Quest Rare Minerals Signs a Letter of Intent for Sale of 100% of Strange Lake's Expected Zirconia Production
09 Julho 2013 - 9:30AM
Marketwired
Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX:QRM) (NYSE MKT:QRM) is pleased to
announce that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent
("LOI") with TAM Ceramics Group of NY, LLC ("TAM"), a leading
U.S.-based marketer and manufacturer of zirconia chemical products.
The LOI specifies that TAM will agree to purchase from Quest up to
24,000 tonnes of zirconia annually which Quest expects to mine from
its Strange Lake deposit, and that Quest will deal exclusively with
TAM for the sale of this quantity of product. This constitutes 100%
of Quest's anticipated annual zirconia production from Strange
Lake.
The LOI also provides that TAM will coordinate with Quest to
develop markets for zirconia.
The purchase and sale of zirconia contemplated by the LOI is
subject to the execution of a definitive agreement between Quest
and TAM which will include, among other things, the price of all
zirconia to be sold and other material terms and conditions of the
transaction. Quest and TAM have agreed to negotiate the definitive
agreement in good faith, with a view to executing it as soon as
possible, but in any event no later than December 31, 2014. The LOI
provides that the definitive agreement will have an initial term of
five years, with five possible renewal terms of five years each,
for a total potential contract term of 30 years, covering the
anticipated minimum 30-year production life for the Strange Lake
deposit.
"The signing of our first off-take LOI, in this case for all of
our byproduct zirconia, is a major milestone in the development of
the Strange Lake deposit," said Peter Cashin, Quest's President and
Chief Executive Officer. "We believe that Strange Lake is a
world-class asset that has the potential to produce a substantial
quantity of strategic materials that will be attractive to
customers around the globe. The LOI is the result of our continuing
marketing efforts to engage customers with whom we intend to
develop lasting business relationships. We view TAM's involvement
with our Strange Lake project as a significant vote of confidence
in the considerable progress we have made in precipitating
chemical-grade zirconia product at our pilot plant. The LOI will
allow us to develop a partnership with a company that has many
years of zirconium marketing and manufacturing experience."
"TAM is excited about the opportunity to partner with Quest to
commercialize significant quantities of zirconium-based materials,
such as zirconium chemical products and high-purity zirconia, into
the global market," said George Bilkey, TAM's President. "These
zirconium-based derived materials are an excellent complement to
TAM's 80-year global zircon and zirconia business. We very much
look forward to working with the Quest team."
About Quest Rare Minerals
Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. ("Quest") is a Canadian-based
exploration company focused on the identification and discovery of
new and significant Rare Earth deposit opportunities. Quest is
publicly listed on the TSX and NYSE MKT as "QRM" and is led by a
highly-respected management and technical team with a proven
mine-finding track record. Quest is currently advancing several
high-potential projects in Canada's premier exploration areas: the
Strange Lake and the Misery Lake areas of northeastern Quebec.
Quest's 2009 exploration led to the discovery of a significant new
rare earth deposit, the B-Zone, on its Strange Lake property in
northeastern Quebec. Quest has filed a National Instrument 43-101
Indicated and Inferred Resource Estimate on the B-Zone deposit and
has completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the
deposit. In addition, Quest announced the discovery of an important
new area of REE mineralization on its Misery Lake project,
approximately 120 km south of the Strange Lake project. Quest
continues to pursue high-value project opportunities throughout
North America.
About TAM Ceramics
TAM Ceramics Group of NY, LLC ("TAM") is a Niagara Falls, NY
based zirconium chemicals specialist founded in 1906. For the last
107 years, TAM has been developing, processing, manufacturing, and
selling advanced materials and ceramics into various markets in the
aerospace, automotive, steel, glass, chemicals, electronics, and
many other industries throughout the world.
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are subject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions
and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond Quest's
control. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but
are not limited to, those described under "Risk Factors" in Quest's
annual information form dated January 25, 2013, and under the
heading "Risk Factors" in Quest's Management's Discussion and
Analysis for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, both of which
are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at
www.sec.gov, and could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements.
Quest does not intend, nor does Quest undertake any obligation, to
update or revise any forward-looking information or statements
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Contacts: Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. Peter J. Cashin President
& CEO (416) 916-0777 or 1-877-916-0777 (416) 916-0779
(FAX)info@questrareminerals.com www.questrareminerals.com
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