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FINANCE VIDEO: Managing Editor of The Emerging Trends Report Richard Karn Presents To Sydney Capital Markets at Investorium.tv

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:29:28 GMT

FINANCE VIDEO: Managing Editor of The Emerging Trends Report Richard Karn presented live to the Sydney Capital Markets at Investorium.tv, regarding the emerging rare earths & specialty metal trends.

Richard Karn, a retired Associate Professor of English, is the Managing Editor of the Emerging Trends Report (ETR). His articles have appeared in publications ranging from Barron's to Financial Sense Online to Fuller Money. In addition to producing independent research and analysis on opportunities in primarily the North American and Australian markets, the Emerging Trends Report conducts contract research for companies such as BASF Engelhard and the Adit Funds. He divides his time between Alaska and Australia.

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About The Emerging Trends Report

An astonishing number of today's high tech, aerospace, 'green' and military applications are dependent on material performance specifications that can only be met by the unique characteristics of a variety of precious and specialty metals.

The Emerging Trends Report has identified 45 precious and specialty metals, not including gold, that are both critical to these sophisticated applications and experience some form of supply threat that will support these metals' prices going forward, whether from physical scarcity or dissipative use, nationalization risk or byproduct sourcing, a lack substitutes or regular supply interruptions.

Australia is uniquely positioned to supply world markets with these metals: at least 38 are, or soon will be, mined in Australia.

We are convinced demand for these metals will exceed supply as emerging market manufacturers move up the value-added chain to compete with those in developed economies, which represents a long term trend we wish to begin capitalizing on now, so we are circumnavigating Australia by four-wheel drive vehicle conducting a boots-on-the-ground screening of precious and specialty metal projects.

Our goal is to recommend sound listed companies well-positioned to supply demand for these critical metals going forward. (Our research proposal is available here)

This represents a significant investment opportunity: despite possessing stunning resource wealth and being ideally situated to supply growing Asian demand, the vast majority of Australian listed companies are quite small by North American standards and are not widely covered even in Australia. Few companies can afford the expense of getting their 'stories' out to international investors, so their operations are not widely known or understood-yet.

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Asian Activities Report for December 5, 2011: Chow Tai Fook to IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:30:38 GMT

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. is preparing to launch what may become Hong Kong's biggest initial public offering in 2011, aiming to raise as much as HK$22 billion, with stock expected to start trading on December 15th. The Hong Kong based luxury-goods company has more than 1,400 outlets in China, with net income of more than HK$6.3 billion in the year ending March 31. As China's retail sales growth remains robust, the Company expects to further expand its retail network in Greater China.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201) announces that its 100% electric Nissan LEAF has won the Car of the Year Japan 2011-2012 award at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show, the first time in the Show's long history that an electric vehicle has won this prestigious award. Nissan LEAF is a zero-emission vehicle that emits no CO2 while it is being driven. It has strong and smooth acceleration performance, excellent quietness, outstanding riding comfort and superb handling stability.

Exoma Energy Limited (ASX:EXE) confirms that its recent Katherine-1 well in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland has the potential to be a significant onshore oil resource. Studies indicate that Katherine West structure may contain up to 177 million barrels of oil in place, in addition to 458 million barrels of potential oil in place at the adjacent but undrilled prospect - Katherine East. Follow-up drilling is expected in 2012.

Phoenix Gold Limited (ASX:PXG) announces the result of its latest drill programme completed at the Castle Hill Project in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Drilling intersects significant high-grade mineralisation including 10 metres at 9.92 grams per tonne gold. The Company is expecting an upgrade of 559,000 ounce resource in march quarter 2012.

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Asian Activities Report for October 31, 2011: Endocoal (ASX:EOC) Increases JORC Resources at Rockwood Coal Project to 312.5 Million Tonnes

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:29 GMT

Endocoal Limited (ASX:EOC) announces a 505% increase in JORC Resource at Rockwood coal project in Queensland from 51.6 million tonnes to 312.5 million tonnes. The resource upgrade comes after an intensive exploration program at Rockwood since April/May 2011. Endocoal believes that Rockwood is prospective for low volatile pulverized coal injection (PCI) coal product. Results of coal quality tests and potential end-user assessments are expected in mid-November 2011.

Circadian Technologies Limited (ASX:CIR) has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate clinical trials of VGX-100 in the USA. The Phase I trial will study VGX-100 in patients with a variety of late stage cancers, particularly glioblastoma and metastatic colorectal cancers. The Phase I trial is expected to commence before the end of 2011 with results due in the second half of 2012.

