Christmas-Wallpaper-Download.jpg MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARS I first wish to thank all of you who took time to participate in this year's Annual Meeting of Atacama Resources International Inc.
From all the feedback received to date I feel that I can call it a success.
The Board wanted to reach out and include as many shareholders as possible and therefore decided to hold it via webinar.
Special thanks goes out to the Company's Director of Corporate Communications, Mr. Allan Flasch for his technical abilities making it possible for investors to participate from Nome Alaska to the Florida Keys.
All the Board members made presentations as to Atacama's activities over the past year and commented on the Company's future plans.
$ACRL/CEO RAMBLINGS-JANUARY 24, 2019-CLEARING THE AIR/ My CEO Ramblings are intended to enlighten our interested shareholders and other friends of the company about Atacama Resources and the progress the company is making in the global mining business.
Our focus is on gold, cobalt and graphite and the company could not be in a better place to capitalize on these strategic materials going forward.
However, today’s Ramblings is released to clear the air regarding the company’s position on a variety of topics.
The investor boards have been very active recently with both negative and positive news.
The comments on the boards are completely unsubstantiated and the company needs to set the record straight.
Atacama Resources is not selling ACRL shares on the market.
Atacama Resources has not signed a convertible debt instrument in over a year.
Any recent conversions from debt to shares have been mandated by conversion rights set up over a year ago. The company had hoped to pay off the debt but funds were not available and the debt holders exercised their right to convert.
Atacama Resources is not going to increase or decrease the company’s Authorized Shares.
Atacama Resources is not signing any new convertible debt notes.
Finally, Atacama Resources is on track to file the company’s 2017 annual financial report with OTC Markets in a matter of days.
The company’s outside accountant will then immediately work on the 2018 quarterly financials and those will be filed as soon as possible.
The 2018 year end financials are not due until late march 2019 and Atacama Resources will be considered current after the 2018 quarterlies are filed.
Keep in mind that our SEC attorney will review both the financials and associated notes to provide the necessary legal opinion that is part of the filing process.
I hope that I have made the company’s position clear.
Obviously, the company has nothing to do with the investor boards but we have an obligation to refute incorrect statements, whether intentional or not, to protect the reputation of the company.
Malicious statements are sometimes noted and these statements cannot go unchallenged.
Until next time, this is Glenn Grant, CEO Atacama Resources.
+++++PART THREE-$ACRL/ CEO RAMBLINGS-DEC.21,2018-THRU-01-23-2019/Annual Meeting of Atacama Resources International Inc.
Christmas-Wallpaper-Download.jpg MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARS I first wish to thank all of you who took time to participate in this year's Annual Meeting of Atacama Resources International Inc.
From all the feedback received to date I feel that I can call it a success.
The Board wanted to reach out and include as many shareholders as possible and therefore decided to hold it via webinar.
Special thanks goes out to the Company's Director of Corporate Communications, Mr. Allan Flasch for his technical abilities making it possible for investors to participate from Nome Alaska to the Florida Keys.
All the Board members made presentations as to Atacama's activities over the past year and commented on the Company's future plans.
$ACRL-A.I.&AUGMENTED A.I./ CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 7, 2019/ Gold miners 'laughing' amid best rally in decade as metal surges | MINING.com I am an avid newspaper and TV news hound and can not help but to be quite concerned about the current state of the world- economically, politically and socially.
Pundits are reluctant to speculate about the future with the world being a very complex and ever changing place. What are the trends?
Where are we headed? The fast emerging world of
Artificial Intelligence and the use of robotics in unnerving for most.
The US economy seems to be hot yet wages remain stagnant.
Many jobs are part time and contract work resulting in a very unsure and shaky future.
Wars continue in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
China's economy appears to be faltering and the EU is awaiting the effects of Brexit.
Investors the world over are looking out for a safe haven to place their money and seem to have found it in GOLD.
The old time tested safe place to put your money.
This is why I am so pleased that three years ago Atacama's Board of Directors decided to place our gold properties as a major priority for the Company.
December’s cheer is carrying into 2019 for gold-mining companies.
A gauge of mining shares is extending gains after its best December since the financial crisis as investors flee to haven assets amid a slump in the broader equities market and a U.S government shutdown.
The BI Global Senior Gold Valuation Peers jumped as much as 1.6 percent Thursday to the highest since May, with bullion set for a sixth straight advance.
‘‘The yellow metal is in demand due to the fact that almost everyone is looking for safe-haven assets,’’ Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Think Markets U.K. Ltd., said by email. “Gold miners are laughing all the way because the entire landscape has become more attractive.”
Volatility in equities, concern about a broadening U.S.-China trade conflict and a softening dollar have underpinned a rally in bullion.
The trade showdown is starting to have an impact on economic activity, after Apple Inc. issued a warning on its outlook and factory data weakened.
Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.4 percent to $1,289.58 an ounce at 10:47 a.m. in New York, after touching the highest since mid-June.
In December, the BI miners index jumped 12 percent, the most for that month since 2008. Harmony Gold Mining Co. and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. paced gains on Thursday.
Investors seeking havens have also been buying silver. The white metal touched the highest since July on Thursday.
“Looks like silver has gained momentum because of gold,” Aslam said.
