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SOME one playing games with this stock!!!!!!??????
1021
i.t.m.d.---
Yes, but, but where are the scales?
A picture of the scales or scale and it's locale
would be sufficient for most!
Thanks,
tenn21
"SIR"
I am beyond the "infantile" stage and would rather
not except you're question. Thank you!
tenn21
I.T.M.D./Pesquero,
But, but where are the scales?? TIA.
tenn21
Someone or ones referenced weighing the "ore" a
few days ago.
Nothing was stated as fact-or a description of a
scale.
Does CWRN-Bob have a scale-a flat scale which is
the common type to have in this set up to weigh
the trucks loaded.
I think someone stated that the "loaders" could
do the loading by feel??? Hardly. No loader can
be semi-accurate in such. They can get close by
guess work but they will be either "over or under". There should be a flat scale like "ALL"
trucking concerns have--for safety of equipment,
highway damage and to be certain of getting the
proper value of the pay/load.
I am very familiar with this subject;
There IS an electronic scale built into the loaders in some cases, not many as--believe it
or not--they are "NOT RELIABLE". Meaning, they
are very temperamental and don't work at times
so the info I have is it is not worth the extra
money they cost along with the price of the
loader.
Where is the "FLAT SCALE"?
Thanks for answering my query.
tenn21
Someone or ones referenced weighing the "ore" a
few days ago.
Nothing was stated as fact-or a description of a
scale.
Does CWRN-Bob have a scale-a flat scale which is
the common type to have in this set up to weigh
the trucks loaded.
I think someone stated that the "loaders" could
do the loading by feel??? Hardly. No loader can
be semi-accurate in such. They can get close by
guess work but they will be either "over or under". There should be a flat scale like "ALL"
trucking concerns have--for safety of equipment,
highway damage and to be certain of getting the
proper value of the pay/load.
I am very familiar with this subject;
There IS an electronic scale built into the loaders in some cases, not many as--believe it
or not--they are "NOT RELIABLE". Meaning, they
are very temperamental and don't work at times
so the info I have is it is not worth the extra
money they cost along with the price of the
loader.
Where is the "FLAT SCALE"?
Thanks for answering my query.
tenn21
i.t.m.d.--
Thank you, I will have a good friend who is a good
customer of mine and one with who I have "fished"
many good times in the Erendira area to translate the
article better than I, thanks again for your effort.
1021
getmoreshares--
My friend, I'm not in yet, that is the object of a
conversation I'm trying get help in!!
I don't know how to find HIS pictures, I asked a very simple favor, can't seem to get it + + I feel I'm
being spoken to like a I'm a professional basher, H&ll
I'm not that smart-as you can see-I can't even get an
answer to "where is the picture"?
But I do appreciate you two acknowledging my existence, thank you.
1021
i.t.m.d.--
I am not trying to be a basher--it's just that I'm a
dummy and cannot or do not know where to find said
picture, help?
thanks--tenn21
i.t.m.d.--
WHY do I not see "Cotton & Western Mining" name on
ANY or at least a "LOGO" identifying the equipment?
Thanks for your attention to this, as I'm sure it
will ease some anxieties out here.
tenn21
I could respect $0.08 but, with the market cap they
are displaying in and around the info outlets, I would
expect much, much more-JMHO/FWIW
TENN
Funny you should mention that;
I had misplaced my ID + PASSWORD to TDAMERITRADE and
had to call in, soooo in my process of identifying
myself, I was asked to state a present holding with
them--I stated ASFX, long pause-------laughter and
then silence-------then--OH, OK!!
Don't cha just love it----ASFX, that is.
tenn21
jk,
PRECISELY my point in my earlier post, it happens in
many, many pennies.
tenn
pdog,
In my opinion, these are simply mm's playing their
games that enables them to short a stock so they may
cover what they have shorted--i.e.--over and over and
they like to keep the share price down, makes it easier. They let it go up, short it, collect on the
down side. I think they do this to many, many penny
stocks and do not care if it harms the value. JMHO.
tenn
Jeremy Hsu
TechNewsDaily Contributor
LiveScience.com Jeremy Hsu
technewsdaily Contributor
livescience.com – 2 hrs 47 mins ago
China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation.
Those reserves include deposits of both "light" and "heavy" rare earths - families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors. A company called U.S. Rare Earths holds the only known U.S. deposit of heavy rare earths with a concentration worth mining, according to a recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Light rare earths include the minerals ranging from lanthanum to gadolinium on the periodic table of elements, while heavy rare earths range from terbium to lutetium.
