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SaltyMutt---GOOD MORNING---A good day to reflect on the direction
of SIRG. Tahiti will be the first stop. Maybe we will find lots of lady buckaneers there. From there maybe the Orient. we will need a full crew to keep this ship on the right course. No non believers are welcome. Buy your tickets now while they are inexpensive because it will cost more as we begin the voyage.
Copper
Copper is everywhere – take a minute and look around you, it’s in what you see and often in what you don’t see. It’s behind the walls of your home, in electrical and telephone wiring. It’s in computers, refrigerators, microwaves and automobiles.
The average home today contains about 400 pounds of copper for electrical wiring, water pipes and appliances, while the automobile you drive contains about 50 pounds. Each child born today in America will need 1500 pounds of copper in the course of his or her lifetime to enjoy our current standard of living.
Copper is the most versatile and durable of all metals and has been called "man’s eternal metal". Copper is malleable, ductile and long lasting. Copper is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other metal except silver. Without copper, there might never have been an electric light or space flight. This miraculous mineral and its alloys are at the heart of all technology, from telecommunications to transportation.
Copper Consumption – Copper and copper alloy products used in building construction, such as electrical wire and power cables, water pipes, plumbing fixtures, roofing materials and brass furnishings account for 40% of the annual consumption of copper. Electric and electronic products account for 25%; industrial machinery and equipment account for 12%; transportation equipment uses 13% and consumer and general products account for 10%.
Did you know? – When zinc is alloyed with copper, brass is made. And when tin is alloyed with copper, bronze is made. Both brass and bronze are stronger than pure copper and do not corrode in air or water except for a small amount of tarnishing.
Home Furnishings – Your refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine and clothes dryer are just a few of the laborsaving devices in your home that contain copper. Entertainment components such as your VCR, television, stereo and computer equipment are all dependent upon copper. Copper is alloyed with zinc to form brass, which increases the strength and castability, imparts an appealing golden color, and is used in door knobs, light fixtures and home décor furnishings.
Did you know? – Today’s U.S. coins, dimes, quarters and half dollars have a solid copper core and an outer layer of a copper-nickel alloy.
Copper Fact – The Statue of Liberty contains 179,000 pounds of copper. After one hundred years of enduring biting sea winds, driving rains and the beating sun, the copper skin of the Statue of Liberty not only has grown more beautiful, it has remained virtually intact. The weathering and oxidation of the copper skin has amounted to just .005 of an inch in a century.
Copper’s Future – One of copper’s major advantages is that it is recyclable. In North America alone, approximately one half of the copper consumed annually comes from recycled material. Copper’s recycle value is so great that premium-grade scrap has at least 95% of the value of primary copper from newly mined ore.
Arizona copper
Learn MoreLearn More•Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
•Arizona Geological Survey
•Arizona Land Department
•National Mining Association News
Key Facts
Arizona Copper Industry Impacts
Combined direct and indirect economic impact:
• $34.2 Billion impact on the U.S. economy
• $12.1 Billion impact on Arizona’s economy
• $7.9 Billion to Arizona businesses
• $3.6 Billion in personal income
• $600 Million in state and local government revenues
• Industry provided 73,100 jobs for Arizonans
• 10,400 workers with above average wages directly employed by copper mining,
Other impacts and key points:
• Arizona produced 63% of U.S. copper
• Arizona’s copper is predominately sold outside the state – injecting fresh dollars into
Arizona’s economy
• Industry is active in sustainable development efforts – reclaiming and remediating impacts
of historic mining and investing in the future of mining communities
• Industry benefits rural and metropolitan communities and counties throughout the state
• Companies donate many volunteer hours and provide significant funding to support local
charities
• Copper is one of Arizona’s five “Cs”, a core industry of our state’s economy
Bar chart has had this as strong buy. I agree.
http://www.barchart.com/quotes/stocks/SIRG
Dwill2---GREAT JOB. Love the way you paint master pieces. lol
WELL a tough way to hit the green today but I wiil take it.Looked like the ship was going to get swamped but cool deck hands held the ship steady as she goes. Do I see Tahiti in the distanance??
what volume is necessary to take out .0048 and move to .005??