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$ACRL-CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 8, 2019/ CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 8, 2019
The only thing that can accelerate as fast as an electric car is the price of the most expensive metal in its batteries.
Once a niche market used to strengthen turbine blades, cobalt's value has soared since it started to feature in modern electronics.
Most phones need a few grams worth and every electric car requires 5 - 10 kgms. That adds up quickly.
Just focusing on EV's it is expected that cobalt demand will increase by a factor of 25 times by the year 2050.
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The electric car makers have already invested around $100 billion in new electric car technology.
DECEMBER 7, 2018/ VW says last generation of combustion engines to be launched in 2026
One estimate I read recently indicated that by 2030 at least as much of the stuff will be need for transport alone as was mined in 2017 in total.
Most users of cobalt today are concerned about how cobalt is sourced.
They want to get away from using "Conflict Cobalt" which currently is 60% of the globes production coming from the "hell hole" known as The Democratic Republic of Congo".
Just google the poorest country on earth to see why I call it that.
The world market for cobalt needs to find a new source of supply.
Atacama may be in a position to be part of the solution since we are presently developing our cobalt claims which are located right in the center of what is known as Canada's COBALT CAMP.
Talk about being in the right place at an opportune time.
$ACRL/ CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 9, 2019/ Now that we at Atacama are planning for the upcoming exploration and drilling season I am pleased to announce that the Company has brought on to the Atacama team two well known and very experienced geologists.
Together they represent decades of geology expertise and experience.
Their work as consulting geologists have taken them around the world to many different locations working for many well known mining companies.
We are proud to have David Jackson and Bruce Fox as integral members of the Atacama Mining Team.
You will be hearing about their work in future Ramblings.
two well known and very experienced geologists/ $ACRL/ CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 9, 2019/ Now that we at Atacama are planning for the upcoming exploration and drilling season I am pleased to announce that the Company has brought on to the Atacama team two well known and very experienced geologists.
Together they represent decades of geology expertise and experience.
Their work as consulting geologists have taken them around the world to many different locations working for many well known mining companies.
We are proud to have David Jackson and Bruce Fox as integral members of the Atacama Mining Team. You will be hearing about their work in future Ramblings.
Now that we at Atacama are planning for the upcoming exploration and drilling season I am pleased to announce that the Company has brought on to the Atacama team two well known and very experienced geologists. Together they represent decades of geology expertise and experience.
Their work as consulting geologists have taken them around the world to many different locations working for many well known mining companies.
We are proud to have David Jackson and Bruce Fox as integral members of the Atacama Mining Team. You will be hearing about their work in future Ramblings.
$ACRL/CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 16, 2019/ Atacama Resources geologists have previously scheduled a project for May 2019 to further explore the Atacama 1 mining interests in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
This project includes seismic, magnetometer and Lidar surveys.
Because of the assay information recently discovered for core samples from Atacama 1, the project has taken on increased urgency and will be started in late March. The ground can still be frozen as several survey methods actually perform better over frozen terrain.
On another note, please see the article, highlighting the increased scarcity of gold and two mega gold companies merging.
As CEO of Atacama, I will continue to bring you factual news about Atacama Resources and our mining claims.
Newmont Mining Corp. will buy rival Goldcorp Inc. in a deal valued a t $10 billion, creating the world’s largest gold miner and cementing a return of M&A to the industry.
The biggest deal in the gold mining industry’s history comes just three months after Barrick Gold Corp.’s move to buy Randgold Resources Ltd. in a $5.4 billion transaction, which instantly spurred speculation that rivals would have to respond.
The two huge gold deals have the potential to spark investor interest after the industry lost favor following years of lackluster bullion prices, bad investments and disastrous deals.
Just two weeks ago, Mark Bristow, the new chief executive officer of Barrick, said the industry is heading for irrelevance unless there are major changes.
Goldcorp shares surged as much as 12 percent to C$14.45 in Toronto. Newmont shares slipped 6.4 percent in New York.
Newmont and Goldcorp were “clearly not willing to sit back and let Barrick take the limelight,” said Kieron Hodgson, a natural resources analyst at Panmure Gordon in London.
Gold mining companies are turning to M&A as a way to kickstart growth and secure mine reserves after a decade of cutting back on exploration spending, according to Adrian Hammond, who covers African gold companies for SBG Securities Pty Ltd.
Investors have punished the industry in recent years and Newmont shares are about half the value from a peak in 2011.
“Companies are struggling to compete for lower costs whilst trying to replenish their reserve base, so acquiring assets has become the easier alternative,” Hammond said in an interview from Johannesburg.
Newmont will pay 0.3280 of its own shares for each Goldcorp share, a premium of 17 percent to the weighted average share price from the last 20 days. Newmont also plans to pay 2 cents for each Goldcorp share.
The deal will create a company that runs mines in the Americas, Australia and Ghana and exceeds Barrick-Randgold in scale, producing about 7.9 million ounces of gold a year.
It also rivals Barrick’s purchase of Placer Dome Inc. as the gold industry’s biggest takeover.
That deal had a final value of about $9.9 billion when it closed in 2006, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Newmont and Goldcorp said they will sell up to $1.5 billion in assets over the next two years, echoing a similar Barrick pledge to concentrate on the best-performing mines.