Averting disaster
If developed, such deposits could help the U.S. avoid a possibly crippling rare earth shortage in the next decade. China has warned that its own industrial demands could compel it to stop exporting rare earths within the next five or 10 years.
"There is already a shortage, because there are companies that already can't get enough material," said Jim Hedrick, a former USGS rare earth specialist who recently retired. "No one's trying to expand their use of rare earths because they know there's not more available."
U.S. Rare Earths practically stumbled upon its first rare earth deposit at Lehmi Pass, on the border between Idaho and Montana, about 15 years ago. The company founders coveted the area's reserves of thorium - an alternative nuclear fuel - and took little interest in the rare earths that were only used, at the time, in lighter flints and tracer bullets for the military.
Their view changed over the years as rare earths became practically irreplaceable in high-tech products used by millions of people today. The company only recently changed its name to U.S. Rare Earths after staking out another deposit at Diamond Creek, Idaho.
"The fact is, the Diamond Creek property is today, the most accessible, undeveloped rare earth resource with significant [heavy rare earths] that there is in North America," said Jack Lifton, an independent consultant who works with U.S. Rare Earths.
Recent USGS figures estimate that the U.S. holds rare earth ore reserves of up to 13 million metric tons. By contrast, the entire world produced just 124,000 metric tons in 2009 - but it would take both time and money for the U.S. to become self-sufficient in producing rare earths.
Deposits near civilization
The Diamond Creek location has the added advantages of being in mining-friendly Idaho and having access to nearby highways and power lines - factors that would make opening a mine much easier.
"We have power, light and roads, so we're not in the middle of the wilderness," said Ed Cowle, CEO of U.S. Rare Earths.
Cowle hopes to attract enough funding over the next six months to do some exploratory drilling at his company's deposits. He also pointed to growing interest from national legislators in prodding the federal government to take action.
"Many times opening a mine takes a certain period of time, but if there's a strategic need for material from government, that time period can be lessened," Cowle told TechNewsDaily. "We're hopeful of that because of the nature of what's in the ground."
An expensive proposition
Another company, Molycorp Minerals, has already begun processing "light" rare earths, such as lanthanum and neodymium, from a stockpile it accumulated at its mine in Mountain Pass, California. But it still has to ship its rare earths to China for final processing, because only China currently has the equipment needed for the job.
"No one [in the U.S.] wants to be first to jump into the market because of the cost of building a separation plant," Hedrick explained. The former USGS specialist said that such a plant requires thousands of stainless steel tanks holding different chemical solutions to separate out all the individual rare earths.
The upfront costs seem daunting. Hedrick estimated that opening just one mine and building a new separation plant might cost anywhere from $500 million to $1 billion and would require a minimum of eight years.
Lifton has also suggested that many U.S. companies have not jumped into the market because China's state-owned mines keep rare earth prices artificially low. But if U.S. companies do not begin mining American rare earth deposits soon, they may be left scrambling if China does one day stop exporting rare earths.
But Cowle, the CEO of U.S. Rare Earths, seems hopeful that momentum has already begun building for the U.S. government to encourage development of its own rare earth deposits.
"From what I see, security of supply is going to be more important than the prices," Cowle said.
* Shortage of Rare Earth Elements Could Thwart Innovation
* 7 Gadgets that Changed the World
* 10 Profound Innovations Ahead Jeremy Hsu
TechNewsDaily Contributor
LiveScience.com Jeremy Hsu
technewsdaily Contributor
livescience.com – 2 hrs 47 mins ago
China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation.
Those reserves include deposits of both "light" and "heavy" rare earths - families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors. A company called U.S. Rare Earths holds the only known U.S. deposit of heavy rare earths with a concentration worth mining, according to a recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Light rare earths include the minerals ranging from lanthanum to gadolinium on the periodic table of elements, while heavy rare earths range from terbium to lutetium.
Averting disaster
If developed, such deposits could help the U.S. avoid a possibly crippling rare earth shortage in the next decade. China has warned that its own industrial demands could compel it to stop exporting rare earths within the next five or 10 years.
"There is already a shortage, because there are companies that already can't get enough material," said Jim Hedrick, a former USGS rare earth specialist who recently retired. "No one's trying to expand their use of rare earths because they know there's not more available."
U.S. Rare Earths practically stumbled upon its first rare earth deposit at Lehmi Pass, on the border between Idaho and Montana, about 15 years ago. The company founders coveted the area's reserves of thorium - an alternative nuclear fuel - and took little interest in the rare earths that were only used, at the time, in lighter flints and tracer bullets for the military.
Their view changed over the years as rare earths became practically irreplaceable in high-tech products used by millions of people today. The company only recently changed its name to U.S. Rare Earths after staking out another deposit at Diamond Creek, Idaho.
