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To: loantech who wrote (18747)	8/19/2006 12:24:27 PM
From: Mr. Aloha	Respond to of 78410

My WAG would be about 3 years.

To: loantech who wrote (18747)	8/19/2006 1:39:37 PM
From: jackjc	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78410

In meetings, Merlin has mentioned 3 yrs, possibly sooner. But that includes building a dedicated refinery also somewhere. But there are also other possibilities as the Dense Media Separation concentrates the already hi-grade times 3, giving 30% zinc. This conc can possibly be handled other ways, with a faster facility build. But the SXEW process gives 99.95% pure zinc, advantage.

To: loantech who wrote (18747)	8/20/2006 9:40:18 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78410

Steel demand helps zinc players kick some goals Barry FitzGerald August 21, 2006 Page 1 of 2 ZINC was a dog for such a long time that no one bothered looking for the metal, even if its status as the chief protector of steel said supply would need to keep pace with booming global steel consumption. The net result of that has been booming zinc prices, a situation that will be driven home later this week when one of the world's biggest producers, Melbourne-based Zinifex, posts a bumper profit. Zinifex and an increasing number of junior companies are now scrambling to come up with more of the stuff, as it looks as if out of all of the base metals, zinc's supply and demand fundamentals will keep prices strong. ... theage.com.au