"U.S. Antimony Announces Major Expansion at Bear River Zeolite Plant".THOMPSON FALLS Thompson Falls can refer to:
See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :UAMY) announced that the Bear River Zeolite zeolite Any member of a family of hydrated aluminosilicate minerals that have a framework structure enclosing interconnected cavities occupied by large metal cations (positively charged ions)—generally sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and barium—and water Co., Inc. ("BRZ BRZ Bronze BRZ Bundesrechenzentrum (Federal Computing Center, Austria) BRZ Bipolar Return-to-Zero BRZ Baseline Release Zero BRZ Bonded Re-Export Zone " a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of United States Antimony Corp.) is permitting a major plant expansion for its plant in southern Idaho. The installation of line electricity has already begun, and a vertical roller mill has been purchased that has a capacity of approximately 15 tons per hour of very finely ground zeolite. This addition will increase capacity by approximately 100%. The installation of the electricity is expected to result in a major reduction in operating costs. Three thousand tons of the new BRZ production will be sold as a "pozzolan poz·zo·lan also poz·zo·la·na or poz·zuo·la·na n. 1. A siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement. 2. Any of various artificially produced substances resembling pozzuolana ash. " for replacement of 10 to 30% of Portland cement in concrete. The pozzolan increases the strength of the concrete and reduces the corrosion of the rebar re·bar n. 1. A rod or bar used for reinforcement in concrete or asphalt pourings. 2. A group of such rods forming a grid. [re(inforcing) bar.] in the concrete. The corrosion of the rebar can result in failure of structural concrete installations. The balance of the finely-ground BRZ production will be available for flow agents, waste water treatment, animal nutrition, environmental remediation, animal feed palletizing, dairy cow milk supplements, odor control, pond liners, and a variety of other uses. BRZ has received the full $500,000 payment for the sale of certain marketing rights for the Pozzolan. A major deficit in the domestic supply of Portland concrete has occurred during the last several years. The BRZ Pozzolan could help offset the shortage. Forward Looking Statements: This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are based upon current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions about future events, including matters related to the Company's operations, pending contracts and future revenues. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties. In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Company's most recent filings, including Form 10-KSB with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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