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So, the iron ore mine is dead?
what happened to the world class iron ore property in Mexico?
low grade iron ore is now in the mid 30's ...delivered to China
Most of the 120 million+ tons of iron ore in the ports is low grade.
Mexico is now importing iron ore.
Bob selling for beer and smokes?
Mil-Ler made three shipments to China during 2013, totaling ~80,000 WMT of Iron Ore at an average
grade of 57% Fe, and received approx. $100 per tonne (gross). Costs of around $61/t include mining,
processing, road transport to the Port of Guaymas, port fees and cost of shipping to China
I believe the selling price for this low grade iron ore now is in the 40's....delivered to China. Still think this project is viable?
How do have all this "insider" info on Bob, Brad and CWRN?
Do you make a lot of assumptions based on PR's?
as 1st claimed by naysayers and then confirmed via longs dd)who talked sometime ago about meetings re a pellet plant.
Obviously, you don't get it.
A pellet plant requires hundreds of millions of tons of proven, not back of the napkin reserves along with hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars to build. Where is this "long DD" you constantly write about? Just because somebody talks about it or mentions it, don't mean it's true....you know, like ole Bobby is an honest man?
I wonder how the "fert" sales are going?
Or is there any talk with Bao about a pellet plant?
and last i knew he hadnt even paid for CWRN yet except for a down payment...if Brad only made a down payment, most country stock exchanges in the world would not let you transfer concessions unless they are fully paid. So how did Brad get those concessions then?
You use the word "reportedly" a lot in your posts
If I feed you some info, can you also take it for fact?...such as using a grab sample from anywhere in Mexico and say it's representative of the entire load.
I could go on, but you know what I mean.
"we saw pics of china testing ore for most if not all loads"...can you post those pics? Do you have the results of all 4 loads you can post? And no, not a grab sample that clearly states from SGS that it was a SAMPLE that ole Bobby brought in.
If I post a SGS analysis showing 64.5%, can you spread the gospel to every former shareholder of CWRN? I need some money to open a mine. Willing to post some pictures that's not even the mine and will hire a few Chinese people pretending to test the ore. Is Sharon many names available for hire?
You mean the one grab sample ole Bobby posted at 64% Fe? I personally have on my computer many grab sample analysis from Mexico showing 64.5%. Means nothing when most of the iron ore shipments over the years from Mexico are high sulphur and low iron. Just ask China. It's not a secret
I said you a thousand times that was not representative of the entire load, but you continue to believe it was. That is an indication of someone who does not know what they are talking about.
Can you show me the many posts or proof of the final testing from CCIC or SGS for the whole shipment?
as i said its not just the iron-its the other trace minerals in the particular deposit that made it useful as iron fertilizer...can you post ole Bobby's trace minerals? Or the entire spectrum analysis? Let's have a good laugh together on how the buyer will "cut" the iron ore ( like drugs) to lower the iron content
when did crappy Mexican iron ore with high sulphur become organic?
Oh ya, ole Bobby had a Jesus moment and told everyone to spread the gospel..which many did
You seem to re-post every story on iron ore from the internet with many on Vale. And you don't know why they are the biggest iron ore producer in the world?
CWRN's iron was unusual in having very few impurities harmful to iron fertilizers...any idea what they are? Was it the high sulphur that made it so valuable?
Again, when did crappy iron ore become organic? Is there a volcano in Baja
He said in the deposition that Sharon many names was not his wife, but his girlfriend. Is he lying? Would you trust ole Bobby to tell the truth?
The current CEO has not gone to jail for fraud
Why would an educated woman marry ole Bobby after looking at him?
And after seeing him smoke like a chimney and drink like a fish?
wasn't Bullit the one who built a road that wasn't on their property. Was he drunk through the building process?
If I told you Bob had a harem, can you spread the gospel?
"He and Sharon still married? Another Mexican wife? "
So, ole Bobby lied under oath?
How does an ex con get to stay in Mexico?
She has an MBA?
Didn't you also say Sharon many names was also ole Bobby's wife?
We know that wasn't true.
Just like the "fert" story and many others.
Since you have so much knowledge about the "fert" industry, can you tell all of us how ole Bobby managed to sell his crappy iron ore as fertilizer when the rest of the world has never, ever completed even one sale?
is Sharon many names still with ole Bobby?
Is was just a matter of time before the "fert" story came up again.
You seem to have a lot of time on your hands
Since you have so much interest in this stock, why don't you go down to Mexico and spend a few bucks on these concessions? Maybe ole Bobby can go halfsies with you?
so much so that if ole Bobby came back and ask for more money to continue this "project", shareholders would hand it over with no questions asked
wonder how the search for pelletization investors is coming
....it's the same as the search for Brad, the search for the money, the search for a market for the low grade iron ore, the search for the next ship to arrive in Ensenada, the search for a proper port ( ie a better way to load the ore instead of using a dust pan).....it's never going to come or happen.
