The 12 presenting companies will each give a four-minute talk, and attendees will be able to meet with each of the CEOs one on one.

Attendees will be able to meet with each of the CEOs one on one

“It’s a unique event and an ideal opportunity to learn from two of the world’s foremost authorities on graphite—keynote speakers Chris Berry and Simon Moores.”

Based in New York and a sought-after speaker in North America and Europe, Berry is co-author of Morning Notes and founder of House Mountain Partners, which studies the interplay of emerging and developed economies, the commodities market and junior resource stocks. At Vancouver’s February 23 conference, he presented a clear, compelling analysis of how emerging graphite needs will be affected by resource nationalism. “I thought the Vancouver show was a real success,” he says. “I hope the Toronto conference will educate investors about what to look for in a graphite junior.

“I’ll certainly be talking about graphite supply and demand,” he adds. “But the real centrepiece of my theme will be the single most important thing an investor needs to know about investing in a graphite junior.”

Moores is an international authority who has spent six years writing on graphite and other strategic commodities for the London-headquartered journal Industrial Minerals. “The nature of our work at IM gives us a truly global perspective and allows us to see a picture most people don’t get to see,” he declares. “I’ll be talking about key factors of supply, demand and external issues that are making graphite do what it’s doing today, both in the industry and on the stock market. I’ve highlighted a few main areas that are the sole reasons for the way the industry’s performing, and I think that’ll spark some discussion.”

Canadian juniors form the vanguard of this exploration rush, and graphite is a commodity especially well suited to them. Although Canucks explore the world for other commodities, they don’t necessarily look far afield for graphite. The Grenville geological sub-province, which begins in southeast Ontario and cuts a broad swath through central Quebec to the Labrador coast, is an especially carbon-rich region. Other graphite finds are being pursued from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Following the principle of “closeology,” exploration has been especially busy in the vicinity of North America’s only two operating flake-graphite mines, one in southeast BC and the other in west Quebec.

Targets are easier to find thanks to historic geological reports that were shelved and mines that were shut down when prices were low. Graphite is also highly conductive, making a strong impression on the electromagnetic surveys that are among the earliest stages of mineral exploration. Followup work might find the stuff readily apparent in outcrops, rocks or trenches. Economic deposits are usually close to surface, allowing relatively shallow drilling and simple open-pit mining. Metallurgy is reasonably straightforward. The economics can be further enhanced by the possibility of offtake deals or a strategic alliance before mining begins.

Apart from the usual considerations in evaluating a company, graphite presents three crucial factors: the type of graphite, its grade and the size of the deposit. There’s some interplay between the three. Higher grade might make a smaller deposit economical, while larger flake might justify a lower grade.

Graphite comes in four types. Amorphous graphite is a powdery material at the bottom of the price scale but essential to steelmaking. Other uses include such auto parts as clutches and brake linings.

Flake graphite is more expensive, its value rising with the size of the flakes. This is the type most actively pursued and associated with current and next-generation energy technologies: lithium-ion batteries, vanadium redox batteries, pebble-bed nuclear reactors, solar panels and fuel cells. Flake is also used to produce graphene, a seemingly wondrous graphite derivative that might revolutionize fields ranging from digital devices to biotechnology.

Vein graphite is the rarest, most expensive type of natural graphite and is characterized by particles in the form of flakes, needles or lumps. As for synthetic graphite, it lacks some of the qualities of flake and costs more.

Graphite is not, however, sold on an open market. The concentrate is often tailor-made for specific customers. That can mean, for example, that a graphite producer finds a customer whose manufacturing needs best suit the flake size, purity and other qualities that this particular miner can extract and process..

Link: http://resourceclips.com/2012/04/25/...-to-grips-with-graphite/ 

Murdock Capital Graphite Symposium: Focus Metals, Strike Graphite, Galaxy Capital and more 

http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/...nd-more--28093.html

News ist ganz gut, aber nicht sehr bedeutend im Gesamtkontext

 Terra hat eine MCap von 2 Mio, die werden nicht viel investieren können in FY 2012, 2013. (bis dato)     

SGH bringt das ein wenig Cash und ein paar shares, evtl. für die Zukunft lukrativ, muss man abwarten.  

Positiv finde ich, dass sie nun beginnen, einen Teil des großen Explorationsportfolios „auszusondern“, das sollten sie in Zukunft weitermachen, JV oder Farm Out/Option Out Deals könnten für Risikoreduzierung, Cash-Schonung >>> Verwässerungschonung, und neue Partnerschaften sorgen.. 

