In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:32:33 -0500: Hi, [snip] >It was meant to be public. I usually just hit "reply". > >I did a calculation based on the known reserves (from placer mines) of >Nd and the claimed efficiency of Steorn. All the Nd in the world >would not do better than 10% of the present consumption. However, >others have pointed out that, once Nd can be shown to provide free >energy, more costly sources might be tapped. For example, Mt. Weather >was once the primary source of Nd in the US until the Chinese reserves >were found. However, the Indians get their Nd from extraction from >sand. Some sources think that iron mine tailings could be a rather >large source. > >Terry I realize that Nd makes very strong magnets, but is it really essential for the process to work? Regards,
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