Archer nicht nur REE sondern auch Graphite (Seite 46)

[rauldiblasio]

Hallo Allerseits,

da ich schon länger die Foren von WO durchstöbere, und auch brauchbare Infos verwerten konnte, will ich nun auch beteilligen.

Bin bei Acher seit ca. einem halben Jahr dabei und finde sehr viel überzeugendes an diesem Wert.

Nebenbei ein paar andere Graphit explorer oder "bald produzenten -
"Focus Metals" (sehr aussichtsreicher Kandidat), Northern Graphite(Keine Ahnung was ich von denen halten soll) und neuerdings "Strike Gold". Bin bei letzterem
Wert nur drauf gestoßen, weil Zimtu Capital sich jetzt auch daran beteilligt.

Natürlich gibt es auch noch einige andere Firmen.

Denke Archer kann sich daneben gut sehen lassen, oder was meint Ihr?

[hbg55]

Perth, Sep 9, 2011 (ABN Newswire) - The potential for a new graphite province in the Cleve area of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has been further strengthened with new results by Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) adding to a suite of similar results released by the Company over the past two months.

Archer is pleased to announce today petrology results for four additional locations on two tenements directly east and southeast of its main Cleve area graphite projects at Sugarloaf, Campoona, Campoona South and Council Pit.............


http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20110909/pdf/420zjmyshvzv8z.pdf

[hbg55]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.024.147 von hbg55 am 31.08.11 07:50:01

nachfolg. mal ein auszug daraus, insbesondere für DIE, die sich noch nicht über die
phant. einsatz- möglichkeiten des werkstoffs ´graphit´ im klaren sind............


Rapidly Growing Demand for Graphite from "Green Initiatives"

Graphite demand is surging in response to a number of green initiatives including lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, solar energy, semi-conductors, and nuclear energy. Many of these applications have the potential to consume more graphite that all current uses combined.

The market for graphite exceeds one million tonnes per year with some 600,000 tonnes produced as amorphous graphite powder and 400,000 tonnes of various sized crystalline flake graphite.

China produces around 80 per of the world's graphite supply. Approximately 70% of Chinese production is graphite powder termed amorphous graphite. Chinese graphite is declining in quality and costs are increasing due to the effects of high grading and to tightening labor and environmental standards. The majority of Chinese graphite mines are small and many are seasonal. Easily mined surface oxide deposits are being depleted and mining is moving into deeper and higher cost deposits. China now has a 20% export duty on graphite, as well as a 17% VAT, and has instituted an export licensing system to ensure supply to its domestic economy including its burgeoning steel industry which internally consumes a great deal of graphite. These measures are creating supply concerns for the rest of the world.

The demand for graphite is surging as the world seeks newer and better energy storage solutions to provide clean portable energy, alternative fuel for the automotive industry (the emergence of hybrid electric vehicles) and energy storage solutions for green energy initiatives such as solar energy.

Graphite is in strong demand for use lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are smaller, lighter and more powerful than traditional batteries. They have no memory effect and a very low rate of discharge when not in use. As a result, most portable consumer devices such as laptops, mobile phones, MP3 players and digital cameras use lithium-ion batteries. These batteries are now also being used in power tools.

However, lithium-ion batteries are now being used in hybrid electric vehicles ("HEV"), plug in electric vehicles ("PEV") and all electric vehicles ("EV") where the batteries are large and the potential demand for graphite huge. There is twenty times more graphite that lithium in lithium-ion batteries.

While batteries store electrical energy for subsequent use, fuel cells also generate electricity through chemical reactions and therefore need to be periodically "refueled". Fuel cells can be used in both stationary and mobile applications. Fuel cells use substantially more graphite than lithium ion batteries. Fuel cells have no moving parts, are long lasting, low maintenance, quiet and reliable and produce little or no waste products.

