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The in-house sales force that has been needed for a long time. I believe was just started back in October 2018. It obvious to me, and just my opinion, that company improvement,along with expanded field test, Has made a positive improvement in fertilizer sales. What do you think SAL?
Itronics GOLD’n GRO Fertilizer Sales Up 42 Percent in January-May 2019 Compared to Same Period in 2018
GlobeNewswire•June 4, 2019
RENO, Nev., June 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itronics Inc. (ITRO), an Innovative Greentech Fertilizer, Silver, and Mineral Producer, reported today that its January through May 2019 GOLD’n GRO fertilizer sales, are up 42 percent compared to the same months in the prior year. The fertilizer sales improvement is due to a combination of factors including increased demand within the existing customer base, new demand from addition of new retail outlets to the customer base, and expanding interest in additional GOLD’n GRO fertilizers that are in the GOLD’n GRO fertilizer product line.
“The Company sales have returned to levels not seen in many years,” said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President. “We have greatly expanded our sales efforts and are now realizing outstanding results from those efforts. At current order rates we expect to exceed 2018 full year fertilizer sales in June. We are expecting that sales will continue at higher levels in the second half of the year, reducing the seasonality of the business and greatly expanding annual sales levels.”
This year Itronics is conducting field trials to evaluate the ability of the GOLD’n GRO fertilizers to provide improved nutrient uptake by certain crops compared to competing fertilizers. Results for these trials are now being received and are very positive. The Company is expecting that as this information is distributed to the customer base, it will lead to further increases in sales. Over the years field testing has also demonstrated meaningful crop yield improvement.
“Improvement in nutrient uptake increases crop quality and yield which is important to our distributor and its customers,” said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President. “Existing customers come back every year. These loyal customers and new ones are fueling our growth.”
(Just a little information coming out of Comstock Minig Inc that may be of interest to ITRO share holders)........... VIRGINIA CITY, Nev., June 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comstock Mining Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE American: LODE) today received a letter from the NYSE American LLC (the “NYSE”) stating that the Company is in compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards set forth in Part 10 of the NYSE’s Company Guide. The NYSE specifically noted that the Company has cured the Company’s previously announced low selling price deficiency and that the “.bc” designation will be removed from the Company’s trading symbol at the opening of trading tomorrow, June 4, 2019.
Mr. De Gasperis, stated, “We are pleased to reaffirm our ongoing compliance with the NYSE listing standards. We believe the NYSE is the best stock exchange in the world and could not be more appreciative of their timely communication, continued support and the liquidity and protections this partnership provides to all of our investors. We also look forward to providing near-term updates on our Tonogold-Lucerne closing, our developing, innovative clean technology initiatives and ventures and the planned development activities for the Dayton Resource Area, toward full feasibility.”
The NYSE letter also states that the Company will be removed from the list of NYSE noncompliant issuers on the NYSE’s website. The Company was first listed on the NYSE almost eight years ago this month on June 10, 2011, and the Company does not see that changing, now or anytime in the future.
Itronics reported a 56% increase in Q1 2019 revenues, although that was due to increased fertilizer sales, not particularly to recycling. Still, a nice increase in revenues.... Fertilizer sales are the largest revenue stream for ITRO. Most of the ingredients in the Fertilizer comes from the recycling of spent photo developing liquids, and hopefully soon zinc flue dust,spent batteries, and many more recyclable discarded materials. Fertilizer is the end product of recycling. Then there's the mining cleanup segment that seems to be moving forward.
This is a statement from Comstock Mining (LODE)that found interesting. I wanted to post it yesterday but ran out of time in the day....... Most people are familiar with Dr. Whitney in Itronics, and the incredible work he's done with his KAM-Thio technology for maximizing silver recoveries from previously leached cyanide tailings, cyanide leach pad materials, waste up materials, all of that. We're looking to formalize a venture to be using that technology and/or Cycladex's technology, which is different, but with the same type of objectives.
Before I go on, let me pause and mention one thing. One of the largest growth markets in mining is the reprocessing of waste. A previous P.R. from Itronics stated that 22 billion $ in metals was thrown away in 2018 world wide. Not to mention Gold, Silver, and other metals that is discarded and ripe for picking at mining co.
