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To: go4it who wrote (9129)	2/15/1998 3:11:00 PM
From: Kurt R.	Respond to of 20681

Charles: I am not too familiar with the California energy markets, but 2.5 cents per kWh thermal energy from natural gas is a good first guess. Gas companies usually give you prices per cu.ft., so you would have to convert them into $/kWh based on the heating value. I randomly picked the roasting temperature. As far as the melting points of alloys is concerned, I think the melting point of an alloy can be lower than the melting point of an individual component. Example: gold: 1,064 C; platinum 1,770 C; the melting point of a gold-platinum alloy could be under 1,064 C, depending on the overall composition. Besides, I believe melting the metals in the ore may not be the prime objective with this process. Kurt