United States Antimony Reports Bear River Zeolite Poultry Sales Strong.Business Editors THOMPSON FALLS, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004 United States Antimony Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :UAMY) announced that sales from its 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 operation to the poultry industry have been strong. Repeat orders from existing customers and orders from new customers will increase sales in the beginning of 2004. The zeolite, which is used as a flow agent in feed stuffs, increases feed efficiency and decreases ammonia levels in the poultry houses. High ammonia levels decrease gradable egg production in layers and gain in broiler broiler a young (about 8 weeks old) male or female chicken weighing 3 to 3.5 lb. operations. Various state and federal agencies are mandating ammonia levels be reduced. Frequently the ammonia levels in poultry houses exceeds 100 parts per million parts per million mg/kg or ml/l; see ppm. which are considered close to "lethal" for humans and animals. Layer, broiler and turkey operations are being supplied in Canada and in many states in the U. S. Located in southeast Idaho, the BRZ BRZ Bronze BRZ Bundesrechenzentrum (Federal Computing Center, Austria) BRZ Bipolar Return-to-Zero BRZ Baseline Release Zero BRZ Bonded Re-Export Zone operation mines zeolite, a volcanic mineral, from what is considered one of the highest quality deposits in the United States. Shipments are made to customers throughout the United States, as well as China, England, Japan, Mexico, Peru and Canada. |
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