I just read the transcript from load. Interesting! Yes. Reprocessing material that has already been processed,Squeezing out what metals are left in it. and cleaning it up. There's value in all of it. Recycling, Decontaminate, With clean material left over that can be sold of in the end. Zero waste
They have eight or ten different blends. For multiple application. Almost all their fertilizer is shipped to farmer in the central valley in California, and the Salinas valley in ca. It is shipped by way of tanker truck. Yes! it works perty darn good.
I DO BELEIVE THIS SHOULD BE ON TOPIC BEING THAT ITRO, AND MXSG HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING TOGETHER ABOUT DOING THE SAME THING IN PAST PRESS RELEASES............ RENO, Nev., May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itronics Inc. (ITRO), an Innovative Greentech Fertilizer, Silver, and Mineral Producer, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Whitney & Whitney, Inc., has expanded its management team by hiring John Key, a seasoned mining executive, to manage Itronics’ development projects and to take a leadership role in converting Whitney & Whitney, Inc.’s partially owned subsidiary, Auric Gold & Minerals, Inc. into an operating company.
Whitney & Whitney which is widely recognized in the mining industry, is the technical services subsidiary of Itronics and provides administrative services, project management and R & D management for Itronics subsidiaries and related partnerships. Whitney & Whitney is developing the expansion plans and “Zero Waste” projects for Itronics Metallurgical and is managing the Auric Fulstone project in Nevada for Auric Gold & Minerals.
“John Key has been appointed Vice President, Projects for Whitney & Whitney, Inc. and he has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for Auric Gold & Minerals, Inc. He will take the lead in obtaining financing for and implementing a Phase I drilling program for the Auric Fulstone exploration project at the newly discovered Golden Valley prospect. Mr. Key will also assist in managing the Company’s other development projects, including planning and developing the Wabuska expansion, and managing the development projects for application of the KAM-Thio tailings metal recovery and remediation process. [b]One of his first projects will be the Comstock tailings processing project,” said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President.
Mr. Key is a successful and innovative mining engineer, operating manager, and chief executive with proven success, including COO of Pine Point Mining Limited, CEO of a base metals junior, CEO and President of a public gold mining company, and an Operating General Manager with Teck Cominco, formerly Cominco Ltd. His operating experience includes rebuilding and funding a junior gold company and taking the exploration company into production, 20 years of mine management in increasingly diverse situations and lead roles in operating, capital, political, and development. Operations managed include Red Dog, the world’s largest zinc mine, Polaris Mine, 60 km from the magnetic north pole, and an underground lead/zinc mine at Magmont in Missouri.
“I am very excited to join Whitney & Whitney, Inc. and to be able to assist with Itronics’ development projects through the Whitney & Whitney technical services operations. The Auric Fulstone project looks extremely promising and I am looking forward to leading its development. Itronics “Zero Waste” technology developments are industry leading innovations and I am looking forward to participating in development of these technologies in mining and other industries,” said John Key.
RENO, Nev., May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itronics Inc. (ITRO), an Innovative Greentech Fertilizer, Silver, and Mineral Producer, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Whitney & Whitney, Inc., has expanded its management team by hiring John Key, a seasoned mining executive, to manage Itronics’ development projects and to take a leadership role in converting Whitney & Whitney, Inc.’s partially owned subsidiary, Auric Gold & Minerals, Inc. into an operating company.
Whitney & Whitney which is widely recognized in the mining industry, is the technical services subsidiary of Itronics and provides administrative services, project management and R & D management for Itronics subsidiaries and related partnerships. Whitney & Whitney is developing the expansion plans and “Zero Waste” projects for Itronics Metallurgical and is managing the Auric Fulstone project in Nevada for Auric Gold & Minerals.
“John Key has been appointed Vice President, Projects for Whitney & Whitney, Inc. and he has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for Auric Gold & Minerals, Inc. He will take the lead in obtaining financing for and implementing a Phase I drilling program for the Auric Fulstone exploration project at the newly discovered Golden Valley prospect. Mr. Key will also assist in managing the Company’s other development projects, including planning and developing the Wabuska expansion, and managing the development projects for application of the KAM-Thio tailings metal recovery and remediation process. One of his first projects will be the Comstock tailings processing project,” said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President.