Graphite use is also expected to rise sharply due to its growing use in Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactors ("PBNR"). These reactors are small, modular nuclear reactors. The fuel is uranium imbedded in graphite balls the size of tennis balls. These reactors have a number of advantages over large traditional reactors namely:

Lower capital and operating costs. They use inert gases rather than water as coolants. Therefore, they do not need the large, complex water cooling systems of conventional reactors and the inert gases do not dissolve and carry contaminants. These reactors cool naturally when shut down. The reactors operate at higher temperatures leading to more efficient use of the fuel and they can directly heat fluids for low pressure gas turbines.

The first prototype is operating in China and the country has firm plans to build 30 by 2020. China ultimately plans to build up to 300 Gigawatts of capacity and PBNRs are a major part of the strategy.

Small, modular reactors are also very attractive to small population centers or large and especially remote industrial applications. Companies such as Hitachi are currently working on turn-key solutions. Researchers at West Virginia University estimate that 500 new 100GW pebble reactors will be installed in the US by 2020 with an estimated graphite requirement of 400,000 tonnes. This alone is equal to the world's current annual production of flake graphite without taking into account pebble reactor demand from the rest of the world, growing industrial demand and growing demand from other applications such as lithium-ion batteries. It is estimated that each pebble reactor will require 300 tonnes of graphite at start up and 60-100 tonnes per year to operate.


......für MICH einer der highflyer des jahrzehnts - und AXE dürfte gewaltig am aufkommenden
boom profitieren !!!!

[hbg55]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.776.320 von hbg55 am 12.07.11 14:13:41

moin AXE-lers,


....mit heutiger news kann unser baby weiteres interesse wecken....


Excellent Continuity to the High Grade Campoona Graphite


http://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?…





akt.....aud 0,235

[hbg55]

Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE)

Exceptional Coarse Flake Graphite Recorded At All Of The First Three Areas Tested At Wildhorse Plains.....


http://www.abnnewswire.net/press/en/68315/Archer_Exploration…

[hbg55]

auch ne neue presi aus 05.2011 steht mit brandakt. infos zur verfgg......


http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20110503/pdf/41yf3n139ws8jb.pdf

[hbg55]

Archer Exploration boosts target to 24-37Mt at Sugarloaf Graphite Deposit

Thursday, May 05, 2011 by John Phillips


Archer Exploration (ASX: AXE) has ramped up the exploration target at the Sugarloaf Graphite Deposit with drilling last month revealing the previous estimate 'was likely to be conservative in terms of potential tonnage.'

The target is now 24-37 million tonnes of highly graphitic schist.

Adding to the potential of the project, drilling has confirmed the down dip continuity of the graphitic schist to at least 120 metres below the surface, with Archer saying there are no signs of the graphitic unit thinning at depth.

Drill intersections indicate a true width of the graphitic schist of 40 metres.

Earlier in the week Archer announced the company's latest average total carbon of graphite intervals which included:

- 22 metres at 12.31% carbon from 60 metres;
- 70 metres at 10.04% carbon from 81 metres;
- 48 metres at 10.02% carbon from 96 metres; and
- 6 metres at 9.90% carbon from 47 metres.

Archer said the arithmetic average of all drill intervals of graphitic schist at the project (sample size n=319) is 10.9% total carbon, with intervals chosen for the analysis requiring visible graphite.

Selected samples have been sent for petrological examination to identify the graphite nature, flake size and host mineralogy.

Assaying of the 4 drill holes completed in April 2011 for elements other than total carbon is underway to determine the total chemistry of the intervals.

The quality of the graphite present will then be determined via composite samples that will be selected for beneficiation and metallurgical and mineralogical test work.

Sugarloaf is located near Darke Peak on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.


http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/15980/ar…

[D.Bringer]

Salt Creek and Ketchowla Drilling and Beneficiation Results

http://www.archerexploration.com.au/pdf/110420_DrillingEyreP…

[Homer__Simpson]

Drilling completed on Eyre Peninsula targets

http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20110415/pdf/41y25pxwl7tp9n.pdf

[D.Bringer]

17/03/2011 Drilling has started on priority Eyre Peninsula targets

http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20110317/pdf/41xhlwcb769sjg.pdf