Silvercorp Metals - Jetzt geht\'s hier richtig los! (Seite 472)

[sloopjohn]

Wen's interessiert: auf der HP

http://silvercorp.ca/index.html#

gibt es jetzt ein schönes ca. 5 min. Video zum download (46 mb) oben rechts unter dem Gold-chart.

Schöne Grüße,

sloop

[sloopjohn]

PRESS RELEASE


Trading Symbol: SVM:TSX April 16, 2007

Silvercorp Signed Agreement to Participate in Constructing a New Lead Smelter in Luoning County, Henan, China

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – April 16, 2007 - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp") announces that through its 77.5% subsidiary, Henan Found, it has signed a joint venture agreement with three Chinese mining companies Luoyang Luanchuan Molybdenum Group Inc. (“Luomu”), HT Mining Co. Ltd (“HT Mining”), and Luochuan Xinchuan Mining Co. Ltd (“LX Mining”) to build a 150,000-tonne/year lead-silver-gold smelter in Luoning County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, China. Under the agreement, Luomu will have a 51% interest, Henan Found and HT Mining each will have a 22.5% interest and LX Mining will hold a 4% interest in the smelter. Capital contributions to fund the smelter project will be made pro-rata. The construction of the smelter has received preliminary approval from the Henan provincial government and is subject to further approval by related Chinese governmental authorities.

The proposed smelter will use the SKS lead smelting process (“SKS process”) that has been highly recommended by the Chinese Government. The SKS process (an invention from China utilizes oxidizing process in the bottom blowing furnace and reduces smelting in the blast furnace) is considered to be one of the most advanced lead smelting technologies due to its advantages in environmental friendliness, reduced energy consumption, higher metal recovery, longer furnace life, lower capital cost and ease of maintenance. In China, six smelters have been built using the SKS process and five more such smelters are under construction and will be in commercial production this year. This new smelter complies with current government requirements and is expected to replace some of the lead smelter capacity recently shut down due to environment concerns.

The smelter is expected to be completed in two phases to reach its final 150,000-tonne/year electrolyte lead capacity. The first phase of the smelter is designed to produce 80,000 tonnes of electrolyte lead per year. Construction and installation of the first phase of the smelter will take approximately 18 months. After first phase completion, the smelter is designed to produce 80,000 tonnes of lead electrolyte, 7 million ounces of silver, 71,000 ounces of gold, 6,910 tonnes of zinc ashes (61% Zn), 1,265 tonnes of copper snug (40% Cu), and 86,600 tonnes of sulphuric acid annually.

The capital cost of the first phase smelter is estimated to be approximately US$25.9 million based on the Engineering Design by a Class A Qualification Chinese Engineering firm based in Beijing. Henan Found’s share of the cost will thus be US$5.83 million and will be financed by cash flow from its Ying Silver Mine. In order to support the project, the Luoning County government will cover all costs for the access road, power and water lines, and land preparations.

It is expected that the new smelter will improve current sale prices for silver, lead, zinc and gold for all the partners. The smelter will have the first right to purchase, at prevailing market prices, all lead-silver and gold concentrates produced by mines from the four participants in the smelter, including Silvercorp’s Ying and HPG mines. The proposed smelter is about 48 km road distance from Silvercorp’s newly built 600 t/d mill.

About Luomu, HT Mining, and LX Mining

Luomu, produces as much as 24 million pounds of molybdenum per year, is 52% owned by the Luoyang City government and will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in late April 2007 under the name China Molybdenum Co., Ltd., in a US$886 million IPO. Luomu acquired three producing gold mines from the Luoning County government in 2006, which produce 41,000 ounces of gold per year. HT Mining, Silvercorp’s joint venture partner on the HPG Gold-Silver-Lead Project, is a private company and operates several gold and silver-lead mines in Luoning County. LX Mining is also a private company and controls 70% of the lead resources in Luochuan County, due south of Luoning County. LX Mining operates twelve lead mines.