Mr. Key is a successful and innovative mining engineer, operating manager, and chief executive with proven success, including COO of Pine Point Mining Limited, CEO of a base metals junior, CEO and President of a public gold mining company, and an Operating General Manager with Teck Cominco, formerly Cominco Ltd. His operating experience includes rebuilding and funding a junior gold company and taking the exploration company into production, 20 years of mine management in increasingly diverse situations and lead roles in operating, capital, political, and development. Operations managed include Red Dog, the world’s largest zinc mine, Polaris Mine, 60 km from the magnetic north pole, and an underground lead/zinc mine at Magmont in Missouri.
“I am very excited to join Whitney & Whitney, Inc. and to be able to assist with Itronics’ development projects through the Whitney & Whitney technical services operations. The Auric Fulstone project looks extremely promising and I am looking forward to leading its development. Itronics “Zero Waste” technology developments are industry leading innovations and I am looking forward to participating in development of these technologies in mining and other industries,” said John Key.
RENO, Nev., May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itronics Inc. (ITRO), an Innovative Greentech Fertilizer, Silver, and Mineral Producer, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Whitney & Whitney, Inc., has expanded its management team by hiring John Key, a seasoned mining executive, to manage Itronics’ development projects and to take a leadership role in converting Whitney & Whitney, Inc.’s partially owned subsidiary, Auric Gold & Minerals, Inc. into an operating company.
Whitney & Whitney which is widely recognized in the mining industry, is the technical services subsidiary of Itronics and provides administrative services, project management and R & D management for Itronics subsidiaries and related partnerships. Whitney & Whitney is developing the expansion plans and “Zero Waste” projects for Itronics Metallurgical and is managing the Auric Fulstone project in Nevada for Auric Gold & Minerals.
“John Key has been appointed Vice President, Projects for Whitney & Whitney, Inc. and he has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for Auric Gold & Minerals, Inc. He will take the lead in obtaining financing for and implementing a Phase I drilling program for the Auric Fulstone exploration project at the newly discovered Golden Valley prospect. Mr. Key will also assist in managing the Company’s other development projects, including planning and developing the Wabuska expansion, and managing the development projects for application of the KAM-Thio tailings metal recovery and remediation process. One of his first projects will be the Comstock tailings processing project,” said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President.
Mr. Key is a successful and innovative mining engineer, operating manager, and chief executive with proven success, including COO of Pine Point Mining Limited, CEO of a base metals junior, CEO and President of a public gold mining company, and an Operating General Manager with Teck Cominco, formerly Cominco Ltd. His operating experience includes rebuilding and funding a junior gold company and taking the exploration company into production, 20 years of mine management in increasingly diverse situations and lead roles in operating, capital, political, and development. Operations managed include Red Dog, the world’s largest zinc mine, Polaris Mine, 60 km from the magnetic north pole, and an underground lead/zinc mine at Magmont in Missouri.
“I am very excited to join Whitney & Whitney, Inc. and to be able to assist with Itronics’ development projects through the Whitney & Whitney technical services operations. The Auric Fulstone project looks extremely promising and I am looking forward to leading its development. Itronics “Zero Waste” technology developments are industry leading innovations and I am looking forward to participating in development of these technologies in mining and other industries,” said John Key.
Itronics Reports 56 Percent Increase in 2019 First Quarter Revenues and Provides Updates on Current Operations and Growth Projects
I guess the question is.When are they going to start up mining operation again?
There may be a light at the end of the tunnel. Contained in that P.R. WAS information on the in-house sales force that was started in October. Something that I think was needed for a long time, and may be starting to pay off. Plus Crop Production Services.The P.R. stated first quarter fertilizer sales are 50% more than the previous year. I guess we will wait and see.
The outlook for fertilizer sales in 2019 is for a substantial increase, driven by a strong marketing program which was started in the fourth quarter 2018. First quarter 2019 sales were up more than 50 percent compared to the prior year’s first quarter. I am happy to see this. A strong marketing program. The in-house sales force may be paying off. Something that was needed for a long time. The weather will always be a problem in the northern part of Californian. Lots of farming in the south, and in Arizona, New Mexico,and other places where the weather may be less of a problem.
Waiting to see the quarterly reports on revenues. They now have a perty good team. Two in-company new guys working on fertilizer sales, and Crop production service is still their distributor. E-Waste recycling, Finance guy, New! Larger facility to expand into, and work being done out at Auric. Collaborating with LODE, and MXSG in their mining segment. Test being done on Gold,and Silver ore This is not the same company it was a few years ago. Just my opinion of-cores
Is that because of the low volume ? Or no volume. Just asking.