Standard Graphite Options Beidelmann-Lyall Graphite Property, in Ontario

http://www.standardgraphite.com/s/news.asp?ReportID=521384      

Oder doch nicht? Stärkster Anstieg diesen Monat unter mäßigem Volumen. Könnte auch nur ein Strohfeuer sein.. schließe mich dennoch dem Posting #602 an..

http://tmx.quotemedia.com/pricehistory.php?qm_symbol=SGH

Mal gucken, was der heutige Tag so bringt für den Graphitsektor! Bzgl. SGH: vllt kommt ja heute was an news rein... Abwarten!

alleine in Stuttgart gab es Umsätze.

Sollte man auch sein nach so einer Konso ;)! Der heutige Tag wird zeigen, ob wir eine Trendwende hier haben werden, schätze ich! Fundamental hat sich für SGH fast nur in die positive Richtung entwickelt, siehe die News!

Gut, dass PP ist im schwierigen Marktumfeld ausgefallen, aber SGH ist z. Zt. noch "well funded"... Zeit für neue Verhandlungen bzgl. der Finanzierung ist ja noch genug vorhanden... wir haben noch Frühjahr, im Sommer soll erst gebohrt werden! We will see!

Wäre auch zu schöne gewesen, wenn sie es hinbekommen hätten mit 0,85 CAD... ;)

http://www.indmin.com/MarketTracker/197195/Graphite.html?id=GT-C

Zur Info nochmal ;)

Graphite Industry Gathers in Toronto for the Graphite Express on May 2nd

Packing for the Chicago Resource Investment Conference tonight, I plan on discussing the rising stars featured on GraphiteBlog over the next 2 days. This is an outstanding event for investors, and when I back on Sunday, we will be ramping up for participation with our friends at Resource Clips for the Graphite Express conference in Toronto on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 next door to our offices in the Sheraton. The event that many describe as 'presentation speed dating' will have 15 graphite companies presenting in record format. So here are my cliff notes on the companies who will be presenting in alphabetic order to prep everyone attending on who's who:

Amseco Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: AEL): On March 15, 2012, Amseco Exploration announced that it would acquire 25,362 hectares of land in a district known to host multiple graphite occurrences. Amseco Exploration will have 100% control of the 469 claims. As part of its strategic plan announced in February, Amseco Exploration has decided to expand its traditional precious metals exploration activities to also include industrial minerals. This decision was made based on rapid growth of the market for graphite and other industrial minerals. Amseco Exploration shares are trading at $0.05 with a 52-week high of $0.14.

Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX: EGZ): On April 4, 2012, Energizer Resources announced the addition of the Molo Zone to its Green Giant graphite project and reported that assay results of this area confirmed graphite mineralization at surface down to a hole depth of 108 meters at a grade of 8.80% carbon. Based on this and previous results from the Fotsy and Fondrana zones a new graphite camp is beginning to be defined in Madagascar. Energizer Resources shares are trading at $0.30 with a 52-week high of $0.47.

First Graphite Corp. (TSXV: FGR): On April 19, 2012, First Graphite announced that it had commissioned an airborne geophysical survey of its Henry property. The property is made up of six mineral claims and includes 22,850 hectares of land near the community of Southend, Saskatchewan. Based on historical exploration results and proximity to the Deep Bay Deposit, First Graphite believes that the Henry site has the potential to host near-surface graphite deposits containing scarce, large-flake, high purity graphite. First Graphite shares are trading at $0.35 with a 52-week high of $0.63.

Focus Metals Inc. (TSXV: FMS): On April 11, 2012, Focus Metals provided an update on metallurgical testing at its Lac Knife project in Quebec and reported that the deposit held 46.1% large flake graphite and 39% medium flake graphite with an overall global recovery test rate of 85.9%. Focus Metals shares are trading at $0.87 with a 52-week high of $1.33.

Galaxy Capital Corp. (TSXV: GXY): On March 15, 2012, Galaxy Capital announced that it had acquired a 100% interest in the Buckingham graphite property in Quebec. The property consist of two former producing mines and are located in the highly prospective Central Metasedimentary Belt of the Grenville geological province. The two properties cover a total of 1,324 hectares on 22 mining claims. The area is host to many active graphite properties and host rocks for both deposits are graphitic crystalline marbles, similar to the host stratigraphy at Canada’s only producing graphite mine, Timcal’s Lac des Iles. Galaxy Captial shares are trading at $0.16 with a 52-week high of $0.12.

Graphite One Resources Inc. (TSXV: GPH): On March 27, 2012, Graphite One Resources announced changes to its management and board of directors. Anthony Huston who has previously served as Vice President of Business Development at Graphite One Resources was appointed as President. Dean Besserer and Brian Budd were appointed to the board of directors. Mr. Besserer will also continue to serve in his role as Vice President of Exploration and Mr. Budd will serve as an independent board director. Graphite One Resources shares are trading at $0.25 with a 52-week high of $0.41.

Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSXV: LMR): On April 26, 2012, Lomiko Metals announced it will be presenting at the Graphite Express conference where they will outline the 2012 drilling plan for their Quatre Milles graphite project in Quebec. The site was originally staked and explored by Graphicor Resources Inc. in 1989. Historically, the highest individual assay reported was a graphite concentration of 15.48% over 50 meters. Lomiko Metals shares are trading at $0.11 with a 52-week high of $0.18.

Northern Graphite Corp. (TSXV: NGC): On April 10, 2012, Northern Graphite formed a strategic partnership with Panacis Inc. whereby both companies will cooperate in the development and promotion of each other’s products and services with respect to lithium-ion batteries. Northern Graphite shares are trading at $2.33 with a 52-week high of $3.42.

Soldi Ventures Inc. (TSXV: SOV): On April 25, 2012, Soldi Ventures announced the closing of the first tranche of its private placement and the raising of $229,800 at a price of $0.12 per share. The proceeds of the private placement will be used for exploration activities and general working capital. Soldi Venture shares are trading at $0.08 with a 52-week high of $0.26.

Standard Graphite Corp. (TSXV: SGH): On April 26, 2012, Standard Graphite announced it had optioned the Beidelmann-Lyall graphite property in Ontario. Standard Graphite reported it had signed a Mineral Property Option Agreement with Terra Firma Resources Inc. (TSXV: TFR) pursuant to which Terra Firma has been granted an option to earn 100%-interest in the Beidelmann-Lyall graphite project buy making a series of cash payments according to the defined schedule. Standard Graphite shares are trading at $0.46 with a 52-week high of $1.08.

Strike Graphite Corp. (TSXV: SRK): On April 26, 2012, Strike Graphite announced the appointment of Jerry Janik and Jody Dahrouge to its Advisory Board. Mr. Jankin has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry and has been fulfilling the role as General Manager for Ontario Graphite’s Kearney mine that is undergoing a re-commissioning process. Mr. Dahrouge has over 20 years of leadership experience with global mineral exploration and development projects. He has served as senior executive officer, director and/or geologist with a number of publicly traded companies. Strike Graphite shares are trading at $0.35 with a 52-week high of $0.45.

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (TSVX: ZEN): On April 23, 2012, Zenyatta Ventures announced that drilling at the Albany graphite property continues to intersect wide zones of graphite breccia. The goal of the current drill campaign is to geologically define graphite breccias delineated by an airborne geophysical conductor with about 4000 meters of wide-spaced drilling over the next two months. Drill hole #3 was drilled in a southerly direction and is located 200 meters north of the original discovery drill hole. Upon passing through limestone the hole immediately intersected graphitic breccia which shows the deposit coming to near surface. Zenyatta Ventures shares are trading at $0.37 with a 52-week high of $0.52.

Uragold Bay Resources Inc. (TSXV: URB): On March 23, 2012, Uragold Bay Resources announced it had signed an agreement to acquire two large flake graphite properties -- the Asbury Graphite Mine and the Canadian Graphite Property. The Asbury property is in Quebec and consists of two claims and the associated mine was operational seasonally between 1980-1989. A historic estimate from 1974 reports 578,000 tonnes averaging 10% large flake graphite for the Asbury mine. The Canadian Graphite Property is also in Quebec. In 1918 a historical estimate reports 168,000 tonnes at 6.15% graphite. Uragold Bay Resources are trading at $0.04 with a 52-week high of $0.05.

Zimtu Capital Corp. (TSXV: ZC): On April 11, 2012, Zimtu Capital and three prospecting partners announced the signing of an agreement with Big North Graphite Group (TSXV: NRT) whereby Big North can earn a 100% interest in the Grand Lac Du Nord Graphite Property located in Quebec. The property consists of one contiguous claim block of 2,009 hectares. Big North intends to launch an exploration campaign beginning with a complete compilation of historic geologic work followed by surface work, trenching and diamond drilling. Zimtu Capital shares are trading at $1.05 with a 52-week high of $1.80. Big North shares are trading at $0.15 with a 52-week high of $0.33.

*Prices taken at 1pm EST 2012-04-26 from Yahoo Finance and Google Finance. All funds CDN unless otherwise noted.
Disclaimer: Focus Metals Inc., Galaxy Capital Corp., Lomiko Metals Inc., Standard Graphite Corp. and Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. are sponsors of GraphiteBlog.

Quelle: http://www.graphiteblog.com/2012/04/...still-recall-with-a.html 

Standard Graphite CEO Chris Bogart on Quebec graphite property acquisition

Standard Graphite Corp SXV:SGH announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Mousseau East Graphite Deposit in northwest Quebec. Under the agreement, Standard pays $25,000 cash on signing, $50,000 cash and $100,000 in shares (based on the 10-day volume-weighted average price as of issuance) within 48 hours of TSXV approval, $100,000 cash and $100,000 in shares within one year of TSXV approval and $200,000 cash and $200,000 in shares within two years of TSXV approval. If Standard files a resource estimate within one year of TSXV approval showing 5 million tonnes grading at least 6% carbon measured and indicated, the company pays the vendor an additional $500,000. If the resource shows 8 million tonnes grading at least 6%, the company pays $750,000. The vendor retains a 1% NSR which Standard may buy for $500,000.