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

For further information: SILVERCORP METALS INC., Rui Feng, Chairman & CEO, Cathy Fong, President. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail] Website: www.silvercorp.ca


Tina Shi
Investor Relations/Office Administration
Silvercorp Metals Inc.
New Pacific Metals Corp.
1378-200 Granville St.
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6C 1S4
Ph: 1.604.669.9397
Fax:[phone]
[e-mail]
www.silvercorp.ca

[sloopjohn]

Jetzt machen wir demnächst neben allem anderen auch noch in Moly

PRESS RELEASE
Trading Symbol: SVM:TSX April 12, 2007

Silvercorp Announces Commencement of Drill Program on the NPG Molybdenum Project Within the Ying Silver Project Permit Area, Henan, China

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – April 12, 2007 - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp") is pleased to announce that it has commenced the first phase 5000 metre (“m”) drill program on the NPG Molybdenum Project (“Ying Moly Project”) located within the Ying Silver Mining Permit area, Henan, China The Ying Moly Project was first discovered through regional geochemical survey by the previous property owner and was further defined by a detailed soil geochemical survey which revealed a 1,000m by 1,000m molybdenum soil geochemical anomaly in 1985. Since 2004 the Ying Moly Project site was the subject of illegal mining by a third party who constructed a 200 tonne per day mill on site to treat the molybdenum ores. In July 2006, a settlement was reached with the third party, its mining activity was stopped, and Silvercorp, through its 77.5% subsidiary Henan Found Mining Co. Ltd. (“Henan Found”), took over the Ying Moly Project. In November 2006, a five kilometre access road from the SGX (Ying) silver mining camp to the Ying Moly Property was completed, and power supply restored.

During the last two months, old mining tunnels were mapped and over 600m of cross tunnels were developed along NPD701, NPD801, and NPD1 tunnels (visit www.silvercorp.ca under Ying Moly Project). Based on this work, an east-west trending area of 300m wide by over 600m long (open at both ends) molybdenum mineralization was mapped out to be located within the centre of the 1,000m by 1,000m molybdenum soil geochemical anomalies. Within this 300m wide zone, four east-west extending molybdenum mineralization trends of 8 to 15m in width dipping north at about 75 degree are easily observed in the cross-cut tunnels of NPD701, NPD801 and NPD1 where densely quartz-molybdenite (molybdenum-bearing sulfide mineral) vein-lets or stockworks and disseminated molybdenite-silicification have developed on the diabase dykes or apalites with locally massive molybdenite occurring. Between the four strongly molybdenum mineralization trends, lower grade Molybdenum mineralization occurs where molybdenite fine vein-lets filled in the joints or fractures developed within the host rocks of gneisses or diabase dykes. Systematic channel samples have been taken along the three cross-cut tunnels and assay results are pending. An initial 8-hole, 5,000m drill program is designed to further delineate moly mineralization at depth using two Longyear drill rigs. The first drill has been mobilized to on the site and the second rig will arrive at the site in ten days.

Geologically, the Ying Moly Project is located in the Xiao-Qin-Ling Metallurgical Belt, where prolific molybdenum mineralization and molybdenum mines, are related to Mesozoic granitic porphyries, which may be the heat sources for the surrounding silver, lead, zinc and gold occurrences. The mines of Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Co. and China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., China’s two largest Molybdenum Miners are all located in the Xiao-Qin-Ling Metallurgical Belt. Jinduicheng Molybdenum operates a 25 million pounds per year Molybdenum mine about 120 km west of the Ying Moly Project area, and China Molybdenum’s 24 million pounds per year Molybdenum mine is only 40 km south of the Ying Moly Project. Surrounding China Molybdenum’s open pit mine, numerous lead-silver deposits occur and mines exist.

According to several news sources, including Reuters and The Globe and Mail, Jinduicheng Molybdenum is planning a Hong Kong IPO to raise US$1 billion, whereas China Molybdenum is raising as much as US$886 million also in a Hong Kong IPO this month.

Update on the 600 tonne per day Flotation Mill for the Ying Silver Mine

The 600 tonnes per day flotation mill and associated tailing dam facilities for the Ying Silver Mine is completed and has been in a test run since Mid-March. The mill has reached a capacity of about 750 tonnes per day since April 1st. While government authorities allow Henan Found to test run the mill, it is subject to inspection by authorities for environmental and safety qualifications before formal commercial production will be allowed. It is expected to pass the government inspection in several months.

Stock Options
Silvercorp also announces that incentive stock options of 308,000 shares have been granted to officers, directors, employees and consultants pursuant to the stock option plan.