Can someone share L2?? Whats the future look like from a numbers point of view?
SaltyMutt--my request for today is smooth sailing into .005 territory and a nice lobster dinner. Maybe a little rum and coke.
also would also like to see more lady pirateers sign up for our trip to Tahiti. The more the merrier.
looks like .005 is here tomorrow. hope it stays. Scotrade
.0036--.0051
Copper
Copper is everywhere – take a minute and look around you, it’s in what you see and often in what you don’t see. It’s behind the walls of your home, in electrical and telephone wiring. It’s in computers, refrigerators, microwaves and automobiles.
The average home today contains about 400 pounds of copper for electrical wiring, water pipes and appliances, while the automobile you drive contains about 50 pounds. Each child born today in America will need 1500 pounds of copper in the course of his or her lifetime to enjoy our current standard of living.
Copper is the most versatile and durable of all metals and has been called "man’s eternal metal". Copper is malleable, ductile and long lasting. Copper is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other metal except silver. Without copper, there might never have been an electric light or space flight. This miraculous mineral and its alloys are at the heart of all technology, from telecommunications to transportation.
Copper Consumption – Copper and copper alloy products used in building construction, such as electrical wire and power cables, water pipes, plumbing fixtures, roofing materials and brass furnishings account for 40% of the annual consumption of copper. Electric and electronic products account for 25%; industrial machinery and equipment account for 12%; transportation equipment uses 13% and consumer and general products account for 10%.
Did you know? – When zinc is alloyed with copper, brass is made. And when tin is alloyed with copper, bronze is made. Both brass and bronze are stronger than pure copper and do not corrode in air or water except for a small amount of tarnishing.
Home Furnishings – Your refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine and clothes dryer are just a few of the laborsaving devices in your home that contain copper. Entertainment components such as your VCR, television, stereo and computer equipment are all dependent upon copper. Copper is alloyed with zinc to form brass, which increases the strength and castability, imparts an appealing golden color, and is used in door knobs, light fixtures and home décor furnishings.
Did you know? – Today’s U.S. coins, dimes, quarters and half dollars have a solid copper core and an outer layer of a copper-nickel alloy.
Copper Fact – The Statue of Liberty contains 179,000 pounds of copper. After one hundred years of enduring biting sea winds, driving rains and the beating sun, the copper skin of the Statue of Liberty not only has grown more beautiful, it has remained virtually intact. The weathering and oxidation of the copper skin has amounted to just .005 of an inch in a century.
Copper’s Future – One of copper’s major advantages is that it is recyclable. In North America alone, approximately one half of the copper consumed annually comes from recycled material. Copper’s recycle value is so great that premium-grade scrap has at least 95% of the value of primary copper from newly mined ore.
Uses of Copper
•Copper is used to pipe water supplies. The metal is also used in refrigerators and air conditioning systems.
•Computer heat sinks are made out of copper as copper is able to absorb a high amount of heat.
•Magnetrons, found in microwave ovens, contain copper.
•Vacuum tubes and cathode ray tubes both use copper.
•Some copper is added to fungicides and nutritional supplements.
•As a good conductor of electricity, copper is used in Copper wire, electromagnets and electrical relays and switches.
•Copper is a great water-proof roofing material. It has been used for this purpose since ancient times.
•Some structures, such as the Statue of Liberty, are made with copper.
•Copper is sometimes combined with nickel to make a corrosion resistant material that is used in shipbuilding.
•Copper is used in lightning rods. These attract lightning and cause the electrical current to be dispersed rather than striking, and possibly destroying, a more important structure.
•Copper(II) sulfate is used to kill mildew.
•Copper is often used to color glass. It is also one component of ceramic glaze.
•Many musical instruments, particularly brass instruments, are made out of copper.
SaltyMutt---lol---and I was rather low key today. I dont normally do this but tomorrow I believe we hit .005. iF WE DO i hope we can hold it. THE SHIP WANTS NEW MATES. lOTS of girls is preferred. lol bring them on.
lmcat-- thank you for your tenacity. I have a lot of respect for
people like you that are very persistent.
so it looks like everything has been submitted and we wait patiently. lol good job!!!!~!
opening painted at .0048--dont think that will hold but its a nice starting number. ok---mms surprise me and make my day.
