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The US military, and Greek Mythology
2023.03.29 08:53 Apollo_Frog The US military, and Greek Mythology
Everything is named after the gods. All the planets, science, and trade. All the NASA "moon landings" named after Apollo the God of light. The statue of Liberty represents Helios the sun God. The Goddess Columbia reigns atop The U.S. Capitol building, and named after the Goddess The District of Columbia. MERCURY the messenger god meets you outside the Capitol building. The modern EMT symbol, and symbol from medicine comes straight from the Greeks, and the good Apollo's son teaching medicine to man. The snake emblem also reflects the Rod of Asclepius, widely used as the symbol of medical care worldwide. There are several theories as to its development; it is named for the Greek mythological figure Asclepius, who was said to have possessed healing power.
The American colonial revolutionary, Thomas Greenleaf, subtitled his newspaper "The Argus" after the mythological watchman and took the slogan "We Guard the Rights of Man."
The Pegasus appears frequently on stamps, particularly for air mail. In 1906, Greece issued a series of stamps featuring the stories from Hercules' life. Australia commemorated the laying of an underwater cable linking it to the island of Tasmania through a stamp featuring an image of Amphitrite.
The United States military has used Greek mythology to name its equipment such as the Nike missile project and the Navy having over a dozen ships named from Greek mythology. Greek mythology has been the source for names for a number of ships in the British navy as well as the Australian Royal Navy which has also named a training facility in Victoria called HMAS Cerebus. The Canadair CP-107 Argus of the Royal Canadian Air Force is named in honor of both the hundred eyed Argus Panoptes the "all seeing" and Odysseus' dog Argus who was the only one who identified Odysseus upon his return home.
In science and technology
The Apollo 16 lunar module on the moon Many celestial bodies have been named after elements of Greek mythology. The constellation of Scorpius represents the scorpion that attacked Orion and the scorpions that frighted the horses when Phaëton was driving the sun-chariot; while Capricorn may represent Pan in a myth that tells of his escape from Typhon by jumping into the water while turning into an animal - the half in the water turned into a fish and the other half turned into a goat. Demeter, a main-belt asteroid discovered by Karl Reinmuth on May 31, 1929, is named after the Greek goddess of fruitful soil and agriculture.[25]
The elements tantalum and niobium are always found together in nature, and have been named after the King Tantalus and his daughter Niobe. The element promethium also draws its name from Greek mythology, as does titanium, which was named after the titans who in mythology were locked away far underground, which reflected the difficulty of extracting titanium from ore.
The U.S. Apollo Space Program to take astronauts to the moon, was named after Apollo, based the god's ability as an archer to hit his target and being the god of light and knowledge.
Written more than two thousand years ago, texts by ancient Greeks still have a major impact on the modern militaries of today in numerous ways.
At the start of the Cold War, the then US secretary of state, George Marshall, read the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides, convinced that the events of the Peloponnesian War and the fall of Athens were worthy of review in those unprecedented times when the United States and Russia— the Athens and Persia on the contemporary age, faced each other in conflict.
Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War is still studied at many military academies, including West Point, the Command and Staff College of the US Marine Corps, and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Recruits at army and naval colleges are encouraged to study what the text has to say about strategic leadership, garnering support in a protracted war and the impact of biological warfare.
The “Melian Dialogue” is considered particularly important, containing the Athenians’ justification for conquering Melos in what was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the late 5th century BC.
Also known to have studied Greek military texts are Colin Powell and David Petraeus, whose fall from grace in 2012 after the revelation that he had leaked classified information to his mistress has often been noted in Sophoclean terms. It did not go unnoticed at the time that “Petraeus” was the name of a centaur, a half-man, half-horse figure of Greek myth, renowned for his sexual appetite.
But Greek text also have a therapeutic nature for the military, as well as victims on the other side of the conflict.
The Greek tragedies of Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides continue to provide a powerful lens through which soldiers heal after returning from conflict. In his recent book, The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today, Bryan Doerries describes his work with Theater of War, a traveling drama collective that performs Sophocles’s most intense explorations of the psychological impact of war for US soldiers and veterans.
USS Prometheus USS Triton (SSRN/SSN-586), a United States Navy nuclear-powered radar picket submarine, was the first vessel to execute a submerged circumnavigation of the Earth (Operation Sandblast), doing so in early 1960.
The mythological Greek god Triton was the messenger of the seas. He's usually represented as a merman.
This can be associated with Triton because it explores the seas and it was the first submarine to go around the Earth.
Greek mythology in the military The Nike Missile Project was a U.S. Army Project proposed in 1945 and finished in 1953. The Nike Zeus, Hercules, and Ajax. Nike was the Greek God of Victory and can be associated with speed. It was made to shoot down jet aircraft.
Nike Missile Project USS Medusa (AR-1) was the United States Navy's first purpose-built repair ship. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1924 to 1946. Medusa wasa gorgon. Whoever looked in her eyes was turned to stone. Medusa can Be Associated with the ship because it was the first type of ship, like Medusa was the first mortal gorgon sister.
Gorgon Stare is a video capture technology developed by the United States military[1]. It is a spherical array of nine cameras attached to an aerial drone.[2] The US Air Force calls it "wide-area surveillance sensor system"
HMAS Cerberus has always been Navy personnel training. With the establishment of four tri-service schools over the last 13 years, this role has been extended to training Army, Navy and Air Force personnel. Cerberus was Ares' three headed hellhound which had a serpent's tail, a mane of a snakes, and a lion's claw. This can be associated with the military because it is a military base that trains 3 different branches (like Cerberus' three heads)
The Argus was made for the Royal Canadian Airforce. In its early years, the Argus was reputedly the finest anti-submarine patrol bomber in the world. Argus was Odysseus' dog, the only one to recognize Odysseus when he first got back. The airplane can be associated with Argus the dog because it detects submarines/hidden things. Like Argus when he was the only one to detect Odysseus.
Canadair CP-107 Argus USS Prometheus (AR-3) was a repair ship that served the United States Navy during World War I and World War II.
Prometheus was a Titan, not a god. He is known to have given the mortals fire. Prometheus joined the Gods in the Titan war, instead of the Titans.
It can be associated with the Titan in the way that it repairs other ships and helps them, like how Prometheus helped out mortals by giving them fire.
HMAS Cerberus
USS Triton
USS Medusa
What is Project NIMBUS? Lightning has long perplexed scientists. Not only are atmospheric scientists unsure of exactly what initiates lightning, but they also don’t understand precisely how and why it is able to propagate over great distances, and where it will strike. That makes it, in DARPA’s view, “one of the major unsolved mysteries in the atmospheric sciences.”
First up is a fascinating request for proposals from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, who is looking to build a “Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation.” It has the handy acronym of POSYDON.
POSYDON will be “an undersea system that provides omnipresent, robust positioning” in the deep ocean either for crewed submarines or for autonomous seacraft. “DARPA envisions that the POSYDON program will distribute a small number of acoustic sources, analogous to GPS satellites, around an ocean basin,” but I imagine there is some room for creative maneuvering there.
The idea of an acoustic deep-sea positioning system that operates similar to GPS is pretty interesting to imagine, especially considering the strange transformations sound undergoes as it is transmitted through water. To establish accurately that a U.S. submarine has, in fact, heard an acoustic beacon and that its apparent distance from that point is not being distorted by intervening water temperature, ocean currents, or even the large-scale presence of marine life is obviously quite an extraordinary challenge.
As DARPA points out, without such a system in place, “undersea vehicles must regularly surface to receive GPS signals and fix their position, and this presents a risk of detection.” The ultimate goal, then, would be to launch ultra-longterm undersea missions, even establish permanently submerged robotic networks that have no need to breach the ocean’s surface. Cthulhoid, they will forever roam the deep.
U.S. naval forces need a way to project key capabilities in multiple locations at once, without the time and expense of building new vessels to deliver those capabilities.
DARPA has initiated the Hydra program to help address these challenges. Named for the multi-headed creature from Greek mythology, Hydra aims to develop a distributed undersea network of unmanned payloads and platforms to complement manned vessels. The system would integrate existing and emerging technologies in new ways to create an alternate means of delivering various capabilities above, on and below the ocean’s surface. The goal is to create a force multiplier that enables rapid, scalable and cost-effective deployment of assets close to the point of use
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The American colonial revolutionary, Thomas Greenleaf, subtitled his newspaper "The Argus" after the mythological watchman and took the slogan "We Guard the Rights of Man."
The Pegasus appears frequently on stamps, particularly for air mail. In 1906, Greece issued a series of stamps featuring the stories from Hercules' life. Australia commemorated the laying of an underwater cable linking it to the island of Tasmania through a stamp featuring an image of Amphitrite.
The United States military has used Greek mythology to name its equipment such as the Nike missile project and the Navy having over a dozen ships named from Greek mythology. Greek mythology has been the source for names for a number of ships in the British navy as well as the Australian Royal Navy which has also named a training facility in Victoria called HMAS Cerebus. The Canadair CP-107 Argus of the Royal Canadian Air Force is named in honor of both the hundred eyed Argus Panoptes the "all seeing" and Odysseus' dog Argus who was the only one who identified Odysseus upon his return home.
In science and technology
The Apollo 16 lunar module on the moon Many celestial bodies have been named after elements of Greek mythology. The constellation of Scorpius represents the scorpion that attacked Orion and the scorpions that frighted the horses when Phaëton was driving the sun-chariot; while Capricorn may represent Pan in a myth that tells of his escape from Typhon by jumping into the water while turning into an animal - the half in the water turned into a fish and the other half turned into a goat. Demeter, a main-belt asteroid discovered by Karl Reinmuth on May 31, 1929, is named after the Greek goddess of fruitful soil and agriculture.[25]
The elements tantalum and niobium are always found together in nature, and have been named after the King Tantalus and his daughter Niobe. The element promethium also draws its name from Greek mythology, as does titanium, which was named after the titans who in mythology were locked away far underground, which reflected the difficulty of extracting titanium from ore.
The U.S. Apollo Space Program to take astronauts to the moon, was named after Apollo, based the god's ability as an archer to hit his target and being the god of light and knowledge.
Written more than two thousand years ago, texts by ancient Greeks still have a major impact on the modern militaries of today in numerous ways.
At the start of the Cold War, the then US secretary of state, George Marshall, read the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides, convinced that the events of the Peloponnesian War and the fall of Athens were worthy of review in those unprecedented times when the United States and Russia— the Athens and Persia on the contemporary age, faced each other in conflict.
Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War is still studied at many military academies, including West Point, the Command and Staff College of the US Marine Corps, and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Recruits at army and naval colleges are encouraged to study what the text has to say about strategic leadership, garnering support in a protracted war and the impact of biological warfare.
The “Melian Dialogue” is considered particularly important, containing the Athenians’ justification for conquering Melos in what was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the late 5th century BC.
Also known to have studied Greek military texts are Colin Powell and David Petraeus, whose fall from grace in 2012 after the revelation that he had leaked classified information to his mistress has often been noted in Sophoclean terms. It did not go unnoticed at the time that “Petraeus” was the name of a centaur, a half-man, half-horse figure of Greek myth, renowned for his sexual appetite.
But Greek text also have a therapeutic nature for the military, as well as victims on the other side of the conflict.
The Greek tragedies of Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides continue to provide a powerful lens through which soldiers heal after returning from conflict. In his recent book, The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today, Bryan Doerries describes his work with Theater of War, a traveling drama collective that performs Sophocles’s most intense explorations of the psychological impact of war for US soldiers and veterans.