Pelletization will never happen because no one will buy it, not enough reserves, low grades, no logistics, etc, etc, etc
Time to use the share certs in the washroom
what else is there to kick?
the chances of mining again are slim and none....I would bet none
Cotton & Western Mining, Inc.
Volume I Edition I
Manila, the Philippines
September 30, 2006
Posted By Robert L. Cotton, President & C.E.O.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES SEPTEMBER 30, 2006:
I THINK WE HAVE ALL AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAD ONE OF THOSE WEEKS WE WOULD LIKE TO FORGET; THE PAST WEEK WAS ONE OF THOSE FOR ME. ON WEDNESDAY A TYPHOON MOVED INTO THE PHILIPPINES, I, TOGETHER WITH OUR GOOD FRIENDS FROM THE BUREAU OF MINES AND SOME 15 MANGYANS WERE CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED IN THE REMOTE MOUNTAINS OF MINDORO ISLAND.
WE WERE MOVING UP THE MAMBURAO RIVER TOWARDS THE DAYAP IRON DEPOSIT, WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RAIN. BEFORE WE COULD PUT UP A TENT, THE RAIN INTENSIFIED AND WE FOUND OURSELVES SOAKED TO THE BONES. FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS, WE WERE TRAPPED IN A TENT, WET, TIRED AND FRUSTRATED, EATING CRACKERS AND SARDINES. ODDLY ENOUGH IT BROUGHT MEMORIES BACK TO ME OF A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE SOME 36 YEARS AGO, WHEN TYPHOON HESTER HIT VIETNAM, AT THAT TIME I WAS TRAPPED IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, SOCKED IN AS IT WERE.
SATURDAY MORNING BROUGHT WITH IT, SUNSHINE, CLEAR SKIES AND HAPPY FACES. AT 9:00AM, I FIRST HEARD THE CHOPPER BLADES POUNDING THE AIR AS IT MADE ITS WAY UP THE RIVER, LANDING NEAR OUT EMERGENCY CAMP SITE. FROM THERE I MADE QUICK STOPS AND LZ DAYAP, NAGSABONGAN AND LAPA-AO IRON DEPOSITS BEFORE HEADING BACK TO MANILA.
I’M ALWAYS THE OPTIMISTIC, AND AS SADLY AS IT MAY BE, I HAVE TO SURRENDER ANY IDEAS OF MAKING A SHIPMENT OF MINDORO ISLAND IRON ORE BEFORE THE END OF 2006. THERE SIMPLY IS NOT ENOUGH TIME LEFT TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT I SO DEARLY WANTED TO DO. THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW AND WHAT HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO BEGIN ANY MINING OPERATIONS ON MINDORO ISLAND.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE CONDUCTING MINI DIAMOND CORE DRILLING (WE CANNOT GET BIG EQUIPMENT INTO THESE REMOTE AREAS) OF THE FOUR MAIN IRON DEPOSITS OF DAYAP, NAGSABONGAN, LAPA-AO AND LASALA IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH WHICH DEPOSITS HAVE THE GREATEST QUANTITY OF MAGNETITE THAT IS 65% FE AND GREATER CRUDE IRON ORE AND WHICH DEPOSITS WILL BE LESS COSTLY TO BUILD AN ACCESS ROAD INTO. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT HERE THAT THIS IS SOME OF THE ROUGHEST MOUNTAIN TERRAIN I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. AND TO MAKE MATTERS MORE COMPLICATED, WE HAVE THREE MAIN ROUTES TO CHOOSE FROM, DEPENDING ON WHICH DEPOSIT WE OPEN FIRST. FOR THE MOST PART THE FIRST 15 KILOMETERS FROM EACH DIRECTION WILL BE SIMILAR IN CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS; HOWEVER, ONCE THE ROUTE REACHES NEAR THE MINING SITES, SOME STEEP CANYONS ARE ENCOUNTERED ALONG THE RIVERS. I HAVE FLOWN OVER ALL THREE ROUTES, AND WE ARE CONSIDERING BUILDING THE ROAD DOWN THE NORTH SIDE BACK TOWARD WAWA, WHICH WILL BE THE SITE OF OUR SHIP LOADING FACILITIES. THIS IS ALSO THE NEAREST DIRECT ROUTE TO NAGSABONGAN IRON DEPOSIT. IT APPEARS THAT NAGSABONGAN AND DAYAP HOLD THE BEST QUALITY OF MAGNETITE IRON MINERALS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE MANGYAN TRIBES THAT LIVE IN THE HIGHLANDS OF MINDORO ISLAND.. THESE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD AT ALL. ABOUT ONCE A MONTH OR SO, THEY GO DOWN TO MAMBURAO AND TRADE SOME BASKETS AND A LITTLE JADE..
