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[doobydave] 28/10/2007 17:29

Interesting article:

Researchers at the University of California Irvine claim to have developed a biased carbon nanotube receiver, with palladium electrodes, which is capable of converting AM radio waves into sound.

Professor Peter J Burke and Chris Rutherglen claim that their method enabled a signal to travel a few feet between an iPod, which they ran through a device capable of converting AM radio waves at 1GHZ, to a receiving device, which contained a carbon nanotube detector, as well as a 1.5 volt battery, a speaker and an amplifier.

The pair manufactured the carbon nanotubes in a lab, and then applied palladium electrodes to them through lithography, TG Daily reports.

The technology could be used in complex systems such as tunable frequency applications, the researchers claim, and could prove a step on the way to increasing the frequency and moving from AM signals to FM and PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), which are used in wireless broadband-enabled devices.

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Not that it's of any immediate relevance here.

[red ninja] 27/10/2007 14:17

Is time against us ?



Breakthrough catalyst technology won't move platinum market yet
Improved catalytic converter technology could have a marked impact on pgm demand in three to five years.

Author: Tessa Kruger
Posted: Friday , 26 Oct 2007

JOHANNESBURG -

Recent improvements in engine and catalytic converter technology could see PGM loadings in catalytic converters reduced by between 70% and 90%, but the platinum market is not set to weaken yet.

Mazda Motor Corporation recently announced a breakthrough in catalytic technology through the use of nanotechnology, which the company believes will reduce PGM loadings in catalytic converters substantially.

RBC Capital believes this technology, that could see loadings fall by 70-90%, will have a marked impact on the platinum market, but only in three to five years. The bank said in a recent Equity Research report that it was still a long way from being implemented on a commercial scale.

Mazda is essentially focused on the gasoline side of the automotive market, which suggests the reduction in PGM loadings is likely to have a much greater impact on the palladium market than the platinum market.

Nissan Motor Corporation has also announced that it has developed a catalytic converter that uses at least 50% lower PGM loadings. Both Ford and Renault have direct links with these two companies and it is assumed that information will be shared between these organisations.

In addition, engine manufacturers are attempting to develop technologies that could change the permanent need for PGM-based catalytic converters altogether.

"We believe the announcements are important indications that the current level of PGM prices is too high and we will likely continue to see "aggressive thrifting" (increased efficiencies in application) and substitution," said RBC.

"Such developments are very clear indications that commodity price cycles do peak and decline, but the "world as we know it" has not changed yet."

RBC conceded that platinum demand could increase significantly as there was a possibility that the US market would adopt the European appetite for diesel cars and global emission legislation would continue to tighten.

"But further meaningful increases in PGM prices are likely to hasten a fall. Our longer-term metal price forecasts therefore reflect a declining price environment."

History has shown that technological changes of magnitude usually take a long time to have an impact and therefore market changes are not expected within the next three years or "even longer".

"Short-term fundamentals will be influenced far more by the amount of potential production that could be delivered from the raft of junior mining companies currently positioning themselves."

[mattybuoy] 22/10/2007 16:37

On the move today.

[mattybuoy] 18/10/2007 20:19

Yes a bit disappointing, but the presence of "sulphides and chromites" is a good sign. If they have hit PGMs in a majority of the Chrome Mountain holes I would expect the market to react positively, since it confirms the strike length of the A/B chromitite reef(s).

At least I think ... ;)

[pecker1] 18/10/2007 19:40

Red,

Disappointing - the plan was to drill over 30 holes and over 20,000 feet. let's hope they do better in South Africa where there are no such constraints.

[red ninja] 18/10/2007 19:24

FOR: Beartooth Platinum Corporation

TSX VENTURE SYMBOL: BTP

October 18, 2007

Beartooth Platinum Completes 2007 Drilling Season at Stillwater, Montana


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 18, 2007) - Beartooth Platinum Corporation
(TSX VENTURE:BTP) reports the end of the 2007 drilling season on its Stillwater
property in South-Central Montana, USA, due to the arrival of the first
substantial winter snow.

BTP successfully drilled 3,275.9 metres (10,145 feet) in 11 holes, three on the
Iron Mountain area and eight centered on the large, soil anomaly at Chrome
Mountain that was identified in 2006 (held through JV with Premium Exploration
(TSX VENTURE:PEM)). Samples were shipped on a daily basis to SGS in Toronto,
with results for the first holes expected to be returned in the next few weeks.