USS Prometheus USS Triton (SSRN/SSN-586), a United States Navy nuclear-powered radar picket submarine, was the first vessel to execute a submerged circumnavigation of the Earth (Operation Sandblast), doing so in early 1960.
The mythological Greek god Triton was the messenger of the seas. He's usually represented as a merman.
This can be associated with Triton because it explores the seas and it was the first submarine to go around the Earth.
Greek mythology in the military The Nike Missile Project was a U.S. Army Project proposed in 1945 and finished in 1953. The Nike Zeus, Hercules, and Ajax. Nike was the Greek God of Victory and can be associated with speed. It was made to shoot down jet aircraft.
Nike Missile Project USS Medusa (AR-1) was the United States Navy's first purpose-built repair ship. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1924 to 1946. Medusa wasa gorgon. Whoever looked in her eyes was turned to stone. Medusa can Be Associated with the ship because it was the first type of ship, like Medusa was the first mortal gorgon sister.
Gorgon Stare is a video capture technology developed by the United States military[1]. It is a spherical array of nine cameras attached to an aerial drone.[2] The US Air Force calls it "wide-area surveillance sensor system"
HMAS Cerberus has always been Navy personnel training. With the establishment of four tri-service schools over the last 13 years, this role has been extended to training Army, Navy and Air Force personnel. Cerberus was Ares' three headed hellhound which had a serpent's tail, a mane of a snakes, and a lion's claw. This can be associated with the military because it is a military base that trains 3 different branches (like Cerberus' three heads)
The Argus was made for the Royal Canadian Airforce. In its early years, the Argus was reputedly the finest anti-submarine patrol bomber in the world. Argus was Odysseus' dog, the only one to recognize Odysseus when he first got back. The airplane can be associated with Argus the dog because it detects submarines/hidden things. Like Argus when he was the only one to detect Odysseus.
Canadair CP-107 Argus USS Prometheus (AR-3) was a repair ship that served the United States Navy during World War I and World War II.
Prometheus was a Titan, not a god. He is known to have given the mortals fire. Prometheus joined the Gods in the Titan war, instead of the Titans.
It can be associated with the Titan in the way that it repairs other ships and helps them, like how Prometheus helped out mortals by giving them fire.
HMAS Cerberus
USS Triton
USS Medusa
What is Project NIMBUS? Lightning has long perplexed scientists. Not only are atmospheric scientists unsure of exactly what initiates lightning, but they also don’t understand precisely how and why it is able to propagate over great distances, and where it will strike. That makes it, in DARPA’s view, “one of the major unsolved mysteries in the atmospheric sciences.”
First up is a fascinating request for proposals from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, who is looking to build a “Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation.” It has the handy acronym of POSYDON.
POSYDON will be “an undersea system that provides omnipresent, robust positioning” in the deep ocean either for crewed submarines or for autonomous seacraft. “DARPA envisions that the POSYDON program will distribute a small number of acoustic sources, analogous to GPS satellites, around an ocean basin,” but I imagine there is some room for creative maneuvering there.
The idea of an acoustic deep-sea positioning system that operates similar to GPS is pretty interesting to imagine, especially considering the strange transformations sound undergoes as it is transmitted through water. To establish accurately that a U.S. submarine has, in fact, heard an acoustic beacon and that its apparent distance from that point is not being distorted by intervening water temperature, ocean currents, or even the large-scale presence of marine life is obviously quite an extraordinary challenge.
As DARPA points out, without such a system in place, “undersea vehicles must regularly surface to receive GPS signals and fix their position, and this presents a risk of detection.” The ultimate goal, then, would be to launch ultra-longterm undersea missions, even establish permanently submerged robotic networks that have no need to breach the ocean’s surface. Cthulhoid, they will forever roam the deep.
U.S. naval forces need a way to project key capabilities in multiple locations at once, without the time and expense of building new vessels to deliver those capabilities.
DARPA has initiated the Hydra program to help address these challenges. Named for the multi-headed creature from Greek mythology, Hydra aims to develop a distributed undersea network of unmanned payloads and platforms to complement manned vessels. The system would integrate existing and emerging technologies in new ways to create an alternate means of delivering various capabilities above, on and below the ocean’s surface. The goal is to create a force multiplier that enables rapid, scalable and cost-effective deployment of assets close to the point of use
2023.03.28 14:07 Chico237 #NIOCORP~ THE ELK CREEK MINE PART II~
 | #NIOCORP~ THE ELK CREEK MINE PART II~Figure 4.World map of carbonatite occurrences and their spatial relationship to Proterozoic and Archean rocks. Areas underlain by unsubdivided Proterozoic and Phanerozoic rock are not shown. Modified from Woolley and Kjarsgaard Yesteday's post left off comparing Niocorp's Resource size to other World Projects. Today I want to take a deeper look into "The ELK CREEK MINES NIOBIUM POTENTIAL.!" Keeping in mind NIOCORP only recently completed a market compliant NI-43-101 Report adding VIABLE RARE EARTH MINERALS "Pounds in the Ground" & is currently undertaking FINAL Demonstration Plant operations to be able to claim & "PROVE" out SEPARATION of the viable Rare Earth Minerals via a market compliant report & later into an independently verified 2023 F.S. REMEMBER ONLY THE SMALL RED CIRCLED AREA'S DRILL CORES WERE USED TO DETERMINE & DELINEATE THE CURRENT RESOURCE! AS USGS & OTHER ARTICLES SUGGEST ~ THE RESOURCE MAY BE MUCH LARGER!!!! NIOCORPS NIOBIUM ~ Carbonatites: related ore deposits, resources, footprint, and exploration methodsCarbonatites: related ore deposits, resources, footprint, and exploration methods (tandfonline.com)Carbonatites and alkaline-carbonatite complexes are the main sources of rare earth elements (REE) and Nb, and host significant deposits of apatite, vermiculite, Cu, Ti, fluorite, Th, U, natural zirconia, and Fe. Nine per cent of carbonatites and alkaline-carbonatite complexes contain active or historic mines, making them outstanding multi-commodity exploration targets! NIOCORP'S ELK CREEK DEPOSIT #11 - RANKS VERY HIGH COMPARED AS A NIOBIUM BEARING DEPOSIT! Examples of other carbonatites with distinctive geophysical signatures are the Elk Creek (Nebraska, USA)and Catalão I (Brazil) intrusive alkaline-carbonatite complexes. Elk Creek is a semi-circular (6×8 km)intrusive complex covered by a 200 m thick sequenceof sedimentary rocks. It hosts the largest known Nb resource in the United States and significant REE mineralization (Drenth 2014). This complex coincides with a roughly annular vertical gravity gradient high, a subdued central low, and a magnetic high surrounded by magnetic lows (Drenth 2014). The highest Nb concentrations are encountered within a dolomitic carbonatite, and REE are concentrated in a barite-dolomite carbonatite. AS RECENTLY AS 2022 ~THE USGS HAS COMPLETED SEVERAL ADDITIONAL "NEW" STUDIES ON THE ELK CREEK COMPLEX!~June 4, 2022 ~Petrogenesis and rare earth element mineralization of the Elk Creek carbonatite, Nebraska, USAPetrogenesis and rare earth element mineralization of the Elk Creek carbonatite, Nebraska, USA U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)Petrogenesis and rare earth element mineralization of the Elk Creek carbonatite, Nebraska, USA Elsevier Enhanced Reader With the increasing reliance on high technology and green energy products, demand for critical metals has become an important driver in economic geology. Understanding how various elements reach ore-grade enrichment and what minerals host the elements of interest are two keys to successful deposit evaluation. Compared to most base and precious metals, many critical elements tend to be enriched in relatively uncommon rocks and minerals. Carbonatites are one example of such, given that carbonatite-related deposits are the primary source of then world’s rare earth elements (REEs) and niobium as well as important sources of phosphate, iron, and fluorine. https://preview.redd.it/pgvw3qv6wgqa1.png?width=481&format=png&auto=webp&s=9f8ae8b0471b6ee7b69e7e6c17da89255fdfc16d May 9, 2022 ~Geochemical data for the Elk Creek alkaline complex, southeast Nebraska~Geochemical data for the Elk Creek alkaline complex, southeast Nebraska U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)Mineralized carbonatites are the world’s primary source of rare earth elements (REEs) and niobium, but only a few deposits are responsible for meeting the current demand of these critical elements such that there is increasing interest in other carbonatites that have the potential to help meet future demands. This study focuses on the Elk Creek carbonatite, the largest Nb resource in the United States and a REE exploration target. The Elk Creek carbonatite is comprised of three carbonatitic lithologies; apatite dolomite carbonatite, magnetite dolomite carbonatite, and barite dolomite carbonatite as well as multiple breccias. Samples were collected from drill core from mineral exploration holes drilled by the Molybdenum Corporation of America between 1973 and 1986. The drill cores are housed at the Nebraska Geological Survey storage facility near Lincoln, Nebraska. Geochemistry data include major and trace element analytical results for 105 samples including alkaline igneous rocks, carbonatites, and paleosol samples. Dolomite and apatite geochemical data were collected using electron microprobe and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses. A set of dolomite samples were analyzed for their carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions. Data are reported in comma-separated values (CSV) files. All column headings, abbreviations, and limits of the data values are explained in the Entity and Attribute Information section of these metadata. SEE ALSO January 22, 2022 ~ Evaluation of Critical Elements in Carbonatites~Evaluation of Critical Elements in Carbonatites U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)IMPORTANT MILESTONES FROM 2020 to 2022! STARTING ON Sept. 29th 2020- NioCorp R&D Effort Identifies Possible Improved Approach to Niobium Extraction for its Elk Creek Projecthttps://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-rd-effort-identifies-possible-improved-approach-to-niobium-extraction-for-its-elk-creek-project/\"L3 and the Company intend to conduct additional carbonation testing at a larger scale to optimize carbonation operating conditions, confirm reaction kinetics, evaluate total potential extraction for niobium and other elements and complete additional mass balances, as funds become available. \"December 14, 2021~NioCorp Reports Rare Earth Assay Results~https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-announces-drill-core-assays/(Proving the NEW SIMPLIFIED Process at the Pilot Scale... for REE extraction!)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (December 14, 2021) – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF) is pleased to announce the results of rare earth assays completed on drill core samples from the Elk Creek Project (the “Project”) that were obtained through an agreement with the University of Nebraska’s Conservation and Survey Division (“CSD”). A total of 1,094 samples originating from 18 diamond drill holes completed by previous operators of the Project were obtained pursuant to an agreement between the Company and CSD and were assayed for rare earth element content at Actlabs in Ancaster, Ontario. The assay results were subjected to a Quality Assurance and Quality Control program consistent with industry best practices. These new assay results complement the analysis previously completed by the Company of the geological and metallurgical evaluation of all of the rare earth data associated with the Project (see this announcement). https://preview.redd.it/7iz8d58pygqa1.png?width=980&format=png&auto=webp&s=0d4be730e42508559768b2c4a734c645f6b03110 MARCH 2, 2021~ NioCorp To Review Potential of Adding Rare Earths to Its Currently Planned Critical Minerals Product Offering~NioCorp To Review Potential of Adding Rare Earths to Its Currently Planned Critical Minerals Product Offering - NioCorp Developments Ltd.APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER!~JUNE 2022 - NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT FEASIBILITY STUDY ELK CREEK PROJECT, NEBRASKAhttps://gx0d43.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/NioCorp_June-2022_NI_43-101_Technical_Report.pdfhttps://preview.redd.it/b85pu03azgqa1.png?width=454&format=png&auto=webp&s=5a0ec322a2a04ebd42c467d7bd8da3c623b367ab September 6, 2022 ~NioCorp Files Technical Report Summary of its 2022 Feasibility Study with the SEC~Niocorp has recently updated the F.S. with the REE lbs. in the ground intended for production. A FINAL F.S. is expected in the first quarter of 2023 adding REE's & updating all the Economics for the project. Once the Demonstration Plant Processes are completed & independently verified.https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-files-technical-report-summary-of-its-2022-feasibility-study-with-the-sec/FORM YOUR OWN OPINIONS & CONCLUSIONS ABOVE!https://preview.redd.it/veego74hzgqa1.png?width=1422&format=png&auto=webp&s=12f5e0c9afe50ed09cbfab454e70d438b24357acNEWS!!! MARCH 28, 2023 ~NioCorp to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market's Opening Bell~NioCorp's Executive Team to Visit New York City and Ring the Opening Bell at The Nasdaq Stock Market on Thursday, March 30, 2023CENTENNIAL, Colo. (March 28, 2023) – NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp") (Nasdaq:NB; TSX: NB) is pleased to announce that Mark A. Smith, NioCorp's CEO and Executive Chairman, will ring the opening bell on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2023. NioCorp's stock began trading on Nasdaq on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 under the ticker symbol "NB."