Magnet Sticking to High-Grade Magnetite Lump at Dayap Iron Deposit 09.30.2006
Saturday Morning at LZ Dayap, from left to right: Rummy (Core-driller) Bob (CWRN) Jun (Chief Geologist Bureau of Mines) Boy (Staff Geologist Bureau of Mines) 09.30.2006
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WE WILL TAKE GREAT CARE IN BUILDING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MANGYANS, AND I HAVE MADE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO HELP SUPPORT AND RESERVE THEIR WAY OF LIVE, BY FORMING A JOINT JADE MINING OPERATION. THE MANGYANS HAVE FOR CENTURIES LIVED UNDISTURBED BY THE OUTSIDE. ONCE WE BUILD A ROAD INTO THEIR HOMELANDS, THIS COULD CHANGE. WE INTEND TO BLOCK USAGE OF THE ROAD TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE MANGYAN PEOPLE AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
THE CHINESE HAVE TRADED FOR MINDORO JADE FOR EONS. THE WORLDS MOST SOUGHT AFTER JADE COMES FROM TWO LOCATIONS, THEY ARE THE MOGOK JADE MINES OF NORTHERN BURMA AND THE MINDORO JADE. THE MANGYANS HAVE USED PRIMITIVE MINING TECHNIQUES FOR CENTURIES TO CHIP AND DIG OUT SMALL QUANTITIES OF MINDORO JADE AND PACK IT 30 KILOMETERS DOWN THE MOUNTAINS TO MAMBURAO TO TRADE WITH BROKERS WHO IN TURN SALE TO THE CHINESE TRADERS. MOST OF THE JADE JEWELRY AND JADE CARVINGS BOTH MODERN AND ANCIENT THAT ARE CRAFTED IN CHINA IS MADE FROM JADE MATERIALS IMPORTED FROM BURMA AND MINDORO ISLAND. COTTON & WESTERN MINING’S MINERAL LEASES HOLD ONE OF THE LARGEST DEPOSITS OF QUALITY JADE IN THE WORLD. THESE DEPOSITS HAVE NEVER BEEN EXPLOITED BY MODERN MINING TECHNIQUES. ONCE WE HAVE FINISHED THE DIAMOND CORE DRILLING OF THE IRON DEPOSITS, WE WILL DO SOME DRILLING INTO THE JADE DEPOSITS.. WE DO NOT KNOW THE SIZE OF OUR JADE AND MARBLE RESERVES; HOWEVER, WE HAVE ABOUT TWO MOUNTAINS OF IT, MOST LIKELY IN THE HUNDREDS OR MILLIONS OF TONS. THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF MINDORO JADE IS $1,000.00 PER METRIC TON, 20 TIMES THE VALUE OF THE MAGNETITE IRON ORE; HOWEVER, WE DO NOT WISH TO OVER-MINE IT AND DRIVE THE PRICING DOWN, RATHER A SMALL SCALE MINING OPERATION ON A REVENUE SHARING BASIS WITH THE MANGYAN TRIBES, SUPPORTED BY AND WORKED BY THE MANGYANS. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT TAKE SHAPE UNTIL AFTER WE HAVE OPENED ONE OF THE IRON DEPOSITS. MAYBE SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF 500 TO A 1000 METRIC TONS PER MONTH. DARK GREEN JADE IS THE MOST COMMON COLOR; ALTHOUGH JADE CAN BE BANDED AND MULTI-COLORED, WE ALL COLORS AND VERY LARGE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE AND LIGHT CREAM GREEN JADE THAT IS USED FOR CARVINGS AND JEWELRY.
THE PHOTOGRAPH OF MINDORO JADE TO THE RIGHT, IS FROM OUR DAYAP MINERAL LEASE. THE JADE IS SURFACE CONNECTED AND MINING OPERATIONS WILL NOT REQUIRE CRUSHING EQUIPMENT. DIAMOND DUST BAND SAWS AND ROCK SAWS WILL BE USED TO CUT BLOCKS INTO 1 X 1 METER CUBES AND LARGER BLOCKS FOR SCULPTURE ART AND TABLE TOPS. THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF OUR JADE IS 3.2 METRIC TONS PER CUBIC METER. THE VALUE OF EACH CUBIC METER BLOCK IS $3,200.00. INITIAL CONTACT WITH JADE TRADERS IN HONG KONG AND JADE FACTORIES IN CHINA AND TAIWAN HAS BEEN MADE. LONG TERM SALES AGREEMENTS FOR MINDORO JADE WILL NEGOTIATED BEFORE THE END OF 2006.
