A company looking to develop a Tantalum-Niobium mine in Blue River has partnered with an Estonian scientist who has found a way to refine the separation process.
Commerce Resources Corp. has completed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alexander Krupin of Estonia who has a proprietary separation process that may be useful for Commerce’s Upper Fir Tantalum and Niobium Deposit near Blue River BC.
Under the terms of the MOU, Commerce will provide a one metric tonne sample to Krupin’s facility in Estonia.
“Alexander has a long and significant history in metallurgy and we are very interested to see the results from this demonstration of his new technology on our Upper Fir Deposit feed stock,” said Commerce Resources President Chris Grove in a statement.