Quality Control
Quality Control/Quality Assurance Program is disclosed in the January 22, 2007 press release.

Myles Gao, P.Geo, is the Qualified Person on the project under NI 43-101. Exploration and mining at the Ying mine and on the Ying Moly Project is being carried out through Silvercorp’s 77.5% subsidiary, Henan Found, which holds 100% of the Ying Project and operates under a 30-year business license.

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

For further information: SILVERCORP METALS INC., Rui Feng, Chairman & CEO, Cathy Fong, President. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail] Website: www.silvercorp.ca

Statements in this press release other than purely historical information, including statements relating to Silvercorp's future plans and objectives or expected results, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties inherent in Silvercorp's business, including risks inherent in mineral exploration and development. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Production and revenue projections are based not on mineral reserves but on mineral resources which do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Tina Shi
Investor Relations/Office Administration
Silvercorp Metals Inc.
New Pacific Metals Corp.
1378-200 Granville St.
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6C 1S4
Ph: 1.604.669.9397
Fax:[phone]
[e-mail]
www.silvercorp.ca

[sloopjohn]

Canada: nächster Angriff auf die 20 CAD; mit dem Silberanstieg über 13,50 USD im Rücken könnte das heute was werden. Mal sehen...

[sloopjohn]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.646.626 von sloopjohn am 03.04.07 19:30:34

ahh, sehr schön, jetzt seh ich's auch. Anzeige hat kurzfristig gesponnen.

Gruß, sloop

[sloopjohn]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.645.263 von emmischmied am 03.04.07 18:23:35

Hallo emmi,

was wolltest Du uns damit sagen?

[emmischmied]

[sloopjohn]

Wenn heute ansonsten auch fast alles vorübergehend abschmiert, gibt's wenigstens hier noch ein Zuckerl von svm:

PRESS RELEASE
March 27, 2007

Silvercorp discovers Five New Veins at the Ying Silver Project, Henan, China

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – March 27, 2007 - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp") is pleased to provide exploration results at the SGX area of the Ying Silver Project from August 15th 2006 to January 15th 2007, excluding the S21 Vein released recently (January 22, 2007). The program is an ongoing effort to convert inferred resources to indicated and measured resources, to expand inferred resources at depth and along strike, and to intersect and define additional mineralized veins in the area. A total of 4,783 metres (“m”) of exploration tunnels and a total of 45 drill holes totaling 9,270m (8 surface and 37 underground drill holes) have been completed. Out of the 45 drill holes, 11 holes intercepted massive galena sheets with silver equivalent grade exceeding 1,250 grams per tonne (g/t), representing a 24.4% drilling success rate, which is comparable to results obtained in our previous drill programs.

The tunneling and drilling program has discovered five new veins which contain massive galena mineralization: S7-3, S16E1, S16E2, S16E3, and S8E. The assay results from the new tunnels and drill holes are set out in the Tables below.

Significant results from the new tunnels and drill holes are:

0.20m true width grading 5,200 g/t or 167.18 ounces per tonne (oz/t) Silver (Ag), 65.49% lead (Pb), and 4.87% zinc (Zn) on 480-m elevation on the S6 Vein.

Underground drill hole ZK1409 intercepted 0.5m (core length) in S7 Vein at 597-m elevation containing 1,938 g/t (62.31 oz/t) Ag, 3.51% Pb, and 9.96% Zn.

Tunneling intercepted 0.20m true width massive galena in S7-1 Vein grading 3,352 g/t (107.76 oz/t) Ag, 17.97% Pb, and 5.25% Zn at 600-m elevation.

Surface drill hole ZK1905 intersected 0.37m (core length) in S7-3 Vein containing 2,711 g/t (87.16 oz/t) Ag, 23.02% Pb, and 13.18% Zn.

Tunneling intercepted 0.4m true width containing 2,364 g/t (76.01 oz/t) Ag, 1.47% Pb, and 12.88% Zn in a raise at 596-m elevation on the S8 Vein.

Tunneling intercepted 0.30m true width grading 3,689 g/t or 118.61 oz/t Ag, 24.26% Pb, and 3.44% Zn in a raise in CM101 at 710-m elevation on the newly discovered S8E Vein.

