Unlocking the hidden value in TNR Gold Corp!

Subject: TNR Gold Corp

If you owned 18 valuable properties consisting of gold, silver, copper, lithium and rare earths, in various locations in North America, South America and Europe, you might have a problem explaining to shareholders and potentioal shareholders, just how much value is stored up in those properties. Frustration could set in for both you, and your shareholders.

That is the position TNR Gold  (TNR-v) finds itself at this writing. Management has spent the past few years acquiring some very promising properties, and is now struggling to release the value inherant in owning a fairly large number of various resource discoveries under only one banner.

Gold, Lithium and Rare Earth Metals, all in Penny Stock, TNR Gold Corp.

TNR Gold Corp is preparing, to spin off it's wholly owned subsidiary, International Lithium Corp, in an IPO at the end of Q3. TNR owns 14 properties on three continentents in gold, Lithium and Rare Earth Elements or REE's.

All this, and on Friday, it was trading at a measley .17 per share.
Yes it is a penny stock.  Yes it is a junior. Yes it is speculative.
However, at only .17 per share this stock has enormous potential.

Rare Earth Elements (REE's) Understanding the value

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Rare Earth elements are more in demand now than at any time in history, and for good reason. China produces almost 95% of ALL rare earth elements used in industry today, and they recently declared that they would no longer ship these valuable commodities out of their country, preferring to use them in their own industries. This places China in the drivers seat in this space, as they literally attempt to corner the market for REE's. However, a number of western countries and companies are now earnestly in the hunt for these highly valued elements.

Whether or not you are an investor in these commodities, or merely interested in learning more about them for investment purposes, you should know that many of the everyday items you use, would not be possible without them. From your computer, your laptop, your cellphone, your catalytic converter in your car, compact discs, low energy light bulbs, your flat screen TV, and the X-ray you got last week, REE's play a vital role in everyday life. 

 Here is a composite of these elements and their uses.

Element	Uses in Modern Technology
Cerium (Ce)	catalytic converters for diesel engines
Praseodymium (Pr)	an alloying agent for aircraft engines
Neodymium (Nd)	a key component of high-efficiency magnets and hard disc drives
Lanthanum (La)	a major ingredient for hybrid car batteries
Samarium (Sm)	lasers and nuclear reactor safety
Promethium (Pm)	portable X-rays and a nuclear battery
Gadolinium (Gd)	shielding for nuclear reactors, compact discs
Dysprosium (Dy)	improves the efficiency of hybrid vehicle motors
Terbium (Tb)	a component in low-energy light bulbs
Erbium (Er)	fiber optics
Europium (Eu)	used in flat screen displays and lasers
Holmium (Ho)	nuclear control rods, ultra-powerful magnets
Thulium (Tm)	lasers, portable X-rays
Ytterbium (Yb)	monitoring equipment for earthquakes
Lutetium (Lu)	oil refining

Junior miners are a big part of the mix of companies looking to increase the west's share of these vital elements and for this article, we have chosen two that are still trading as penny stocks but have properties that show great potential in the mining of these elements as well as Lithium, which is not an REE but is in high demand world wide at this writing.

 

RARE EARTH METALS AND LITHIUM PLAYS

1. A "sleeper" in the space is TNR Gold Corp (TNR-TSX) which is currently flying under the radar of REE investors.  TNR Owns 14 gold, copper, Lithium, and REE properties in Nevada, Canada, Argentina and Ireland. More importantly, TNR "owns 100% of International Lithium Corp" (ILC) which it will spin off next month in an IPO.

owners of TNR stock will automatically own stock and warrants in International Lithium when it is spun out next month. (one share and one warrant for every 4 shares of TNR) Thereby owning "both" companies after the IPO next month. TNR will hold onto it's REE, gold and copper properties as well as one lithium property in Argentina while ILC will owns 17 lithium properties.
TNR projects

Some large Institutional investors in TNR stock include:

Barrick Gold, Pinetree Capital, Tocqueville Fund, Solitario, and NovaGold.

Today's price for TNR-TSX is .20 cents per share.


June 2010- An assessment of TNR Gold Corp by Rick Mills of "Ahead of the Curve"

2. Latin American Minerals Inc. (LAT-TSX)Besides gold, silver, and REE, LAT owns a 17.4% stake in Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) which has a big stake in the Salars on the Argentina side. LAT also owns rare earth properties (REE's).

Large, institutional Investors in Lithium Americas already include:

• Magna International Inc.
• Mitsubishi Corporation
• PineTree Capital corp.

Today's price for LAT-TSX is .17 cents per share.

Disclaimer - Own TNR and LAT. Acquiring more.

see also: Lithium Miners

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