Mike Johnson, President & CEO of Beartooth commented, "The drilling intercepted
some very interesting mineralization including several meters of sulphides,
chromites and other indications of potential Platinum Group Metal
mineralization."

Despite a number of hurdles, BTP completed a substantial portion of its planned
drill program. Drilling for the 2007 field season was delayed because custom
rigs ordered for the project arrived late. As was previously reported, work was
also interrupted by a local forest fire. In addition, a lobby group sought
unsuccessfully to challenge the permit-granting process of the United States
Forest Service by challenging certain of the permits held by BTP.

In addition to Beartooth's Stillwater project, the Company is moving ahead with
plans to drill on the geophysical anomaly located on the Doornfontein Project,
located on the northern rim of the Bushveld, South Africa. Drilling is planned
to start in November 2007. The Doornfontein Project represents a good
opportunity for Beartooth not only because it provides a foothold in the
prolific Bushveld Camp but also represents an opportunity for drilling to be
carried out while Beartooth's Stillwater project is not accessible due to
winter conditions.

Additional information about the Company and its properties is available on the
Company's website at www.beartoothplatinum.com.

If you would like to receive press releases via email please contact
[e-mail] and please specify "Beartooth press releases" in the subject
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Statements in this release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking
statements" within applicable securities laws. Readers are cautioned that any
such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual
developments or results may vary materially from those in these
"forward-looking statements."

[red ninja] 03/10/2007 21:48

Mmm market seemingly not impressed by magnetic survey completion :-


TSX VENTURE SYMBOL: BTP

October 2, 2007

Beartooth Platinum Corporation Provides Update on Exploration at Doornfontein
Project, South Africa


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 2, 2007) - Beartooth Platinum Corporation
(TSX VENTURE:BTP) is pleased to announce the completion of a ground magnetic
survey at the Company's Doornfontein Project situated on the Bushveld Intrusive
Complex (BIC) in the Republic of South Africa. Beartooth conducted the survey
to provide a more accurate location for the anomaly, and to provide more
detailed information regarding structure, dip and depth to target.
Interpretation and modeling of the survey data is underway, and Beartooth
expects it to be finished by mid-October. The results will be used to assess
the best options for drilling the anomaly to determine its source. The Company
plans to commence an initial drill program in early November 2007.

Mr. Michael D. Johnson, President and CEO said "We are very pleased to complete
the survey on the Doornfontein property, which was discovered by Beartooth's
geologists in 2006. We view the Doornfontein property as an outstanding
opportunity and a good complement for the company's Stillwater property. We
intend to spend a significant amount of our time evaluating and drilling the
Doornfontein property throughout the winter of 2007 and 2008."

The Doornfontein property overlies a major magnetic anomaly situated between
the North and East limbs of the BIC in Limpopo Province. The South African
Council for Geoscience has interpreted the anomaly as reflecting the presence
of Bushveld Upper Zone ferrogabbros beneath younger Karoo Supergroup cover
rocks. The anomaly trends east-west, and is approximately 25 kilometers in
length and up to four kilometers in width. Beartooth can earn a 70% interest in
the Doornfontein property through funding of exploration through to the
feasibility stage.

Beartooth believes that three-dimensional inversion modeling of the 2004
Council for Geoscience airborne magnetic data suggests that the anomaly
reflects the presence of a southward-dipping sheet-like body of high magnetic
susceptibility. Modeled susceptibilities are in the range of ferrogabbros and
altered ultramafic rocks. Modeled dips range from 30 to 45 degrees to the
south. Modeled depth to the top of the anomaly falls in the range of 300 to 400
meters. These modeled parameters are consistent with the interpretation that
the anomaly reflects the presence of Bushveld Upper Zone ferrogabbros beneath
the Karoo cover.

A detailed ground magnetic survey was conducted over the eastern portion of the
Doornfontein anomaly, on the farm Modderfontein 100. The survey commenced on
August 22, 2007 and was completed on August 31, 2007. The 20 line kilometer
survey was completed by Applied Geology Services of Johannesburg under the
supervision of Beartooth's consulting geophysicist, Anthony Kovacs.