Much testing has been completed, and some is on going by independent, and in house labs. It does look promising. As far as I know Cyanide processing is still the best way to recover Gold. Its what happens after that. That may make all the difference's in the cost saving in mining industries. The bottom line is everything.
Read it. Not impressed. I'll stand behind the ceo of ITRO. One of the pioneers of the Cyanide process.
When did neutralizing the contamination caused by processing ore with cyanide become nothing new? In passed press releases. LODE, MXSG, and a couple of Aluminum co. have already expressed interest in the companies process.
Nothing more than what I already know. Little more on the value of the new property. Auric is looking a lot better. Now all we need to do is a drilling program to find out what is down there. I was hoping for a little more on the fertilizer sales, and customer base expansion. Maybe in another state like AZ,or more sales in southern ca. Where they have a lot less rain, and more indoor growing operations.
Uptick Newswire Hosts Itronics, Inc. on Stock Day Podcast to Discuss New Developments in the Application of Their Trade Secret Protected Technology.... You can listen to the interview in the first week of April. The interview is now out. 04/02/19
No volume with ITRO shares. Maybe you think a few hundred too a few thousand shares of itro is a sell-off to buy mxsg shares.That's hard to swallow.(os shares is only about 15 million) I believe most longs at itro are in a holding pattern.There is some news out from itro today. Maybe it's time for itro to start it's own mining operations, and use there own technology in the process. All_full lot of maybes.
Itronics Discovers Strong Evidence Of A Tertiary Polymetallic Low Sulfidation Gold System At Its Auric Fulstone Gold Silver Zinc Copper Project.
(I found this interesting. Itronic's,(ITRO)and Comctock Mining (LODE)are collaborating together with the testing of environmentally friendly metal separation process,and possible minig cost reduction.) The Company’s Board has also determined, consistent with the sale of these non-mining assets, it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to implement a strategy that is solely focused on high-value, high cash-generating, precious metal-based activities, including, but not limited to, metals and mining and related supply chain ventures and acquisitions, mineral exploration, engineering, resource development, economic mineral production, metal refining and environmentally-friendly, conservation-based, economically enhancing mining technologies and related processes.
You are probably right. My trading platform only allows limit orders on this stock. I have traded this stock just south of 1.50
Years ago they authorized 20 billion when it went sub penny to survive.Then a few years back did a reverse split 1000 to 1 which brought the shares north of two dollars. From there it went down to the teens, NOW!it has worked it's way back to a 52 week high of two dollars. Then the shares settled down to .95 What it is today......
There is a real possibility still with a collaboration between LODE, and ITRO. Provided mining operation resume. There is a possibility of real cost savings with this new process. Recover the left over gold,silver residue,neutralized the cyanide,aggregate becomes saleable,and possibly reuses of the solution.... Now that we know that the Kam Thio process is going to be used as a bolt on process.That should answer some question's that may be asked out there. (Used in conjunction with the cyanide process),and that the Kam Thio solution increases about 30% in volume through-out the process' for reason still unknown to me. How many times can it be re-used in the processing of Ore? I assume it would be like the final flush in the leaching process.I believe it will open up some more opportunities on what to do with the leaching solution if it dose become degraded to the point that it need to be replenished.To be used in Mine reclamation was one possibility that was talked about. I believe that the solution should still contain some residue Silver, and gold that can be extracted from it. Another possibility in my own opinion is to ship the used Kam Thio solution back to Itronics as feed material to be reprocessed rejuvenated and than sent back out as Fertilizer, or a new batch of Kam Thio solution for the mining industries. Only then will it have come full circle. Just a thought.
Now that we know that the Kam Thio process is going to be used as a bolt on process.That should answer some question's that may be asked out there. (Used in conjunction with the cyanide process),and that the Kam Thio solution increases about 30% in volume trough-out the process' for reason still unknown to me. Question! how many times can it be re-used in the processing of Ore? I assume it would be like the final flush in the leaching process.I believe it will open up some more opportunities on what to do with the leaching solution if it dose become degraded to the point that it need to be replenished. Mine reclamation was one possibility that was talked about. I believe that the solution should still contain some residue Silver, and gold that can be extracted from it. Another possibility in my own opinion is to ship the used Kam Thio solution back to Itronics as feed material to be reprocessed rejuvenated and than sent back out as Fertilizer, or a new batch of Kam Thio solution for the mining industries. Only then will it have come full circle.