A live webcast of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at https://www.nasdaq.com/marketsite/bell-ringing-ceremonyFor multimedia features such as exclusive content, photo postings, status updates, and video of bell ceremonies posted by Nasdaq, please visit these Facebook pages: Additional photos from the event will be posted on Nasdaq's and NioCorp's Instagram pages: For news tweets, please visit Nasdaq's and NioCorp's Twitter pages: https://preview.redd.it/earoo0ua1hqa1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=e2d9713720f96d473b4635a0ec7c332bff3d550b FOLLOWING THE RARE EARTHS TOMMORROW ALONG WITH THE ESG/GHG & POTENTIAL INCREASES IN RECOVERY RATES FOR NIOBIUM, TITANIUM (Including improved oxides!) ~Oh and some awesome NEW BYPRODUCTS CaCO3 & MgCO3!!! ~ Final Part III tommorrow! |
2023.03.27 14:06 Chico237 #NIOCORP~ THE ELK CREEK MINE PART#1 ~ Sharing a repost of D.D. for all New & Old board members.
 | #NIOCORP~ THE ELK CREEK MINE PART #1 ~ Sharing a repost of D.D. for all New & Old board members.\**The Elk Creek carbonatite, measuring ~7 square kilometers in southeastern Nebraska, is acknowledged by the USGS as 'potentially the largest global resources of niobium and rare-earth elements' and was successfully targeted in the past by Molycorp in the 70s and 80s. (A lot has gone on in 50 years.)**\**https://preview.redd.it/e2ybgstsr9qa1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=3f65f38c1d52843214c269cc4a096bf29a612fa7 ~Starting from this 2010 article- Quantum Rare Earth Developments Distinguished in BNN Interview and Mining Journal as Ideal Vehicle for Exposure to Niobium and REE~https://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3975874.htm"Within the massive carbonatite there are several recorded occurrences of rare earth elements. Molycorp did not put in enough drill holes to calculate a resource for REEs however their geologists used terms to describe the situation unfolding in terms of 'tens of millions and megatonnes'. Drill hole intercepts (non NI 43-101) included 608ft of 1.18% lanthanides, 630 ft of 1.3%, 110ft of 2.09%, 460ft of 2.19%, 60ft of 3.89% -- Mining MarketWatch Journal notes these figures are massive and very good grades."(2010)- A Deposit Model for Carbonatite and Peralkaline Intrusion-Related Rare Earth Element Depositshttps://pubs.usgs.gov/si2010/5070/j/pdf/sir2010-5070J.pdfStatring you out with the 2010 USGS REPORT which COMPARES ALL THE TOP REE/CRITICAL MINERAL U.S. DEPOSITS (Incuding Bear Lodge, Round Top, Bokan, ELK CREEK & more.....)https://preview.redd.it/ipw8b48qn9qa1.png?width=1010&format=png&auto=webp&s=04f39fa201c962b9790092bfc66946f74d980c26 (2014) DRENTH's -Geophysical expression of a buried niobium and rare earth element deposit: The Elk Creek carbonatite, Nebraska, USAhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/265685666_Geophysical_expression_of_a_buried_niobium_and_rare_earth_element_deposit_The_Elk_Creek_carbonatite_Nebraska_USA~(An Excellent read...mull the possibility that the resource could be much larger! AS ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE 7-MILE TARGET STRIKE HAS BEEN MARKET COMPLIANT CALCULATED TO DATE!) ~CONCLUSION: High-resolution geophysical data, physical property data, and legacy borehole data are combined to explain the carbonatite’s geophysical expression because it relates to fundamental structure and mineralization. The Gzz and gravity highs over the carbonatite are explained by a large density contrast with the gneissic country rocks. Aeromagnetic anomalies are attributed primarily to mafic rocks, with a smaller contribution from MB, a dense and strongly magnetized lithology that hosts niobium mineralization in this complex. https://preview.redd.it/taitcelmr9qa1.png?width=421&format=png&auto=webp&s=9e2bf08d920fead922a985a74bb0e2747dfd8e9f "Geophysical anomalies indicate that a significant volume of dense and strongly magnetized rocks must exist at a depth below the deepest boreholes. These rocks likely represent more MB and thus niobium mineralization, or could reflect another unknown lithology that is also dense and strongly magnetized. Aeromagnetic lineaments may represent faults, and a suspected fault trends through the area where MB occurs, suggesting that faulting played a role in localizing that particular rock type. Other AGG anomalies with probable sources within the carbonatite are hypothesized to represent variations of alteration. The REE mineralization is primarily associated with barite beforsite. However, this unit’s physical properties are similar to most of the other lithologies present within the carbonatite, and this rock type cannot be isolated using geophysics. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the United States government " ALSO SEE:Complex, Nebraska, USAA Niobium Deposit Hosted by a Magnetite/Dolomite Carbonatite, Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex, Nebraska, USA by Michael J. Blessington University of Nebraska-Lincolnhttps://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1063&context=geoscidiss****ROUGHLY AROUND 2014 NIOCORP HAS TAKEN OVER OWNERSHIP OF THE DEPOSIT LEADING TO THE FOLLOWING STUDIES:****** February 20, 2015 -NI 43-101 Technical ReportUpdated Mineral Resource EstimateElk Creek Niobium Project Nebraska(SRK now gives a Niobium Resource Reserve Estimate for Niobium, Through recent drilling targets they have found REE's, & other critical minerals but have yet to put it all together)https://www.niocorp.com/wp-content/uploads/ElkCreek_NI43-101_TRR_241900.030_007_20150310-1.pdf August 11, 2017 -Files NI 43-101 Feasibility Study for the Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project( SRK & Niocorp file the first F.S. & RESOURCE ESTIMATES FOR -Niobium, Scandium & Titanium are given... REE's are mentioned in the drill/core results but are not tabulated or quantified)https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-files-ni-43-101-feasibility-study-elk-creek-superalloy-materials-project/ FIRST FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED IN 2019(May 29, 2019) -Files NI-43-101 Technical Report on its 2019 Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project Feasibility Studyhttps://www.niocorp.com/niocorp_files_technical_report_on_2019_elk_creek_superalloy_materials_project_feasibility_study/NORDMIN & Niocorp file the SECOND F.S. with showing an increased RESOURCE ESTIMATE for Nb, Sc, & Ti... The REE's are again only appear in drill/core samples, they are not quantified.*POST COVID ~IN MARCH 2021 Niocorp decides to REVIEW the REE's in the deposit & the POTENTIAL TO ADD THEM! ***~March 2, 2021, NIOCORP To Review Potential of Adding Rare Earths to Its Currently Planned Critical Minerals Product Offering~https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-to-review-potential-of-adding-rare-earths-to-its-currently-planned-critical-minerals-product-offering/CENTENNIAL, Colo. – March 2, 2021 – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company“) (TSX:NB) (OTCQX:NIOBF) is pleased to announce that it has launched a review of the economic potential of expanding its currently planned product suite from the Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project (the “Project”) to also include rare earth products. NioCorp currently plans to produce niobium, scandium, and titanium at the Nebraska-based Project once project financing is secured and the Project is operational, and any rare earth products it might produce would be additional to its currently planned products.Since the 1970's to most recent Bore Holes sunk by Quantum in 2011 & Niocorp in 2014 the Resource estimate for Nb, Sc, & Ti has been established & although REE's are most certainly there... they have not been quantified to let's say -"Compare to BOKAN, BEAR LODGE, or ROUND TOP projects shown in the the 2010 early USGS survey & other more recent reports" moving forward.(Niocorp is submitting those OLD ESTABLISHED BORE HOLE samples for REE analysis -"To fill in the GAPS"....) What does that mean?Stay tuned... NIOBIUM ranked #2 on the 2021 U.S. Critical Minerals List Review:https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2021/1045/ofr20211045.pd(Niobium is ranked 2nd as the most critical U.S. mineral 2021!)The BENS US Critical Minerals List Criticality Ranking:#1) RARE EARTHS #2) SCANDIUM #3) NIOBIUM #24 TITANIUMcritical minerals Business Executives for National Security (bens.org) https://www.bens.org/file/councils/Criticality-Ranking.pdfU.S. Rare Earth Deposits -BELOW is a list of MOST of the KNOWN U.S. Rare Earth Deposits. The Gold Fork, Iron Hill, La Paz & Round Deposits are the largest to date. Please **Note: The Elk Creek Deposit IS THE United States LARGEST NIOBIUM RESOURCE! (Halleck Creek & some other deposits are also coming into the USGS purview!)Deposit -Country -Mineral Ore(Mt)-REO(%)-REO(Mt) Bald Mountain/ -USA -monazite -18.1- 0.08% - 0.013 Bear Lodge/ -USA -bastnaesite, monazite -14.2 - 2.78% -0.394 Bokan Mountain/ -USA -kainosite, allanite - 5.2282 - 0.65% -0.033 Cumberland Island/ -USA -monazite -241 - 0.01% - 0.024 Diamond Creek/ -USA -monazite- 5.8 - 1.22% -0.071 Elk Creek/ -USA -bastnaesite, parisite -39.4 -1% -0.394 Gallinas Mountains/- USA- bastnasite- 0.046- 2.95% -0.001 Gold Fork-Little Valley/- USA -monazite- 296 -0.01% -0.029 Hall Mountain/ -USA- Thorite- 0.1 -0.05%- 0.00005 Hick’s Dome/ -USA -xenotime, bastnasite- 14.7- 0.42%- 0.061 Horse Creek/ USA- monazite, xenotime- 19- 0.03% -0.005 Iron Hill/ -USA -bastnasite, perovskite- 2424- 0.40% -9.696 La Paz/ -USA -monazite -128.2 -0.37%- 0.476 Lemhi Pass/- USA- monazite, xenotime- 0.5 -0.33%- 0.001 Mineville/ -USA- apatite- 90- .90% 0.081 Mountain Pass/- USA- bastnaesite 16.7131- 7.98%- 1.333 Music Valley/- USA -xenotime -0.05 -8.60% -0.004 North Henry/- USA- monazite- 3.2- 0.12% -0.003 Oak Grove/-USA- monazite -174.6 -0.09% -0.157 Pajarito Mountain- USA- eudialyte, monazite- 2.4- 0.17% -0.004 Pea Ridge/- USA -monazite, xenotime- 0.6 -12% -0.072 Round Top/ -USA -bastnaesite, yttrofluorite- 1050.872 -0.05% -0.525 Scrub Oaks/- USA- xenotime, bastnaesite -10 0-.38% -0.038 Silica Mine/ -USA -monazite -26.7 -0.01% -0.002 Wet Mountains/- USA- apatite, bastnasite- 13.957 -0.42% -0.058 JUST HOW BIG IS THE DEPOSIT? See Responses to Direct Questions posed to Jim Sims!)ON 5/27/2022 Jim: How Does Niocorp's Elk Creek Project compare to other "World Class Projects?"REPSONSE:" It is a bit tricky to compare rare earth projects on an apples-to-apples basis, which is why we chose to limit the comparison of our Elk Creek resource to other REE projects in the U.S. There are several reasons why.For one, there are several different legal systems that determine how a project can measure and disclose aspects of its mineral resource and/or reserve. For public companies that are SEC-reporting entities (such as NioCorp), the SK1300 standard must be followed. For public companies regulated by Canadian authorities (also such as NioCorp), there is the National Instrument 43-101 disclosure standard. In Australia, there is the JORC standard. Each of these systems differ in what they allow, or don't allow, in terms of public disclosure of mineral resources and reserves. This can lead to 'apples-to-oranges' comparisons among projects.Another challenge in making such comparisons is the mineralization of an REE project. Some projects can show a high ore grade of rare earths, but the mineralization of the ore is something