I dont trust either, but I know the mm have sinister thoughts--lol
mndieck LOL----I agree---but is it some kind of hidden signal?? I always think "conspiracy " not a good thing
before market open Scotrade has the ask at .0049. Is that an mm signal?? sTRANGE BUT i like it if it holds and continues up.funding announcement is overdue but it has given us an opportunity to load more. I lie thata lot. I can wait for funding update.
wildaboutgold ---By REQUEST---YOU BET---Alaska first stop the n we head south. I think we will call it the "Sirg pineapple run"
I had the SIRG ship on the west coast - headed for Tahiti!
Sounds like the place to start the voyage since I live
close to the ocean in San Jose,Ca.
its going to be a great voyage when we hit .015 on the way to .034.
Oh BY THE WAY,SIRG is going to make our dreams come true. I felt really good buying more today.
SaltyMutt -- SIRG ship IS ready to sail--- Maybe from an ocean view you could see WOODSTOCK, VA IN SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
1951-1956-
1956---CAMP LEJEUNE,NC-----A wonderful time---LOL
SaltyMutt---not sure about tomorrow to reach .005 but soon for sure looking forward to seeing .015. now that will make my day.
funding nnouncement may be closer than we think.
ask just raised to .0045 at close. we should see green again tomorrow. here we go. full sail ahead
lmcat----have you noticed over the past two weeks we have added
new members to the board. I think the word of mouth has influenced
some of the new members. SO to all pass the word, we are on the way. full sail ahead.
just added 71000 to my position. love buying at this level.
this pps level will be history when funding is announced.
lmcat----SGV??? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY???
HOW STRANGE?? SCOTRADE Has the ask at .0068 this morning.
Flashes of manufacturing strength push up copper, oil prices; agriculture falls
Hopeful signs about manufacturing sent copper and energy prices higher Tuesday.
Copper for May delivery climbed 6.5 cents to $3.84 per pound after positive reports from China’s purchasing managers and the Institute for Supply Management in the U.S. Copper is generally the best metal for gauging industrial growth.
Green day tomorrow. Should be no brainer. Plan on loading more tomorrow as we wait for funding,LOI and news on permit status. When production starts this low pps will be history.
U.S. Grid Energy Storage Market is Strong and Poised for Exponential GrowthApril 1, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Technologies, Copper Facilitate Market Growth
NEW YORK, NY—The U.S. energy storage market is robust and offers tremendous potential for growth over the next 5 years according to the findings of a just released study sponsored by the Copper Development Association (CDA) and conducted by KEMA, Inc. The study, entitled Market Evaluation for Energy Storage in the United States determines the current market for grid energy storage in the U.S. and the associated copper demand in storage applications over the next five years. Thermal energy storage, pumped hydro power, compressed air energy storage (CAES), and distributed applications currently constitute the majority of the energy storage market and are used to support the integration of renewables such as wind power and solar photovoltaics.
Industry Forecasts Strong Investments in Energy Storage Markets
Within the U.S., industry analysts forecast that $240 billion will be invested in storage grid applications over the next 10 years. Overall, government support is strong with the Department of Energy (DOE) Smart Grid Demonstration Grants project investing $772 million. Strong investments from the government and venture capitalists, successful demonstration projects, and recent technological advancements have all contributed to strong growth in the storage market.
Market drivers are energy independence and security; smart grid investments; time of use/peak demand rates; increase in renewables and distributed generation; and government policies, incentives and regulations. Though all sectors of the energy storage market show strong potential, from an application perspective distributed generation devices, renewable systems, and ancillary services show the greatest near term growth potential. Global opportunity over the next 10 to 20 years is estimated at upwards of 300 gigawatts (GW) in size, which translates into $200-$600 billion in value.
Copper’s Role in Providing Reliability and Conductivity Benefits in Energy Storage Applications
Newer technologies are growing in size due to commercial investment and governmental support. Growth in the energy storage market over the next 5 years is estimated at between 2 to 4 GW with an estimated copper demand of 900-3,000 tons.
