Trail Smelter https://propertyfile.gov.bc.ca/reports/PF888921.pdf
Teck says they don't know how much Germanium (Ge) is produced as a by-product of their zinc concentrate. Chad at the AGM said the money is in the zinc and Ge represents 1 percent of the overall value. Fireweed Metals in their recent News Release said they discovered and hosted one of the largest undeveloped Ge assets in the world in Yukon, but gave it zero value because it is hard to trace from processing the concentrate ores. We all know, the annual US market for Ge is relatively small at less than $60 million. The world mkt at $300 million is controlled by China (60%) and now DR Congo (30%).