Newmont also promised initial cost savings from the merger of $100 million a year.
The promise of unloading assets, something Barrick is also expected to do, will have repercussions for the industry as a host of mines are likely to be put up for sale.
Additionally, the two big deals will add pressure to other gold miners such as Kinross Gold Corp. and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., which have missed out on the sudden deal rush.
“I can see a new wave of mid-tier producers being spawned from assets deemed subeconomic by the two ‘giants,’” Hodgson said.
Goldberg, who has lead Newmont since 2013, will remain CEO until the deal and integration of the two companies is complete - likely in the fourth quarter - after which he will hand over to Chief Operating Officer Tom Palmer.
Newmont has retained BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as financial advisers, while Goldcorp has TD Securities and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on January 15, 2019, on page 5.
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$ACRL/ CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 18, 2019 - The company has become a member of OTCIQ, the arm of OTC Markets that manages the filing process for OTC public companies ----------------------------------------------
EXCERPT/ ‘getting current’ as a top priority it is in the best interest of the company to file its financials with OTC Markets with unaudited financials. compliance with all rules governing public companies. Upon sign off by our SEC attorney, Atacama will file. The company expects to file the 2017 financial report before the end of January. The quarterly financials for 2018 through September 30, 2018 will be completed and filed as soon as the information 2018 filing is not due until March 2019. We expect to achieve ‘current filer’ status by early February.
I am pleased to respond to the question most asked by Atacama Shareholders over the last several months.
“When is Atacama Resources going to file its financials for 2017 and 2018 to achieve current filer status.”
The board of directors of Atacama Resources has determined that it is in the best interest of the company to file its financials with OTC Markets with unaudited financials.
The company has become a member of OTCIQ, the arm of OTC Markets that manages the filing process for OTC public companies.
All filings will undergo the same accounting accuracy as those of audited financials.
Before any financials are submitted to OTCIQ, the filing is submitted to our SEC attorney for review to ensure accuracy and compliance with all rules governing public companies. Upon sign off by our SEC attorney, Atacama will file.
The company expects to file the 2017 financial report before the end of January.
That information will be posted and certain disclaimers will be removed by OTC Markets in any references to ACRL.
The quarterly financials for 2018 through September 30, 2018 will be completed and filed as soon as the information can be collected and the numbers confirmed for accuracy.
This will take several weeks. The year end 2018 filing is not due until March 2019. We expect to achieve ‘current filer’ status by early February.
The entire Atacama team considers ‘getting current’ as a top priority and we are extending all efforts to achieve that goal.
Until the next CEO Ramblings, this is Glenn Grant,
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Cobalt, a by-product of copper or nickel, $ACRL/ CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 21, 2019/ REFERENCE TO ELECTRIC CAR/
FORD TO LEAD BLOCKCHAIN PILOT THAT TRACES COBALT MINED IN CONGO The attached article points what I have saying for months.
The users of cobalt are extremely concerned about where they must source it and are not happy with having to get it from the corrupt and violent Congo.
Current users of cobalt, and especially future users, want new suppliers. Atacama is working hard to perhaps be a new source of cobalt using our cobalt claims near Kirkland Lake, Canada.
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The property is located dead center in an area known as the Canadian Cobalt Camp with cobalt exploration going on all around us.
We are anxious to get working on the claims this spring. Enjoy reading the article. I am Glenn Grant, CEO of http://www.acrlintl.com
The group wants to use blockchain to help ensure responsible mining practices for raw materials such as cobalt, which is in high demand for its use in lithium-ion batteries. ( Reference image. Artisanal miners in Kaili, DRC. By Julien Harneis | Flickr Commons.)
Automaker Ford has partnered up with IBM, South Korean battery maker LG Chem and China's largest cobalt producer Huayou Cobalt to test the first blockchain project to trace supplies of the metal from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The pilot, overseen by multinational responsible-sourcing group RCS Global, seeks to help manufacturers ensure the cobalt they use is not linked to human rights abuses.
On the simulated sourcing scenario, cobalt produced at Huayou’s mine in the DRC will be traced through the supply chain as it travels from mine and smelter to LG Chem’s cathode plant and battery plant in South Korea, and finally into a Ford plant in the United States.
An audit trail will be created on the blockchain, which will include corresponding data to provide evidence of cobalt production from mine to end user.
Pilot is the latest effort to use blockchain to improve the transparency of global supply chains, especially in the mining industry.
With the growing demand for cobalt, this group has come together with clear objectives to illustrate how blockchain can be used for greater assurance around social responsibility in the mining supply chain, " Manish Chawla, GM, Global Industrial Products Industry at IBM, said in the statement.
The move is the latest effort to use blockchain to improve the transparency of global supply chains, especially in commodities.
Blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrency bitcoin, provides a shared record of data held by a network of individual computers rather than a single party.
There already are some examples of the use of blockchain in the mining industry, with world’s No. 1 diamond producer by value De Beers testing its Tracr platform, which allows tracing gemstones throughout the entire value chain — from mine to buyer.
Eyes on the DRC The DRC generates more than 60% of the world’s cobalt, but much of it is sent to China to be processed by multiple companies before it is used in batteries.
In addition, up to 20% of the DRC’s cobalt is mined by hand, often by children with picks and shovels.
