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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

BREAK THROUGH !

1.  Mining will be a great South African stabiliser ,post COVID-19 outbreak! This will help in the recovery of our monetary system and create work. Of course this will have to be managed well and assets not wasted on graddiose ideas or corrupt practises!

2.  With great innovators still in South Africa ,which we must appreciate ,great strides can be made to eventually employ thousands of workers.

3. Take for example which with our technicians has come up with the plan to produce hydrogen more cheaply below R100  /per kg which compares well with the price of petrol, by an electroliser that eliminates costly membranes.
This device was invented and built with the help of SHELL. It is a green deal and won the award for NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  IN INNOVATION !
This will unlock the fuel cell industry and create a renewed demand for PLATINUM !

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Monday, September 2, 2019

PGM's prices on the Move !

 As soon as the "Discovery" ! , is made that Platinum group metals are more suitable in fighting pollution than lithium will ever be there is likely to be an explosive increase in PGM,s prices.
  How ever a basic higher price is likely to occur as soon as a ramp up in production provides the necessary minerals to the market ,which is likely to be in the form of controlled production as mines cut back sharply last time when there was a surplus.
  Platinums price has now increased by US$100 per ounce in the last quarter to +- $942 per ounce.
and is likely to sustain a basic price of over US$1300 over the next decade.
  Paladium is now around US$1500 and is very profitable at this level . It might not increase much in price going forward as platinum is likely to take over as it is more efficient in fuel cells and catylitic converters.
  The rarer metal Rhodium has soared to US5000 per ounce. We can not tell if this is due to use or speculation! It is used in only specific industry but is likely to stay at a higher price going forward.
 PGM,s are used in heavy industry and heavier transport situations. As ordinary autos are starting  to take up more of these metals there is likely to be a run on prices!

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Lack of Patience in World Clean Air Events !

1. The drive to lithium is now well under underway. The British government is about to spend millions on lithium service points,as well I suspect probably the rest of the first world as well, as private enterprise could really not keep up. So far all lithium battery  auto companies are running at a loss.
 A few points to consider :- 
a. Lithium is a rare earth metal so not in unlimited supply (spodium).
b. Governments are at last admitting that solar power is not likely to be able or best at loading points to power battery chargers. Coal powered  electricity will still power  most of the loading points for the forsee-able future!
c. At the moment batteries have to be charged for at least half an hour every 500 km!
d.Lithium batteries have not to date had a good safety record!
e.It seems as if lithium might be hazardous to health in numerous ways as well.
2. Well proven methods with fuel cell technology although not receiving the attention of lithium and proven results is soaring ahead in Sweden Volvo,Ballard company and many smaller  companies in America and Toyota in Japan. supplies of Platinum will last for at least the next couple of hundred years.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014

FUTURE POWER SOURCES

There are many different types of power sources that are environmentally friendly being developed. There are  almost as many already working but requiring capital as they are hellishly expensive or not quite developed for the purpose they were envisioned for.


See rest of article below Alerts and Notes 
ALERT 17/5
We have made no entries into the resource blog for the last two months for the reason we   honestly believe there is no value in this section at the moment .Even when the strike ends the platinum sector will not be in recovery mode as prices of the PGMs is far too low. Demand worldwide now is slowing for most mineral producers as well


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One of the most promising is the fuel cell technology, which is already used in outer space satellites, stationary engines , is in the nearing finished stage in automobiles and heavy transport .
A great deal of money was spent on fuel-cells by the PLATINUM companies as well as leading governments world wide, Amplats has taken the lead in South Africa in conjunction with Ballard to produce a home generators on a large scale. This non-grid technology will be able to supply quality electricity to primary to 3,4 million people. A world first.
Amplats is also developing fuel cells to power the electricity needs of the mines as Escom struggles to provide enough electricity from conventional means.
 The most exciting development is platinum proton exchange membranes. Concrete steps to fund the roll-out of hydrogen re-fuelling infrastructure in advanced countries is underway.