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SECUTORCAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
17 February 2015
COMMERCE RESOURCES CORP
Commerce Resources Update
Ashram Pilot Plant Testing Underway…
End-Product Delivery Expected in Q3/15
Price:
Market Cap:
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$ 0.16
$ 36.8 MM
236 MM
241 MM
$ 0.34 - 0.13
216,500
Project:
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Ashram Deposit (Eldor)
Nunavik Region, Northern QC
100 %
REE
Pre-Feasibility Stage
29.3 Mt 1.90 % TREO (M&I)
220 Mt at 1.88 % TREO (Inferred)
PFS, metallurgical results, joint
venture partnership
Upper Fir Deposit (Blue River)
250 km north of Kamloops, BC
100 %
Tantalum, Niobium
PEA complete
48.4 Mt at 197 ppm Ta₂O₅,
1610 ppm Nb₂O₅ (Indicated)
5.4 Mt at 191 ppm Ta₂O₅,
1760 ppm Nb₂O₅ (Inferred)
PFS, joint venture partnership
COMPANY SUMMARY
MARKET DATA
TOP HOLDERS
Marquest Asset Management Inc
Zimtu Capital Corp
UBS Global Asset Management
Jody Dahrouge
4.4 %
2.3 %
1.2 %
0.6 %
Company Update
Arie Papernick
Equity Capital Markets
apapernick@secutor.ca
(416) 847-1220
Maria Kalbarczyk, CFA
Analyst
mkalbarczyk@secutor.ca
(416) 545-1015
V-CCE
On February 11th, Commerce announced the start-up of the mineral process-
ing mini pilot plant for Ashram. During 2014, Commerce completed bench
scale tes ng of the deposit and confirmed a mineral processing flowsheet that
included a grinding circuit, a flota on circuit, a weak hydrochloric acid (HCl)
leach to remove carbonate, and Wet High Intensity Magne c Separa on
(WHIMS) to remove fluorite. The resultant mineral concentrate assayed 43.6
% total rare earth oxide (TREO) with recoveries of 70.7%. A mini pilot plant is
the next step to substan ate the Company’s flowsheet and the viability of its
rare earth concentrate products. Commerce es mates that $1.2 million will be
required to complete downstream metallurgical work at Ashram, including
the opera on of the hydrometallurgical pilot plant por on.
With a trial produc on total of ~3.5 kilograms of mixed rare earth carbonate
and rare earth chloride concentrate from the mini pilot plants an cipated in
August or September 2015, Commerce will be in a posi on to demonstrate
that Ashram’s en re flowsheet works, and to demonstrate the viability of its
products to third party processors and poten al end users, as well as its versa-
lity.
Commerce will demonstrate the scalability of the flowsheet through flota on,
HCl pre-leach and WHIMS mini pilot plant tes ng. Earlier in February 2015,
the Company began running bulk feed through the flota on mini-pilot plant at
Hazen Research Inc.’s facility in Colorado, in collabora on with Eriez Manufac-
turing, who are also on site at the facility. The flota on tests are being run
using 6-inch column cells. Bench-scale flota on tes ng was performed with
3-inch columns, and the Company’s tests will verify that they can scale up the
flota on circuit. The Company is currently running approximately one tonne
of bulk sample material through the plant to refine the
specifica ons/parameters (reten on me, bubble size, air flow) for the 6 inch
column cell. Once the design parameters are confirmed, Commerce will run
3.5 to 4.5 tonnes of bulk sample material at a con nuous rate through the
flota on pilot plant circuit, which will result in the produc on of a flota on
concentrate which will then be fed into the HCl pre-leach circuit pilot plant
shortly therea er.
The HCl pre-leach pilot plant tes ng will also be done at the Hazen facility in
Colorado. The HCl pre-leach circuit is already set up and ready to receive feed
from the flota on pilot plant. Following tes ng of the HCl pre-leach pilot plant
circuit, Commerce an cipates ini a on of WHIMS pilot plant tes ng in
mid-March 2015. The WHIMS pilot plant unit has already been delivered to
site at the Hazen facility. The Company will spend some me refining the
WHIMS process to improve recoveries on the bench scale and then apply this
informa on to the WHIMS pilot unit in prepara on for the pilot run.