Congo generates about two-thirds of the world’s cobalt, but much of it is sent to China to be processed by multiple companies before it is used in batteries.
Cobalt, a by-product of copper or nickel, is in high demand for its use in lithium-ion batteries, which power a wide range of products such as laptops, mobile devices, and electric vehicles (EVS).
Currently, about two-thirds of it comes out the DRC. However, due to the region’s intense poverty and the mineral’s soaring price, thousands of impoverished Congolese have flocked to the cobalt rich areas to secure an income.
Traditionally, artisanal miners have sold their ore to local co-operatives, which then sell it to local merchants and traders.
They, in turn, sell to international traders or operating mines with established transport links and the artisanal mined cobalt ends up being exported to China as concentrate.
In 2014, UNICEF estimated that around 40,000 children were involved in artisanal mining in the DRC. And Amnesty International has said that children as young as seven can be found scavenging for rocks containing cobalt in DRC, which holds about 49% of the world’s known reserves.
Those and other allegations have put pressure on multinationals to trace the cobalt they use and so forego the risk of inadvertently using raw materials sourced from child labour, which remains rampant in central Africa.
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$ACRL/ CEO RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 22, 2019/ CHINA ADDS POWERFUL GRAPHENE ARMOR TO Z-10 ASSAULT HELICOPTERS
Major Graphite Deposit. You may recall from previous ramblings that Atacama is developing a major graphite deposit.
Graphene comes from graphite. Graphene, many claim, is about to revolutionize military hardware worldwide.
The Pentagon and NATO forces call it a wonder material.
Thinner than a sheet of paper, 200 times stronger than steel means that it can be used for body Armour that will be stronger than diamonds.
It offers unlimited military and aerospace applications.
It has the highest potential to revolutionize military capabilities over the next decade.
It can be used to completely absorb radar rays making aircraft, rockets, ships, planes, subs, etc. virtually undetectable.
Naturally most of this research is classified but you can see its applicability to much of the civilian world. The demand for graphite worldwide is about to explode.
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I want Atacama to play a major role in in the development of this new wonder material called graphene.
Military research is exploding everywhere re this new product as the attached article indicates.
MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 22:51 24.10.2018Get short URL2641 An unknown number of China’s Z-10 air-to-ground attack helicopters have been upgraded with ultra-thin graphene semimetal to serve as an extra layer of protection from adversaries, according to Asia Times.
A video appeared on China Central Television earlier this month showing one of the helicopters with "an extra armor module near its tandem cockpit" touch down after a flight.
The video has not been independently verified for authenticity, and Beijing is known to keep its military secrets under wraps.
Graphene is simply a one-atom layer of carbon tightly packed together in a hexagonal lattice. When exactly two layers are stacked on top of each other — a configuration called diamene —
During a ground attack operation, the Z-10 would likely be called upon to take out hostile tank formations or other ground artillery, Asia Times noted in an October 24 report, exposing the chopper to a variety of anti-aircraft weaponry that might be to take it out during low-altitude operations.
Graphene is an incredible material with novel properties as compared to the materials conventionally used in making military equipment.
The material can withstand 200 times as much force as steel at a fraction of the weight, Asia Times reported.
In 2017, a study published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology found that graphene — which is almost 1 million times thinner than a sheet of paper — layered on top of itself twice can "temporarily become as hard as diamond" and just as impervious to projectiles like bullets, Futurism reported.
Graphene is simply a one-atom layer of carbon tightly packed together in a hexagonal lattice.
When exactly two layers are stacked on top of each other — a configuration called diamene — the material hardens and demonstrates magnificent strength comparable to that of diamonds, according to Futurism.
On a curious note, Nature Nanotechnology reported that stacking more than two sheets of graphene did not trigger any hardening effect.
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$ACRL/GRAPHITE/LIFE CHANGER/CEO RAMBLINGS-JANUARY 23, 2019/ 30 WAYS GRAPHENE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE. stating investors are calling and e-mailing our CEO
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I have been totally inundated with calls and emails over the past few days from investors asking why I am so keen to develop our graphite holdings and why I am so keen on the future of graphite and graphene.
I appreciate that most of the world is unaware of the importance of these two commodities but this is what Atacama is all about.
We want to be part of the future,not the past. GRAPHENE, which is derived from graphite, is considered to be the material of the future.
IT is truly a wonder material. IT IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE FUTURE. Check the article which I have attached for your edification and you will see what I mean.
Graphene is about to remake much of the world as we know it .
We at Atacama wish to be part of this exciting new trend. I am Glenn Grant, CEO of http://www.acrlintl.com
It's strong,it's flexible, and it's here. After a long time cooking in the labs, the first graphene-based products are beginning to trickle out into the world of smartphones, wearables, batteries, virtual reality, sports equipment, super-capacitors and supercars.
Graphene is a material that some believe has been coerced from abandoned space ships, left on Earth by extraterrestrials years ago.
While that's a little unlikely, the power of this super-thin, strong, conductive and all-round amazing material is deserving of such a conspiracy.
It's been over 60 years coming as scientists and manufacturers alike have struggled to harness the power of this awesome material,
but it's closing in on revolutionizing so many things we're using day to day.