Copper’s superior conductivity and reliability play a key role in the batteries, wiring, and motors used by these devices. Lithium-ion, flow and sodium batteries as well as flywheels, CAES, and pumped hydropower are strong users of copper at the unit level. Moreover, certain pieces of electrical equipment and supporting infrastructure—such as transformers, generators, inverters, cooling systems, other motors and wiring—rely on copper for efficient, reliable operation.
Zolaikha Strong, Director of Sustainable Energy at CDA notes “We are excited to see that the results of the study emphasize the growth and development of energy storage in the US and support our belief that copper can play a vital role as a key component of energy storage in coming years. In this time of transformation of the electric grid, we encourage policy makers to support the growth of storage technologies because they provide the needed reliability to support to the grid.”
LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Copper moved slightly higher on
Tuesday helped by brisk manufacturing data in top metal consumer
China and in the United States but concerns about the euro zone
crisis and lower expectations of U.S. monetary stimulus kept a
lid on prices.
Trading was thin with many markets shut for the May Day
holiday, including China and parts of Europe, limiting the
market impact of data showing a sustained expansion in China's
factory sector.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange
c losed at $8,440 a tonne, after hitting a session high of
$8,454. It closed at $8,400 on Monday.
China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to a
13-month high of 53.3 in April, signaling the world's No. 2
economy may be recovering from a first-quarter trough.
China consumes about 40 percent of the global supply of
copper.
SaltyMutt - Didnt you play with toy boats when you were a kid???
Sirg is very much afloat. Waiting on funding notification, LOI and permits.
Copper prices are on the brink of a major profit spree.
In fact, according to our latest research, the price of copper could double in the next year.
And it's all because of a little known – but highly powerful - demand factor that many experts believe could help copper challenge gold as the world's most-valuable metal.
Traditional investors will tell you that copper prices are always linked to industry. But the economic crisis and the rise of China as a global superpower have turned that theory on its head.
There's been a paradigm shift inside the copper markets. And prices are set to soar on new "secret" demand that has nothing to do with basic industries, electronics or the recovery of the global economy.
Copper Supply, Demand and Recycling
The world's production (supply) and consumption (demand) of copper have increased dramatically in the past 25 years. As large developing countries have entered the global market, demand for mineral commodities, including copper, has increased. In the past 20 years, the Andean region of South America has emerged as the world's most productive copper region. In 2007, about 45 percent of the world's copper was produced from the Andes Mountains; the United States produced 8 percent. Virtually all copper produced in the United States comes from, in decreasing order of production, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, or Montana.
The risk of disruption to the global copper supply is considered to be low because copper production is globally dispersed and is not limited to a single country or region. Because of its importance in construction and power transmission, however, the impact of any copper supply disruption would be high.
Copper is one of the most widely recycled of all metals; approximately one-third of all copper consumed worldwide is recycled. Recycled copper and its alloys can be remelted and used directly or further reprocessed to refined copper without losing any of the metal's chemical or physical properties.
How Do We Ensure Adequate Supplies of Copper for the Future?
To help predict where future copper resources might be located, USGS scientists study how and where known copper resources are concentrated in the Earth's crust and use that knowledge to assess the potential for undiscovered copper resources. Techniques to assess mineral resource potential have been developed and refined by the USGS to support the stewardship of Federal lands and to better evaluate mineral resource availability in a global context.
In the 1990s, the USGS conducted an assessment of U.S. copper resources and concluded that nearly as much copper remained to be found as had already been discovered. Specifically, the USGS found that about 350 million tons of copper had been discovered and estimated that about 290 million tons of copper remained undiscovered in the United States.
Arizona has been a major copper producer since the 19th century. In 2006 Arizona was the leading copper-producing state in the US, producing a record five billion dollars worth of copper.[7]
Over 60% of the newly-mined copper in the U.S. comes from Arizona. When copper traded for an average of $3.30/pound, copper production generated nearly $5 billion for Arizona's economy in 2006 and $5.5 billion in 2007.
