HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"

NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)

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I still remember reading that Ontario is the only dot on the planet that has all ingredients to make stainless steel within 540km of eachother.

so many opportunites creep up for stainless....

Look at the announcement last week from Outokumpu...

http://www.outokumpu.com/en/news-events/press-release/Pages/Outokumpu-790440.aspx

Outokumpu’s proprietary Supra 316plus enables a revolutionary LNG tank container

 

Outokumpu Oyj
Press release
September 7, 2017 at 10.00 am EET
 

Finnish liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank manufacturer LNGTainer has today launched a new tank which brings together two innovations – LNGTainer’s game-changing tank container and Outokumpu’s unique austenitic stainless steel grade, Supra 316plus (EN 1.4420, UNS S31655).

“The most revolutionary aspect of LNGTainer’s new tank container is that the structure includes a light, flexible inside tank and outside pressure vessel. For the light inside tank, we chose Outokumpu’s Supra 316plus steel grade. With the new patented structure, we could decrease the weight of the tank by 30% and increase its capacity by 15%. Because the weight of the inside tank is significantly less than in competing tanks, the time for cooling off the inside tank is considerably shorter. Light inside tank cools off faster for transport,” says CEO Tom Sommardal at LNGTainer.

LNGTainer first considered using aluminum in the inside tank, while Outokumpu offered Supra 316plus because of its properties. Supra 316plus has relatively better low temperature properties compared to other similar materials. In fact, its strength and ductility only improve as the temperature drops down to the lowest measured cryogenic temperature of -196°Celsius. LNG is transported in a temperature of -164°Celsius and then warmed back to gas when delivered.

“By having excellent low temperature properties, Supra 316plus enables thinner gauges, which translates as savings in weight, fuel, energy costs, as well as a lower carbon footprint. LNGTainer’s new tank container is a real breakthrough, and it demonstrates the best use of stainless steel properties in extreme conditions,” says Product Manager Juha Kela at Outokumpu.

Supra 316plus has a higher chromium and nitrogen content, and less nickel and molybdenum. Thanks to the optimized composition, the grade has good corrosion resistance and its performance is superior to conventional steel grades when the temperature drops down to cryogenic temperatures. In addition, the price of the grade is competitive and stable.

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Environmental

Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel and is being used throughout the world to reduce harmful emissions.  LNG is odorless, non-toxic and non-corrosive.  LNG rapidly evaporates, leaving no residue (slick) on water or soil. 

Emissions:
 

EPA estimates that using LNG in heavy trucks would reduce emissions:

  • Nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions by as much as 50%
  • Greenhouse gases by as much as 23%.

LNG as a bunker fuel in ships (DNV-GL):

  • Reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 23%,
  • NOx by 92%, and
  • Sulfur oxide (SOx) by 90-95%
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http://www.lngtainer.com/about.html

LNG energy is environmentally friendly. Over the coming years, use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will replace coal and oil. The patented LNGTainer resolves issues related to the cost of transportation, storage and direct usage.

Until now, LNG distribution has required substantial investments in special LNG tankers, terminals, trucks, storage tanks, etc. The LNGTainer System reduces the costs of LNG distribution considerably by using existing infrastructure.

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Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC Calvert, Alabama...is the only North American manufacturing location for Outokumpu.

-would it make make sense  for Outokumpu Stainless.......to have a Canadian location in Ontario...too? Sault Ste Marie perhaps?

-maybe these LNG containers could be made in North America one day..

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https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/13/us-become-worlds-largest-natural-gas-exporter.html

US on course to become world’s largest exporter of natural gas: IEA

  • The U.S. is challenging Qatar and Australia as leading exporter of natural gas.
  • The industrial sector will replace power companies as the biggest natural gas customer.
  • Three new LNG terminals are being built on Texas coastline.

 

 

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