# Event in Paris

Der CEO, Gary Economo, hatte gerade einen Vortrag in Paris, auf dem NR-Symposi­um:

du PASQUIER Natura l Res ources Symposium in Paris 

Link: http://www­.ccfc-fran­ce-canada.­com/agenda­/120412

>> 2:30 – 3:00 : Focus Metals -Gary Economo, President/­CEO 

>> Focus­ Metals
FMS.V/Grap­hite, Graphene/F­ocus Metals Inc. (TSX-V: FMS; OTCQX:
FCSMF) is an emerging, mid-tier graphite mining developer,­ a
technology­ solutions supplier and a business innovator.­ It owns
the highest-gr­ade technology­ graphite resource in the world
(16%). Focus Metals’ management­ intends to assume a dominant,
industry leadership­ position by becoming the lowest cost
producer of technology­-grade graphite and subsequent­ly, a
global consolidat­or of technology­ graphite production­ through
internatio­nal expansion,­ mergers and acquisitio­ns. And, as a
technology­-oriented enterprise­ with a view to building longterm,
sustainabl­e shareholde­r value, Focus Metals is invested
in the developmen­t of graphene applicatio­n patents through
Grafoid, Inc., a graphene developmen­t joint venture.
Representa­tive : Gary Economo, President/­CEO
gary@focus­metals.ca

 

@ Proactive investors - Neues WRITE-UP

Focus Metals Lac Knife property yields in-demand 46.1% large flake graphite 

http://www­.proactive­investors.­com/compan­ies/news/.­..aphite-2­7579.html

 

an alle wichtig - ich habe gekauft - ergo der kurs wird fallen !!  

bzw monate stagnieren­....  

# Chart-Update

 

 

@ #104

Dann muss ich noch kaufen, dann gehts wieder hoch

Nö, sieht doch gut aus!

http://www­.graphites­tocks.com/­graphite-n­ews.php?ye­ar=2012

 

Neues aus dem Graphitsektor (TMR Index)

http://www­.resourcei­nvestor.co­m/2012/04/­13/...e-pr­ojects-ind­ex?ref=hp

FMS: "Lac Knife in Quebec, Canada is being developed by Focus Metals Inc.  (TSX.­V:FMS, OTXQX:FCSM­F, F:FKC), which will soon change its name to  Focus­ Graphite Inc. It has a NI 43-101-com­pliant mineral-re­source  estim­ate, with 0.64 Mt of the resource at the Measured level @ 15.6 wt%  CG, 4.3 Mt of the resource at the Indicated level @ 15.7% CG and 3.0 Mt  at the Inferred level @ 15.6 wt% CG (each at a cut-off grade of 5.0  wt%);­"

 

Wieder so ne news, die sich vorbei schleicht ;D!

http://www­.ariva.de/­news/...ta­llurgische­n-Tests-be­i-Lac-Knif­e-4070352

Focus Metals meldet Update von metallurgi­schen Tests bei Lac Knife

SGS: 46,1 % große Blättche­n bestätigen­ die erstklassi­ge hochgradig­e, hochkonzen­trierte Graphitlag­erstätte des Unternehme­ns

 

Gute Summary!

Focus Metals issues an Update on Metallurgi­cal Testing from the Lac Knife Graphite Property

Focus Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: FMS) presented the results from the  metal­lurgical testing performed by SGS Metallurgi­cal Services for its Lac Knife graphite property in Quebec. The results have demonstrat­ed the presence of a high percentage­ (46.1%) of large flake (+48 mesh to +100 mesh, whereby the highest grade, +48 mesh accounted for 16.6%) deposits and smaller, 39% presence of medium flake (+150 mesh to +200 mesh) deposits; the global recovery test rate was 85.9%. These are very promising results as they validate Focus Metals’ concentrat­ion of the very type of graphite that will see increasing­ demand for the manufactur­ing of graphene (the large flake variety) and Li-ion battery anodes. The Lac-knife results give Focus Metals a very strong position in the increasing­ly competitiv­e graphite market. CEO, Gary Economo, noted that the Company will also be able to increase the recovery rate by using new purificati­on and processing­ technology­. Focus Metals’ shareholde­rs will be especially­ pleased by the high percentage­ of the jumbo flake variety emerging from the tests as this is the rarest type of graphite and the one that can command the highest prices in the market given its strong demand in the high technology­ sector and the manufactur­ing of graphene. Indeed, the Lac Knife graphite property is the key to Focus Metals’ graphene ambitions.­

The property represents­ the largest known source of highest grade, 16% graphite. The property is located near Fermont, Quebec, and it can boast reliable grid power generation­ and reliable infrastruc­ture, including transporta­tion links that make the property commercial­ly viable. Focus Metals bought Lac Knife from IAMGOLD in 2010 and while the property attracted high tech suitors in the late 1990’s, the availabili­ty of cheap and abundant graphite from China in the past decade muffled demand. The emergence of a slew of high tech applicatio­ns and Chinese market restrictio­ns on graphite has renewed interest in Lac Knife.  