that is very difficult to process. For example, rare earth projects based on silicate-based minerals -- such as eudialyte -- are extraordinarily difficult to economically process in order to pull the REEs out and separate them. Others can contain relatively high levels of other impurities, such as naturally occurring radioactive elements, that can increase the cost of processing. A high ore grade doesn't mean a lot if the REE mineralization isn't amenable to processing that is technically or economically infeasible. This is why only a small handful of the more than 200 REE-containing minerals have ever been successfully processed economically at commercial scale. (The two primary REE-containing minerals in the Elk Creek Project, bastnasite and monazite, are among those that have been successfully processed for decades).Rare earth resources also differ in terms of the relative distribution of individual REEs in the host mineral. Some may have a relatively high ore grade but also have high percentages of less valuable REEs, such as cerium or lanthanum or yttrium. Others have lower ore grades but their REE mineralization is skewed more favorably to higher-value REEs, such as the magnetics neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium which are used in NdFeB magnets. There are several other REEs that are also magnetic, such as samarium, but those are of lower value.Another way that REE projects are compared to one another is through a so-called “basket price.” This is a particularly misleading way of valuing a rare earth play, in my opinion, because a project’s ‘basket price’ assigns a dollar value to the individual REEs in the ore, multiplying total tonnes of each REE by current market price for that REE, and combines them all together. This assumes that a project will produce each and every one of the REEs in the ‘basket’ (which is almost never the case). It also ignores the enormous CAPEX and OPEX required to produce 14 or so individual REEs.There are yet other factors that help determine the viability of a potential rare earth project.~Some projects are aimed at only producing rare earths. That means that they are relatively riskier investments than projects that are designed to produce multiple products in addition to rare earths. ~Some projects that are relatively large in size, have high ore grades, and are comprised of processable minerals -- but they are located in places that make mining and processing difficult or very expensive. I can think of a few projects that are touted as attractive deposits but are located near or above the Arctic Circle, which generally makes mining more costly. ~ Others are located in places where there local residents, such as First Nations communities in Canada or anywhere in Greenland, can readily block a project from moving to commercial operation. Still others are in countries where local governments are less stable than in the U.S., or are simply prone to corruption, which exposes the project to high country risk. ~Many REE projects are proposed by teams that have no experience in commercially processing REEs. They tend to gloss over that fact. Knowing what I know about the challenges of producing separated, high-purity REEs, this is one of the most important factors I consider when I look at REE projects. But that is just my opinion.A more useful comparison strategy for investors is to look at rare earth projects through multiple lenses, such as those I describe above. It is not easy to do this if one doesn’t have a pretty deep understanding of the REE industry and the challenges of successfully making these strategic metals.Having said all of that, it’s clear that our Elk Creek carbonatite is very large and similar in total contained rare earths to some of the largest known rare earth resources in the world, including the Araxa carbonatite in Brazil and the St. Honore carbonatite in Quebec.Jim Sims" (WoW! somewhere between Araxa & St. Honore!.......Take a peek for yourself!) https://preview.redd.it/6zlaqu7fu9qa1.png?width=528&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef08314b1bfa78868667e3ea9604bb890a7481d4 FORM YOUR OWN OPINIONS & CONCLUSIONS ABOVE!https://preview.redd.it/2jh52eepu9qa1.png?width=1422&format=png&auto=webp&s=d988d029ae058f7b42d8d2421a0eb84b08924c89 Part #2 Tomorrow! Chico |
2023.03.26 18:45 TightAsF_ck Inbox Pounds Get £57.50 for Playing Star Trek Fleet Command Full Guide
This guide was initially a collection of hints and tips collected from various places but mostly reddit, and mostly the swagbucks subreddit. But it has been updated as I played the game myself..
Star Trek Fleet Command
I bought the £4.49 second build queue right at the very start of the game, I think this may be essential. I did not buy any thing else.
Key aims:
Tips
Building
Ships
The only way to unlock better warp-capable ships is by doing the proper research but you need to do specific research to unlock requirements and other buildings for your operations.
My Final Ship Levels:
Mining & Resources
Mission List
Guides/links:
List of build requirements for Operations Building (see similar pages for other building requirements)
Crystal Mining Locations
Raw Crystal Locations
Titanium Locations
Notes in ships in teen levels.... https://www.reddit.com/startrekfleetcommand/comments/qotwgs/ship_planning_trap_ships/
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Star Trek Fleet Command
Current offer: £57.50 on Inbox Pounds (£1 bonus link)Do you need to purchase anything?
Inbox Pounds link gets you a £1 bonus, UK only.
Don't do this for less than: £48 (that's what I did it for)
Official Requirements: Reach Operations building level 21 in 30 days (tiered rewards at 12, 17, 21)
Screenshot of terms
Does it pend early? 21 pends early at level 19, 17 at 15, and 12 at 10. Confirmed.
Did I complete it? Yes. All levels pended early.
How long to complete? It took me 20 days.
Payment proof: https://imgur.com/a/xx4o90H (just final payment for initial £48 offer)
Schpiel: Similar to other city builder games. Second build queue costs real money. Send ships out to other solar systems to complete missions and get resources. Some people say it requires lots of farming, but I hardly did any. Only occasionally was I short of resources, I just did the missions to get resources. I noted down my experience here as I played the game (in the end I quite liked it!).
I bought the £4.49 second build queue right at the very start of the game, I think this may be essential. I did not buy any thing else.
Key aims:
- Upgrade Operator, shipyard, research and academy buildings.
- Upgrade ships (needed to attack higher levels & get resources faster)
- Upgrade crew
- Fight
Tips
- The second build queue (£4.49 is most probably required, I bought it at the start).
- Do all the event quests, missions and daily quests (you need the resources and speed ups from these).
- Always use convey ship for mining if you are going to mine (the main focus of mining is the crystal and ore later in game, after you build refinery - but good to get a head start).
- You have to explore to find missions on planets. Increase warp drive to travel further.
- Must level up ship to be able to complete missions (kill other ships).
- Fight lower level ships to level up, I used latinum to
- Always research the Station (this will unlock areas you need in order to upgrade).
- Always build and research. Combat Power research allows your ship to fight higher ships.
- Don't waste latium. Save them up for building speedups or upgrading Talla fire power. Do not use latinum on lower ships.
- Upgrade warp core level by: Using Cadet Scotty on the Bridge, upgrading the warp drive on ships, or having a ship with a better warp drive.
- Around lvl 11-13, Start researching towards Vaults and Defense Tech, these both take awhile to to unlock due to a bunch of prerequisites.
- Around Level 11+ (when you unlock the mining ship) Start mining 2* Ore and Crystal, and refine it every time your cooldown is up. Gas isn't as important imo. You need at least level 13 refinery, and you get free mats from upgrading it, so I always had enough gas. these resources can be found past Regal.
- Shield base when possible, don't attack other players since you can complete the game only attacking NPCs
Building
- The second build queue (£4.49 is most probably required, I bought it at the start).
- Main buildings are: Operator, shipyard, research and academy buildings.
- Always Click the Operator to see what requirements are needed to level it up. Repeat for the other building. Do quick buildings during the day, longer builds overnight. Some research may be required for builds to.
- When you have an empty build queue (maybe you are waiting on Operations levelling up), look ahead to see what is required to for the next level up on the secondary buildings. Level up those buildings.
- From Operations level 15 onwards, you have to build a lot of tertiary buildings and research to continue progressing. Always be looking ahead.
| Ship | Level | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Operations | 19 | Main building to upgrade |
| Academy | 18 | Secondary building |
| R&D | 18 | Secondary building |
| ShipYard | 18 | Secondary building |
| Refinery | 17 | Tertiary building |
| Defense Technologies | 12 | Tertiary building |
| Astronautics | 14 | Tertiary building |
| Ship Hangar | 5 | Tertiary building |
| Holodeck | 1 | Tertiary building |
| ExoComp Factory | 1 | Tertiary building |
| Treasury | 1 | Tertiary building |
| Shuttle Bay | 9 | Tertiary building |
| Parsteel Resource buildings | 15-17 | Tertiary building |
| Tritanium Buildings | 17 | Tertiary building |
| Dilthium Buildings | 13-15 | Tertiary building |
| DryDock A (Exterior) | 13 | Tertiary building |
| DryDock B (Exterior) | 12 | Tertiary building |
| DryDock C (Exterior) | 8 | Tertiary building |
| Defense Platform A | 12 | Tertiary building |
| Defense Platform B | 12 | Tertiary building |
Ships
The only way to unlock better warp-capable ships is by doing the proper research but you need to do specific research to unlock requirements and other buildings for your operations.
- Always try to get the research for the next ship done ASAP. Follow the research tree to research whatever you can to progress towards this.
- Focus on getting the Talla ship ASAP (do the research, step by step). Once you have it, upgrade as much as possible. I used latinum to upgrade as i could not find enough ship parts from missions and killing enemies.
- Use fortunate ship for mining when you get the second ship slot (Fortunate will be your first main ship).
- Later on, replace fortunate ship with Envoy ship
- Leave all other ships at level 10-15.
- You must unlock the Talla Ship to complete the offer. It is a requirement for one of the builds later on.
My Final Ship Levels:
| Ship | Level | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Realta | 13 | First ship, dump asap |
| Orion Corvette | 15 | Second ship, used for a while |
| Fortunate | 14 | Main mining ship |
| Phindra | 15 | Main fighting ship |
| Turas | 10 | Hardly used at all |
| Talla | 15 | Main fighting ship |
| Envoy | 10 | Hardly used at all |
Mining & Resources
- I did not mine much at all (really just some ore/crystals towards the end of the game). Sometimes you will be short of resources and mining is the quickest option, but I got enough just by doing the missions (daily and the main missions) and completing the events.