Commerce believes that recoveries can be improved to the low to mid 90s,
and there may also be room to improve the grades of the resul ng concen-
trate through refinements to the cleaning process.
SECUTOR
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP
Commerce Resources Corp 17 February 2015
Commerce is targe ng the produc on of ~3.5 kilograms of marketable rare earth carbonate concentrate (REC) and
rare earth chloride concentrate (RECl) products in August or September 2015. These products will be aligned with
the specifica ons of suppliers and end-users. Commerce’s pilot plant will also demonstrate the produc on of a prod-
uct within allowable radionuclide levels. The Company an cipates that its rare earth products will have nil uranium
levels, and thorium levels with a concentra on under 10 ppm, which is well within the tolerances of world rare earth
oxide (REO) separa on facili es.
Fluorite Concentrate Produc on Could be a Nice Kicker. Over the near-term, Commerce will also evaluate the
economic poten al of fluorite concentrate produc on. Fluorite concentrate is a by-product of the WHIMS stage, and
the Company may poten ally be able to sell it to enhance the economics of the project. The product may be market-
able without any further cleaning and any upgrading required is likely to be very low cost. The Company is planning
to commission a low-cost market study for the fluorite concentrate to confirm specifica ons and to locate the most
logical point of sale for the product.
4,000+ Metres of Drilling Will Support a Resource Update. In early February, Commerce announced the ini a on of
its 2015 drill program. The Company’s drilling and ground work program this year will allow Commerce to advance
Ashram to a prefeasibility study (PFS) level. During the year, Commerce plans to drill at least 4,000 metres. During
the winter program, the Company will complete 2,000 to 3,000 metres of drilling. The winter drilling will include
lake-ice drilling and minor land drilling, as well as geotechnical and hydrological tes ng downhole. Following break-
up, Commerce will start the summer drill program to complete the requirements of the PFS. The Company an ci-
pates that the summer program will be completed during July and August, and will include 1,500 to 2,000 metres of
infill drilling, as well as some drilling in the tailings and related infrastructure areas. Commerce will use the drill data
to upgrade in-pit inferred resources to the measured & indicated category in advance of the PFS, which will result in
the conversion of a por on of these resources to the reserve category.
Commerce previously updated the resource es mate for Ashram in March 2012. The resource includes 29.3 million
tonnes of measured & indicated resources grading 1.90% and 219.8 million tonnes of inferred resources grading
1.88% total rare earth oxides (TREO) at a cut-off grade of 1.25% TREO. The es mate was based on 15,692 metres
drilled in 45 holes. Ashram has been traced over 700 metres along strike, over a width of 500 metres, to a depth of
600 metres, and remains open to the north, south, and to depth.6600
Simplified Flowsheet for the Produc on of a Rare Earth Mineral Concentrate
Source: Commerce Resources
SECUTOR
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP
Commerce Resources Corp 17 February 2015
Summary. The Ashram Project has the poten al to be one of the world’s largest REE producing mines. While China
s ll dominates the world’s REE produc on, commanding approximately 90% of the market, companies have success-
fully developed rare earth mines outside of China in recent years. Ongoing concerns about the detrimental environ-
mental impact of Chinese mines, as well as concerns about China’s status as the prevailing REE supplier will con nue
to increase the a rac veness of projects like Ashram.
Commerce’s May 2012 PEA outlined a project NPV of C$2.3 billion, an IRR of 44%, and a 25 year-mine life based on
only 15% of the total resource. Importantly, the project’s mineralogy is simple (rela ve to other REE deposits) due to
the presence of the minerals monazite, bastnaesite, and xeno me, which dominate commercial processing in the
REE space. Consequently, Commerce should be able to use standard processing techniques for Ashram, with bench
scale and pilot scale tes ng thus far demonstra ng that it can be done. In the baseline flowsheet, Commerce showed
that the deposit could produce a high-grade (>40% TREO) mineral concentrate, allowing the Company to achieve
much lower processing costs than many other projects. Commerce will con nue to op mize pH levels, temperature,
and the consump on of other reagents, mineral libera on and metallurgical recoveries of Ashram, con nuing to
further improve the project’s economics.