Golden Gate Petroleum Ltd (ASX:GGP) says today that the SRH-A #8A well in the Permian Basin Project in the USA has reached a total depth of 9,500 feet. Several oil and gas shows were recorded. The Company believes that significant amount of rich gas often accompanies recoverable oil, suggesting the well can become another above average producer in the area.
Cove Resources Limited (ASX:CVE) has entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of 100% of Blenheim Resources Limited, a mineral exploration company with rights to acquire several highly prospective projects in Western Australia. Projects to be acquired under the agreement with Blenheim Resources Limited cover a range of commodities, including copper, gold, silver, zinc, lead, antimony and iron ore. Exploration work programs are ready to commence.

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Asian Activities Report for September 20, 2011: Naracoota Resources (ASX:NRR) Report High Grade Gold Results at the Horseshoe Range project

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Tue, 20 Sept 2011 12:00:05 GMT

Naracoota Resources Limited (ASX:NRR) reported exciting high grade gold results from the Horseshoe Range project in Western Australia. 13 rock chip samples recorded gold values of over 1g/t Au, including a 33 g/t Au sample and a 13.93 g/t Au sample. A follow-up survey work is currently underway to provide substantial new drill targets for the first phase deep RC drill program to commence in October.

Phillips River Mining NL (ASX:PRH) has signed a lead/zinc concentrate off-take agreement for the Phillips River Project located in Western Australia, and will now focus on securing off-take agreements for the high value copper/gold concentrate. The Project is targeting development in 2012 and production in 2013. It is expected to generate about A$1 billion in revenue through gold and copper concentrate sales including the sale of lead/zinc concentrate.

Alligator Energy Limited (ASX:AGE) announced further progress at the Tin Camp Creek drilling program. Results have been received from a further two holes drilled at the Caramal Prospect and six drill holes in the South Horn Prospect, including 20m at 2027ppm U3O8 and 4m at 1061ppm U3O8. Further drilling is underway and additional drill rigs have been engaged to accelerate drilling during September and October.

Sheffield Resources Limited (ASX:SFX) today announced results from a 30 hole drilling program at its McCalls heavy mineral sand exploration project in Western Australia. Mineralisation is open to north and south and at depth to over 90 metres, and drilling results have confirmed massive scale of the McCalls deposit. The Company will commence resource estimation work in Q4 2011.

GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited (BOM:532708) has received board approval to participate as an investor for the acquisition of a 7.9-billion-tonne JORC compliant coal resource and infrastructure development project in Queensland. The Company has also received board approval to acquire 79% shareholding in Alpha Coal project and Alpha West Coal Project in Queensland, with a combined JORC resources of 3.6 billion tonnes, and 100% shareholding in Kevin's Corner Coal Project with 4.3 billion tonne JORC resources.

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Asian Activities Report for September 13, 2011: Ark Mines Limited (ASX:AHK) to Acquire Advanced Indonesian Copper/Gold Project

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Tue, 13 Sept 2011 12:00:07 GMT

Ark Mines Limited (ASX:AHK) has signed an agreement to acquire ownership and control of the Masuparia Contract of Work tenement in Indonesia. The tenement is highly prospective and located in a region well known for copper-gold projects. It is believed that this acquisition will give the Company capability to produce gold within twelve months, and the opportunity to define significant resources on the tenement.

PepinNini Minerals Limited (ASX:PNN) today updated on the extensive drilling program at its Robinson Range Iron Ore Project in Western Australia. The drilling program is designed to investigate potential supergene iron ore resources at eleven prospect areas. 53 boreholes have now been completed within six prospect areas, returning encouraging hematite, hematite-goethite iron enrichment with grades over 55% Fe. Drilling is continuing across all prospect areas and further results are expecting.

Forge Resources Limited (ASX:FRG) has signed an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the West Eucla Mineral Sand Project. Located in the Eucla Basin, which hosts world class heavy mineral deposits, the Project consists of three contiguous granted exploration licences proven to host significant heavy mineral sand occurrences. The agreement signals a strategic direction of Forge to develop resources within the titanium feedstock industry.

Cabral Resources Limited (ASX:CBS) has applied for four new iron ore tenements in Brazil. These new tenement areas lie within a region of known hematite and magnetite mineralisation, in close proximity to a railway line and Cabral's existing tenement portfolio. Cabral currently has over 330 km2 of tenement areas in its portfolio in Brazil, prospective for iron ore.

Tata Chemicals Limited (BOM:500770) said today that Gabon Fertiliser Company and Technip (EPA:TEC), a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry, have signed a Pre Construction Services Agreement for the proposed 1.3 million tonne per annum urea fertiliser plant to be built in the Republic of Gabon. Gabon Fertiliser Company is a joint venture company between Tata Chemicals and Olam International Limited (SIN:O32).