- Once you have the raw crystals through mining, missions and events, you trade them in at the refinery.
- You could also spend latinum (gold stuff) to top off what you don't have.
- Sometimes it's faster and easier to get latinum than mine depending on what events are going on.
- Make sure you've traded in any event currency you have for latinum in the store tab of the events section.
- You can change the map to show resource locations in your galaxy, so you know where to go to mine.
Mission List
- You may end up (like me) with a lot of missions that you cannot complete yet. Archive these to tidy up your mission queue. Then, when you have upgraded your ship a bit, unarchive the ones that were too hard and see if you can now complete them. If not, archive them again!
Guides/links:
List of build requirements for Operations Building (see similar pages for other building requirements)
Crystal Mining Locations
Raw Crystal Locations
Titanium Locations
Notes in ships in teen levels.... https://www.reddit.com/startrekfleetcommand/comments/qotwgs/ship_planning_trap_ships/
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2023.03.25 16:21 Nocteau [WTS][ON] AEGs, GBBP, Warhead Brushless, Holosun/Vortex, Modlite, Unity TAPS
VFC 416A5 AEG Siegetek Build
Fully built and fully functional gearbox and rifle. Comes as is, missing a few external parts (might be able to find the trigger guard, for example).
Parts list:
https://imgur.com/a/ZWx0zIO
Raven Evolution ORE Hive 12" Black AEG
New, never used, fully functional. Full metal M4 AEG with in-line MOSFET and true quick change spring. Comes with stock mag (as pictured).
Looking for $250, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/PKrn7He
WE F226 SEAL (P226)
Lightly used. Double action sometimes doesn't work, but otherwise everything else is functional. Comes with one magazine and box.
Looking for $150 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/81AsziY
Holosun HE530C-GR
Lightly used. Green dot. Multi-reticle. Probably Holosun’s most robust optic. T2 footprint. Comes with a genuine ADM lower 1/3 mount w/titanium QD lever and custom printed lens protector housing with lens.
Looking for $820 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/Z5Wck4A
Warhead Industries Black CNC Ultra-High Speed Brushless Motor (Long shaft)
Lightly used, fully functional. Pinion installed, shaft spring included. Perfect for all your speedy builds and/or 7.4v shenanigans.
Looking for $150 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/rxGvhDf
Vortex Viper 6 MOA Red Dot
Mounted only, never used. Comes with box and picatinny/weaver mount.
Looking for $275, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/W9amrs8
Vortex Crossfire II 1-4x24 Short Dot
Like new, never used and only mounted. Super crisp true 1x, up to 4x magnification for use as a standard riflescope or excellent quality budget LPVO/short dot. V-Brite illuminated crosshair for use in low light conditions. 30mm standard tube diameter.
Comes mounted on a 1.93" American Defense MFG Recon Mount, with a Titanium QD system for easy removal and reattachment of the mount onto a rifle. Lens protector for airshit also included.
Looking for $500, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/g3dJ2pX
Modlite PLH 18650 w/ Arisaka MLOK Side Scout Mount and DS00 Surefire Tailcap
The original PLH 18650 flashlight by Modlite. Unlike the OKW and the PLHv2, the OG PLH has a butt-ton of spread, great for flooding. Not as much throw as the new PLHv2 (and obviously the OKW), but is brighter and more effective than any Surefire model (looking at you, M600DF). Plus, it is a legacy model, so it's nice to have.
Comes with a lens protector already installed for airshit (no effect on light quality), a Arisaka MLOK Side Scout Mount, and a Surefire DS00 Tailcap for both remote line use and click on/off use.
Looking for $600 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/5JfNVLY
Unity Tactical TAPS (Flashlight/Laser)
Not a repro but the real Unity Tactical TAPS for your flashlight/laser unit combo. 9" version in Black. Lightly used but fully functional.
Looking for $200 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/pyrNk1k
No trades, located in Waterloo.
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Fully built and fully functional gearbox and rifle. Comes as is, missing a few external parts (might be able to find the trigger guard, for example).
Parts list:
- Laylax Heat Gradation outer barrel
- Magpul UBR GEN.2 Stock (real, modified to fit)
- Siegetek 13:1 Gearset
- SHS Air Seal Assembly
- BCA Nozzle
- Guarder Tappet Plate + BCA Reinforced Tappet Plate Spring
- ASG CNC Ultimate 30K High Torque Motor
- MAXX PDI Rhop Barrel Group
- Jefftron Leviathan (Microswitch ver.)
https://imgur.com/a/ZWx0zIO
Raven Evolution ORE Hive 12" Black AEG
New, never used, fully functional. Full metal M4 AEG with in-line MOSFET and true quick change spring. Comes with stock mag (as pictured).
Looking for $250, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/PKrn7He
WE F226 SEAL (P226)
Lightly used. Double action sometimes doesn't work, but otherwise everything else is functional. Comes with one magazine and box.
Looking for $150 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/81AsziY
Holosun HE530C-GR
Lightly used. Green dot. Multi-reticle. Probably Holosun’s most robust optic. T2 footprint. Comes with a genuine ADM lower 1/3 mount w/titanium QD lever and custom printed lens protector housing with lens.
Looking for $820 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/Z5Wck4A
Warhead Industries Black CNC Ultra-High Speed Brushless Motor (Long shaft)
Lightly used, fully functional. Pinion installed, shaft spring included. Perfect for all your speedy builds and/or 7.4v shenanigans.
Looking for $150 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/rxGvhDf
Vortex Viper 6 MOA Red Dot
Mounted only, never used. Comes with box and picatinny/weaver mount.
Looking for $275, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/W9amrs8
Vortex Crossfire II 1-4x24 Short Dot
Like new, never used and only mounted. Super crisp true 1x, up to 4x magnification for use as a standard riflescope or excellent quality budget LPVO/short dot. V-Brite illuminated crosshair for use in low light conditions. 30mm standard tube diameter.
Comes mounted on a 1.93" American Defense MFG Recon Mount, with a Titanium QD system for easy removal and reattachment of the mount onto a rifle. Lens protector for airshit also included.
Looking for $500, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/g3dJ2pX
Modlite PLH 18650 w/ Arisaka MLOK Side Scout Mount and DS00 Surefire Tailcap
The original PLH 18650 flashlight by Modlite. Unlike the OKW and the PLHv2, the OG PLH has a butt-ton of spread, great for flooding. Not as much throw as the new PLHv2 (and obviously the OKW), but is brighter and more effective than any Surefire model (looking at you, M600DF). Plus, it is a legacy model, so it's nice to have.
Comes with a lens protector already installed for airshit (no effect on light quality), a Arisaka MLOK Side Scout Mount, and a Surefire DS00 Tailcap for both remote line use and click on/off use.
Looking for $600 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/5JfNVLY
Unity Tactical TAPS (Flashlight/Laser)
Not a repro but the real Unity Tactical TAPS for your flashlight/laser unit combo. 9" version in Black. Lightly used but fully functional.
Looking for $200 OBO, shipping extra. EMT only.
https://imgur.com/a/pyrNk1k
No trades, located in Waterloo.
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2023.03.24 14:07 JournalistOk2597 Which mod is this?