Itronics 2009 Limited Edition of Its Popular Collectible 5-Troy Ounce Silver Nevada Miner Bars Now Available
GlobeNewswire•February 5, 2019
Brought Back Due to Increasing Requests from Collectors and Investors
RENO, Nev., Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itronics Inc. (ITRO), an “Innovative Zero Waste” Technology Company that produces GOLD’n GRO fertilizers and silver products, today reported that its popular 2009 Limited Edition Silver Nevada Miner bars, an excellent collectible and a souvenir of the Silver State, are now available through its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc. Order by calling Itronics Metallurgical, Inc. at 1-800-368-1865.
“The 99.9 percent pure, 5-troy ounce silver bar is one of the most attractive being manufactured and marketed in the United States today and is a unique and beautiful collectible,” said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President. Itronics Metallurgical began offering these yearly dated bars in 2001. Production was discontinued in 2008, but many collectors have requested that they be brought into production and the series continued. Many people collected each year and a small trading market exists on E-Bay. Itronics plans to complete the series to the present and then to continue for the indefinite future.
Production of the Silver Nevada Miner Bars was discontinued in 2009 due to extreme volatility in silver prices. Silver prices have now stabilized at much lower levels. “In 2018 we have received so many requests from collectors that we made the decision to continue the bar series with the 2009 bar and moving forward to the current year,” said Dr. Whitney. “We plan to produce 1000 bars for each of the past years. When the 2009’s are sold out we will produce the 2010 bars and continue to the present until they are caught up. The limited numbers being produced and sold should ensure continuing value for collectors.”
The Silver Nevada Miner bar was created to commemorate the long and eventful silver mining history of Nevada and is an excellent souvenir of Nevada, which is known as the “Silver State.” The bars are 2 3/8 inches by 1 3/8 inches and ¼ inch thick. Each contains exactly 5-troy ounces of pure silver. The bars are “proof quality” and include a year-stamp authenticating the limited edition.
The top surface of the bar is engraved with an authentic reproduction of a miner in one of the famous “square-set stopes” of the Comstock Silver Mines at Virginia City, Nevada, in the mid-1860’s. The bars are beautifully crafted making them an excellent gift item.
4. Talks with other mining companies. And aluminum co.
Then why haven't they done it? Probably because it's easier to dump it in a nearby River. Owe wait! That never happens in China,the U.S., or any other country. Really!
I agree 100%. Selling fertilizer has been a tough business to break into. Lots of big player's out there. Plus it is seasonal especially with liquid fertilizer. They do have a couple of sales reps working on that.Plus Crop Production Service Maybe thing will start to improve. I believe thing have improved. Lots of R&D, and company improvement, and expansion. There have been lot of interest in the company coming in from different direction.That's a good sign. Joint ventures, and partners as well. Good Luck.....
“Recycling Today” Details Itronics’ Successes, Future Plans
GlobeNewswire•January 29, 2019
RENO, Nev., Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following news release includes portions of an article appearing in “Recycling Today,” the premium publication in this sector. The entire article is available at: http://magazine.recyclingtoday.com/article/january-2019-scrap-metals-supplement/itronics-precious-metals-recovery-profile.aspx.
“Itronics Inc. (ITRO) and its President John Whitney have always envisioned a clean, waste-free planet. Over the years, they’ve translated that vision into innovative, practical and money-making applications.
Whitney is best known for inventing a method for separating silver and other precious metals from spent photographic liquid. Itronics uses the demetallized fluid to make micronutrient-rich fertilizers at its Reno, Nevada, plant, while the metals are turned into bullion and sold to refineries. Additionally, the glass slag produced in Itronics’ refining process can be used to manufacture commercial products, such as decorative tile.
Itronics is not standing still. Within the last four years, the Company has developed a way to reclaim precious metals—including gold, silver and palladium—as well as copper and tin—from discarded computer circuit boards. It has simply added the e-scrap as infeed material for its refinery process.
In that process, silver is not only recovered from photographic waste, but its chemical makeup allows it to soak up metals from circuit boards during furnace refining. The metals then become ingredients in the Company’s bullion.