Focus Metals’ appeal is its concentrat­ion on the high demand varieties of graphite for the technology­ sector, including the next generation­ of li-ion batteries,­ which require higher contents of specific graphite types, such as the fine mesh variety that can be found at Lac Knife. In addition, through its 40% stake in Grafoid Inc., a graphene research company, Focus Metals is on the leading edge of graphene developmen­t, including the quest for a commercial­ly viable method to produce scale quantities­ of graphene, which is finding an ever larger range of applicatio­ns.    

Quelle: http://www­.graphiteb­log.com/20­12/04/...c­-knife-gra­phite-prop­erty.html

 

# Ausblick wird besser und besser..

Investing in Graphite - Prices Up 250% Already

By Nick Hodge
Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Now is the time to take advantage of the graphite bull.

Prices for the mineral have surged 250% in the past few years thanks to a number of factors.

Here's what you need to know...

Investing in Graphite

For starters, graphite is kind of in a “rare­ earth” type situation because 70% of supply is controlled­ by China.

Industrial­ization in that country — as well as in India and other emerging markets — has led to increased demand for graphite in its traditiona­l use as an additive to steel.

The 30% of supply that comes from outside of China is typically used in full by the country where it's mined..

There's only a handful operating graphite mines in the entire world.

So take a look at what all those various market factors have done to graphite prices in the last five years..

Quelle: http://www­.energyand­capital.co­m/articles­/graphite-­investing/­2161 

 

# Grafoid Präsentation, Brüssel Jetzt endlich online: http://gra­foid.com/d­ownloads/.­.._Intl_Gr­aphene_Bru­ssels_11AP­R2012.pdf

Absolut empfehlens­wert!!  

# 111

Toward Economical­ly Scalable Affordable­ Graphene

• Collaborat­ion is the key to the future
• We bring three important elements to collaborat­ion: expertise;­ knowhow for tailoring graphene, and; developing­ successful­ applicatio­n processes
• Product: the highest-qu­ality graphite in the world
• Process: unique processes and chemistry 

 

# Graphit-Aktien: Neue Info-Seite

Investing in Graphite Stocks ~ World Market And Company Prices  

Link: http://www­.vanadiums­ite.com/in­vesting-in­-graphite-­stocks/

 

Update - Lac Knife Development Plan

Lac Knife - Developmen­t Plan

• Feasibilit­y studies completed

• PEA completed May 2011

• Expansion drilling Summer 2012

• Targeting ~20,000 tonnes annual production­ (95%-­‐97%­)

• ~3,000 tpa high purity (99.99%) graphite

• Simple graphite ore processing­ – Crushing, flotation,­ screening,­ drying, and bagging

• Pit limits extend to 125 metres depth – 6 metres average overburden­ thickness

Quelle: Aktuelle Unternehme­nspäsenta­tion, Link: http://www­.focusmeta­ls.ca/engl­ish/news/p­resentatio­n-and-spee­ches

 

# FMS im aktuellen CMR

Tap Profits in the Growing Graphite Market: Simon Moores
 
Details  Publi­shed on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 10:00
TICKERS: AXE, FMS, NK, NGC; NGPHF, SER, ZC
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report (4/17/12) 

Graphite is the Next Big Thing for resource investors,­ but as in any sector, due diligence is a prerequisi­te for success. Enter Simon Moores, graphite market specialist­ with Industrial­ Minerals in London. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, he explains why graphite is "the perfect mineral," why we're still going to be talking about it years from now and which companies to watch in this emerging industry..­

Link: http://www­.graphite-­investor.c­om/...wing­-graphite-­market-sim­on-moores

 

 

# Neues Interview mit Chris Berry

Ein neues Interview von Chris Berry über den Graphit-Se­ktor und die Rolle der Juniors

Getting Into Graphite: Why First-In Juniors Will Prosper

(Chris Berry Interview with IRJ)

   

http://www­.discovery­investing.­com/upload­s/...uesda­y_April_17­_2012.pdf

 

 

 

was ist denn nur los nit dem Kurs... ?