SINCE THE MAIN BUSINESS OF COTTON & WESTERN MINING IS IRON ORE, WE WILL PURSUE THE JADE AND MARBLE MINING OPERATIONS AS BY-PRODUCTS. IT IS OUR INTENTION TO USE THE JADE DEPOSITS TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE MANGYAN COMMUNITY, GIVING THEM AN INDUSTRY NOT ONLY TO WORK IN, BUT SHARE IN AS WELL.
I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF INTERNET POSTINGS BY VARIOUS ANTHROPOLOGISTS, USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF MANGYANS, THEY GO THERE, LOOK AROUND TAKE NOTES AND LEAVE. WITH ALL THE FUNDING THAT IS GIVEN TO VARIOUS CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD I FIND IT LACKING THAT THESE DOMICILE PEOPLE HAVE MORE OR LESS BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT. THE NEAREST MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN MAMBURAO, A FULL TWO DAY WALK FROM THE UPPER REACHES OF THE MAMBURAO RIVER.
The Moss Covered Rocks and Boulders are Magnetite, the Dayap Iron Deposit Runs up both sides of this Creek. Water is Run off from the Recent Heavy Rains. This Iron Ore Deposit is 10,000,000 Metric Tons. 09..30.2006
Typical High Grade Mindoro Island Jade, Medium Green to Light-green in Color. The Most Sought after Colors for Chinese Craftsman. 09.30.2006
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WELL, GETTING BACK TO OUR MAIN TOPIC FOR THIS NEWS LETTER IS OUR IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT. I’M NOW HOPING THAT WE CAN COMPLETE ALL THE CONFORMATION DIAMOND CORE DRILLING OF THE FOUR MAIN IRON DEPOSITS BY OCTOBER 15, AND RECEIVE THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS REPORTS BY THE END OF OCTOBER. BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE WILL FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE MOST FEASIBLE ROUTE TO BUILD THE HEAVY HAUL ACCESS ROAD. AND IF WE CAN KEEP ON SCHEDULE, CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACCESS ROADS WILL BEGIN AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.
FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT IS NOT YET COMPLETED; HOWEVER, WE ARE HOPING TO CONCLUDE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 45 TO 60 DAYS. IN THE MEAN TIME, WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDS TO WORK WITH, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO GOING AS FAR AS WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE REGISTERED ON OUR WEBSITE TO RECEIVE NEWS LETTERS FOR NOT STARTING THIS SOONER. I WAS NOT AWARE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD SIGNED UP. SEEMS THE SYSTEM WAS NOT SENDING THE INFORMATION TO ME, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN I GET A LIST OF 300 NAMES AND E-MAILS ADDRESSES. I WILL DO MY UP-MOST TO MAKE A NEWS LETTER ONCE A MONTH TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF WHAT IS GOING ON AT COTTON & WESTERN MINING.
YOU MAY LOOK FOR THE NEXT NEWS LETTER TO BE COMING BETWEEN THE 15 AND 20TH OF OCTOBER.
UNTIL THEN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH OF YOU THAT HAVE INVESTED IN OUR VENTURE AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE THIS A COMPANY THAT WILL BE A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE.
RESPECTFULLY,
ROBERT L. COTTON
PRESIDENT & C.E.O.
COTTON & WESTERN MINING, INC.
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Bob Cotton at Dayap Iron Deposit Checking Outcrops and Various Loose Iron Rocks with a Magnet to Confirm they are indeed Magnetite. 09.30.2006
THIS NEWS LETTER IS POSTED ON THE COMPANY WEB-SITE AND ELECTRONICALLY MAILED TO THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED TO RECEIVE COMPANY NEWS AND DIRECTED FROM THE E-MAIL ADDRESS BOOK OF BOB COTTON. READER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOMED AND MAY BE DIRECTED TO bobcotton@cottonwestern.com
THIS NEWS LETTER IS MEANT TO INFORM INVESTORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF RECENT ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY; IT IS NOT INTENDED OR MEANT TO SOLICIT INVESTMENT. COTTON & WESTERN MINING, INC. IS A REGISTERED NEVADA CORPORATION, ENGAGED IN THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MINING OPERATIONS OF SELECTED MINERALS.
COTTON & WESTERN MINING, INC. IS A NON-SEC REPORTING COMPANY, THE COMPANY’S STOCK IS QUOTED THROUGH THE PINKSHEETS UNDER THE TICKER SYMBOL: CWRN
Cotton & Western Mining, Inc.
Volume I Edition III
From Manila, the Philippines
October 30, 2006
MANILA: THE PHILIPPINES…….