Because of this e-scrap breakthrough, Itronics is buying more furnaces to ramp up bullion production and will eventually bring in larger furnaces. Whitney has even modified a furnace so that it burns latent heat energy from carbon in circuit boards, reducing outside energy needed to power the furnace by more than 50 percent.
For that furnace innovation, Whitney and Itronics won an award from NV Energy, a Nevada public power company.
“Our Company will never be the same again because the amount of e-scrap is unlimited,” Whitney says. “It’s a nonseasonal business, and it can be expanded in small steps continually. It’s a new revenue source for us, and we can grow it at a rate we can manage.”
Capturing metals from e-scrap is part of Itronics’ overall mission to reclaim 100 percent of all materials it processes, converting everything into salable goods. Itronics calls itself a “zero-waste green technology company.”
Whitney says other businesses, and even the government of China, have tried to replicate his processes, to no avail.
Itronics is moving forward on other fronts as well. This year the Company purchased a centrifuge, which uses centrifugal force to separate solids from liquids in a spinning container. The machine will decrease the time it takes to separate liquids from solids from about five months to two or three weeks.
Meanwhile, Itronics is buying a 54,000-square-foot building on 48 acres in Wabuska, Nevada, where it plans to expand operations. The company’s existing Reno plant is 35,000 square feet in comparison. Whitney says it will take about two to three years to get the plant up and running.
“What we’re doing hasn’t been done before in this manner,” Whitney says. “It’s all pioneering.”
It was in the 1970s that Whitney, who holds a doctorate in mineral economics and a master’s degree in mineralogy, invented a proprietary chemical process that could separate silver from a silver-and-gold-bearing cyanide solution. It was done through his company Whitney & Whitney Inc. in Nevada.
It was no surprise when, in 1986, Reno and its neighboring city, Sparks, turned to Whitney for help with a silver problem. Spent photographic liquids from one-hour photo shops and from X-rays taken at dentist offices and hospitals were ending up in the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake, both prominent fisheries.
The photographic liquids contained silver, which is toxic to fish, and nitrogen, which in large quantities is unhealthy for them. The local wastewater treatment plant was unable to remove all the silver and nitrogen from the liquids.
Whitney, using the proprietary chemical process he invented years earlier, was able to filter out nearly 100 percent of the silver, along with iron and sulfur, from the photographic liquids. By doing so, he saved Reno and Sparks millions of dollars the cities would have had to spend on a new treatment plant.
For that accomplishment, Whitney won an inventor-of-the-year award from the University of Nevada. He also placed second in the 2005 Worldwide Environmental Awards, presented by the Institution of Chemical Engineers based in the U.K.
But Whitney wasn’t finished. He wanted to find a commercial use for the silver, iron and sulfur that, in sludge form, would be separated from the photographic liquid. He dried the sludge, placed it in a furnace reaching 2,100 degrees F and produced nearly 100 percent pure silver bullion.
In 1988, Whitney established Itronics to buy Whitney & Whitney and take the firm public. Itronics initially specialized in collecting and treating photographic waste. The timing was right, because in the early 1990s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said spent photographic liquid containing silver was the country’s largest hazardous waste stream.
In 1990, Itronics started developing its GOLD’n GRO liquid fertilizers, using the liquid that was almost entirely demetallized in photographic waste. Trace metals, along with sulfur and nitrogen, remaining in the liquid are nutrients that are good for people, plants and soil, Whitney says.
“People need micronutrients like zinc, manganese and iron in tiny supplements in their diets,” Whitney says. “Animals and plants have the same needs. So, we are supplying zinc, iron and manganese to the plants. Many other fertilizers in the market are phosphate-based with non-nutrient metals, like cadmium and arsenic. Non-nutrient metal content is very low in our fertilizers.”
Whitney adds that Itronics’ fertilizers deliver nutrients more efficiently to plant roots, so less product is needed, which in turn means less risk for groundwater contamination.
Also, Itronics’ fertilizers improve crop yields, especially for almond-tree farmers. Whitney says when California experienced droughts in recent years, and the state rationed water to farmers, the production of one almond-tree grower using GOLD’n GRO was comparable to prewater-rationing days.
The future looks picture-perfect, in a silver and gold frame, for Itro.