All aspects of the Doornfontein exploration program are supervised by Mr.
Michael D. Johnson, P.Geo, the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Beartooth and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Johnson
has reviewed the technical information in this press release.

About Beartooth Platinum Corporation

Beartooth Platinum Corporation is focused on the exploration for Platinum Group
Metals (PGM) globally. The Company is currently active in two of the world's
most significant PGM camps: the Stillwater and Bushveld intrusive complexes. In
Montana, USA, Beartooth controls 872 unpatented lode mineral claims over the
exposed 50-kilometer strike length of the Stillwater Intrusive Complex. The
Stillwater Complex hosts the JM-Reef, the world's highest-grade primary PGM
deposit. Stillwater Mining Company (SMC) currently operates two mines on the
J-M Reef. Beartooth's mineral claims are contiguous with these significant
resource properties.

In Limpopo Province of South Africa, Beartooth has an option to earn a 70%
interest in the approximately 7500 ha Doornfontein property. The Doornfontein
property overlies a regional scale magnetic anomaly situated between the North
and East Limbs of the Bushveld Intrusive Complex. The anomaly is thought to
reflect the westward extension of the East Limb of the complex beneath younger
cover rocks. The East Limb of the intrusion hosts the Merensky and UG2
platiniferous reefs, two of the most significant repositories of Platinum Group
Metals in the world.

Additional information about the Company and its properties is available on the
Company's website at www.beartoothplatinum.com.

[red ninja] 12/9/2007 22:19

September 6, 2007

Beartooth Platinum Appoints Chief Financial Officer


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2007) - Beartooth Platinum Corporation
(TSX VENTURE:BTP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Duras to
the position of Chief Financial Officer.

"We would like to thank Ms. Battiston, former CFO of Beartooth for her
contributions and wish her the best in her future endeavours. I am also
extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Duras to Beartooth," stated Michael Johnson,
President and CEO of the Company. "Mr. Duras brings with him more than a decade
of senior corporate finance experience for TSX-listed companies. This level of
experience, coupled with his in-depth knowledge of the resource sector,
demonstrates that Mr. Duras will be a key member of the executive team."
Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Duras held the position of Vice President of
Finance and Administration for a mineral exploration and mining development
company, with responsibility for financial reporting, project financing,
auditing and budgeting activities. Mr. Duras is a Certified General Accountant
and a Certified Professional Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Administration
from Lakehead University.

[compoundup] 12/8/2007 17:30

"...The widths shown in the above table are not true widths.
Additional drilling is required before true widths can be
calculated...."

The widths quoted in the report may not be true widths but they are surely indicative at around 0.3m



Certainly the grades look encouraging but how will this compare for value-in-the-ground with the Bushveld Igneous Complex generally at 0.8m and Kalplats at >5.0m? Based on published results, when it comes to mining, this bit of Stillwater looks to me as though it is going to be a very costly operation. Let's hope they find broader strikes this year.

[red ninja] 10/8/2007 21:34

Beartooth Platinum Corporation Announces 2007 Drill Program for Stillwater Project
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 9, 2007) - Beartooth Platinum Corporation (TSX VENTURE:BTP) is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling at the Company's Stillwater Project in south-central Montana, USA. The first of two rigs arrived at the Company's facilities in Nye, Montana on July 21st, and drilling began on July 31st. Mobilization to the first drill site was delayed slightly and the second drill is expected to arrive on site on August 9th. The two rigs have four times the available power of the fly rig utilized on Beartooth's Stillwater Project in 2006, and it is anticipated that the entire planned drill program will be completed on schedule despite the minor delays in mobilization.

The 2007 drill program targets a 15 km-long, Platinum+Palladium+Copper+Nickel soil geochemical anomaly coincident with the interpreted position of the B Chromitite layer near the base of the Stillwater Intrusive Complex. A total of 34 holes at 200-meter spacing are planned along this strike length. The program is expected to total approximately 6,100 meters (20,000 feet) of core drilling. Please visit www.beartoothplatinum.com for details of the 2007 exploration program.

Mr. Michael Johnson, President and CEO said "We are very excited to commence drilling on the 34 new target locations with demonstrated strong anomalies that Beartooth identified last year. Our drill program in 2007 is more than double last year's program and results will be announced as soon as assays are received, likely in the fall."

