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Gold/Mining/Energy : Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	3/17/1999 7:52:00 PM
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Clean Fuel Cell Energy for Today. Ballard Power Systems' new "Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells" powered by H2 and air are being tested on buses: "The performance is comparable to a diesel engined bus in all respects, except that pure water vapour is the only tail pipe emission." The "terchnology is clearly capable of delivering clean electrical power." Platinum Metals Review, January 1999, vol 43, no. 1, p. 14-17. turpin-distribution.com

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	3/17/1999 9:28:00 PM
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A possible untapped PGM resource? When Noril'sk runs dry, retrace the route of 18th Century Spanish galleons carrying platina from South America to Cadiz -- a possible trail across the deep ocean floor of bags of platinum granules packed in small wooden boxes? -------------- Platina was transported either in registered private merchant ships or warships of the Spanish Navy, recorded in the register of gold, silver and fruits. It was ordered that, in the event of attack by (usually English) enemies, the boxes of platina were to be thrown overboard along with the official correspondence to avoid seizure. The Transport of Platina to Spain in the Late Eighteenth Century. Platinum Metals Review, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 31-40. turpin-distribution.com

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	3/17/1999 10:29:00 PM
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A Scientific American article, somewhat dated but with a variety of interesting hot links on "What is the current scientific thinking on cold fusion" sciam.com some aspects of which a 1998 venture capital fund, looking to invest in early stage new energy technology companies, termed "New Hydrogen Energy" new-energy.com as opposed to hydrogen fuel cells.

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	3/18/1999 7:25:00 AM
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Thanks for starting the thread. I assume most are aware of this site, you can subscribe to daily and weekly reports via e-mail: platinumguild.org DRT

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	3/19/1999 2:34:00 PM
From: Ptaskmaster	Respond to of 529

Mechanical Technology Inc has a 50/50 joint venture with Detroit Edison in Plug Power LLC, developing residential and automotive PEM fuel cell power systems: biz.yahoo.com mechtech.com plugpower.com

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	3/19/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: Ptaskmaster	Respond to of 529

Anglo American Platinum Corp Ltd (Amplats, previously Rustenburg and others), "is already the leader on the only ore body worth the effort...." btimes.co.za amplats.co.za stockmaster.com

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	3/19/1999 4:20:00 PM
From: Ptaskmaster	Respond to of 529

The two Russian "alluvial platinum miners in far eastern Russia, Koryakgeoldobycha and Amur, produced 'slightly more platinum than Norilsk Nickel,'" which may have produced 10 t last year : fm.co.za koi-www.fe.msk.ru