Just to answer your question. This was how itro got started. Photo waist was being dumped down the drains (yes down the drains) in the cities of Reno, and Sparkes.From there it ended up in the waist water treatment plant, and from there the Truckee River, and then off to Pyramid Lake.The cities where told to clean it up or face hundred of million of dollars in fines. ITRO came up with the solution. The city implemented a use and, monitoring , and collection program to keep it from getting in to the treatment plant. This stuff is now collected and shipped to Itronics for processing into saleable goods. The story may be in Itronics company profile. I doubt you will take the time to read it.
Photographic waist is (collected),and discarded, probable in the sewers, all across the world.
In the U.S. that would be illegal. Photograph development waste (photo labs, x-ray equipment, dental equipment, etc.) must be stored, labeled, and disposed of in accordance with EPA rules.THEN HOW DID IT GET INTO THE TRUCKEE RIVER.
But the good news is this - the amount of this kind of waste has dramatically decreased in the last decade. When was the last time your dentist used on-site development for X-rays? When was the last time you had a roll of film that needed to be developed? Everything is digital now, no waste. YOUR RIGHT! IT BACK ON THE RISE, BECAUSE OLD STILE PHOTO PICTURE LAST MUCH MUCH MUCH LONGER. OVER FIFTY MILLIONS GALLON ARE STILL PRODUCED. KOADAK HAS REINTRODUCE THE DISPOSABLE CAMERA.
Itronics is promoting their treatment of a waste stream that has all but disappeared. Too bad, too late. WRONG! PEOPLE THAT DO PHOTO ART STILL USE IT,BECAUSE THE PICTURE LAST LONGER.
So, they turn to tailings and leaching operations at mines. I cannot begin to tell you the number of flaky or downright scam operations that have claimed a new and novel process to treat old mine tailings, and leach ore. Until it is cost-effective.....no legit mining company will have anything to do with it.THERE'S THAT WORD COST EFFECTIVE. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ALREADY. TEST HAVE ALREADY PROVED THAT IT WORKS. LODE,ITRO,INDEPENDENT LABS.
Dr. Whitney can keep on testing and promoting his "green technology" until the cows come home.THE COWS HAVE COME HOME
Mexus introducing this nonsense with ITRO is a diversion, a gimmick, and nothing more. Oh yeah, and it is a convenient way to sell shares to another pool of investors.....ITRO investors.DO YOU REALLY THINK BOTH COMPANIES CAN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT MORE INVESTORS? DO YOUR OWN DD I AM NOT A SALESMAN. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.
I see! Like i said before Itronics, Whitney & Whitney have work in all parts of the mining industries. From discovery to production. With companies in multiple countries. I believe there's a list on their web site. I just assumed MXSG was a mining company. My Bad
I am glad you mention that. Photographic waist is (collected),and discarded, probable in the sewers, all across the world.There are many waist management companies that do collect this stuff and attempts where made for many years to pull some of the silver from it with I-on filter cartridges(Silver is the part that is toxic to fish)The problem is when they are done with it, it's still consider toxic waist. Because no one has been able to remove all the silver. Itronics has figured out just to do that, and turns all into sell-able goods. They have won many awards for their accomplishments,and have the only permit in the U.S that allows them to do that. So Pleases don't tell me that old ways of processing photo waist, mining ore, batteries,e-waist, can't be improved on. Test results in the field have yet to be completed.
Where talking about the 3 million ton of tailing that LODE has out there at their mine. Ripe for reprocessing and decontaminating.
Needs work. yes! Their working on getting their audit up to date. I have asked that question before. Answer, where working on it. I'm really not seeing this as a partner-ship. (My opinion) Itronics has worked for the mining industries all over the world, and now they have something new to offer them. Weather it be MXSG, LODE,or a bigger co like Free-Port. It't being tested in the lab, and hopefully will be tested in the field. No matter what ore is there, or what application is needed Itronic will figure it out. That is a big part of what they do. EFFICIENTLY.......
Day to day operations has been holding it's own. Company expansion in the past comes from a very loyal and long shareholder base. Resent expansion is in part from both old and new investors. There has been increased interest,I believe the share price reflects that. Itronic is designed to be extremely {efficient} (there's that word again that was talked about in a previous post's) ,and knowledgeable in their operations. limited information 8k up to date. Yes! I agree that area needs work.