Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE) (FSE: D7H) ("the Company") is pleased to provide the following progress report from the Company's Blue River tantalum and niobium project in east-central British Columbia.

Drilling
The initial target of the 2008 program is the Upper Fir deposit where 36 holes totaling 8,053 metres have been drilled to date this year. Beaupre Diamond Drilling Inc. of Princeton, British Columbia is currently operating two diamond drills achieving +95% recoveries, with the possibility of a third machine being added later this month.

In response to higher than anticipated progress in drilling, onsite crews have been augmented to avoid delays in sawing, and preparing the core for shipment. To further reduce lead times, on a regular basis samples are driven directly to Acme Analytical Laboratories Ltd. in Vancouver, BC, for sample preparation and analysis. All technical work is being conducted under the supervision of geologist John Gorham, P.Geol. of Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

Bulk Sample
The Company has in hand the necessary permit to collect a bulk sample of up to 10,000 tonnes of mineralized material. Based on its ongoing metallurgical test work, the Company has located up to eight potential sites for the extraction of representative samples. A contract has been signed with Process Research Associates Ltd. ("PRA") of Richmond, BC, to process these samples. This work will extend the characterization program previously completed as well as provide information which will support the development of a preliminary flow sheet for a pilot plant program to be conducted at PRA's facility in Osoyoos, BC.