WE RECEIVED THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TODAY FROM THE CORE SAMPLES TAKEN AT THE NAGSABONGAN IRON DEPOSIT..
THE NAGSABONGAN IRON DEPOSIT IS NOT OUR LARGEST AT 18 MILLION METRIC TONS, BUT IS OUR BEST QUALITY FE. IT IS ALSO IS THE LESS COSTLY TO PREPARE AS THERE IS ONE LARGE SURFACE EXPOSED WALL AT 12 MILLION METRIC TONS AND IT IS ALSO THE NEAREST TO THE OCEAN AT APPROXIMATELY 17 KILOMETERS FROM WAWA..
COMPOSITE ANALYSIS WERE TAKEN FROM DRILL HOLES L-1 FROM 0 TO 15 FEET, N-16 IS 15 TO 30 FEET AND N-19 IS 30 TO 50 FEET.. THE IRON (FE) CONTENT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE AS REPORTED BY THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.. COMPOSITES ARE 67.69, 66.77 AND 69.02 PERCENT FE.. THE TRACE ELEMENTS OF SILICA, SULFUR AND ALUMINUM ARE ALL LOW, ONLY THE TITANIUM IS MARGINAL AND MAY RESULT IS SOME PENALTY? TITANIUM IS 0.04, 0.14 AND 0.11. VANADIUM WAS ALL <0.004 …. METRIC TONS PER CUBIC METER ARE 3.66 THROUGH 3.88 AS THE HIGH FE CONTENT LENDS ITSELF TO HEAVIER MATERIALS.
WE HAVE SENT OUT THE CERTIFIED ANALYSIS TO SOME STEEL MILLS IN CHINA, WITH THE INTENT OF STARTING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
THERE ARE TWO DIRECT ROUTES TO WAWA FROM NAGSABONGAN MOUNTAIN, WE ARE NOW DECIDING WHICH WILL BE THE LESS COSTLY TO CONSTRUCT THE HEAVY HAUL ROAD. WE HOPE TO BEGIN THE ACCESS ROAD CONSTRUCTION AT THE END OF THE RAINY SEASON, WHICH SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE 15 AND 30TH OF NOVEMBER.
TRACKED CRUSHING AND SCREENING EQUIPMENT WILL BE SHIPPED IN FROM THE UNITED STATES IN DECEMBER. IT IS OUR INTENTION TO START SHIPPING 15,000 METRIC TONS A WEEK FROM THE SMALL DOCKS AT WAWA UNTIL SUCH TIME WE CAN CONSTRUCT A DEEP WATER JETTY AND HIGH SPEED LOADING BAND. I HAVE PLACED TO THE UPPER RIGHT A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SMALL DOCK AT WAWA. GEARED VESSELS USING GRABS WILL HAVE TO BE USED FOR THESE SMALL SHIPMENTS.
WE WILL NOT BUILD A ROAD FROM NAGSABONGAN TO THE JADE DEPOSITS UNTIL AFTER WE BEGIN THE IRON ORE MINING OPERATIONS. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A STRONG DEMAND FOR MINDORO JADE FROM CHINA JADE FACTORIES. I HAVE PLACED IN THE LOWER RIGHT A PHOTOGRAPH OF A SMALL SPECIMEN THAT IS POLISHED. OUR NEXT NEWS LETTER SHOULD REPORT THE BEGINNING OF THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
SHALLOW WATER (15FT) DRAFT DOCK AT WAWA ON MINDORO ISLAND; APPROXIMATELY 17KM (10 MILES) FROM THE NAGSABONGAN IRON DEPOSIT
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IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF OUR SHAREHOLDER’S HAVE BEEN SPECULATING ON HOW OUR OPERATIONAL COST IS STRUCTURED COMPARED WITH OTHER MINING COMPANIES. I WILL SAY HERE THAT WE ARE A SMALL SCALE MINING COMPANY WITH VERY LITTLE OVERHEADS. IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO LOOK AT OTHER COMPANY’S OPERATIONS AND COMPARE IT WITH OURS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, OF WHICH I WILL GIVE SOME EXAMPLES HEREIN.