"The fact is, the Diamond Creek property is today, the most accessible, undeveloped rare earth resource with significant [heavy rare earths] that there is in North America," said Jack Lifton, an independent consultant who works with U.S. Rare Earths.
Recent USGS figures estimate that the U.S. holds rare earth ore reserves of up to 13 million metric tons. By contrast, the entire world produced just 124,000 metric tons in 2009 - but it would take both time and money for the U.S. to become self-sufficient in producing rare earths.
Deposits near civilization
The Diamond Creek location has the added advantages of being in mining-friendly Idaho and having access to nearby highways and power lines - factors that would make opening a mine much easier.
"We have power, light and roads, so we're not in the middle of the wilderness," said Ed Cowle, CEO of U.S. Rare Earths.
Cowle hopes to attract enough funding over the next six months to do some exploratory drilling at his company's deposits. He also pointed to growing interest from national legislators in prodding the federal government to take action.
"Many times opening a mine takes a certain period of time, but if there's a strategic need for material from government, that time period can be lessened," Cowle told TechNewsDaily. "We're hopeful of that because of the nature of what's in the ground."
An expensive proposition
Another company, Molycorp Minerals, has already begun processing "light" rare earths, such as lanthanum and neodymium, from a stockpile it accumulated at its mine in Mountain Pass, California. But it still has to ship its rare earths to China for final processing, because only China currently has the equipment needed for the job.
"No one [in the U.S.] wants to be first to jump into the market because of the cost of building a separation plant," Hedrick explained. The former USGS specialist said that such a plant requires thousands of stainless steel tanks holding different chemical solutions to separate out all the individual rare earths.
The upfront costs seem daunting. Hedrick estimated that opening just one mine and building a new separation plant might cost anywhere from $500 million to $1 billion and would require a minimum of eight years.
Lifton has also suggested that many U.S. companies have not jumped into the market because China's state-owned mines keep rare earth prices artificially low. But if U.S. companies do not begin mining American rare earth deposits soon, they may be left scrambling if China does one day stop exporting rare earths.
But Cowle, the CEO of U.S. Rare Earths, seems hopeful that momentum has already begun building for the U.S. government to encourage development of its own rare earth deposits.
"From what I see, security of supply is going to be more important than the prices," Cowle said.
Thought some of you might like to read this;
tenn21
brezlin,
Thank you very much for your input to my feeble mind set-LOL,
I seem to have gotten into a "blonde joke" mind set for a bit there.
I am good to go now with the support you guys are giving up here in the last few posts.
Thanks again for the detail of your post;
tenn21
Hey Mike,
Thanks, I was just feeling a bit-----weak kneed there, just wanted to be comforted by a reply by some one of you guys who know much more of this situation [verification] than I ever will probably.
I have read, of course everything I can find. I don't do extreme DD but I do fairly well for a novice.
Thanks again for your response and any of that of others, I appreciate it.
tenn21
Brezlin,
Speaking of retail, I am confussed as to the physical make up of this thermometer----
I am a stockholder of approx. one mil. shares, sold some in the last run, holding for a larger run.
Here's my plight, I go to the doctor, first thing happens is the attending nurse RUNS A THERMOMETER ACROSS MY FOREHEAD--MAKING CONTACT WITH MY FOREHEAD;
NOW, does the thermometer "ASFX" has or producing ever touch the skin of the patient???
The reason I ask is evident, the one I just described has been around everywhere for a few years now?
Thanks for your input.
tenn21
Chas,
HEAR-HEAR, I think you are correct and most of the s/h's of BCIT have the same opinion.
tenn21
wylder111,
From all the posts and everything else concerning ASFX the only concievable reason this stock is down and not at this time on it's way back up is the conference call--in my unbiased opinion.
The reason of the "CC' at the time it was activated could be they wanted the s/p to go down and stay down for an unknown reason or reasons they and they alone know why.
With that reasoning, you might come to the conclusion they are trying to aquire more of what they already have----the company. So, it might go lower and it might not at any given level of the p/s.
Let's hope they are about through running the p/s down. I, and most of you are not "SHORTING" ASFX so we are on the same level of play.
ASFX and MM'S, HANDS OFF--LET IT RUN AS IT WANTS TO. THANK YOU.
tenn21
sterling--
I just tried to buy through TDAmeritrade, they wouldn't fill my order, said I must go through a broker??? What is that all about, I thought they are a broker, TIA.
tenn21
Hi all you mining gurus---
Will one or all of you please explain for me and possibly others the difference of "NIOBIUM & NEODYMIUM" which the latter is being used by Toyota and other auto companies in their "hybrids".
