RE:Bokans Under ground mine costs A recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey, issued November 2010, summarizes the major rare earth deposits within the United States (USGS, Bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior;The Principal Rare Earth Elements Deposits of the United States; Report 20105220). The report concludes that the heavy rare earth enriched mineralization at Bokan could have considerable economic potential. ===== The observations of Ucores 2010 Field Program support the conclusions of the USGS, indicating that the vein-arrays of mineralization of the Dotson Zone are of anomalously high HREE content and of mineable widths. As reported in the Ucore press release of November 16, 2010, the vein system has a high potential to be mined both efficiently by well-proven methods and with minimal environmental impact. ==== The 2010 Field Program assays are consistent with the findings of Dr. Anthony Mariano of Carlisle, Mass., and SGS Laboratories of Lakefield, Ontario (an NI 43-101 compliant report; see Ucore press release dated April 8, 2009). The SGS studies demonstrated that the REE minerals can be effectively liberated via physical separation methodologies. The SGS and Mariano studies additionally concluded that the bulk of REE mineralization is present in minerals such as bastnaesite and iimorite, which are relatively easy to "crack" or break apart into their elemental constituents". USGS, Dr. Mariano and the person who paid millions for Bokan claims, is who i'll side with. Option 1.....go with a massive SX system that can not extract HREE or SEG? Option 2....go with 5x smaller Cap-x and HREE/SEG/Ultraheavy output. REE's that are multiple value of LREE's. Smarter, not harder. Not to mention, something like a Lynas' shipping cost to Texas, and before separation costs; is more than Bokans total cost to mine & 40 miles to SMC. Then sets sail from there. Soooo much more to a deposit than just the ground. Anyone who promotes a NASA visible whole, is better than a 100% reclamated deposit, it's _________!!___!!!____!_!__!!__ ( u can fill those in )