To: Jim Bishop who wrote (95470 ) 11/6/2001 7:27:28 AM From: Tommy Chester Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 150070 Jim - SSP, I would like to nominate ITRO to the list with an impact date of January 21, 2002 - the date earnings should be announced for Q4, 2001 - - "Itronics sales for the fourth quarter are now projected to be about 10 times greater than last year's fourth quarter." (BSNS WIRE) Itronics GOLD'n GRO Fertilizer Sales Increase 3,700 Percent in Itronics GOLD'n GRO Fertilizer Sales Increase 3,700 Percent in October Business Editors RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001--Itronics Inc. (OTCBB:ITRO) today reported that GOLD'n GRO fertilizer sales by its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., increased 3,700 percent in October 2001 compared to the same month last year. Itronics sales for the fourth quarter are now projected to be about 10 times greater than last year's fourth quarter. "The sales increase is a result of shipping tank truck loads of GOLD'n GRO products to Western Farm Services from the Reno processing plant," said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President. "The truck load shipments are expected to continue until the rainy season begins in California in December and then resume when the weather clears in February and March." "Truck load and partial truck load orders are being received for the products used by Western Farm Services retail customers in the turf, nursery, vegetable, citrus, and fruit tree markets," said Dr. Whitney. "Field trials are continuing to produce meaningful increases in crop output and quality for various products with large markets." Itronics, through its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., is the only company in the world with the technology to extract more than 99 percent of the silver and virtually all the other toxic heavy metals from photowaste and to convert the resulting liquid into environmentally beneficial, chelated, multinutrient liquid fertilizer products sold under the trademark GOLD'n GRO. Itronics was recently selected as one of five finalists for the 2001 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Award, the most prestigious award in the chemical process industries worldwide. Itronics Inc. is one of Nevada's leading process technology development companies and a world leader in photochemical recycling. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, it specializes in recycling technology development, photobyproduct recycling, silver refining, and technical services for the mining and recycling industries. Dr. John Whitney, Itronics' President, was selected as Nevada's Inventor of the Year for 2000 and is a member of the Inventor's Hall of Fame at the University of Nevada, Reno. VISIT OUR WEB SITE: www.itronics.com (The statements in this news release that are not historical facts or statements of current status are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially.) --30--gm/sf* CONTACT: Itronics Inc. Paul Knopick, 888/795-6336 KEYWORD: NEVADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CHEMICALS/PLASTICS ENVIRONMENT MINING/METALS PRODUCT SOURCE: Itronics Inc. Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com *** end of story ***