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To: Richard Humphrey who wrote (201)	1/7/1998 4:33:00 PM
From: SPRINGS	Respond to of 509

Westmin indicated that it is higher than normal, some smelters cannot handle high selenium. Cominco's Kudz ze Kaya also has high selenium and they can handle removing it at their smelter.The problem is not the removal but the costs of removal.Actually Westmin is now indicating that the need a partner like Cominco or Boliden who have the processes for removing selenium in ther smelters.They are also saying that they need more tonnage to make it feasable to sell the selenium(see PI's report that was posted on the net).What we need is the cost to remove their selenium per ton.Maybe you could ask your contact at Cominco.

To: Richard Humphrey who wrote (201)	1/8/1998 6:15:00 PM
From: SPRINGS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 509

Cominco haas a less costly technology to remove hazardous residues in copper.Press release by Cominco dated Jan6, Cominco to market new copper refining technology.The new technology will bring cost reductions as well as major environmental improved processing of copper concentrates.The technology eliminates air emmissions including particulates prevalent in conventional smelting, achieves high recovery rates and leaves only non-hazardous residues( see cominco.com)