LINK - https://cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/PropertyFile/PAP/2001/2001-28.pdf As one can see there's titantium.
Average is approx - .064% ( 21 assay samples )
Niobium is also present
Which is related to - titanium.
Hypothetical - Suppose titanium percentages were consistent - as above - in the Driftwood.
8,000,000
x 0.0064 % ( added zero for multiplication )
= 51,200 tonnes
Tiatanium sells for - $30.kg
A concentrate might fetch - $10/kg ?
51,200 x 1000 kg in a tonne
= 51,200,000 kgs x
$10 concentrate = $5,120,000,000
billion usd ( billion )
51,200 X 1000 KG IN A TONNE
= 51,200,000 kg's x
$5 kg concentrate = $256,000,000
million usd Could a pre-extraction pull the heavies out in a concentrate ? Refer to the 2001 assay link
And, one is left with -
magnesium and calcium to perfrom steam hydrogen production ? something to think about -
Conversion rates -
Which is about - $30/kg USD
Cheers....
p.s.
i tried searching to see if titanium is related to nickel.
So far... the metals alloy together wonderfully.
And... there are some depoists that contain nickel and titanium/
I'm on the hunt for...titanium chemical bond with nickel
to see if there's a hybrid mineral that exists in depoist form.
Hey... why not.
Seeing nickel is so versatile when it comes ot chemical bonding to other minerals.