SECUTOR
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP
Commerce Resources Corp 17 February 2015
1
The Analyst preparing this report (or member of the Analysts' household) have a long or short posi on in the
securi es of the company or serve as a director, officer or advisory board member
2
As at the end of the month immediately preceding this publica on either Secutor, one of its affiliated companies, its
directors or officers beneficially own 1% or more of the company
3
Secutor or one of its affiliated companies has managed or co-managed or par cipated as selling group in a public
offering of securi es for this company in the past 12 months
4
On officer or director of Secutor or the Analyst preparing this commentary has received compensa on from this
company in the past 12 months
5
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investment banking services from this company in the next 3 months
6
The Analyst or Secutor has been reimbursed by the issuer for travel costs incurred as a result of a site visit in the last
12 months
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be reliable at the me and neither Secutor Capital Management Corpora on (Secutor) nor its employees, agents or
informa on suppliers can guarantee that such informa on is accurate or complete and it should not be relied on as
such. Inves ng in companies within the mining and resource sector typically carries a great deal of risk, including
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make a profit by purchasing or selling them: you could make a loss. Secutor analysts are salaried employees who may
receive a bonus that may be derived, in part, from corporate finance income.
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the subject issuers. I also cer fy that I have not, am not, and will not receive, directly or indirectly, compensa on in
exchange for expressing my views in this commentary.
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and sell shares, op ons or warrants of any company included in this commentary.
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Secutor Capital Management Corporation Update on Commerce Resources Corp. (February 2015)

  • 1. SECUTORCAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 17 February 2015 COMMERCE RESOURCES CORP Commerce Resources Update Ashram Pilot Plant Testing Underway… End-Product Delivery Expected in Q3/15 Price: Market Cap: Common Shares: Fully Diluted: 52 Wk Range: 30 Day Avg Vol: Source: quotemedia $ 0.16 $ 36.8 MM 236 MM 241 MM $ 0.34 - 0.13 216,500 Project: Loca on: Ownership: Commodity: Status: Resource: Catalysts: Project: Loca on: Ownership: Commodity: Status: Resource: Catalysts: Ashram Deposit (Eldor) Nunavik Region, Northern QC 100 % REE Pre-Feasibility Stage 29.3 Mt 1.90 % TREO (M&I) 220 Mt at 1.88 % TREO (Inferred) PFS, metallurgical results, joint venture partnership Upper Fir Deposit (Blue River) 250 km north of Kamloops, BC 100 % Tantalum, Niobium PEA complete 48.4 Mt at 197 ppm Ta₂O₅, 1610 ppm Nb₂O₅ (Indicated) 5.4 Mt at 191 ppm Ta₂O₅, 1760 ppm Nb₂O₅ (Inferred) PFS, joint venture partnership COMPANY SUMMARY MARKET DATA TOP HOLDERS Marquest Asset Management Inc Zimtu Capital Corp UBS Global Asset Management Jody Dahrouge 4.4 % 2.3 % 1.2 % 0.6 % Company Update Arie Papernick Equity Capital Markets apapernick@secutor.ca (416) 847-1220 Maria Kalbarczyk, CFA Analyst mkalbarczyk@secutor.ca (416) 545-1015 V-CCE On February 11th, Commerce announced the start-up of the mineral process- ing mini pilot plant for Ashram. During 2014, Commerce completed bench scale tes ng of the deposit and confirmed a mineral processing flowsheet that included a grinding circuit, a flota on circuit, a weak hydrochloric acid (HCl) leach to remove carbonate, and Wet High Intensity Magne c Separa on (WHIMS) to remove fluorite. The resultant mineral concentrate assayed 43.6 % total rare earth oxide (TREO) with recoveries of 70.7%. A mini pilot plant is the next step to substan ate the Company’s flowsheet and the viability of its rare earth concentrate products. Commerce es mates that $1.2 million will be required to complete downstream metallurgical work at Ashram, including the opera on of the hydrometallurgical pilot plant por on. With a trial produc on total of ~3.5 kilograms of mixed rare earth carbonate and rare earth chloride concentrate from the mini pilot plants an cipated in August or September 2015, Commerce will be in a posi on to demonstrate that Ashram’s en re flowsheet works, and to demonstrate the viability of its products to third party processors and poten al end users, as well as its versa- lity. Commerce will demonstrate the scalability of the flowsheet through flota on, HCl pre-leach and WHIMS mini pilot plant tes ng. Earlier in February 2015, the Company began running bulk feed through the flota on mini-pilot plant