FIRST OF ALL, DEPENDING ON THE MINERALS INVOLVED, IT MAY TAKE A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESSING PLANT TO SEPARATE AND / OR CONCENTRATE THE MINERAL TO MEET THE INDUSTRY STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. WE DON’T HAVE THAT NEED. I HAVE LOOKED AT A LOT OF IRON DEPOSITS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WHAT I LOOK FOR IS THE FOLLOWING; ONE, IT MUST BE OF COMMERCIAL SIZE TO US OF AT LEAST 4,000,000 METRIC TONS. TWO, IT MUST HOLD A HIGH GRADE PERCENT OF IRON MINERALS WITH LOW TRACE ELEMENTS SO WE DO NOT HAVE THE HEAVY COST OF EXPENSIVE PROCESSING PLANTS. AND THREE, IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE MINE IS LOCATED WITHIN A 100 KM OF A PORT SO WE MAY NOT BE EAT UP WITH TRANSPORTATION COST WHICH IS THE SINGLE LARGEST COST IN MINING. WE HAVE FOUND ALL THREE OF THOSE CRITERIA ON MINDORO ISLAND. OTHER FACTORS ARE MINING TECHNIQUES. I MENTIONED ABOVE THAT WE WOULD BE USING TRACKED MOBILE CRUSHING AND SCREENING EQUIPMENT. THE REASON FOR THAT, IS THAT IT ELIMINATES THE NEED TO USE EXPENSIVE MINING TRUCKS TO HAUL THE MINERALS TO A STATIONARY CRUSHING AND PROCESSING PLANT. WITH TRACKED CRUSHING EQUIPMENT, WE BLAST IT AND THEN BACK THE CRUSHERS RIGHT UP TO THE MATERIALS. YOU CAN SEE THIS EXAMPLE ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY FOR LOS CRESTONES MINE. ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A LOW-TECH INDUSTRY, SO WE DO NOT WANT TO TRY AND MAKE IT ANY MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT HAS TO BE. JUST SIMPLE EQUIPMENT AND LABOR WORKING HARD..
I HOPE TO BRING YOU A LOT OF GOOD NEWS IN THE COMING WEEKS CONCERNING OUR PROGRESS IN OPENING THE NAGSABONGAN IRON DEPOSIT…
THANKING ALL OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS FOR BEING A PART OF THIS ENDEAVOR….
RESPECTFULLY,
Robert L. Cotton
ROBERT L. COTTON
PRESIDENT & C.E.O.
COTTON & WESTERN MINING, INC.
THE ABOVE SPECIMEN OF MINDORO JADE WAS HAND SANDED AND POLISHED BY ME. IT REVEALS A SPECTRUM OF GREEN, WHITE, BLACK, GREY AND GOLD COLORS. THE MINERAL IS GREENSTONE IT IS USED FOR CRAVINGS, TABLE TOPS AND IN SOME CASES THE AFFLUENT CHINESE WHO ARE OBSESSED WITH THE LUCK OF JADE USE IT FOR FLOOR OR KITCHEN AND BATHROOM TILE.. AT $100.00 A SQUARE FOOT FOR TILE, THAT’S KIND OF RITZY. IN BULK ONE CUBIC METER CUBES SALE FOR $1,000.00 PER METRIC TON WHICH IS ABOUT $3,200.00 PER CUBIC METER.
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT HANAN PROVINCE IN CHINA IS THE JADE MANUFACTURING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD WITH OVER 1,000 STATE OWNED AND PRIVATE COMPANIES. SO IT NOW APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SIZEABLE MARKET FOR OUR MINDORO JADE
THIS NEWS LETTER IS POSTED ON THE COMPANY WEB-SITE AND ELECTRONICALLY MAILED TO THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED TO RECEIVE COMPANY NEWS LETTERS AND DIRECTED FROM THE E-MAIL ADDRESS BOOK OF BOB COTTON. READER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOMED AND MAY BE DIRECTED TO bobcotton@cottonwestern.com
THIS NEWS LETTER IS MEANT TO INFORM INVESTORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF RECENT ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY; IT IS NOT INTENDED OR MEANT TO SOLICIT INVESTMENT. COTTON & WESTERN MINING, INC. IS A REGISTERED NEVADA CORPORATION, ENGAGED IN THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MINING OPERATIONS OF SELECTED MINERALS.
COTTON & WESTERN MINING, INC. IS A NON-SEC REPORTING COMPANY, THE COMPANY’S STOCK IS QUOTED THROUGH THE PINKSHEETS UNDER THE TICKER SYMBOL: CWRN
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Volume I Edition II
From Manila, the Philippines
October 15, 2006
MANILA: OCT. 15. 2006
QUOTING CLINT EASTWOOD, “I’M AS PLEASED AS PUNCH”, THAT’S BECAUSE THE NAGSABONGAN IRON DEPOSIT WAS ALL THAT WAS ANTICIPATED AND MORE. ON SATURDAY WE INSPECTED THE 50 SETS OF DIAMOND CORE DRILLED SAMPLES, THE MAGNETITE WAS RICH IN COLOR, VERY LITTLE HEMATIZATION WAS FOUND AT NAGSABONGAN. THE CREW MEASURED THE BIG CLIFF AT 100 METERS TALL BY 200 METERS THICK AND 150 METERS WIDE. DRILLING FOUND THAT THE MAGNETITE IS SOLID. THIS EQUALS 3,000,000 CUBIC METERS OF MATERIAL AT 4.3 SG OR 12,900,000 METRIC TONS AT THIS ONE MASSIVE OUTCROP. THE SAMPLES ARE GOING TO THE LAB ON MONDAY MORNING. THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO COMPLETE. THE 1984 AVERAGE FE CONTENT AS REPORTED BY THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WAS STATED AT 67%. THAT’S WHY WE HELD SUCH GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS DEPOSIT. UNLESS HIGH PERCENTAGES OF TRACE ELEMENTS OF UNDESIRED MINERALS ARE FOUND WE WILL BEGIN MINING AT THIS LOCATION BECAUSE VERY LITTLE MINING PREPARATION WILL BE REQUIRED, MEANING CHEAPER TO EXCAVATE.