Tunneling intercepted 0.30m true width grading 7,288 g/t (234.32 oz/t) Ag, 46.77% Pb, and 9.32% Zn in a raise at 480-m elevation tunnel on the S14 Vein;

underground drill hole ZK14A03 intersected 0.70m wide (core length) massive galena in S14 Vein carrying 1,919 g/t (61.7 oz/t) Ag, 56.86% Pb, and 0.52% Zn at 386-m elevation.

Tunneling intercepted 1.65m true width grading 2,902 g/t (93.3 oz/t) Ag, 14.02% Pb, and 6.57% Zn in a drift at 534-m elevation on the S16E Vein.

Tunneling intercepted 1.00m true width grading 3,012 g/t (96.84 oz/t) Ag, 79.11% Pb, and 1.72% Zn in a drift at 600-m elevation on the S16W Vein.

Newly Discovered Veins

S7-3 Vein
The S7-3 Vein does not outcropped on the surface and was discovered by tunneling and surface drilling. It branches a few meters east of the S7-1 Vein; and extends northeasterly and dips to southwest at 65 to 80 degrees. The length of the vein is not yet defined due to limited tunneling. A drift was driven along the vein exposed continuous massive galena sheet for over 42m. Three surface drill holes intercepted the vein at depth with one hole showing 0.37m wide massive galena sheet grading 2,711 g/t (87.61 oz/t) Ag, 23.03% Pb, and 13.18% Zn at 374m elevation. One hole cut through the vein at 186-m elevation with an 1.35m interception of shear zone (core length), indicating the vein extends at least 400m in depth.

S8E Vein
The S8E Vein branches immediately east of the S8 Vein extending northeasterly to northwesterly with a strike length of over 400m, and dips southeast and northeast. At 640-m and 700-m elevations through CM101 and CM104, a total of 643m tunneling was completed in delineating the vein. The work included 52m of raises, 50m of crosscuts, and 540m of drifting at 640-m and 700-m elevations.

S16E1 Vein
The S16E1 Vein was discovered by underground drilling and was further defined by additional drill holes and tunneling through CM102. The vein is located east of the S16E Vein and is a branch vein of S16E. To date, seven drill holes and tunneling at three different elevations have defined the vein strike over a length exceeding 200 m and a depth over 200m.

S16E2 Vein
The S16E2 Vein branches from the S16E Vein and extends 7 to 8m east of S16E1 Vein. The S16E2 Vein has a defined striking length of 200m. A crosscut at 610m level intersected the vein and an 18m long drift was developed along the vein through CM102. A drill hole (ZK133) also intercepted the vein at 573-m elevation.

S16E3 Vein
The S16E3 Vein is a branch of the S16E Vein and is located on the west side of the S16E Vein. It strikes northeasterly over 150m in length and dips southwesterly for a depth of over 80m with 55 to 70 degree dipping angles.

Please see link with full article including tables and figures
Tunnel and drill hole plans, cross sections and longitudinal maps of the veins are available on Silvercorp’s website: www.silvercorp.ca.

Myles Gao, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person on the project under NI 43-101. Exploration and mining at the Ying mine is being carried out through Silvercorp’s 77.5% subsidiary, Henan Found Mining Co. Ltd., a Sino-foreign joint venture company which holds 100% of the Ying Project and operates under a 30-year business license.

Quality Control
Quality Control/Quality Assurance Program is disclosed in the January 22, 2007 press release.

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

For further information: SILVERCORP METALS INC., Rui Feng, Chairman & CEO, Cathy Fong, President. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail] Website: www.silvercorp.ca

Statements in this press release other than purely historical information, including statements relating to Silvercorp's future plans and objectives or expected results, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties inherent in Silvercorp's business, including risks inherent in mineral exploration and development. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Production and revenue projections are based not on mineral reserves but on mineral resources which do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Tina Shi
Investor Relations/Office Administration
Silvercorp Metals Inc.
New Pacific Metals Corp.
1378-200 Granville St.
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6C 1S4
Ph: 1.604.669.9397
Fax:[phone]
[e-mail]
www.silvercorp.ca

[eifelcash]

Aus dem Börsenbrief des Profilers:

Uns wird immer wieder die Frage gestellt, warum wir besonders in Rohstoffwerte investieren. Anhand der nachfolgenden Ausführungen wollen wir die wesentlichen wirtschaftlichen und fiskalpolitischen Zusammenhänge verdeutlichen. Dabei zeigen wir auf, warum ein Investment in Rohstoffe zurzeit die einzig sinnvolle Alternative im mittel- und langfristigen Investitionshorizont sein kann.

