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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (13085)	5/1/2000 5:29:00 PM
From: Thor Carlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14226

Zeev, can desert dirt have enough PM worth extracting? Lets say that any process is the same dollar per ton and we have whatever funding we need to make it happen. Is there PMs to be found in any of the Desert Dirt? I have doubts. Why would this area have PMs in their Dirt? Doesn't one need a geological history to have PMs to the level worth talking about or processing? Is this area swimming in gold? Or was this the real issue all along and covered up by some hocus pocus process? There is no metal in this dirt, is there? Thor

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (13085)	5/1/2000 5:33:00 PM
From: geoffreycs	Respond to of 14226

"tell us what you really mean" Sorry what I was trying give a possible explanation for their production of high assay values not their recovery process. They may not need to do this as historical work has shown that high PGE values are present in selective samples. However as you(or was it someone else?) pointed out if these values existed in any quantity they could make money with a very inefficent process. Why no production.

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (13085)	5/11/2000 10:18:00 PM
From: d:oug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14226

The Duck Test revisited. Another Billion US dollar pilot plant potential. Zeev, I was going to post this onto your A to Zeev Thread, but the Duck Test as in looks/walks/smells like another Jensin+Global riches from the dirt type play in this other company fits in with the smell on this thread. Yes, you are correct if thinking "...did doug buy shares in this company?" stockhouse.com Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. (SLGLF:OTC:BB) Bid / Ask 0.34 0.31 52wk Range 0.06 / 0.95 Website: silverado.com stockhouse.com Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. 5/8/00 Revolutionary New Fuel Technology The new fuel is called LRCWF or "Low-Rank Coal-Water Fuel". The first step in the process is the crushing and super-fine grinding of sub-bituminous coal to create the LRC (low-rank coal) particle. Then, hydrothermal treatment involves heating LRC to coal specific temperatures in an aqueous phase maintained by pressures above the saturated steam pressure (typically around 285 degrees C and 1500 psig), somewhat analogous to pressure cooking. Water expands and is expelled from most of the pores when much of the oxygen in LRC is released as CO2 during heating. This eliminates most of the pore bound moisture and that held by the LRC''s oxygen functionalities. When CO2 is lost, cations are also released into the water phase eliminating the inherent water associated with LRC cations. However, a key to permanent moisture removal is the evolution of some of the LRC volatile matter as waxy substances upon heating. Waxy material, being hydrophobic, is retained on the LRC in the pressurized aqueous environment. Upon cooling it seals most of the micro-pores and limits moisture reabsorbtion. Following hydrothermal treatment there is a net increase in the energy content of the dry LRC since most of the volatile matter is retained and LRC carbon lost as CO2 is already oxidised. The particles are then re-mixed with the water recovered from their de-hydration and the fuel is complete. The fuel will not ignite on its own, but when fired under pressure injection, it burns with a hot stable flame. The particles literally explode upon heating for rapid ignition and complete carbon burnout. ... estimates of cost of production on a small scale compare to oil at about U.S.$17 per barrel. MARKET POTENTIAL The multi-billion dollar market potential as a replacement fuel for world-wide heat and electrical generation is just a beginning for this revolutionary fuel. In addition..... ... estimated value to five hundred million dollars ($U.S. 500,000,000). The Company is confident that it now has a solid foundation on which to build a highly profitable energy and precious metals enterprise.....