 | submitted by JournalistOk2597 to feedthebeast [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/utv6zumbropa1.png?width=1325&format=png&auto=webp&s=73d155f88b0a7df783426f74e5e191c7c692e4f7 I have about 381 mods added... so it would be hard to find which it is by disabling and remaking the world, and finding an ocean ect. Here is a list of the mods, with a check being enabled, x is disabled, and the square is folders i used to use to switch between game versions, so they aren't active either. Mods: [✔] [1.19.2]+More+Crafting+Tables+Forge+4.2.0 [✔] [FORGE]-1.19.2-Croparia-4.0.1 [✔] absentbydesign-1.19-1.7.0 [✔] ad_astra-forge-1.19.2-1.12.3 [✔] additionaladditions-5.1.0 [✔] additionallanterns-1.0.3-forge-mc1.19 [✔] Adorn-3.8.1+1.19.2-forge [✔] AdvancementPlaques-1.19.2-1.4.7 [✔] AE2-Things-1.1.1 [✔] AEAdditions-1.19.2-4.0.3 [✔] almostunified-forge-1.19.2-0.3.6 [✔] appleskin-forge-mc1.19-2.4.2 [✔] appliedenergistics2-forge-12.9.2 [✔] Aquaculture-1.19.2-2.4.8 [✔] architectury-6.5.69-forge [✔] ars_creo-1.19.2-3.1.3 [✔] ars_instrumentum-1.19.2-3.2.3 [✔] ars_nouveau-1.19.2-3.12.1 [✔] arsarmiger-1.19.2-1.2 [✔] AutoRegLib-1.8.2-55 [✔] awesomedungeonend-forge-1.19.2-3.0.0 [✔] balm-4.5.3 [✔] BarteringStation-v4.0.3-1.19.2-Forge [✔] BasicNetherOres-1.19.2-8.2.0 [✔] bdlib-1.25.0.5-mc1.19.2 [✔] Better+Fishing+Rods+1.0.0+-+1.19.2 [✔] betteranimalsplus-1.19.2-11.0.10-forge [✔] BetterAnimationsCollection-v4.0.5-1.19.2-Forge [✔] betterbeaconplacement-1.19.2-3.1 [✔] betterconduitplacement-1.19.2-3.0 [✔] BetterF3-4.0.0-Forge-1.19.2 [✔] bettersafebed-forge-1.19-4 [✔] betterstats-2.2.2+1.19.2 [✔] bigbuckets-forge-1.19-3.0.0 [✔] bigfish-1.19.2-1.0.0 [✔] biggerreactors-1.19.2-0.6.0-beta.6 [✔] BiomesOPlenty-1.19.2-17.1.2.492 [✔] biomespawnpoint-1.19.2-2.0 [✔] Blocks+++1.19+-+1.5.1 [✔] blueprint-1.19.2-6.1.0 [✔] Boat-Item-View-Forge-1.19.x-0.0.4 [✔] Bookshelf-Forge-1.19.2-16.2.17 [✔] Botania-1.19.2-437-FORGE [✔] BotanyPots-Forge-1.19.2-9.0.27 [✔] BotanyPotsTiers-Forge-1.19.2-3.3.1 [✔] BotanyTrees-Forge-1.19.2-5.0.4 [✔] botarium-forge-1.19.2-1.8.2 [✔] BRVSB-1.0.3-mc1.19.2 [✔] bucketlib-1.19-1.0.4.1 [✔] BuildersDelight-1.19.2-v.1.1 [✔] buildinggadgets-3.16.1-build.15+mc1.19.2 [✔] cabletiers-1.19.2-0.5471 [✔] caelus-forge-1.19.2-3.0.0.6 [✔] catalogue-1.7.0-1.19.2 [✔] catalogue-1.7.0-1.19.3 [✔] ceilingtorch-1.19.2-1.24 [✔] ceramicbucket-1.19-3.1.0.0 [✔] charginggadgets-1.9.0 [✔] chisels-and-bits-forge-1.3.129 [✔] clearwater-1.19.2-1.9 [✔] ClickMachine-1.19.2-7.0.0 [✔] climbladdersfast-3.0.6-1.19-forge [✔] cloth-config-8.2.88-forge [✔] Clumps-forge-1.19.2-9.0.0+14 [✔] CobbleForDays-1.6.0 [✔] cofh_core-1.19.2-10.2.1.40 [✔] collective-1.19.2-6.48 [✔] comforts-forge-6.0.3+1.19.2 [✔] CommonCapabilities-1.19.2-2.9.0 [✔] compacter-1.9.0.3-mc1.19.2 [✔] compactmachines-5.1.0 [✔] Compat-O-Plenty-1.19.2-2.0.1 [✔] Compressium-2.1.1-build.8+mc1.19 [✔] ConfigurableCane-1.19.3-2.5.1 [✔] configured-2.0.1-1.19.2 [✔] consistency_plus-forge-0.5.1+1.19.2 [✔] constructionwand-1.19.2-2.9 [✔] Controlling-forge-1.19.2-10.0+7 [✔] convenientcurioscontainer-1.12-1.19.2 [✔] cookingforblockheads-forge-1.19.2-13.3.0 [✔] corail_woodcutter_extension_byg-1.19.2-1.0.3 [✔] corail_woodcutter-1.19.2-2.5.1 [✔] CorgiLib-forge-1.19.2-1.0.0.32 [✔] CraftingAutomat-MC1.19.x-1.2.3 [✔] craftingcraft-forge-1.19-13.0.0 [✔] crafting-on-a-stick-1.19.2-1.0.4 [✔] craftingstation-1.19.2-6.0.1 [✔] craftingtweaks-forge-1.19-15.1.0 [✔] CraftTweaker-forge-1.19.2-10.1.35 [✔] create_crystal_clear-0.1.2e-1.19.2 [✔] create_enchantment_industry-1.19.2-for-create-0.5.0.i-1.1.13 [✔] create-1.19.2-0.5.0.i [✔] createaddition-1.19.2-20230202b [✔] createdeco-1.2.12-1.19.2 [✔] createplus-1.19.2_v0.5.3-beta3 [✔] create-stuff-additions1.19.2_v2.0.2a [✔] creeperoverhaul-2.0.7-forge [✔] Croptopia-1.19.2-FORGE-2.2.2 [✔] CTM-1.19.2-1.1.6+8 [✔] Cucumber-1.19.2-6.0.6 [✔] culturaldelights-1.19.2-0.15.1 [✔] curios-forge-1.19.2-5.1.2.2 [✔] cursedearth-1.19.2-5 [✔] Cyclic-1.19.2-1.7.14 [✔] CyclopsCore-1.19.2-1.17.5 [✔] dankstorage-1.19.2-5.1.6 [✔] DarkUtilities-Forge-1.19.2-13.1.7 [✔] dash-1.19.1-1.1.1 [✔] Decorative+Blocks-forge-1.19.2-3.0.0 [✔] deepslatecutting-forge-1.5.0 [✔] DiagonalFences-v4.2.3-1.19.2-Forge [✔] dimdungeons-168-forge-1.19.0 [🖿] Disabled (folder) [✔] drawerfps-1.19.2-1.8 [✔] DrawersTooltip-1.19-forge-6.0.0 [✔] DustrialDecor-1.3.3-1.19.2 [✔] dynamiclightsreforged-1.19.2_v1.4.0 [✔] easy_mob_farm_1.19.2-4.5.0 [✔] easy_piglins-1.19.2-1.0.0 [✔] easy_villagers-1.19.2-1.0.0 [✔] EasyAnvils-v4.0.6-1.19.2-Forge [✔] EasyEmerald-Forge-1.19.2-1.4.15 [✔] EasyMagic-v4.3.2-1.19.2-Forge [✔] EdivadLib-1.19.2-1.2.0 [✔] elevatorid-1.19.2-1.8.9 [✔] elytraslot-forge-6.1.0+1.19.2 [✔] EnchantmentDescriptions-Forge-1.19.2-13.0.14 [✔] enderchests-1.19-1.10.1b [✔] endertanks-1.19-1.12.1b [✔] EverlastingAbilities-1.19.2-1.8.2 [✔] everycomp-1.19.2-2.2.3 [✔] everythingdrops_1.19.2_0.3 [✔] exmachinis-1.19.2-2.1.0 [✔] ExNihiloAE-1.19.2-4.1.0.52-beta [✔] ExNihiloMekanism-1.19.2-4.1.0.52-beta [✔] ExNihiloSequentia-1.19.2-4.1.0.55-beta [✔] ExpandedEquivalence-1.19.2-19.1.2 [✔] expandedstorage-8.2.0-beta.3+1.19.2-forge [✔] extendedbonemeal-1.19.2-3.0 [✔] ExtraDisks-1.19.2-2.2.0 [✔] ExtraStorage-1.19.2-3.0.1 [✔] ExtremeReactors2-1.19.2-2.0.60 [🖿] Fabric (folder) [✔] FallingTree-1.19.2-3.10.0 [✔] FarmersDelight-1.19-1.2.0 [✔] farmingforblockheads-forge-1.19-11.1.0 [✔] farsight-1.19.2-2.1 [✔] FastLeafDecay-30 [✔] FastSuite-1.19.2-4.0.0 [✔] FastWorkbench-1.19.2-7.0.1 [✔] FluxNetworks-1.19.2-7.1.3.12 [✘] forbidden_arcanus-1.19.2-2.1.0.jar (disabled) [🖿] Forge (folder) [✔] FORGE-blanced_crates1.7.2-1.19.2 [✔] foxxz-addons_release-1.17.2--[1.19.2] [✔] FramedBlocks-6.8.0 [✔] framedcompactdrawers-1.19-5.2.0 [✔] ftb-chunks-forge-1902.3.15-build.233 [✔] ftb-library-forge-1902.3.13-build.175 [✔] ftb-teams-forge-1902.2.12-build.95 [✔] ftb-ultimine-forge-1902.3.5-build.65 [✔] functionalstorage-1.19.2-1.1.3 [✔] gardenofglass-1.11 [✔] geckolib-forge-1.19-3.1.39 [✔] glasscutter-1.19-2.0.1 [✔] glassential-forge-1.19-1.2.4 [✔] Gobber_Delight_1.1.1_Forge_1.19.2 [✔] Gobber2-Forge-1.19.2-2.7.28 [✔] grassseeds-1.19.2-3.0 [✔] GreaterEye-Forge-1.19.2-1.4.6 [✔] HammerLib-1.19.2-19.3.56 [✔] HappyTrails-1.19-1.41.9.2 [✔] Hearthstones-1.19.2-1.7.0.1 [✔] hiddenrecipebook-1.19.2-4.0 [✔] HigherWorldDeeperOceans-1.19.x [✔] hole_filler_mod-1.2.7-mc_1.19.2-forge [✔] horizontal_glass_panes-1.0-1.19 [✔] Iceberg-1.19.2-forge-1.1.4 [✔] ImmersiveEngineering-1.19.2-9.1.2-159 [✔] industrial-foregoing-1.19.2-3.3.2.2-4 [✔] IntegratedCrafting-1.19.2-1.1.0 [✔] IntegratedDynamics-1.19.2-1.15.1 [✔] IntegratedTerminals-1.19.2-1.4.4 [✔] IntegratedTunnels-1.19.2-1.8.18 [✔] inventorio-1.19-forge-1.8.7 [✔] inventory_crafter_1.19.2-1.1.2 [✔] ironbows-1.4-FORGE-1.19.2 [✔] ironfurnaces-1.19.2-3.6.5 [✔] itemcollectors-1.1.7-forge-mc1.19 [✔] itemzoom-1.19-2.7.0 [✔] jeed-1.19.2-1.18 [✔] jei-1.19.2-forge-11.6.0.1011 [✔] jeimultiblocks-1.19.2-0.0.3 [✔] journeymap-1.19.2-5.9.3-forge [✔] jumpboat-1.19-0.1.0.5 [✔] JustEnoughProfessions-forge-1.19-2.0.0 [✔] justhammers-forge-1.0.0+mc1.19.2 [✔] kleeslabs-forge-1.19-12.1.0 [✔] konkrete_forge_1.6.0_MC_1.19-1.19.2 [✔] kotlinforforge-3.10.0-all [✔] LargeFluidTank-19.8 [✔] laserio-1.5.2 [✔] lava_walker-1.19.2-1.0.0 [✔] LavaClearView-1.19.2-forge-5.0.0 [✔] leap-1.19.1-1.1.2 [✔] libraryferret-forge-1.19.2-3.0.0 [✔] LibX-1.19.2-4.2.5 [✔] light-overlay-7.0.1-forge [✔] lucent-1.19.2-1.4.1 [✔] luggage-1.19-1.6 [✔] maenchants-1.19.2-6.0.0 [✔] MagnumTorch-v4.2.1-1.19.2-Forge [✔] matc-1.3.1 [✔] material_elements_1.19.2-6.3.0 [✔] mcjtylib-1.19-7.1.5 [✔] mcpitanlibarch-1.4.3-1.19-forge [✔] mcw-paths-1.0.2forge-mc1.19.2 [✔] meetyourfight-1.19.2-1.2.8 [✔] Mega TNT Mod-1.19.2-1.0.9 [✔] Mekanism-1.19.2-10.3.8.477 [✔] MekanismAdditions-1.19.2-10.3.8.477 [✔] MekanismGenerators-1.19.2-10.3.8.477 [✔] MekanismTools-1.19.2-10.3.8.477 [✔] metalbarrels-1.19.2-5.0.1 [✔] Miner'sLuck1.1(1.19.2) [✔] minicoal-1.19-1.0.0 [✔] mining_dimension-1.19.2-1.0.0 [✔] mob_grinding_utils-1.19.2-0.4.47 [✔] MobCatcher-Forge-1.19.2-1.2.12 [✔] mobz-3.3.5-forge [✔] modnametooltip-1.19-1.19.0 [✔] modular-routers-1.19.2-10.2.0-3 [✔] moonlight-1.19.2-2.2.7-forge [✔] More+Villager+Trades+1.0.0+-+1.19.2 [✔] morevillagers-forge-1.19-4.0.3 [✔] morezombievillagers-1.19.2-3.3 [✔] MouseTweaks-forge-mc1.19-2.23 [✔] moveboats-1.19.2-3.0 [✔] Mo-Villagers-1.19.2-FORGE-3.0 [✔] mutil-1.19.2-5.1.0 [✔] 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QuarkOddities-1.18 [✔] quartz-1.19.2-0.1.0-beta.1 [✔] quickhomes-1.19.2-1.3.0-forge [✔] reap-1.19.2-1.0.0 [✔] rebornstorage-1.19.2-5.0.3 [✔] recall-1.19-1.3.1 [✔] rechiseled-1.0.12a-forge-mc1.19 [✔] refinedstorage-1.11.5 [✔] refinedstorageaddons-0.9.0 [✔] refstoragefluxified-1.16.5-1.0.1 [✔] Regrowth-1.19-41.1.31.1 [✔] reimplemented_1.19.2_1.3 [✔] relics-1.19.2-0.4.2 [✔] reliquary-1.19.2-2.0.20.1166 [✘] rer-2.6.1.jar (disabled) [✔] resourcefulconfig-forge-1.19.2-1.0.19 [✔] resourcefullib-forge-1.19.2-1.1.22 [✔] rftoolsbase-1.19.1-4.1.4 [✔] rftoolsbuilder-1.19.1-5.2.3 [✔] rftoolsdim-1.19.3-9.1.1 [✔] rftoolsstorage-1.19-4.1.0 [✔] rftoolsutility-1.19-5.1.4 [✔] RingsOfAscension-1.19-1.0.1 [✔] riverredux-0.3.0+forge [✔] roamers_v1.3 [✘] RoughlyEnoughItems-9.1.591.jar (disabled) [✘] RoughlyEnoughProfessions-forge-1.19.2-1.1.3.jar (disabled) [✘] RoughlyEnoughTrades-1.19-1.0.jar (disabled) [✔] rsrequestify-2.3.0 [✔] rubidium_extras-1.19.2_v1.3.2 [✔] rubidium-0.6.2 [✔] 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looking at all the config options, but I could not find anything related to boat or ship spawn increase, unless i just missed it. 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2023.03.23 02:31 NetherGoblin First play through chaos..