Der ehemalige US-Notenbankchef Greenspan, der Vater aller Bubbles (Blasen), hat es mit viel Geschick geschafft, auch den amerikanischen Immobilienmarkt zu einer solchen Megabubble reifen zu lassen. Die Immobilienblase wird wohl als sein abschließendes Meisterwerk in die Geschichte eingehen, weil mit dieser Blase möglicherweise die breite Masse der US-Amerikaner noch weiter in die finanzielle Abhängigkeit gedrängt wird. Etwa 70 % der US-Familien wohnen im eigenen Haus. Diese Quote ist kaum noch zu steigern. Die meisten Immobilien wurden mit Krediten finanziert. Angelockt von jahrelangen Niedrigstzinsen und ständig steigenden Hauspreisen haben viele Amerikaner ihre Häuser sogar mit Hypotheken für den Konsum belastet. Die Schulden der privaten US-Haushalte betragen inzwischen 132 Prozent der verfügbaren Einkommen, die Sparquote ist demnach negativ. Der ständig steigende Wert der eigenen vier Wände, hat für viele ein trügerisches Vermögen geschaffen. An der dünnsten Stelle beginnt nun die Luft aus der Blase zu entweichen.
Spinnen wir nun den Faden etwas weiter: Durch ein wachsendes Angebot an Immobilien aufgrund Zwangsversteigerungen wird der Preisanstieg gestoppt und umgekehrt. Die Hypotheken können nun in Zeiten steigender Zinsen nicht mehr erhöht, sondern müssen getilgt werden. Dies entzieht der amerikanischen „Konsumwirtschaft" den Treibstoff. Die Menschen kaufen weniger, das Wachstum geht zurück, es droht eine Rezession. In der Folge sinken die Firmengewinne und es werden Arbeitsplätze abgebaut. Die Steuereinnahmen des Staates sinken, und die US-Verschuldungsorgie wird immer weniger beherrschbar.

Dies verstärkt die Sorgen der größten Gläubiger von US-Staatsanleihen. Japan und China fürchten um ihre Devisenreserven in Dollar. Die Bemühungen, in andere Währungen (z.B. Euro und Gold) umzuschichten, werden verstärkt. Die Abwärtsspirale des Dollar wird weiter gedreht.

Das Vertrauen in die durch Geldmengenausweitungen und Überschuldung gekennzeichneten Papierwährungen wird weiter abnehmen. Immer mehr Menschen kaufen physisches Gold und Silber, um sich vor Vermögensverlusten zu schützen. Sie lassen sich auch durch die massive "Antigold"-Medienpropaganda nicht mehr davon abhalten. Für die Masse werden jedoch alle Warnungen zu spät kommen. Die meisten werden die ganze Wahrheit erst mit der nächsten großen Währungsreform erkennen, wenn das Papiergeld wieder auf seinen inneren Wert, nämlich NULL, zurückgeführt wird.

Nur durch solche Währungsreformen können sich die Staaten aus dem Würgegriff der Schulden und Zinsen befreien. Wer vorher noch nicht zwangsliquidiert wurde (es ist besonders wichtig, dass man bis zum Schluss seinen monatlichen Verpflichtungen gegenüber der Bank nachkommen kann), wird auch als privater Kreditnehmer davon profitieren können.

Der US-Markt ist durch die ständige Zinsschraube anfällig geworden und nun steuert der neue US-Notenbankchef Ben Bernanke dagegen, indem er trotz steigender Inflation die Zinsschraube zurückdrehen will. Das macht den Unternehmen für die Zukunft Mut und ließ in der vergangenen Woche den Dow Jones ansteigen. Aber man sollte sich hier nicht täuschen lassen, denn die Geschichte zeigt, dass Zinssenkungen immer erst viele Monate danach ihre Wirkung zeigen. Zudem wird mit der steigenden Inflation der weitere Verfall des Dollars angeschoben.