at Hazen Research Inc.’s facility in Colorado, in collabora on with Eriez Manufac- turing, who are also on site at the facility. The flota on tests are being run using 6-inch column cells. Bench-scale flota on tes ng was performed with 3-inch columns, and the Company’s tests will verify that they can scale up the flota on circuit. The Company is currently running approximately one tonne of bulk sample material through the plant to refine the specifica ons/parameters (reten on me, bubble size, air flow) for the 6 inch column cell. Once the design parameters are confirmed, Commerce will run 3.5 to 4.5 tonnes of bulk sample material at a con nuous rate through the flota on pilot plant circuit, which will result in the produc on of a flota on concentrate which will then be fed into the HCl pre-leach circuit pilot plant shortly therea er. The HCl pre-leach pilot plant tes ng will also be done at the Hazen facility in Colorado. The HCl pre-leach circuit is already set up and ready to receive feed from the flota on pilot plant. Following tes ng of the HCl pre-leach pilot plant circuit, Commerce an cipates ini a on of WHIMS pilot plant tes ng in mid-March 2015. The WHIMS pilot plant unit has already been delivered to site at the Hazen facility. The Company will spend some me refining the WHIMS process to improve recoveries on the bench scale and then apply this informa on to the WHIMS pilot unit in prepara on for the pilot run. Commerce believes that recoveries can be improved to the low to mid 90s, and there may also be room to improve the grades of the resul ng concen- trate through refinements to the cleaning process.
  • 2. SECUTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP Commerce Resources Corp 17 February 2015 Commerce is targe ng the produc on of ~3.5 kilograms of marketable rare earth carbonate concentrate (REC) and rare earth chloride concentrate (RECl) products in August or September 2015. These products will be aligned with the specifica ons of suppliers and end-users. Commerce’s pilot plant will also demonstrate the produc on of a prod- uct within allowable radionuclide levels. The Company an cipates that its rare earth products will have nil uranium levels, and thorium levels with a concentra on under 10 ppm, which is well within the tolerances of world rare earth oxide (REO) separa on facili es. Fluorite Concentrate Produc on Could be a Nice Kicker. Over the near-term, Commerce will also evaluate the economic poten al of fluorite concentrate produc on. Fluorite concentrate is a by-product of the WHIMS stage, and the Company may poten ally be able to sell it to enhance the economics of the project. The product may be market- able without any further cleaning and any upgrading required is likely to be very low cost. The Company is planning to commission a low-cost market study for the fluorite concentrate to confirm specifica ons and to locate the most logical point of sale for the product. 4,000+ Metres of Drilling Will Support a Resource Update. In early February, Commerce announced the ini a on of its 2015 drill program. The Company’s drilling and ground work program this year will allow Commerce to advance Ashram to a prefeasibility study (PFS) level. During the year, Commerce plans to drill at least 4,000 metres. During the winter program, the Company will complete 2,000 to 3,000 metres of drilling. The winter drilling will include lake-ice drilling and minor land drilling, as well as geotechnical and hydrological tes ng downhole. Following break- up, Commerce will start the summer drill program to complete the requirements of the PFS. The Company an ci- pates that the summer program will be completed during July and August, and will include 1,500 to 2,000 metres of infill drilling, as well as some drilling in the tailings and related infrastructure areas. Commerce will use the drill data to upgrade in-pit inferred resources to the measured & indicated category in advance of the PFS, which will result in the conversion of a por on of these resources to the reserve category. Commerce previously updated the resource es mate for Ashram in March 2012. The resource includes 29.3 million tonnes of measured & indicated resources grading 1.90% and 219.8 million tonnes of inferred resources grading 1.88% total rare earth oxides (TREO) at a cut-off grade of 1.25% TREO. The es mate was based on 15,692 metres drilled in 45 holes. Ashram has been traced over 700 metres along strike, over a width of 500 metres, to a depth of 600 metres, and remains open to the north, south, and to depth.6600 Simplified Flowsheet for the Produc on of a Rare Earth Mineral Concentrate Source: Commerce Resources
