Commerce Resources Corp. Announces Grant of Stock Options Under Equity Incentive Plan
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Commerce Resources Corp. Announces Grant of Stock
Options Under Equity Incentive Plan
News Release – Vancouver, BC, – March 18, 2025: Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv : CCE,
FSE: D7H0, OTCQX: CMRZF) (the “Company” or “Commerce”), is pleased to announce that it
has granted (the “Grant”) an aggregate of 2,500,000 incentive stock options (each, an “Option”)
to purchase up to 2,500,000 common shares of the Company (each, a “Share”) to certain officers
and consultants under its Equity Incentive Plan. The Options are exercisable for a period of three
years from the date of Grant, expiring on March 18, 2028, at a price of $0.12 per Share. The options
all vest immediately.
Commerce’s Interim President and CEO Jeremy Robinson said: “As we finalise our plans to
complete a dual listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and progress the Ashram
Project to the next stage, it is important that we retain and incentivise the people that have
discovered this world-class deposit and advanced it to where it is today.”
All Options and the Shares underlying such Options are subject to a hold period of four months
and one day from the date of issuance.
ABOUT COMMERCE RESOURCES CORP.
Commerce Resources Corp. is a junior mineral resource company focused on the development of
the Ashram Rare Earth and Fluorspar Deposit located within their Eldor Property, in northern
Quebec, Canada. The Ashram Deposit is characterized by simple rare eart h (monazite,
bastnaesite, xenotime) and gangue (carbonates) mineralogy, a large tonnage resource at
favourable grade, and has demonstrated the production of high -grade (more than 30 – 45%
TREO) mineral concentrates at high recovery (more than 60 – 75%) in line with active global
producers.
The Ashram Deposit also has a fluorspar component which makes it one of the largest potential
sources of fluorspar in the world and could be a long-term supplier to the met-spar and acid-spar
markets. The Company is positioning to be one of the lowest cost rare earth producers globally,
with a specific focus on being a long -term supplier of mixed rare earth carbonate and/or NdPr
oxide to the global market.
Additionally, Commerce is committed to exploring the potential of other high -value commodities
on the Property such as niobium and phosphate minerals, which may help advance Ashram by
reducing costs through shared development.
For more information, please visit the corporate website at www.commerceresources.com or email
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On Behalf of the Board of Directors
COMMERCE RESOURCES CORP.
Ian Graham
Chairman
Phone: 604.484.2700
Email: [email protected]
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains forward -looking statements, which includes any information about activities, events or
developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward looking
statements in this news releas e include statements regarding the expected listing on the Australian Securities
Exchange; the continued advancement of the Ashram project to development; that Ashram’s fluorspar component
which makes it one of the largest potential sources of fluorspar in the world and could be a long-term supplier to the
met-spar and acid -spar markets; that the Company is positioning to be one of the lowest cost rare earth element
producers globally, with a focus on being a long-term global supplier of mixed rare earth carbonate and/or NdPr oxide;
and that the Company may explore the potential of other h igh-value commodities on the Ashram Property. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Risks that could change
or prevent these events, activities or developments from coming to fruition include: that the Company may not
complete a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange; that the Company may not be able to fully finance any
additional exploration on the Ashram Project; that even if the Company is able raise capital, costs for exploration
activities may increase such that the Company may not have sufficient funds to pay for such exploration or processing
activities; the timing and content of the proposed drill program and any future work programs may not be completed
as proposed or at all; geological interpretations based on drilling that may change with more detailed information;
potential process methods and mineral recoveries assumptions based on limited test work and by comparison to what
are considered analogous deposits that, with further test work, may not be comparable; testing of our process may not
prove successful or samples derived from the Ashram Project may not yield positive results, and even if such tests are
successful or initial sample results are positive, the economic and other outcomes may not be as expected; the
anticipated market demand for rare earth elements and other minerals may not be as expected; the availability of labour
and equipment to undertake future exploration work and testing activities; geopolitical risks which may result in
market and economic instability; and despite the current expected viability of the Ashram Project, conditions changing
such that even if metals or minerals are discovered on the Ashram Project, the project may not be commercially viable.
The forward -looking statements contained in this n ews release are made as of the date hereof and the Company
assumes no responsibility to update or revise such information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as
required by law.