We've recently updated this page with 10 more ways that graphene is about to change your life, as seen on display at MWC 2018 in Barcelona. Want to learn more about graphene and its future uses? Check out our feature, Why is graphene taking so long?
This graphene patch measures UV light on skin (Credit: Jamie Carter) Smart insole monitoring for athletes Cool graphene shoes The world's most efficient solar cell
A battery that charges in minutes Graphene e-tattoos and fitness trackers Graphene pixels for wearables Graphene for scanning your Shiraz Graphene scanners for smartphones Graphene sensors for 3D cameras Night vision for self-driving cars More useful windows 3D-printed graphene drones Graphene motorcycle helmet Flexible graphene Wi-Fi receivers Making water safe Graphene gloves Graphene bikes
Smart Investors for those who are inclined to be able to do so. If arranged, a $1 a share for me is good enough for a .000's investment, call me greedy.
The investment required to fully confirm the Atacama 1, 2 and 3 proven reserves has been fully budgeted on a project management basis and equals $5 million dollars.
Required costs are substantiated for audit and review.
Our investment initiative must focus on a $5 million capital raise over the next year with a first tranche of at least $1 million dollars immediately.
The upside for the confirmation of gold ‘proven reserves’ for the Atacama 1, 2 and 3 holdings is almost too large to be believable.
An analysis of the ACRL position, similar to the KLG analysis for its new shaft, would yield a proven reserve in the $5 billion dollar range.
With a proven reserve pegged at a more realistic $1 billion dollars, the contribution to the market value of the company would be approximately $1 dollar per share.
Starting with an assumption that the ACRL common shares could end up valued up to $1.00 per share because of the proven reserve confirmation, the investor upside is as follows.
The investment offered with this capital raise is to sell the B shares at the equivalent of one cent per common share with a six-month hold. The investor, under even a worst-case scenario, should see a significant return in his ACRL investment
PART ONE- BIG-21 PLUS/ $ACRL/ CEO RAMBLINGS - NOVEMBER 23, 2018 TO 12-30-2018 ATACAMA GOLD CLAIMS POSITION A VALUATION ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 1, 2018 Opening Discussion. https://acrlintl.com/blog/
The investment required to fully confirm the Atacama 1, 2 and 3 proven reserves has been fully budgeted on a project management basis and equals $5 million dollars. Required costs are substantiated for audit and review. Our investment initiative must focus on a $5 million capital raise over the next year with a first tranche of at least $1 million dollars immediately.
The upside for the confirmation of gold ‘proven reserves’ for the Atacama 1, 2 and 3 holdings is almost too large to be believable.
An analysis of the ACRL position, similar to the KLG analysis for its new shaft, would yield a proven reserve in the $5 billion dollar range.
With a proven reserve pegged at a more realistic $1 billion dollars, the contribution to the market value of the company would be approximately $1 dollar per share. Starting with an assumption that the ACRL common shares could end up valued up to $1.00 per share because of the proven reserve confirmation, the investor upside is as follows.
The investment offered with this capital raise is to sell the B shares at the equivalent of one cent per common share with a six-month hold. The investor, under even a worst-case scenario, should see a significant return in his ACRL investment
Atacama owns the mining claims for Atacama 1, 2 and 3.
The claims are within four miles of the new Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. (KLG) shaft.
KLG has committed several hundred million dollars to further recover gold in the region.
Atacama has acquired new historical information regarding the potential gold concentrations for Atacama 1.
Atacama has 1000 feet of core samples that have not been assayed. With visible gold noted at or near the surface near the core samples drill site, it clearly is in the best interests of Atacama and its shareholders to selectively assay the stored core samples.
This document is prepared to inform shareholders and other interested parties about the possible valuation of the Atacama in-the-ground gold assets.
Atacama Resources obtained the mining claims to parcels Atacama 1, Atacama 2 and Atacama 3 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario in 2015. The following discussion presents a comprehensive overview of the Atacama position in Kirkland Lake.
Gold ACRLGoldAnalysis112318.jpg Gold's qualities make it one of the most coveted metals in the world. Everyone is aware that gold can be beautifully shaped and sculpted for use in fine jewelry. This has accounted for most of gold usage so far but the major upside growth potential for gold usage is in a variety of commercial uses. Gold conducts electricity and does not corrode or tarnish. These qualities make it the metal of choice for a wide range of industries. For instance, it is used in most electric/electronic devices including cell phones and laptops. Nearly US$600 million worth of gold is used in the one billion cell phones sold each year! As the world accelerates into the electrical/electronic gadget world of the future the demand for gold will surely accelerate along with it. Dentists have used gold for fillings and crowns for nearly 3,000 years and today it is widely applied in medical treatments ranging from arthritis to cancer. The future growth in the demand for gold is well documented. Demand is going up, but supply is going down at a very fast rate. New major gold discoveries are becoming extremely rare and Atacama Resources is in a favorable position. These demand, supply and cost factors shape Atacama’s strategy to place serious focus on its 1360 acres located virtually adjacent to Kirkland Lake Gold (KLG). KLG is a major gold producer and recognized as one of the richest gold mines in the world. KLG owns five former high-grade producing gold mines located within the Kirkland Lake Camp that produced more than 22 million ounces at an average grade of 15.1 grams per ton - all in a 120-kilometer fault zone which has produced more than 100 million ounces of gold. Atacama's claims are located along a southern strike of the same fault zone. See site map and details below for more information. GOLD CLAIMS POSITION A VALUATION ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 1, 2018
History Atacama 1 holds a long history in the Gold Bearing area of Kirkland Lake Ontario. Todora Syndicate Diamond Drilled 7 holes on the property. High Gold, Copper and nickel showed in the drill holes. Selected International Mines of London England leased 5 claims to Cheltonia-Swastika Mines Ltd. and sunk shaft 105 feet deep and 60 feet of lateral work on the 100-foot level. In Totora-Kirkland Prospecting Syndicate acquired the property and staked 9 unpatented mines and 2 patented mines. The property covers the strike of an apparent fault zone for over 3960 feet. This zone appears to be a subsidiary fault to the Larder Lake “break” and is a favorable structure for the formation of Gold and Copper deposits.
