TaCPM (Ta carbide powder) Business Concept/Proposal
Concept introduced :
siting a Tantalum Carbide Powder Manufactory (TaCPM) in South Korea, using Tantalum Pentoxide as manufacturing start point.
Comments :
Dependent on the proposed TaCPM technology, it is reasonable to assume that ;
1. Nb205 could be reduced and thus Nb C Powder and /or combination Ta Nb C Powders (known in the industry traditionally as 90/10 or 60/40 grades.
2. Both Ta205 and Nb205 could also be reduced initially as above, then further metallurgically in order to manufacture other value-added products (VAP) which could complement the TaCPM concept & business model.
Among these VAP are ferro and master alloys such as Fe Nb, Ni Nb, primary metal as powder / sintered bar/pellets/ electron beam melted ingot as Nb and Ta, all of which could find sustainable markets in South Korea and other "western" markets.
The reason for introducing points 1 and 2 above are to lead on to the overall proposal below
Proposal :
Anglo Somaliland Minerals Ltd is a Kerilee Investments Group(KIG) company, with KIG seeking to attract investment into following project, basically which involves mining columbo tantalite (CT) from what we believe is a virgin potentially "world class long term sustainable deposit from Project S, which our company holds on a 10-year contract with Somaliland government.
Project S also has potentially sustainable quantities of other key mineral ores such as Beryl, Copper, Tin, Tungsten and also Precious Metals including gold, palladium and platinum, all of which could find markets in South Korea and environs.
KIG believe the CT could underpin the potential investment being made in the TaCPM plant, via free issuing mineral to Chinese convertors or other available convertors who would then toll the CT and provide Nb and Ta units as pentoxide to TACPM plant. KIG has considerable experience and contacts with various refiners in SE Asia and other regions.
KIG thus seeks equity investment to commence production in Project S, from which KIG basically would commit all requisite sustainable raw material sources to feed the TaCPM plant, in return for TaCPM plant uptaking investment, with such funding being further secured via other raw materials being provided to and marketed via TaCPM plant owner.
KIG via own in-house consultancy division would also seek to introduce other metallurgical technology and marketing knowledge to TaCPM Plant.
Brian E Beckett CEO, Kerilee Investments