The Company has also received full-suite Platinum Group Metal analyses for B Chromitite intersections obtained during the 2006 drill program. The samples were analyzed by nickel sulphide collection fire assay at SGS Mineral Services Ltd. of Toronto, Canada. These results confirm the high Rhodium concentrations in the B Chromitite layer as previously indicated by the Company's exploration work. In the new data, Rhodium concentrations range from 4-19% of the Platinum+Palladium concentration in the B Chromitite core samples. These values are consistent with an average Rhodium content equivalent to 8-10% of the Platinum+Palladium grade as determined from a database of Rhodium assays consisting of over 200 surface and core samples. Beartooth's rhodium values are amongst the highest discovered in the world at platinum and palladium producing mines. Full suite Platinum Group Metal assay results for the 2006 B Chromitite samples are presented in Table 1.



Table 1. Nickel Sulphide collection fire assay results for 2006
core samples from the B Chromitite layer of the Stillwater Complex.
Hole Sample From M To M Inter- Au Pt Pd
Number val M (ppb) (ppb) (ppb)

IM206-02 111210 28.6 28.8 0.2 53 527 2030

IM206-02 111211 28.8 29.1 0.3 234 3300 14100

IM206-02 111212 29.1 29.4 0.3 315 3910 19200

IM206-02 111213 29.4 29.6 0.3 101 625 1650

IM206-03 111534 101.4 101.7 0.3 32 597 958

IM206-03 111535 101.7 102.0 0.3 62 1300 1480

IM206-03 111536 102.0 102.3 0.3 63 772 1470

IM206-03 111537 102.3 102.6 0.3 8 158 170

IM206-03 111538 102.6 103.0 0.4 41 534 976

IM206-03 111539 103.0 104.2 1.2 48 290 1030

IM206-04 111697 108.4 108.8 0.3 67 674 3780

IM206-05 112149-B 243.8 244.1 0.3 140 970 2880

IM206-05 112151 244.1 244.4 0.3 117 712 2900

IM206-05 112152 244.4 244.8 0.3 74 266 681

IM206-06 112465 200.3 200.6 0.3 132 1540 3870

IM206-06 112466 200.6 200.9 0.3 63 727 6020

IM206-06 112467 200.9 201.2 0.3 33 173 1980



Au+Pt+ Rh/
Hole Rh Ru Ir Os Pd+Rh (Pt+Pd)
Number (ppb) (ppb) (ppb) (ppb) (ppb) %
IM206-02 176 126 36 11 2786 6.9

IM206-02 986 229 135 26 18620 5.7

IM206-02 greater greater
than than
1000 276 137 23 24425

IM206-02 110 25 12.1 6 2486 4.8

IM206-03 252 176 55.6 24 1839 16.2

IM206-03 433 158 99.8 23 3275 15.6

IM206-03 261 93 51.4 15 2566 11.6

IM206-03 62 88 21.5 10 398 18.9

IM206-03 187 108 38.4 12 1738 12.4

IM206-03 56 17 10.3 4 1424 4.2

IM206-04 446 262 78.1 45 4967 10.0

IM206-05 384 124 79.5 31 4374 10.0

IM206-05 185 49 30.4 20 3914 5.1

IM206-05 44 15 8.4 9 1065 4.6

IM206-06 559 154 73.8 15 6101 10.3

IM206-06 407 82 55.6 12 7217 6.0

IM206-06 92 22 17.6 8 2278 4.3
The widths shown in the above table are not true widths.
Additional drilling is required before true widths can be
calculated.
The Company employs a QA/QC protocol on all aspects of its analytical procedure. Core samples are sawn and one half of the core is restored to the core box for future reference and one half of the core is sent for analysis. Samples are taken in approx. 1.0-metre intervals or less. Sample preparation has been completed at the SGS preparation Laboratory in Elko, Nevada and the pulps are shipped to SGS Mineral Services Ltd. in Toronto, Canada for assaying using nickel sulphide collection fire assay techniques. A blank sample is inserted within every 50 & 100 ft of core. Known standards, samples representing a high and low range of grade are inserted at 25 and 75 ft intervals. Approximately 12.5% of the pulps are re-analyzed by SGS.