In addition, more recent exploration at Atacama 1, and a more concentrated review of the results spread over fifty years indicate clearly that additional exploration, geophysical analysis, drilling and assays is warranted at the property. For example:
Samples for copper were taken from trenches of 13.39%,6.12%,6.62% and 5.32%.
In 1971 Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. had 4 samples assayed. Atacama will request the assay results from the Ontario Mining Cimmission.
In 1978 the properties were acquired by prospector Arnold Allsopp.
Three trenches were mechanically dug 300 feet apart and are located approximately 1000 feet west of the Cheltonia shaft. Each trench extends
northwards from the controlled base line.
Rick Yost Drilling carried out a drilling/core Program on the property.
Two holes were completed to a depth of five hundred feet each and one thousand feet of drill cores are in storage awaiting assays. Visual gold (you can see it with the naked eye) exists in the cores
While the drilling was undertaken an excavator was used to Power Strip (trench) over burden to expose the rock surface. Here again, at the surface rock exposure, visual gold is evident.
While gold was found at the surface and throughout the rather shallow drill holes, the provincial geologist and Kirkland Lake Gold both have indicated and proven that gold values increase the deeper the deposit. This is good news for Atacama. Plan to assay the core samples at over 500 feet.
Arnold says that values of 1/4 ounces/ ton exist at or near the surface. This value is EXTREMELY high.
Atacama Resources International Inc. acquired the properties and has since diamond drilled two core locations. There was enough indication to warrant major work on the property as expressed by the geologist in the Atacama 1,2 and 3 property report, which is available on request.
The other day, General Motors announced that they are closing down a number of their North American plants and laying off thousands of employees. One of the reasons given was that in the future the Company will be focusing on assembling a number of different varieties of electric vehicles to meet the evolving world wide market for emission free cars and trucks. Many other auto manufacturers are making similar claims. Nations the world over are transitioning to electric vehicles. China has numerous electric car plants operating and under construction. General Motors is simply one player, among many, taking giant steps to met the future demand for these fossil -free fuel vehicles. However, all of these plants producing electric vehicles will require batteries, each of which in turn will require copious amounts of cobalt and graphite. The market for these commodities is exploding. Supply simply cannot begin to meet this new demand.Electric vehicle production plants are ramping up worldwide. The world wide demand for cobalt and graphite makes a strong case for Atacama Resource International to focus its efforts in developing both its Northern Ontario cobalt property as well as it's graphite property. Its an opportunity for Atacama to join with General Motors, Tesla Motors and others to be part of this accelerating world wide trend of the future.
Very near Atacama's three gold properties is Macassa Mine, one of the highest grade gold mines in the world and has been operating since 2002. (Gold mining in the vicinity has been ongoing since 1933) Like Atacama, the mine is located in an area with well-developed infrastructure-a provincial highway, a rail system, an airport and the mining community of Kirkland Lake. Earlier this year the Company announced plans to build a new shaft with a goal of extracting over 400,000 ounces of gold per year for the next five to seven years. Currently, the average gold grade is 14.5 grams/ton. When the project is completed the depth of the main shaft will be 7,000 feet. The Macassa gold mine is a high grade gold producer, with grade improving the deeper the mine. The gold mineralization is found along breaks, or faults, in veins as quartz filled fractures. There are multiple breaks all keeping with the Timiskaming gold trend.
Why this is interesting for Atacama is that the Atacama properties occur within these same fault lines and could very likely compare to the gold values currently experienced by Macassa.
I hear it every day, especially living in Canada's Oil PATCH. "Nobody wants to drive an electric truck or car". Nothing could be further from the truth. Electric vehicles(EV's) sales are skyrocketing and the pace is accelerating by the day. Five, that's 5, million EVs have already been sold. Countries worldwide are taking aggressive steps to expedite the transition to electric vehicles(EVs). 650,000 EVs are on China's roads already representing 40% of global sales. It has set a goal of 1/5 of it's 35 million sales annually to be EVs within six years and knowing China, it will likely exceed that goal. India's target is that all its vehicle sales should be EVs within 15 years. Exon-Mobil and BP both forecast 100,000,000 EVs within 20 years. OPEC has set the number at 266,000,000. The EU is currently considering a total ban on diesel and gas powers vehicles. The UK and France are committed to banning the same vehicles by 2040. Only EVs will be available in these countries. Today, 1/3 of all vehicle sales in Norway are EVs and we all acknowledge that Norway is a world leader in these issues.
