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Re: Teedlum post# 48115

Saturday, 05/23/2009 4:06:03 PM

Saturday, May 23, 2009 4:06:03 PM

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Teedlum...."Do you think the company will set up its own physical processing (aluminothermic reduction process, electric arc furnace, electron beam refining ) locally and then send the concentrates out for chemical processing to separate any tantalum and REEs?"

Wowser, you are thousands of years ahead of me in thinking about SRSR's future. I am still trying to figure out how they plan on financing the extensive drilling job that lies ahead on the D Zone and all the SE Zones.

Forcing myself to looking way ahead at the actual mining/processing presents a miriad of challenges of which you hit upon a few. Mining is a damn tough business and the complexities with processing not only the Niobium, but tantalum and an array of REEs will be no small challenge. Costs, metalurgical expertise available, environmental factors, logistics, and a host of other considerations that I haven't even thought of as yet will come into play.

The biggest asset that we have going for us right now is the incredible experience and mining connections that Scott, Cam, and Alan have. There is no doubt that they can and will assemble a team to get the job done. My unprofessional opinion is worth about as much as you are paying me for it..LOL...Great questions!...Jim