The property lies within 50 kilometres of Timcal Graphite & Carbon’s Lac-des-Îles, one of North America’s two flake-graphite mines in operation. Mousseau has a 1992 non-43-101 resource estimate by Graphicor Resources that showed 598,480 tonnes grading 8.29% C proven, 219,450 tonnes grading 8.13% probable and 288,760 tonnes grading 7.85% possible.

"Our first goal wouldn’t be to bring in a 43-101 resource based on historic results because that would only require confirmation drilling. We plan to expand the resource as well."
—Chris Bogart

President/CEO Chris Bogart tells ResourceClips.com, “A couple of things attracted us to the Mousseau East Deposit. Number one, it’s a developmental asset, so it takes Standard Graphite from being an exploration company into the developmental stage. It had a significant amount of historic work done on it, with an historic resource in place. Obviously, we’re excited about that. We like the numbers. The grade was exceptional. The mining scenario is excellent. And the opportunity to grow the deposit from what had previously been explored was there as well. It opens up a lot of opportunities.

“We’re going to start by analyzing the historic data,” he continues. “As I said, there was a tremendous amount of work done on it in the past, so we need to work off of what has been done and collect and analyze that data in order to plan a future exploration development program. But our first goal wouldn’t be to bring in a 43-101 resource based on historic results because that would only require confirmation drilling. We plan to expand the resource as well.”

He adds, “The infrastructure’s great. It’s just off Highway 117, about 12 kilometres by road. So everything looks positive, and we’re very excited. Now that we have the Mousseau East Deposit, Standard Graphite has a definite flagship in place and a developmental asset. We’re that much further ahead.” 

Quelle: http://resourceclips.com/2012/04/25/...graphite-property-acquisition/

Graphene makes good radiation shielding

April 27, 2012 (Source: nanotechweb) -- A layered structure made from graphene could be used as an effective shielding for electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the terahertz and microwave ranges. So say researchers at IBM in New York who have made plasmonic devices using graphene and insulator stacks that strongly absorb light in these regions of the spectrum. The shields could help reduce external electromagnetic interference in high-accuracy electronic equipment as well as protect people and animals..

Link: http://www.graphiteblog.com/2012/04/...-good-radiation-shielding.html

Lahmer Handel drüben... da hab ich schon fast mehr shares im Depot, was da heut gehandelt wurde :D!

New graphene-based material could revolutionise electronics industry

April 27, 2012 (Source: R&D) -- The most transparent, lightweight, and flexible material ever for conducting electricity has been invented by a team from the University of Exeter. Called GraphExeter, the material could advance the creation of wearable electronic devices, such as clothing containing computers, phones, and MP3 players..

Link. http://www.graphiteblog.com/2012/04/...nise-electronics-industry.html

Graphite News-in-Review: Standard Graphite Signs Mineral Option Agreement and Zenyatta Drilling Update on Albany Property

It's my 2nd year in a row to be a guest speaker at the Chicago Resource Conference and I was reminiscing over what has taken place in the last year. For starters, an esteemed colleague of mine that I met with here last year - Mr. Kelly Boatright passed away. It is also here that I first met Gary Economo of Focus Metals. And its Focus Metals that first turned my head on graphite. Here’s a brief summary of the latest developments of the graphite industry that have made headlines this week in chronological order.. 

Link: http://www.graphiteblog.com/2012/04/graphite-news-week-in-review.html

Schönes We allen Graphitern! Endlich scheinen wir den Boden hier gefunden zu haben, hat doch was ;)!

Bis die Tage!

Standard Graphite: Neues Projekt mit historischer Graphit-Ressource übernommen 

http://blog.contentsource.de/2012/04/24/...phit-ressource-ubernommen/

Anlässlich Chris Berry's Aufenthalt letzte Woche in Deutschland (München), empfehle ich auch den Link zu folgendem, aktuellen Interview mit ihm - review/background info: Chris Berry war einer der ersten Rohstoffexperten, die Standard Graphite empfohlen haben.

US-Experte Berry: „Der Rohstoff-Supercycle wird weitergehen“

http://blog.contentsource.de/2012/04/25/...percycle-wird-weitergehen/

 

Der bekannte Rohstoffexperte u. Editor James West (Midas Letter) interviewt den CEO von Standard Graphite, Mr. Chris Bogart - das Video ist sehr zu empfehlen!

Midas Letter Money Featuring Standard Graphite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVke7xyrzRA