The USA is going gang busters in supporting EVs. Not at the national level but at the state level. US automakers are planning to debut more that 100 different EV models by 2022. That is only four years away. California is the leading state to support EVs with already 400,000 registered on it's highways. The following states have also taken steps to support the transition over to EVs-Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, New York, Maryland, Utah, Virginia, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Minnesota and Louisiana. You see what is happening right before our eyes. The world is fast transitioning over to EVs and we at Atacama wish to be part of the plan.
All EVs require cobalt and graphite for their electric storage batteries. There are NO producing cobalt or graphite mines the USA and only one graphite mine in Canada which is quickly running out of ore. Atacama is developing it's properties with both of these "STRATEGIC" commodities. Why not become part of the transition?
The 231 foot headframe and shaft sinking infrastructure is now in place at the Macassa Mine. It is all part of a $350 million expansion program which will extend the life of the gold mine for another 15 to 20 years. Eventually the shaft will be to a depth of 7,000 feet( nearly a mile and a half deep). The gold values increase the deeper you go. When completed it is expected to help Macasssa reach production of 400,000 ounces of gold per year.
Why this is of interest to Atacama Resources International is that our three gold properties are all just west of the Macassa Mine and along the same geological fault line.
Congo triples levy on cobalt with strategic-minerals decree | MINING.com
Congo is Africa's top copper producer and mines more than 60 percent of the world's cobalt
Over the past few weeks in the "CEO Ramblings" that I have been sending out, as well as on the www.acrlintl.com web site. I have referred to the fact the most of the world's supply of cobalt comes from the Congo, Africa. It is one of the most unstable parts of the world. The Government is corrupt, there is no rule of law, the courts are corrupt, lawlessness is prevalent, child labour is exploited, armed militias run freely, the economy is in chaos, bribery is everywhere, etc… It is a terrible place to do business and now the Government of the Congo is increasing the royalties on cobalt. Why now? The Congo has now realized that cobalt has been declared a "STRATEGIC MINERAL" by the USA and the EU.
Does all this not make the case that the exploration and development of Atacama's cobalt properties should be made an Immediate priority?
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Graphite.jpg GOOD LIFE CONNOISSEUR | WHY GRAPHITE? As Atacama is in the business of developing our Graphite Property I thought that you may find the following article to be of interest. Its classification as a "STRATEGIC MINERAL" by the US Government and the European Union, and its need to be used in the development of electric powered vehicles are the main reasons for its importance but the following article will provide some good background information.
| MINING.com The German carmaker is now committed to radical steps to stop global warming.
Is this not an optimal moment for Atacama to be part of a movement that is about to change much of the world? The world is quickly adopting a future reflected by electric vehicles(EVs) and Atacama wants to be part of this change. Atacama has both GRAPHITE and COBALT Projects underway in Northern Ontario. Both of these products are central to the production of batteries for both EVs and hybrid vehicles. Just as an aside, the mining trucks used underground in the Kirkland Lake Gold mines are all EVs. As described in the attached article, The Volkswagen Group, one of the largest auto manufactures in the world plans to abandon the combustion engine in its new models within a few years. All their vehicles sold will depend on electric batteries. All of them. Companies mining COBALT and GRAPHITE should be supplying the minerals needed to meet future demand.
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WE WISH FOR ATACAMA TO BE A COMPANY OF THE FUTURE I am often asked by people interested in Atacama Resources International Inc. why the Board of Directors decided to develop properties focusing on deposits of COBALT and GRAPHITE. There were actually many reasons. First, they are deposits with excellent mining infrastructure already in place. Also, there are no cobalt mines in the US and no graphite mines either. Early exploration work provided very encouraging results. Both have been designated as being "STRATEGIC " by the US Government and by the European Union because they are used in the manufacturing of electrical storage batteries and therefore crucial as countries reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. This move to renewable energy sources for the generation of electricity is well underway. In fact, some countries such as Iceland, Paraguay, Albania, Sweden, etc. already receive 100% of their electricity from only renewable resources such as wind, solar, and geo-thermal. Others such as Norway gets 97%, Costa Rica gets 99%, Scotland gets 99%, Germany gets 78%, Uruguay gets 95%, Nicaragua is to reach 90% within two years as will Morocco. Morocco has the world's largest solar power plant. The USA boasts the second highest installed wind energy capacity in the world, after China. The US solar industry today employs three times more people than coal mining. Kenya has Africa's largest wind farm with geo-thermal energy representing 54% of the country's energy mix. Even in India, solar and wind power generates 90% of all new energy growth. Many people may not be aware as to just how fast the world is changing when it comes to transitioning over to reliable renewable energy sources ALL REQUIRING STORAGE BATTERIES which means that global demand for COBALT and GRAPHITE(crucial in the manufacturing of energy storage batteries) is about to soar. I want Atacama to be part of the solution.