WE CUT SHORT THE DRILLING PROGRAM FOR NOW BECAUSE OF TIME DELAYS, ONLY DRILLING NAGSABONGAN AND LAPO-AO. DAYAP AND LASALA WERE SKIPPED. ONCE THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED AND REVIEWED WE WILL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH A SUITABLE BUYER.
OUR NEXT BIG GOAL IS TO START THE HEAVY HAUL EXCESS ROAD. IT HAS RAINED EVERYDAY FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS; HOWEVER THE RAINY SEASON WILL BE OVER VERY SOON, HOPEFULLY BY THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.
THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO WAWA IS DOWN THE NORTH SLOOP OF NAGSABONGAN MOUNTAIN. WE ARE NOW STUDYING THAT ROUTE WHICH WOULD CUT SHORT THE REQUIRED LENGTH OF ROAD BY 10KM OR SO. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT KNOW, THE TOTAL IRON RESERVES OF OUR FOUR MAIN MINERAL DEPOSITS ARE OVER 150 MILLION METRIC TONS. LAPO-AO IS THE LARGEST SINGLE DEPOSIT AT NEAR 50 MILLION METRIC TONS; HOWEVER, THE FE IS MIXED
Magnetite Core Samples from the Nagsabongan Iron Deposit 10.14.2006
Close-up Photo of this Magnetite Core Sample Looks almost like Steel
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MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE AND WILL REQUIRE CONCENTRATION TO AVERAGE 65% FE..
THERE IS NOT MUCH MORE TO SAY AT THIS TIME, BUT WE WILL RELEASE THE ANALYSIS OF BOTH NAGSABONGAN AND LAPO-AO AS SOON AS WE GET THEM BACK. I WILL FILL THE BALANCE OF THIS LETTER WITH PICTURES AND WILL BE ADDING A LOT OF NEW PICTURES TO OUR WEBSITE.
I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PERSONAL LETTERS FROM A LOT OF SHAREHOLDERS AND I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ALL OF THEM. WE NOW HAVE NEAR A THOUSAND SHAREHOLDERS, ALTHOUGH MOST ARE SMALL THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE BOCKS HELD BY VARIOUS GROUPS.
THE SHARE PRICES DO NOT REFLECT THE TRUE VALUE OF THIS COMPANY. I SUPPOSE THAT WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THE COMPANY IS IN PRODUCTION AND REVENUES ARE COMING IN.
PICTURED TO THE RIGHT IS RUMI GUIDING THE CORE DRILL INTO THE NAGSABONGAN MAGNETITE WALL OFF NAGSABONGAN CREEK. SOME 25 HOLES WERE DRILLED ON THE CLIFF FACE AND ON THE TOP OF THIS MASSIVE OUTCROP
Bob Holding Nagsabongan Core Sample with Magnet
Drilling into Nagsabongan Magnetite Wall
Cotton & Western Mining, Inc.
ONE OF OUR MANGYAN WORKERS CLIMBS TO THE TOP OF THE MASSIVE MAGNETITE CLIFFS AT NAGSABONGAN IRON DEPOSIT. HE CHECKS THE WALL FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH A MAGNET CONFIRMING THE ENTIRE WALL IS MAGNETITE. DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THIS WALL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF NAGSABONGAN CREEK IS STILL ANOTHER MASSIVE MAGNETITE CLIFF.