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2023.03.22 10:33 MrMezey now I can mine
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2023.03.22 01:06 ArmAndSleeve Holosun Accessories.
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2023.03.21 19:25 -Maethendias- the diffrence between first and second run is truely staggering
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2023.03.21 14:10 Chico237 #NIOCORP~ NIOBIUM & TITANIUM & SCANDIUM~ MARCH 2023 THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT SEEKS TO EXPAND THE PRODUCTION OF HYPERSONICS & THE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR HYPERSONIC SYSTEMS & more...
 | MARCH 21, 2023 ~Australian Firm Selected by Pentagon to Build Hypersonic Test Aircraft~Australian Firm Selected by Pentagon to Build Hypersonic Test Aircraft - UASweekly.comhttps://preview.redd.it/4xul3zx973pa1.png?width=992&format=png&auto=webp&s=7c74d8b8b2c1d34a536b454aa46a502df95dc342 Australian Aerospace Company Hypersonix Launch Systems to Develop High-Speed Aircraft for Pentagon’s Hypersonic Testing The U.S. Department of Defense has selected Hypersonix Launch Systems, an Australian aerospace company, to develop a high-speed aircraft to test hypersonic technologies. The aircraft, called DART AE, will test high-speed platforms, components, sensors, and communication and control systems. According to Hypersonix, DART AE is powered by a hydrogen-fueled scramjet engine and can fly at speeds up to Mach 7. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities (HyCAT) program aims to alleviate the strain on government test infrastructure by partnering with non-traditional companies. DIU has not disclosed the value of the contract. Testing infrastructure has been a limiting factor in the development of hypersonic technologies, and the Pentagon aims to increase the cadence and fly at least one test per week, with HyCAT being part of that strategy. DIU also awarded a contract to California-based Fenix Space to build a reusable tow-launch system. The data and analyses resulting from these prototype tests will accelerate the evaluation of potential weapon system concepts, technologies, and mission sets. The aircraft developed by Hypersonix is scheduled to fly for the first time in early 2024, with HyCAT testing expected to begin in the next 12-18 months. MEANWHILE.....JANUARY 2023 National Defense Act PASSES & Calls out (NIOBIUM, TITANIUM & SCANDIUM) & the need to Establish a U.S. Industrial Base for the Supply & Processing of ALL!NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 (Pages #242 -256)https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20220711/CRPT-117hrpt397.pdf I THINK NIOCORP HAS GOT NIOBIUM< SCANDIUM & TITANIUM PLUS REE's COVERED! Home - NioCorp Developments Ltd.https://preview.redd.it/13t51eotb3pa1.png?width=1174&format=png&auto=webp&s=90c4b507244edb0ce8739a5658c7103f607697f2ON Feb. 29th 2023, ~President Biden Signs Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements for Supply Chain Resilience~President Biden Signs Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements for Supply Chain Resilience > U.S. Department of Defense > ReleaseTHEN ON MARCH 1, 2023 ~Biden invokes Defense Production Act to expand production of HypersonicsBiden invokes Defense Production Act to expand production of hypersonics DefenseScoopDoing so, Biden hopes to stimulate the production of "airbreathing engines, advanced avionics position navigation and guidance systems, and CONSTITUENT MATERIALS FOR HYPERSONIC SYSTEMS." BYBILLY MITCHELL Lockheed Martin's hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) is intended to travel 500 miles in just 10 minutes once fired from a B-52 bomber. That's 3,000 mph, versus about 500 mph for a conventional weapon. Mike Tsukamoto/staff; Lockheed Martin; USAF The memo circulated by the White House, and scheduled to soon hit the Federal Register, calls for the federal government to take action to accelerate and stimulate the production of “airbreathing engines, advanced avionics position navigation and guidance systems, and constituent materials for hypersonic systems,” which Biden calls “essential to the national defense.” “[W]ithout Presidential action under section 303 of the Act, United States industry cannot reasonably be expected to provide the additional investment required to provide airbreathing engines and CONSTITUENT MATERIALS for hypersonic systems adequately and in a timely manner,” the memo says.MARCH 13, 2023 ~ C) (Follow up) - Is Niocorp still engaged with \"Several Federal Agencies\" other than the EXIM Bank as sources for \"Debt\" or Off-take agreements? Comment if you can...Response: ~"Yes, multiple federal agencies, elected officials in the Congress, and the WH. "~ (So as of March 13th 2023..... "STUFF CONTINUES TO BE HAPPENING I GUESS!") “Specifically included in the Waiver are defense organic industrial base supply chains critical to the DoD as well as critical supply chains for electronics, kinetic capabilities, castings and forgings, minerals and materials, and power and energy storage. This authority also affords the ability to invest in strategic areas that enable the industrial base such as workforce development,” the DOD said.NIOBIUM ~What are Hypersonic Technologies & Why are They Important?Niobium & C-103: What Makes it Unique for Hypersonics? - Domaille EngineeringHypersonic technology has the potential to revolutionize transportation, allowing aircraft and missiles to travel at Mach Five (3,838 miles per hour) or higher speeds. Five times the speed of sound, these vehicles can soar one mile per second. Put in perspective, a commercial jetliner typically travels 460 – 575 miles per hour, which is about Mach 0.75 – 0.85. With the advent of this new technology, new classes of flight vehicles have faster access to a military response, commercial air travel and space. In addition, hypersonic vehicles would be less reliant on traditional fuel sources, making them more environmentally friendly. To achieve these high speeds, however, hypersonic vehicles must be incredibly strong and heat resistant. This is where niobium comes into the equation. Castheon Hypersonics – ADDMAN (addmangroup.com) Niobium: The Metal of the FutureNiobium and columbium are interchangeable names for the element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. This rare element is primarily sourced from Brazil and is mined from tantalite and pyrochlore ores.A transition metal that is soft and ductile, niobium forms a thin oxide film to protect from corrosion when exposed to oxygen. In its pure metal form, this element is incredibly versatile. In addition to its use in alloys, Niobium is leveraged in the construction of rocket subassemblies, jet engine components, and combustion equipment. The high melting point (2,469°C) and low density of niobium allow these types of parts to operate at extremely high temperatures with excellent corrosion resistance. Outside the Aerospace and Defense sector, the material can be used in the production of superconducting magnets that power trains, MRI machines, and even the energy particle accelerator at CERN in Switzerland. It’s a truly diverse metal with a wide range of applications. JUST ONE OF THE MANY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING END- USERS OF NIOBIUM & TITANIUM IS ADDMANCastheon Hypersonics – ADDMAN (addmangroup.com)Click on link above to watch video~MARCH 16, 2023 TITANIUM~ NPS Student Operational Insight and Faculty Collaboration Advances Hypersonics Applied ResearchNPS Student Operational Insight and Faculty Collaboration Advances Hypersonics Applied Research > United States Navy > News-StoriesFrom Matthew Schehl, Naval Postgraduate School Office of University CommunicationsMONTEREY, Calif. - In a small area – 4 inches by 4 inches, to be precise – in a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) research laboratory, a uniquely-capable facility is supporting foundational hypersonics research and preparing U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers to advance, integrate, and employ the sea services’ emerging hypersonic capabilities.https://preview.redd.it/crweps0543pa1.png?width=398&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc758cce9d400360690ec7b247ee112fe74876a9 Over the next year, the team will focus on modeling and investigating the elemental physics of hypersonics, Hobson says. Drawing extensively on Xerox’s first liquid metal printer and a small powder bed metal printer, NPS engineers are able to fabricate a wide variety of components out of different metals, including ALUMINUM and TITANIUM, predict their performance using computational fluid dynamics, and see how they perform under hypersonic conditions.~(AMES & SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES & MORE CONTINUE RESEARCH ON A HOST OF UTILZATIONS THAT INCORPORATE NIOBIUM, SCANDIUM,TITANIUM & REES. SEE PREVIOUS POSTINGS!)~MARCH 14, 2023 ~~Navy seeks $900M for Hypersonics R&D, plans to buy 8 Conventional Prompt Strike missiles in 2024~The sea service is looking to buy eight “all-up rounds” and associated canisters for Conventional Prompt Strike weapons in 2024, marking the first procurement of the missiles.Wallops Island, Virginia, Oct. 21, 2021. U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and the Army Hypersonic Program Office successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. This test informed the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon offensive hypersonic strike capability. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released) The Navy is asking lawmakers for $901 million in fiscal 2024 for research, development, test and evaluation work for its Conventional Prompt Strike program, as it pursues plans to integrate hypersonic missiles into destroyers and submarines. The sea service is also looking to buy eight “all-up rounds” and associated canisters for CPS weapons in 2024, marking the first procurement of the missiles. The Navy intends to procure a total of 64 rounds in fiscal 2024-2028, according to budget documents released Monday. Hypersonic weapons are a high priority for the Department of Defense writ large as it tries to catch up with China and Russia in this area. These types of missiles are designed to fly faster than Mach 5 and be highly maneuverable against enemy air defenses. “The CPS weapon system will deliver a hypersonic conventional offensive strike capability through a depressed boost-glide trajectory to prosecute deep-inland, time-critical, soft and medium-hardened targets in contested environments,” according to Navy budget documents. ~HYPERSONICS FOR COMMERCIAL USES TOO!~HermeusOn the path to hypersonic passenger aircraft, Hermeus is partnering with government agencies including the US Air Force and NASA to develop a series of autonomous aircraft that derisk the technology and solve urgent national security challenges.https://preview.redd.it/flpnsxl0b3pa1.png?width=1360&format=png&auto=webp&s=760e1b98c2244fbecb238da4829e98c3a2585768 LOOKS LIKE TITANIUM IS ON THE MENU!https://preview.redd.it/s56vqjh9b3pa1.png?width=841&format=png&auto=webp&s=52bd4246373f733bf09a6c526ada6763578bef16 Form Your own Opinions & Conclusions Above!TMS2023-FinalTechnicalProgram.pdf"It does appear the WORLD might be INERESTED in NIOBIUM, TITANIUM & SCANDIUM & MORE!"LOOKS LIKE SCANDIUM IS STILL ON THE MENU TOO! CONGRATULATIONS ON JOINING THE NASDAQ TEAM NIOCORP!https://preview.redd.it/nriijlc4d3pa1.png?width=448&format=png&auto=webp&s=151c5f2d7a2adce12c352f2e1ec28a64ee8c8cd8~ "NB" ~https://preview.redd.it/ek1cqrnq93pa1.png?width=1234&format=png&auto=webp&s=06383aede18c386cd93ae54777b0e9ab19324a12 Chico |
2023.03.21 12:51 rahimasvr1 Pneumatic Actuated Valve Manufacturer in USA