In my previous post you will find an article on NEODYMIUM, but there is none to be found of "hybrids" using NIOBIUM.
Thanks in advance for your explanation.
tenn21
Dime10--
Maybe this will help you adjust your opinion;
The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.
That makes Toyota's market-leading gasoline-electric hybrid car and other similar vehicles vulnerable to a supply crunch predicted by experts as China, the world's dominant rare earths producer, limits exports while global demand swells.
Worldwide demand for rare earths, covering 15 entries on the periodic table of elements, is expected to exceed supply by some 40,000 tonnes annually in several years unless major new production sources are developed. One promising U.S. source is a rare earths mine slated to reopen in California by 2012.
Among the rare earths that would be most affected in a shortage is neodymium, the key component of an alloy used to make the high-power, lightweight magnets for electric motors of hybrid cars, such as the Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Focus, as well as in generators for wind turbines.
Close cousins terbium and dysprosium are added in smaller amounts to the alloy to preserve neodymium's magnetic properties at high temperatures. Yet another rare earth metal, lanthanum, is a major ingredient for hybrid car batteries.
Production of both hybrids cars and wind turbines is expected to climb sharply amid the clamor for cleaner transportation and energy alternatives that reduce dependence on fossil fuels blamed for global climate change.
Toyota has 70 percent of the U.S. market for vehicles powered by a combination of an internal-combustion engine and electric motor. The Prius is its No. 1 hybrid seller.
Jack Lifton, an independent commodities consultant and strategic metals expert, calls the Prius "the biggest user of rare earths of any object in the world."
Each electric Prius motor requires 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of neodymium, and each battery uses 10 to 15 kg (22-33 lb) of lanthanum. That number will nearly double under Toyota's plans to boost the car's fuel economy, he said.
Toyota plans to sell 100,000 Prius cars in the United States alone for 2009, and 180,000 next year. The company forecasts sales of 1 million units per year starting in 2010.
As China's industries begin to consume most of its own rare earth production, Toyota and other companies are seeking to secure reliable reserves for themselves.
Reuters reported last year that Japanese firms are showing strong interest in a Canadian rare earth site under development at Thor Lake in the Northwest Territories.
A Toyota spokeswoman in Los Angeles said the automaker would not comment on its resource development plans. But media accounts and industry blogs have reported recently that Toyota has looked at rare earth possibilities in Canada and Vietnam.
tenn21
dime10,
More to come.
tenn21
dime10,
This may or may not help in an attitude adjustment;
Shortage looms
tenn21
LACO 1014,
THAT IS LUDICROUS, LOLOL.
THAT IS 300,000,000 shares my man===good on ya.
tenn21
freakrot--
HINT/HINT;
My 1000,000 at ask of 0.0022 was filled before I could change a page on my computer and it is VERY FAST--LOLOL
tenn21
crafty,
I'll take credit for that one, been intending to buy in for a few days-other things get in the way sometimes.
Thanks for being here everyone and thanks for the shares--
tenn21
Hey guys, would the poster who posted "that a handful of ?? would or is worth more than a handful of PLATINUM please reference the number of the post, I want to show it to another investor, thank you.
tenn21
Hey guys, would the poster who posted "that a handful of ?? would or is worth more than a handful of PLATINUM please reference the number of the post, I want to show it to another investor, thank you.
tenn21
Hey guys, would the poster who posted "that a handful of ?? would or is worth more than a handful of PLATINUM please reference the number of the post, I want to show it to another investor, thank you.
tenn21
Just got another 100,000 @ 0.028======
A HAPPY CAMPER HERE--
tenn21
Just added 17500 more to my pot at 0.091---love it--
tenn21
Thanks, I can see that now, it is so evident after the experience I am having now.
tenn21
I requested 99,000 shares with no conditios, I had a partial fill of 5,000. You are so right, they are keeping the shares for themselves for the anticipated run that they WELL KNOW is coming, I will keep chipping away for the $9.00 per fill is nothing compared to what we all think the share price will be in the near future, thanks for the hints on making the buys everyone.
tenn21
Just tried 99,000 at 0.0255, no fill--
tenn21
mastaflash,
I do hope what you say is true, for I, as well as you have had plenty of that in other companies to last a life time.
tenn21
iheartmoney-
The broker was TDAmeritrade.
tenn21
twinsdad-
Yes they were "all or nothing", not good at this stage I suppose, thanks.
tenn21
Tried to buy twice today at "ask" for 500,000, would not fill, then tried later around 2:30 with 3rd offer for 300,000 and no fill, it is very evident they are keeping larger offers off the board to prevent the pps from going up, JMHO.
tenn21