THESE MAGNETITE WALLS WILL BE BLASTED DOWN INTO THE DRY CREEK BED DURING THE DRY SEASON. THERE IS NO OVERBURDEN AT THIS LOCATION, ONLY TROPICAL UNDER-GROWTH TO BE REMOVED. VERY LITTLE SUNLIGHT REACHES THIS LOCATION, HENCE THE SURFACE IS COVERED WITH MOSS
PICTURED HERE IS THE SHAW TOOL COMPANY BACKPACK CORE DRILL. NEAL SHAW HAS DEVELOPED A SPECIAL GEAR DRIVE FOR A 2 CYCLE GASOLINE DRILL. THE COLLAR DIRECTLY UNDER THE GEAR BOX FEEDS WATER INTO THE TITANIUM DRILL STEMS FROM A PRESSURIZED WATER BOTTLE. NEAL DESIGNED THIS HANDY LITTLE LIGHT-WEIGHT UNIT FOR GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION BY FOOT IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. I WISH I HAD THOUGHT OF IT. THIS UNIT WORKS REALLY WELL AND SAVED US UNTOLD SUMS OF EXPLORATION COST. WE DRILLED UP TO FIFTY FEET WITH THIS UNIT. EACH STEM IS 25-INCHES IN LENGTH.
25 DIAMOND BIT CORE DRILLED HOLES WAS MADE AT THE 36 MILLION METRIC TON LAPO-AO IRON DEPOSIT. THIS DEPOSIT LAYS BOTH ON GRASSY MOUNTAIN SLOOPS AND JUNGLE COVERED CANYONS, ALTHOUGH IT IS EASIER TO GET INTO THAN NAGSABONGAN, IT DOES NOT HOLD THE SAME HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE.. INSPECTING THE CORE SAMPLES REVEALED A LARGE AMOUNT OF HEMATITE MIXED WITH THE MAGNETITE. THE 1984 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PUT THE FE CONTENT AVERAGE IN THE LOW 60 PERCENT RANGE, MEANING THIS MATERIAL WILL HAVE TO BE MAGNETICALLY SCRUBBED TO LIFT IT UP TO AN AVERAGE OF 65%.
A Member of the Drilling Crew Climbs Up the Massive Nagsabongan Magnetite Cliffs
Mini Diamond Bit Core Drill at Work from Surface of the Lapo-ao Iron Deposit . Special Thanks to Neal Shaw of Shaw Tool Company in Portland Oregon. 50 ft of 1-inchTitanium Drill Stems. I call this neat little core drill A “Happy Times Tool Kit”
Cotton & Western Mining, Inc.
WELL, WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR THE LAB RESULTS TO COME BACK FROM OUR INITIAL CORE DRILLING PROGRAM. UNTIL THEN WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE ROAD PLANNING AND WAIT UNTIL THE RAINY SEASON PASSES TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER I HOPE.
I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS HERE THAT THE FUTURE OF THE MANGYAN PEOPLE HAS BEEN WEIGHTING HEAVY ON MY MIND. ITS IS A RESPONSIBILITY THAT I DO NOT TAKE LIGHTLY. WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS SET-UP WITH VARIOUS GROUPS CONCERNING THIS VERY SUBJECT. AS LONG AS I HAVE ANY SAY IN THIS, WE WILL TAKE GREAT CARE IN BALANCING THE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE MANGYAN PEOPLE’S CULTURE AND SOCIETY.
UNTIL OUR NEXT POSTING, THANKS FOR BEING A SHAREHOLDER IN OUR COMPANY.
RESPECTFULLY,
Robert L. Cotton
PRESIDENT & C.E.O.
Last, but not lest are pictured above some samples from our Jade Deposit near the Dayap Iron Deposit. We are cutting and polishing these two samples for Chinese Buyers in Hong Kong. Samples are also being tested at the lab for Chemical Analysis, Hardness, Specific Gravity and Abrasion Factors. There are several types of mining equipment made for cutting stones. Mostly Diamond Dusted Saw Blades. Also High-Pressure Water Jetting is used in some mining applications. We have been in contact with Jetech out of Battle Creek Michigan who manufactures ultra high-pressure water cutting equipment up to 40,000 PSI pumps. The Jade will be cut into 1 by 1 meter cubes.
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Is Brad actually Pesquero???......YES
Well, if your claim of this mine being one of the lowest cost producers in the world, they should start mining and shipping right away and make a billion dollars in no time....unless there is no ore at the mine
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Call Brad at this number
what activity?
They need a mine in Mexico like they need a hole in their head.
Just buy it from the big 4 for a much lower price than most can even think about selling it for..and they will guarantee to ship it, unlike this dog of a mine
Ah yes, the "insider". I guess he took a few along for a ride with that info.
an ASSay from Bob is meaningless. If you want, I can send you an assay that will test out exactly as ole Bobby's sample.In fact, I can send you several from Mexico. Doesn't mean the whole mine is the same. That's what Ole Bobby found out in Manzanillo before he high tailed it out of town
"there never has been any indication of high sulfur"....is that an opinion or fact?
With the price of iron ore the way it is, do you seriously believe anybody wants to mine and sell this low grade iron ore...you know, the one with high sulphur