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Asian Activities Report for August 9, 2011: Sheffield Resources (ASX:SFX) Announce Drilling Success At West Mine North Heavy Mineral Sands Project

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Tue, 9 Aug 2011 12:00:05 GMT

Sheffield Resources Limited (ASX:SFX) today announced excellent drilling results at its West Mine North heavy mineral sands (HMS) project in Western Australia. The results confirm a zone of high grade mineralisation approximately 3.5km long grading more than 2.5% of heavy minerals. The deposit is held under three granted mining leases and has potential for near-term development. The resource estimation is underway and scoping studies are on schedule to commence in October 2011.

Guildford Coal Limited (ASX:GUF) has completed the US$3.5m acquisition of a new exploration permit in Mongolia. An Exploration Target of 0-122Mt has been estimated for this tenement which takes the company's total Exploration Target in Mongolia to 29-731Mt. The newly acquired tenement has the potential to host large scale thermal and coking coal mineral resources and represents an opportunity for the Company to become a coal producer within 12 months.

Monax Mining Limited (ASX:MOX) has purchased a tenement and increased its exposure to potential copper mineralisation on the highly prospective Yorke Peninsula in South Australia to four exploration licences, covering an area of 401 km2. Previous drilling on the tenement found up to 5.3m at 1.66% copper. Monax is planning a sampling program followed by aircore drilling.

Axiom Mining Limited (ASX:AVQ) will commence a three phase exploration program over two years to evaluate the gold and copper prospectivity of the Quang Tri Exploration Mineral Licence area in Vietnam. Phase one activities are expected to commence this week, which will consist of establishing survey control, geological mapping and reconnaissance diamond drilling.

Tata Consultancy Services (BOM:532540), a leading IT services, business solutions and consulting firm in India, has signed a cooperation agreement with Singapore Management University (SMU) for the establishment of the TCS-SMU iCity Lab at SMU. The two organisations will create a new research facility to develop industry standards and IT frameworks for the emerging intelligent city model of urban development. It is believed that cities of the future will be specifically designed and built with a sophisticated IT backbone to enable integrated urban management, improved quality of life for citizens, and inclusive economic, social and sustainable growth.

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Asian Activities Report for August 2, 2011: Astro Resources (ASX:ARO) Secured Rights To Acquire A Prospective Mineral Sands Project in Western Australia

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:00:39 GMT

Astro Resources NL (ASX:ARO) has secured the rights to acquire the majority share in the Scott Coastal Plain Mineral Sands Project in Western Australia. The Project has a number of key areas of prospectivity including the Governor Broome Deposit with 51 million tonnes of inferred resource grading 5 percent heavy minerals. The Company is focused on establishing an environmentally and economically sustainable project and looks forward to expanding and developing the project.

Nexbis Limited (ASX:NBS) has signed a 12-year agreement for its Malaysian project to provide, support and maintain its international award winning Nexcode Solution to the government of Malaysia. NexCode is Nexbis' National Security Solution designed specifically for Governments to meet the heightening demands for stronger security and to address increasing threats of local and international crime. The successful implementation of this nationwide system in Malaysia will help pave the way for the future long-term growth of the Company in other markets.

Gullewa Limited (ASX:GUL) said today that its 80%-owned Allegiance Coal Limited has intersected a three-metre thick coal seam at Back Creek deposit in Queensland with a significant discovery of coal at depths that may be amenable to open cut. The Company will continue its drilling program to provide further confirmation of the Back Creek deposit that will be the basis for a proposed 80 million tonnes of open cut mineable coal project.

China Magnesium Corporation Limited (ASX:CMC) said today that the first phase expansion of the Pingyao Magnesium Project is progressing as expected and on schedule. The foundations of a coal-to-gas plant have already been completed and the plant has been built and is currently being delivered to site and installed. The first phase expansion will bring CMC's magnesium/alloying production capacity to 20,000tpa. The Company plans to become one of the largest, low cost, vertically integrated producers of pure magnesium and magnesium alloy in the world.

Claris Lifesciences Limited (BOM:533288), one of India's largest sterile injectables pharmaceutical companies, announced today that their plant has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency of the United Kingdom and the Company can now re-launch its Bag Products in the European Union. This approval will benefit Charis as EU is a lucrative market both in terms of revenue and margins.

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Asian Activities Report for June 6, 2011: Jervois Mining (ASX:JRV) To Commence Feasibility Study For Nyngan Scandium Project

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Mon, 6 June 2011 12:00:44 GMT

Most major Asian markets started this week in red. In early trade, S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.48% to 4561. Nikkei 225 slid 0.94% to 9,403.06. Hang Seng Index lost 1.31% to 22949.56. Only Shanghai Composite performed positively, up 0.84% to 2728.02.