The first mineral to be mined in Arizona was, as in many other regions, gold. Silver was also prominent, in the cities of Tubac and Superior. However, Arizona would most prominently be known for its copper, which would eventually become known as one of Arizona's Five C's or resources.[1]
The first copper strike by an Anglo was by Henry Clifton, in the area now known as Clifton, in 1864. No claim was staked there because of threat of Indian attack. In 1870, Robert Metcalf staked a claim there, then sold controlling interest to Henry and Charles Lesinsky. They later formed the Longfellow Copper Mining Co. in Las Cruces, New Mexico. They set up camp and called it Clifton. Clifton later became one of the largest copper mining communities of Arizona.
This new use of copper resulted in the boom of one of Arizona's greatest resources. By 1910 Arizona produced more copper than any other state in the nation. It would eventually fuel many of its political struggles as well. The Bisbee and Jerome Deportations in 1917 represent how factory workers and factory owners were pitted against each other.[2].
At Mule Canyon, south of Tombstone, Arizona, in 1877, a soldier chasing Apache Indians found copper at Bisbee. The Copper Queen Mine and neighboring Atlanta Claim became the Warren District. With the great contribution of the Warren District, Arizona led the nation and still leads it in copper production.
The United Verde copper mine at Jerome, Arizona, was financed by eastern capitalists. However, the rich surface ore soon played out. W. A. Clark, who had obtained his fortune at Butte, purchased 99% of the stock of the United Verde Mine. Ultimately it yielded copper, silver, and gold totaling $410,000,000. W. A. Clark was the owner of the richest, individually owned copper mine in the world.[3] After the mines closed Jerome was reborn as an artist community.
12 active copper mines in Arizona directly employ nearly 10,000 workers, not including contactors and sub-contractors. Half of Arizona's copper is mined in Morenci. An additional nine copper mines are expected to begin production in the coming years. The Resolution Copper Project, near Superior, is expected to provide 25% of the U.S. demand for copper after it begins production. [4]
wildaboutgold---you only have two post but you have nailed the sentimate of majority of people on this board, My hats off to you
for that post.my thought is we are very near a formal announcement. I would think funding, LOI, permits are very close
to completion and will be announced as soon as completed.
So I am adding more as I can. More funds are being transfered
to my account and I have already converted other stock to SIRG
waiting for all things to come to completion.
Full sails ahead111111
lol---Trying to trick my body but doesnt work, When I do fall
asleep I am lucky to sleep four hours. Sirg is going to do just fine. When funding is aquired it will be like a wild stallion ready to run. Its getting close.
Copper is here to stay
DJ Copper 3.8483 Steady As Weak GDP Fans Stimulus Hopes
Apr 27, 2012 By Tatyana Shumsky Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
-- Comex May copper up 0.9% to $3.8020/lb
--US 1Q GDP up 2.2%, missing forecasts of 2.6% growth
--Copper steady as QE3 hopes offset worries about weak demand
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Copper futures held on to overnight gains despite data showing slower U.S. growth as hopes of monetary stimulus resurfaced.
The U.S. economy expanded at a slower rate during the first quarter than economists had forecast. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of all the goods and services produced in an economy, grew at an inflation-adjusted annual rate of 2.2% in the first three months of 2012. The gain fell short of forecasts which called for a 2.6% growth rate during the period.
Copper is widely used in everyday goods like laptops, cars and household plumbing and slower economic growth is a signal of declining demand for the metal.
However, copper futures posted fresh intra-day highs after the data, though trading volumes were subdued.
Investors are unfazed by the weak growth numbers because many are hoping the data will push the Federal Reserve to launch a third round of quantitative easing or another form of stimulative measures, said Sterling Smith, analyst with Country Hedging.
"We're getting some speculative money looking to buy copper on the idea that QE3 is looming and lurking," Smith said.
Copper derives a twofold benefit from quantitative easing. Initially, copper prices rally as investors flock to hard assets like commodities in order to protect their wealth against the inflationary risks of monetary stimulus. Later, as the stimulative measures percolate throughout the economy and business activity picks up pace, physical demand for the industrial metal increases and further lifts copper prices.
Copper for May delivery, the most active contract, was recently up 3.50 cents, or 0.9%, at $3.8020 a pound on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
DeeDog---please read the "SCOPING REPORT FOR THE MINING OPERATION " at the top as a matter of fact read every thing as most of your questions will be answered.