VirtualOptics's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/8618/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/69986-dr-michael-berry-on-discovery-investing?source=feed#comment-155280 155280
This part of the picture has not been painted by the company because they are miners, not wallboard makers. This leaves the door open for other investors to step in later. But even cleaning up the old taconite tailings will please the Minnesota Environmental agency...making it a product that will be hauled away is even better.

While this mining picture has been painted around gold, the other metals to be recovered may pay off even bigger: nickel, copper, silver, platinum, and real sleeper...iron. This iron that is produced is so pure that it will be in demand for pharmacutical use and reactive materials (chemical processes).

A news release from late 2007 summarizes the environment steps being taken:
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One purpose of the EIS process is to consider modifications to operating plans that would result in better environmental outcomes. As a result, during the last several months, PolyMet has incorporated several significant improvements such as:

• Minimize wetland impacts. The mining schedule will be modified to allow waste rock backfilling in mined-out portions of the pit and the overburden stockpile will be eliminated so that wetland impacts will be reduced;

• Zero surface water discharge. Mine site water will be collected, treated, and pumped to the plant site where it will be used as process water resulting in zero surface water discharge and a reduced requirement for makeup water; and

• Minimize air emissions. Air emission controls at the crushing and concentrating plants will utilize the best available control technology, going beyond what is required by statute."

Anyone interested in learning more about Polymet can visit their fascinating web site: www.polymetmining.com/ and join me as an investor!]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:07:48 -0400
This part of the picture has not been painted by the company because they are miners, not wallboard makers. This leaves the door open for other investors to step in later. But even cleaning up the old taconite tailings will please the Minnesota Environmental agency...making it a product that will be hauled away is even better.

While this mining picture has been painted around gold, the other metals to be recovered may pay off even bigger: nickel, copper, silver, platinum, and real sleeper...iron. This iron that is produced is so pure that it will be in demand for pharmacutical use and reactive materials (chemical processes).

A news release from late 2007 summarizes the environment steps being taken:
"
One purpose of the EIS process is to consider modifications to operating plans that would result in better environmental outcomes. As a result, during the last several months, PolyMet has incorporated several significant improvements such as:

• Minimize wetland impacts. The mining schedule will be modified to allow waste rock backfilling in mined-out portions of the pit and the overburden stockpile will be eliminated so that wetland impacts will be reduced;

• Zero surface water discharge. Mine site water will be collected, treated, and pumped to the plant site where it will be used as process water resulting in zero surface water discharge and a reduced requirement for makeup water; and

• Minimize air emissions. Air emission controls at the crushing and concentrating plants will utilize the best available control technology, going beyond what is required by statute."

Anyone interested in learning more about Polymet can visit their fascinating web site: www.polymetmining.com/ and join me as an investor!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/72150-global-warming-up-to-a-hydrogen-economy?source=feed#comment-152285 152285
The idea was originally proposed by a Harvard professor back in the 1980's, but has been only reconsidered in recent years. A series of papers are available at: ccc2006.ca/docs/Abstra...

I also want to see your comment on the Thai system being licensed by Petrobank of Vancouver. This is a means to reduce the viscoity of heavy oil making its recovery more complete and less expensive. The basic idea is to inject air into a region beyond the oil well and combust some oil underground. The oil well has a long horizontal bore within the oil bearing strata. The heat generated will liquify the oil and tars and the pressure from injecting air will force the oil up the main well bore. The CO2 generated is retained below ground thus preventing its release to the atmosphere. By the processes you mentioned in your article, it is conceivable that it could also be converted to methane when the well has ceased production of oil. This process is the basis for optimism about the Bakken Oil Formation recently identified in the northern Midwest states and Canada.]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:19:13 -0400
The idea was originally proposed by a Harvard professor back in the 1980's, but has been only reconsidered in recent years. A series of papers are available at: ccc2006.ca/docs/Abstra...

I also want to see your comment on the Thai system being licensed by Petrobank of Vancouver. This is a means to reduce the viscoity of heavy oil making its recovery more complete and less expensive. The basic idea is to inject air into a region beyond the oil well and combust some oil underground. The oil well has a long horizontal bore within the oil bearing strata. The heat generated will liquify the oil and tars and the pressure from injecting air will force the oil up the main well bore. The CO2 generated is retained below ground thus preventing its release to the atmosphere. By the processes you mentioned in your article, it is conceivable that it could also be converted to methane when the well has ceased production of oil. This process is the basis for optimism about the Bakken Oil Formation recently identified in the northern Midwest states and Canada.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/71150-an-energy-policy-that-makes-cents-and-sense?source=feed#comment-136496 136496 MEOH) who is already doing this in South America. This in turn can be converted to gasoline and diesel fuel in the short term by the Fisher-Tropse process. This is described in the following article available online: gasification.org/Docs/...
The general process is called Integrated Coal Refinement (ICR) and can be researched easily online.

Reversal conversion of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere (creating greenhouse effect) has some active research in albedo modification through increasing cloud cover over the oceans. Here is a link to a basic paper on that proposal: ccc2006.ca/docs/Abstra...
]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:20:03 -0400 MEOH) who is already doing this in South America. This in turn can be converted to gasoline and diesel fuel in the short term by the Fisher-Tropse process. This is described in the following article available online: gasification.org/Docs/...
The general process is called Integrated Coal Refinement (ICR) and can be researched easily online.

Reversal conversion of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere (creating greenhouse effect) has some active research in albedo modification through increasing cloud cover over the oceans. Here is a link to a basic paper on that proposal: ccc2006.ca/docs/Abstra...
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/71171-timminco-stock-keeps-rising?source=feed#comment-136452 136452 OCTL) and equipment to coat and assemble sheets by Applied Materials (AMAT) has more potential for the preferred systems.]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:30:27 -0400 OCTL) and equipment to coat and assemble sheets by Applied Materials (AMAT) has more potential for the preferred systems.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/69987-jim-cramer-s-mad-money-lightning-round-3-25-08-fly-like-agnico-eagle?source=feed#comment-134588 134588 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:23:01 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/69850-the-case-against-ethanol?source=feed#comment-131333 131333 MEOH) symbol who already makes this in South America. There are some good white papers on their web site (www.methanex.com) which also shows that gasoline could be synthesized from methanol. Methanol is a product that can come from coal or natural gas. It could be used in a fuel cell to produce electricity for vehicles. There are no effective lobbyists for methanol production. ]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:13:05 -0400 MEOH) symbol who already makes this in South America. There are some good white papers on their web site (www.methanex.com) which also shows that gasoline could be synthesized from methanol. Methanol is a product that can come from coal or natural gas. It could be used in a fuel cell to produce electricity for vehicles. There are no effective lobbyists for methanol production. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/69007-jim-cramer-s-stop-trading-3-17-08-i-was-right?source=feed#comment-128164 128164 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:06:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/68748-cramer-on-bear-stearns-march-11-stick-around?source=feed#comment-127651 127651 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:17:27 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/65679-chart-of-the-day-oil-and-gasoline-prices?source=feed#comment-117837 117837 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:12:09 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/61662-rick-santelli-takes-down-jim-cramer?source=feed#comment-112794 112794 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:48:44 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/60962-deconstructing-the-cramer-plan-to-save-the-economy?source=feed#comment-112228 112228 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:54:39 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/53597-first-solar-will-lose-fuel-fast?source=feed#comment-101499 101499 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:42:42 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/53248-is-cypress-s-core-worth-less-than-nothing?source=feed#comment-101227 101227 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:11:12 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/20538-applied-materials-on-the-rise-ahead-of-earnings?source=feed#comment-75015 75015 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:42:10 -0500