  • 3. SECUTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP Commerce Resources Corp 17 February 2015 Summary. The Ashram Project has the poten al to be one of the world’s largest REE producing mines. While China s ll dominates the world’s REE produc on, commanding approximately 90% of the market, companies have success- fully developed rare earth mines outside of China in recent years. Ongoing concerns about the detrimental environ- mental impact of Chinese mines, as well as concerns about China’s status as the prevailing REE supplier will con nue to increase the a rac veness of projects like Ashram. Commerce’s May 2012 PEA outlined a project NPV of C$2.3 billion, an IRR of 44%, and a 25 year-mine life based on only 15% of the total resource. Importantly, the project’s mineralogy is simple (rela ve to other REE deposits) due to the presence of the minerals monazite, bastnaesite, and xeno me, which dominate commercial processing in the REE space. Consequently, Commerce should be able to use standard processing techniques for Ashram, with bench scale and pilot scale tes ng thus far demonstra ng that it can be done. In the baseline flowsheet, Commerce showed that the deposit could produce a high-grade (>40% TREO) mineral concentrate, allowing the Company to achieve much lower processing costs than many other projects. Commerce will con nue to op mize pH levels, temperature, and the consump on of other reagents, mineral libera on and metallurgical recoveries of Ashram, con nuing to further improve the project’s economics.
  • 4. SECUTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP Commerce Resources Corp 17 February 2015 1 The Analyst preparing this report (or member of the Analysts' household) have a long or short posi on in the securi es of the company or serve as a director, officer or advisory board member 2 As at the end of the month immediately preceding this publica on either Secutor, one of its affiliated companies, its directors or officers beneficially own 1% or more of the company 3 Secutor or one of its affiliated companies has managed or co-managed or par cipated as selling group in a public offering of securi es for this company in the past 12 months 4 On officer or director of Secutor or the Analyst preparing this commentary has received compensa on from this company in the past 12 months 5 Secutor or one of its affiliated companies expects to receive compensa on or intends to seek compensa on for investment banking services from this company in the next 3 months 6 The Analyst or Secutor has been reimbursed by the issuer for travel costs incurred as a result of a site visit in the last 12 months Secutor Capital Management Corpora on Commentary Disclaimers The informa on and opinions contained in this commentary were obtained or arrived at from sources we believe to be reliable at the me and neither Secutor Capital Management Corpora on (Secutor) nor its employees, agents or informa on suppliers can guarantee that such informa on is accurate or complete and it should not be relied on as such. Inves ng in companies within the mining and resource sector typically carries a great deal of risk, including forecast, financial, valua on, exchange and poli cal risks. Past performance should not be seen as an indica on of future performance. Any securi es in this commentary can fluctuate in value and accordingly you are not certain to make a profit by purchasing or selling them: you could make a loss. Secutor analysts are salaried employees who may receive a bonus that may be derived, in part, from corporate finance income. Analyst Certification I, Maria Kalbarczyk cer fy that the views expressed in this commentary accurately reflect my personal views about the subject issuers. I also cer fy that I have not, am not, and will not receive, directly or indirectly, compensa on in exchange for expressing my views in this commentary. Secutor does and seeks to do business with companies covered in this commentary. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest. Secutor and/or its employees from me to me may hold, buy and sell shares, op ons or warrants of any company included in this commentary. This commentary is intended for use only in provincial jurisdic ons where Secutor is registered and not to be construed as an offer or solicita on to buy or sell any security. The securi es men oned in this commentary may not be suitable for all investors and may not be eligible for sale in some jurisdic ons. Our commentary (an analyst comment about an issuer that does not include a ra ng or recommenda on) is only intended for professional investors. Secutor accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss arising from any use or reliance on this commentary or the informa on contained herein. Any reproduc on in whole or part of this commentary without permission is prohibited. Secutor is a member of the Investment Regulatory Organiza on of Canada and the Canadian Investor Protec on Fund. Ticker Company 1 2 3 4 5 6 CCE-V Commerce Resources Corp. X X X