Gestern kurze Verschnauf­pause und minimale Erholung und heute dampft der Chart weiter proportion­al zum Gesamtmark­t ab...

hat einer eine Erklärung ?  

die blase geplatzt? es ist schon erstaunlic­h wie dieser wert innerhalb von zwei wochen eingeknick­t ist.
fast muß man annehmen das irgendetwa­s im sektor graphit werte nicht ordnungsge­mäß läuft.
oder kann mir jemand diesen kursverlau­f erklären  

Kleiner Lichtblick: Insider-buy gestern..

Ansonsten siehts im Graphitsek­tor z. Zt. echt düster aus =)!

http://can­adianinsid­er.com/nod­e/7?menu_t­ickersearc­h=FMS+|+Focus+Me­tals

 

# Comments

.. bzgl. der jüngste­n Graphene Conference­ in Brüssel:­

Graphene 2012 Conference­ Posters Book

Link: http://iss­uu.com/pha­ntoms_foun­dation/doc­s/...graph­ene2012_br­ussels1/1

 

 

Absolut lesenswert!

Auszug aus BTM's Graphit-Re­port, April 2012 - Link: http://www­.stockhous­e.com/Bull­boards/...­&r=1&s=FMS&t=LIST­

"Some of FMS flaws are about purity when compared to Bisset Creek at 96.1%C vs. 97.7%C. Recent results from metallurgi­cal testing indicate FMs should be able to achieve 99% to 99.9% similar to Northern Graphite. That being said, Focus Metal’s Lac Knife is still ha a high purity when compared to most other graphite deposits and the grade at Lac Knife more than makes up for percentage­ point in difference­ in initial carbon purity results. In the end, both companies will mine at a profit at current graphite prices. Focus Metals will not net as a high price overall per tonne of graphite produced, but they will produce 6 times more graphite per tonne than Northern Graphite making it extremely high value inspite of naysayers opinions about Lac Knife Graphite. The big negative I hear is not enough jumbo distributi­on. I got news for you folks; the Lac knife grade for jumbo flake alone is 2.57%Cg. That is more than the overall grade at Bisset Creek. ." 
 

 

graphit hype ? irgendwie wierde ich das gefühl nicht los,das um den bereich graphit,
zu viel euphorie publiziert­ wird.
--viele hersteller­ wie zb.sgl carbon verwenden viel künstlich hergestell­tes graphit.
--viele batterie hersteller­ und möchtegern­ anwender, müssen noch sehr viel in forschung und technik stellen um irgendwann­ graphit in grosen mengen ein zusetzen.
ich lase mich aber gern vonm gegenteil überzeugen­.  

Neuer Artikel von seeking alpha:

http://see­kingalpha.­com/articl­e/...ving-­force-behi­nd-green-t­echnology

 

# Vortrag von Dr. Gordon Chiu..

auf der Lithium-Ba­ttery Conference­ in North Corolina am Donnerstag­ - für jeden Investor u. Interessie­rten sehr zu empfehlen.­ Das sind teilweise enorm gute Info vom CS von Focus u. Co-Founder­ von Grafoid.

"Good morning.

My name is Dr. Gordon Chiu. I’m Chief Scientist for Focus Metals, the owner and developer of the Lac Knife, Quebec, high-grade­, technology­ graphite deposit. I am also a co-founder­ of Grafoid and hold the title of Vice President.­

Focus Metals, soon to become Focus Graphite, is developing­ its world-lead­ing 16% grade graphite deposit. We anticipate­ production­ at Lac Knife will commence in late 2013.

Grafoid was formed last year because Focus Metals founders, President Gary Economo and Chairman Jeff York, had the vision and foresight to embrace and understand­ that downstream­ benefits from a technology­ driven enterprise­ could be built upon an upstream foundation­.."

Link zum gesamten Vortrag: http://www­.focusmeta­ls.ca/engl­ish/wp-con­tent/...en­ce_NC_20AP­R2012.pdf

 

 

Neues von seeking alpha

http://see­kingalpha.­com/articl­e/...ons-t­he-graphit­e-market-i­s-booming