Von diesen ganzen Aktivitäten werden zukünftig vor allem die Edelmetalle profitieren, denn die jetzige Bernanke-Vitaminspritze in Form der angekündigten Zinssenkung wird keine Nachhaltigkeit schaffen, sondern nur kurz- bis mittelfristig den Markt stützen. Vor allem aber wird dadurch die Inflation und Geldentwertung weiter angekurbelt. Die Anleger werden, wie bisher immer in der Geschichte, in Edelmetalle umschichten, wovon Minenwerte und in der Folge auch gut entwickelte Explorer profitieren werden. Schauen Sie sich den obigen Silberchart an. Es ist unschwer zu erkennen, dass mit dem Durchbrechen der 15 US$ Widerstandsmarke ein Run einsetzen wird. Zudem lässt er im Jahr 1980 erkennen, welche exzessive Entwicklung Silber nehmen kann. Wir rechnen mit dem ersten Ausbruch im zweiten Quartal.

Unser Tipp ein weiteres Mal: Streuen Sie Ihre Vermögensanlagen. Legen Sie einen guten Teil in physisches Gold und Silber an, und investieren Sie in Gold- und Silberminen sowie gut entwickelte Explorer mit hohen Ressourcen und Reserven.

[emmischmied]

http://rohstoffe.onvista.de/news/rohstoffe.html?ID_NEWS=4365…

kampf um Rohstoffe spitzt sich zu:

BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) hat die deutschen
Unternehmen zur Übernahme ausländischer Bergbaukonzerne ermuntert. Eine
Beteiligung oder ein Kauf könnten durchaus ein Beitrag sein, um Bezugsquellen zu
sichern und sich global aufzustellen, sagte Merkel am Dienstag auf einem
Rohstoffkongress des Industrieverbandes BDI in Berlin. Diese
marktwirtschaftlichen Strategien könnten zudem eine Alternative zu solchen
Ländern sein, in denen die Staatsaktivitäten sehr viel stärker ausgeprägt seien
als in Deutschland.

Zugleich kündigte Merkel an, im Zuge einer neuen langfristigen Rohstoffstrategie
die Kräfte innerhalb der Bundesregierung zu bündeln und ein Ressort
übergreifendes Gremium zu schaffen. Dem 'interministeriellen Rohstoffausschuss'
sollen die Ministerien für Wirtschaft, Auswärtiges, Finanzen, Entwicklungshilfe,
Agrar und Verbraucher sowie Umwelt angehören. Die Bundesregierung kommt damit
einer Forderung der deutschen Industrie nach. Staat und Wirtschaft müssten
künftig eng kooperieren, sagte die Kanzlerin.



Die neue Rohstoffstrategie ist Merkel zufolge auch angesichts des Auftretens
anderer Staaten erforderlich. Andere Länder hätten sich bestimmte
Rohstoffreserven bereits gesichert, 'und das für ziemlich lange Zeit'. Im Rahmen
der Strategie wird unter anderem bis zum Jahr 2009 fast eine halbe Milliarde
Euro zur Erforschung neuer Werkstoffe veranschlagt. Zudem würden
Rohstoffvorhaben im Ausland unterstützt über Investitionsgarantien zur
Absicherung von Risiken. Deren Volumen sei auf 17 Milliarden Euro gestiegen.

Hinzu kämen ungebundene Kredite, die vom Bund gedeckt werden. Die
Rohstoffproduktivität solle bis 2020 verdoppelt werden. Zudem setze sich die
Bundesregierung für den Abbau von Handelshemmnissen und Wettbewerbsverzerrungen
ein. Auch müsse die Transparenz im Rohstoffbereich erhöht werden. Möglich seien
Zertifizierungen, wie es sie bereits bei Tropenhölzern gebe

Der deutschen Wirtschaft machen die enorm gestiegenen Preise auch bei
metallischen Rohstoffen, Mineralien sowie Schrott zu schaffen. Hinzu kommt das
Agieren von Wirtschaftsboomländern wie China auf den Märkten und in den
Förderländern zur Sicherung ihrer stark wachsenden Nachfrage. In den vergangenen
drei Jahren sind die Preise im Schnitt um 80 Prozent gestiegen. Laut BDI sind
die Rohstoffe im Prinzip nicht knapp. Es gebe vielmehr Engpässe bei Förderung
und Erschließung./sl/DP/edh