The Quality Control and all aspects of the exploration program are supervised by Mr. Michael D. Johnson, P.Geo, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Beartooth and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Johnson has reviewed the technical information in this press release.

About Beartooth Platinum Corporation

Beartooth controls 872 unpatented lode mineral claims over the exposed 50-kilometer strike length of the Stillwater Complex. The Stillwater Complex hosts the JM-Reef, the world's richest primary PGM deposit. Stillwater Mining Company (SMC) currently operates two mines on the J-M Reef. Beartooth's mineral claims are contiguous with these significant resource properties.

Additional information about the Company and its properties is available on the Company's website at www.beartoothplatinum.com.

[2lb] 02/8/2007 17:22

We shall soon get more info as year end was 31st July so a prelim trading statement will be due.

[geordieduke] 02/8/2007 14:00

"However, Moat stated that the company's reseller and 3G divisions were still performing within the company's expectations. BNS' recent product launches were also doing well according to the MD, including its IP Centrex product, Y-Dial, which Moat said was attracting a lot of interest from resellers and network providers. "



"Today BNS Telecom Group PLC operates one of the UK's largest VoIP networks and consistently sets the standards which others follow."

Does that mean a "lot of interest from resellers and network providers" is sweet FA?

Can anyone seriously take anything what Moat says to be true?

Errr, shouldn't it be WiDial not Y-Dial?

[2lb] 02/8/2007 11:52

Latest from Comms Dealer - the industry magazine

Confirmation that Mark Stewart was fired.



"Gary Moat, managing director at BNS Telecom, admitted the company is in the process of reviewing its network services division after it was found to be underperforming. Moat said the division is a relatively small part of the total business. The division is located in London, and recently the director that had been running it, Mark Stuart, was fired according to Moat.

He continued: "We are sorting out the network services division and will have an announcement on what we're doing with that part of our business in a short time."

However, Moat stated that the company's reseller and 3G divisions were still performing within the company's expectations. BNS' recent product launches were also doing well according to the MD, including its IP Centrex product, Y-Dial, which Moat said was attracting a lot of interest from resellers and network providers. "

[jonno1] 11/7/2007 11:51

Huge spike in call option volume in Stillwater, Newmont, Anglogold, and Barrick. Major accumulation happening.

[jgpgw] 11/7/2007 11:50

For the information of posters here:

ADVFN did not edit the headers of this thread.

Regards,

John

[mr ashley james] 10/7/2007 20:44

Johnno1,

Yes but Forbes Manhattan aren't really true project management director insiders ie active directors involved with the projects they are multi mining investment bank and traders, it is not quite the same as participating directors selling their shares.

What matters here is what the grades are and whether TSX:BTP are on to a large discovery a whole new chromite reef system in the chromite B Reef.

It has no effect on me what Stan Bharti buys or sells personally, I very much doubt he knows the first thing about Platinum or Platinum deposits nor cares, anyway he was probably selling freetrading stock to take down recent financing.

If Mike Johnson or John Finlay were selling shares or exercising options then selling shares that would matter to me.

What matters to me is whether this is going to be a high grade PGM System containing millions of ounces of PGMs in a similar geological setting to the Merensky or UG2 Chromite Reefs in RSA.

The grades seen so far are extremely encouraging, up there with some of the best.

Remember this is one of the only High Grade PGM Addresses in the USA and US Investors have very few Domestic places to put their money if they want US PGE Exploration upside/Bluesky.

All imho, nag, dyor etc

Cheers

Ash:)

[jonno1] 10/7/2007 19:44

I hope so Ash, I've been in and out of these for what seems an eternity, I think .18 is the highest its ever got for the last year, the constant selling by insiders is also a little off putting, they definitely need some good results this season, fingers crossed

[mr ashley james] 10/7/2007 18:36

Johnno,

Apparently starting Drilling Campaign with two rigs on site at same time, so hopefully TSX:BTP will get twice as much achieved this year as last at least.

Also Archeologists already up doing archeological report on North Western large Anomally area so hopefully US Forstry services clearances to drill up there by next month.

This could be quite an exciting few months on TSX:BTP as assays results come in.

Here's to hoping.

All imho, nag, dyor etc

Cheers

Ash:-)