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Jervois Mining Limited (ASX:JRV) said today that work has been advanced on a number of environmental and project site development activities at the Nyngan Scandium Project in New South Wales. An engineering firm has been selected to commence the project's feasibility study for completion by the end of this year. The project is a joint venture between Jervois and EMC Metals Corp (TSE:EMC), which is currently in the process of earning a 50% interest in the project.

Gascoyne Resources Limited (ASX:GCY) has intersected significant widths and grades of gold mineralisation at the south western target zone at the Company's 100% owned Glenburgh Gold project in Western Australia. The anomalous trends extend over 3,000 meters and an additional 5,000 - 8,000 meter drilling program is planned for June to further test this new extension.

Middle Island Resources Limited (ASX:MDI) has secured rights to acquire a significant, highly prospective land package known as the Nuon River Project in Liberia, West Africa. The Nuon River Project lies in one of the most technically prospective gold terrains in West Africa and represents the Company's first West African expansion beyond its initial assets in Burkina Faso and Niger.

Iluka Resources Limited (ASX:ILU) has concluded discussions with its major
high grade titanium dioxide customers in the pigment market segment and has reached agreements with those customers on rutile and synthetic rutile prices and volumes for products to be delivered in the second half of 2011. As a result of these agreements, Iluka expects an increase in average price for its rutile products.

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Asian Activities Report for April 5, 2011: Extract Resources (ASX:EXT) Receive Two Year Extension For Husab Uranium Project In Namibia

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Tue, 5 Apr 2011 12:10:39 GMT

Extract Resources Limited (ASX:EXT) (TSE:EXT) has received a two year extension for the Husab Uranium Project in Namibia, which will allow Extract to continue its exploration program over the 15 kilometre prospective gold trend until April 2013. Zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Project has an estimated total Inferred Resource of 110 million pounds of U308. The Company plans to develop a large-scale open-pit mining operation with an anticipated annual production of approximately 15 million pounds of uranium, which will make the Project the second-largest uranium mine in the world.

Millennium Minerals Limited (ASX:MOY) has signed an agreement with Galliard Resources Corp., whereby two parties will establish a joint venture to explore Millennium Minerals' 100% owned Beatons Creek gold tenements and Galliard has an option to earn up to a 70% interest in the tenements. Historical drilling programs at the tenements returned results including 2 metres at 116 g/t gold and 12 metres at 7.27 g/t gold. An aggressive drilling program is being planned in 2011 to test the tenements' potential.

Sylvania Platinum Limited (ASX:SLP) announced a JORC Inferred Resource covering four identified higher grade target areas within the Northern Limb Resource. Combined Inferred mineral resource is estimated at 4.99 million ounces of PGM, 137 million pounds of copper and 101 million pounds of nickel. Magnetite Iron ore was also identified at the Northern Limb Resource.

Sheffield Resources Limited (ASX:SFX) has commenced drilling at its Yandanooka heavy mineral sand project in Western Australia. Drilling is expected to confirm the results of historical drilling and to explore higher grade zones, which will provide additional data to facilitate the estimation of a JORC compliant inferred resource.

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Australian Market Report of February 25, 2011: Base Resources (ASX:BSE) Announce 7.17 Million Tonne Resource Increase At Kwale Mineral Sands Project In Kenya

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:15:00 GMT

Base Resources Limited (ASX:BSE) announced an updated JORC-compliant Resource estimate for the Kwale Mineral Sands Project in Kenya. There is a 7.17 million tonne increase in Measured and Indicated Resources at Central and South Dunes for a combined total of 146 million tonnes at 4.89% Total Heavy Mineral. 59% of the Resource is now in the "Measured" category. The Project is expected to start production in 2013.

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (ASX:LNG) has received environmental approval from the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Gladstone LNG Pty Ltd, to build a 21 km gas pipeline from the Callide Infrastructure Corridor to the Company's wholly owned liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Port of Gladstone. The pipeline will initially be capable of supplying 180 PJ/year for the 3 million tonne per annum LNG Project.

Sun Resources NL (ASX:SUR) is completing a Definitive Farm-In Agreement to participate in the drilling of a 720 billion cubic feet conventional gas well onshore North-West Europe. Progress has been made on both the Agreement and the well approval process, and Sun Resources is hopeful of signing the Agreement in the coming weeks. Under the terms of the Agreement, Sun Resources will fund A$2.3m of past and future drilling costs to earn a 15% working interest in the farm-in concession. It is anticipated that the well could be drilled in Q3 2011.

Venturex Resources Limited (ASX:VXR) has now completed the A$26.2m acquisition of all the issued capital of CBH Sulphur Springs Pty Ltd, owner of the Panorama Cu-Zn Deposit located in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Venturex now controls the largest known Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits in the Pilbara Region, with total Mineral Resources of 27 million tonnes at 2.2% Copper Equivalent. The Company plans to produce approximately 16,000t Cu and 40,000t Zn per year.

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