WHAT IS GRAPHENE? | GRAPHENE-INFO graphene.jpg Ever since Atacama obtained a graphite deposit and started work on it many people have contacted me who were unfamiliar with its significance. Its significance and value cannot be overstated. There is a reason why the US Government and the European Union have designated graphite as a "Strategic Mineral". It is crucial for the future of electric storage batteries re products like electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, solar, wind and tidal energy development, etc... On top of that is the fact that it is the critical material in the development of GRAPHENE the wonder material of the future. In fact, GRAPHENE is the future especially as it is applied to military hardware, transportation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and the like. I have included the article below if you wish to obtain further information on the emerging and exciting product.
I have written about Atacama's gold properties in previous Ramblings and there is considerable information about Atacama's gold projects on the Company web site www.acrlintl.com . However I have had a number of queries about the grab samples that I mentioned in earlier communications. Our in house Geologist explains to me that the faults running through our gold properties have folded over one another which means that rock that would normally be down deep is thrust up towards the surface, This explains why we have found high grade gold values right on the surface. I have attached a photo which reveals the visual gold evident in the quartz veins. If you still have further questions always feel free to call or email me. Glenn Grant
Smart Investors for those who are inclined to be able to do so. If arranged, a $1 a share for me is good enough for a .000's investment, call me greedy.
The investment required to fully confirm the Atacama 1, 2 and 3 proven reserves has been fully budgeted on a project management basis and equals $5 million dollars.
Required costs are substantiated for audit and review.
Our investment initiative must focus on a $5 million capital raise over the next year with a first tranche of at least $1 million dollars immediately.
The upside for the confirmation of gold ‘proven reserves’ for the Atacama 1, 2 and 3 holdings is almost too large to be believable.
An analysis of the ACRL position, similar to the KLG analysis for its new shaft, would yield a proven reserve in the $5 billion dollar range.
With a proven reserve pegged at a more realistic $1 billion dollars, the contribution to the market value of the company would be approximately $1 dollar per share.
Starting with an assumption that the ACRL common shares could end up valued up to $1.00 per share because of the proven reserve confirmation, the investor upside is as follows.
The investment offered with this capital raise is to sell the B shares at the equivalent of one cent per common share with a six-month hold. The investor, under even a worst-case scenario, should see a significant return in his ACRL investment
INFOGRAPHIC: THE TOP 10 REASONS INVESTORS SHOULD LOOK AT COBALT The CEO Ramblings that I have been sending out have resulted in a good amount of feedback, which I value.
It has become clear to me that those reading my ramblings are either active investors or potential investors.
All are seeking additional information about Atacama.
Many queries are about COBALT, which is one of the deposits we are currently exploring..
To many people this appears to be a rather unknown mineral.
In past Ramblings I have made an effort to explain just why the Company decided to pursue this product - largely because of the key role it will play in lithium-ion battery manufacturing for electric vehicles, for solar and wind energy storage, for smartphones, etc.
Having been designated as a "Strategic Mineral" has made cobalt an attractive new investment product.
The following article goes a long way to elaborate why you will be hearing a lot about cobalt in the immediate future and a number of reasons why you may wish to include it in your investment portfolio.
Since its discovery in 1735, there has been a growing interest in cobalt and its use in modern day applications.
Here, Ben Stafford, Materials Science Expert at online materials search engine, Matmatch, explains why cobalt has become pivotal to the wide adoption of electric vehicles and the development of the next generation of electronic devices.
While cobalt compounds have been used for centuries, it was Swedish chemist Georg Brandt who was credited with identifying the metal and showing how the element was responsible for the color in blue glass.
Cobalt became the first metal to be discovered since prehistoric times, with metals like copper and gold having no recorded discoverers.
Cobalt is not found as a free element in nature, but in minerals in the earth’s crust. In fact, most of the cobalt mined, particularly in Africa, is seen as a by-product of mining other materials like nickel, copper and silver. Today, cobalt’s status as a by-product is changing.
Pure cobalt is a hard, brittle metal, yet when combined with other metals, forms alloys which are highly resistant to corrosion and high temperatures.
For this reason, they are often used in the aerospace industry, such as in rocket motors and space vehicles, and in the energy industry in nuclear reactors and gas turbines.
At Matmatch, we see that cobalt-containing materials are becoming increasingly common for electroplating, industrial catalysts and powerful magnets, as well as being a key component in lithium-ion batteries to power electronic devices and electric vehicles (EVs).
While the total demand for cobalt is expected to reach 120,000,000 kilograms per year by 2020, a 30 percent increase from 2016’s figure, it’s expected that battery consumption will account for 60 percent of cobalt’s demand.
This is a 58 percent increase on battery demand reported in 2016.
The EV market shows no signs of stalling, with more car manufacturers following the lead of Volvo’s ‘all-electric’ initiative.
In light of this, more investors have begun seizing the opportunities along the vehicle electrification supply chain and as a result, the demand for lithium-ion batteries has significantly increased.
In fact, in 2016 global sales of EVs rose by 63 percent in the third quarter, compared to the same period the year before.
There is no disputing that the cobalt market has engaged the interest of financers and stakeholders, not just for EVs but also for other smart technologies and next -generation devices across various industries.
This includes the development of industrial and home grid energy storage systems, military drones and the batteries that power them.
While cobalt may have traditionally been used for its pigment, by comparing the properties of cobalt-containing materials, design engineers and original equipment manufacturers can widen the scope of their uses and applications.
Doing so will help create the next generation of smart technologies and applications.
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