 | https://preview.redd.it/zeb9skgdz2pa1.jpg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f171912a4e21db8b2911a4d8c11aab566cf282b submitted by rahimasvr1 to u/rahimasvr1 [link] [comments] SVR Global is the leading Pneumatic Actuated Valve Manufacturer in USA. A pneumatic actuated valve is a type of valve that is operated by a pneumatic actuator, which converts compressed air or gas into mechanical motion. The actuator is attached to the valve and controls the opening and closing of the valve by applying force to the valve stem or disk. When the actuator is activated, the valve opens or closes to control the flow of fluid through a pipeline. Pneumatic actuated valves are commonly used in industrial and commercial applications, such as in manufacturing plants, chemical processing facilities, and water treatment plants. They offer fast and precise control of fluid flow, remote control capabilities, high reliability, low maintenance, and a simple design with few moving parts. Common types of pneumatic actuated valves include ball valves, butterfly valves, globe valves, diaphragm valves, and pinch valves, among others. Parts of pneumatic actuated valves 1.Body 2.Actuator 3.Valve stem 4.Valve disc or ball 5.Pneumatic control signal 6.Control system Types of Pneumatic Actuated valve: · Pneumatic Actuated Ball valve: use a ball-shaped valve element to control flow. When the valve is open, the ball rotates to allow fluid to pass through, and when it is closed, the ball blocks the flow. Pneumatic actuators are often used to control the rotation of the ball. · Pneumatic Actuated Gate valve: is designed with a gate or wedge-shaped disk that moves up and down to control the flow of fluid. When the valve is open, the disk is lifted to allow fluid to pass through, and when it is closed, the disk is lowered to block the flow. · Pneumatic Actuated Butterfly valve: use a disc-shaped valve element that rotates around a central axis to control flow. Pneumatic actuators can be used to control the rotation of the disc. · Pneumatic Actuated Knife Gate valve: has a sharp-edged blade or knife that cuts through the fluid and closes against a resilient seat to prevent leakage. · Pneumatic actuated globe valve: have a linear motion valve element that moves up and down to control flow. Pneumatic actuators can be used to control the movement of the valve element. INDUSTRIES · Water industry · Sewage industry · Power production industry · Oil and Gas Industry · Chemical Industry · Petrochemical Industry · Mining Industry · Marine Industry FEATURES: ● Increased and smooth flow of fluids ● Quick in operation and has opening and quick shutting ● Provides tight and a secure seal to prevent any leakage APPLICATIONS: ● controlling the flow of chemicals and other hazardous materials ● used in the oil and gas industry to control the flow of oil, gas, and other fluids ● used in the mining and minerals processing industry to control the flow of minerals, ores, and other materials in pipelines ● used in power plants to control the flow of fluids ● used in water and wastewater treatment plants ADVANTAGES: · They are very fast in operation · Helps in reducing labour cost · High performance and perform efficiently · Long life span of the product · Provide a reliable and a safe service throughout · Quick response time: Pneumatic actuators respond quickly to changes in control signals, allowing for fast and precise control of fluid flow. · Remote control: Pneumatic actuated valves can be controlled remotely, allowing operators to make adjustments to fluid flow without physically accessing the valve. · High reliability: Pneumatic actuators are known for their high reliability and durability, making them ideal for use in harsh or challenging environments. SVR Global is the Pneumatic Actuated Valve Manufacturer in USA they are very effective as they have low energy consumption. Description of valve: ● Material: Cast iron, WCB, WCC, WC6, LCC, LCB, Titanium, SS304, SS316, CF8, CF8M, F55, F51, F53, Monel, Ductile Iron, Stainless Steel [SS316, SS304, SS316L, SS904L, CF8, CF8M, F304, F316, F31L, F51, F3, F55, F91] ● Class: 150-2500, PN6-PN450 ● Size- ½’’-50’’ ● Ends: Flanged, Socket weld, Butt weld, Lug, Wafer, Threaded. ● Operations: Pneumatic Actuated Configuration of a Pneumatic Actuator: ● Torque – 3 – 9000 nm ● Operating pressure- 8 Bar ● Port Connection-NPT1.4” ● Mounting Base-ISO5211 ● Temperature–20°C – +80°C Visit our website for more information- https://svrglobal.net/products/pneumatic-actuated-valve/ |
2023.03.21 04:57 theXYZT Minimum resources needed to supply an infinitely-running factory (The Mathematics of Veins Utilization)
 | I recently picked up Dyson Sphere Program again and was intrigued by the Veins Utilization (VU) technology. Unlike Factorio, where the mining productivity research gives an additive boost (yawn!), VU's multiplicative boost leads to a fun epiphany: "Resources Are Infinite!" submitted by theXYZT to Dyson_Sphere_Program [link] [comments] This is obvious when you note that the cumulative cost of VU upgrades grows quadratically, but the your total effective resources grow exponentially with each level of the upgrade. Of course, if you start with a single vein of 100 iron ore in it, you are going to deplete it before you get much out of it. So, naturally, there must be a minimum amount of resources you need to begin with to achieve this infinite growth in resources. I went down this rabbit hole over the weekend to figure out: What are the minimum resources you need to start with to supply an infinitely-running factory that researches VU? I had a lot of fun doing the math for this and I wrote it up in a short paper here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hcwjB-Smw7b78FzPoubJbftxrZgTKNu-/view?usp=sharing If you are interested in the math that went into exploring this question, you should definitely give it a read. I would love to hear your feedback. Below, I'll simply summarize what I found without the math. AssumptionsI make the following assumptions (which are totally reasonable in my opinion):
Mining Ore VeinsEvery level of VU costs some multiple of 4000 white cubes. Let's say it takes 10,000 of some ore to produce 4000 white cubes, we call this the base cost. Essentially we want every level of VU to grow our effective resources by just enough to sustainably do it forever. This leads to a simple recurrence relation that can be solved analytically (see the document linked above).Ultimately, I find that you only need to start with resources that are 204 times the base cost (this is the number on the vein in-game). So, if it takes 10,000 iron ore to produce 4000 white cubes. Then you only need an ore patch of 2.04 million to be effectively infinite! Total ore as a function of VU level with a base cost of 10,000. As you can see, starting with 2.03 million ore is simply not good enough! Crude Oil SeepCrude Oil Seeps are more complicated. We have a production rate that decays with a half-life until a minimum production rate of 0.1 crude oil per second. So, crude oil is already infinite. But it would be terrible if our factory slowed down due to a crude oil bottleneck! To do the math here, I ignore the minimum production rate because it's a crutch we don't actually need.Personal unpopular opinion: If the devs chose to patch the game to allow crude oil seeps to decay all the way to zero, I don't think it would change the game much at all. It turns out that if you start with a high enough production rate on your crude oil seep, it'll never hit that minimum because the half-life gets longer faster than the production rate can drop. We can guarantee that the actual production rate never drops below a certain value. For example, let's say it takes a cost of 10,000 crude oil to produce 4000 white cubes. Then we need a crude oil seep with base production rate of more than 32.71/s. If we start with a crude oil seep with a base rate of 33/s, we will never hit that 0.1/s minimum! Crude Oil Seep Production Rate with a base cost of 10,000. Infinite FactoryIn the PDF write-up I explore the basic non-proliferated factory. But who would build that! I'll skip to the minimum requires resources for a fully-proliferated factory that uses all the rare ores (except unipolar magnets). I assume we have access to a water ocean, and a gas giant for hydrogen and deuterium.
This seems quite reasonable. The starting resources required to infinitely supply a factory researching VU are quite modest. While it's hard to find systems that have all the rare ores, it is always possible to use alternate recipes using common resources. Fire Ice veins are quite useful, however, as they remove the need for sulphuric acid and pick up a significant load from crude oil. Final RemarksEven though I assume a single ore patch or a single crude oil seep in the derivations, it is easy to show that the same results apply to multiple ore patches or seeps -- only the total sum of resources / production rate matters. I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader to show that two crude oil seeps with a rate of 10/s each are essentially equivalent to a single crude oil seep with a rate of 20/s.I hope this was as interesting for you guys as it was for me to work out. I'd love to hear your thoughts. |
2023.03.20 06:20 Dungeonmaster080 What is the damn chance of this?
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2023.03.19 05:59 RaspberryLogical I was bored so I decided to grind for a legendary Rock.
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2023.03.18 15:05 DanGimeno Any mod for filtering the type of veins visualized on the game?
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2023.03.17 18:41 Chico237 #NIOCORP~ U.S. MILITARY DEPENDS ON CRITICAL MINERALS VITAL FOR U.S. SECURITY plus- Critical Minerals for the EU, DoE/LPO updates, USGS Mapping & more...
 | #NIOCORP~ U.S. MILITARY DEPENDS ON CRITICAL MINERALS VITAL FOR U.S. SECURITY plus- Critical Minerals for the EU, DoE/LPO updates, USGS Mapping & more...MARCH 16, 2023, ~America’s Military Depends on Minerals That China Controls~ Rethinking supply chains is vital for U.S. security.By Morgan D. Bazilian, Emily J. Holland, and Joshua BusbyAmerica's Military Needs to Detach Critical Mineral Supply Chains From China (foreignpolicy.com) A conveyor belt carries chunks of cobalt at a plant in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 16, 2018. SAMIR TOUNSI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES In 1944, when the outcome of World War II hung in the balance, the rapid advance of Allied forces across Europe suddenly stalled due to fuel shortages. In the famous words of then-Gen. George Patton: “My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.” Patton’s quote is a testament to the crucial role of supply chains and logistics in military operations. Simply stated, supply chains win wars and save lives. Materials need to be in the right place at the right time. For the United States today, those materials include many more resources than fuel for tanks. A host of so-called critical minerals are essential to building and maintaining modern weapons systems. In today’s globalized world, the United States and other major world powers are alarmingly dependent on other nations—first and foremost China—for these materials. China’s rapid buildup of a sophisticated military has rendered it America’s most consequential strategic competitor and has set the so-called pacing threat for American defense strategy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrated the dangers inherent in heavy dependence on another state, especially a hostile one. The war ushered in the most serious energy crisis since the 1970s and forced Europe, which had become dangerously complacent about reliance on Russian oil and gas, to spend billions of euros seeking alternate suppliers and insulating consumers from inflation and astronomical energy prices. If you’ve heard of critical minerals before, then it was likely in the context of climate change and the energy transition. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and many other minerals are critical for building electric car batteries, wind turbines, solar panels, and other clean energy technologies. Russia’s war in Ukraine has hastened the clean energy transition and pointed a spotlight on the availabilities of these minerals. But beyond the national security implications of energy security, a steady and secure supply of critical minerals is just as essential if the United States wishes to maintain its role as a military superpower. This national security aspect of critical minerals does not garner the same public attention as the energy transition due, in part, to the necessary secrecy that surrounds military preparedness and planning. But the fact remains: The United States and its allies do not produce anywhere near enough of these minerals to maintain our military’s technological edge in the coming decades. The U.S. Defense Department has also been a longtime leader in materials science and advanced weaponry, fields that require abundant minerals and metals and where demands can suddenly and dramatically jump. Consider the massive shipments of armaments that are going to Ukraine or the armaments that must be stored up for possible postures in the South China Sea. But maintaining the U.S. military’s existing stockpiles is only one challenge. Despite the fact that the United States is not engaged in direct conflict, the war in Ukraine has depleted U.S. stocks of some types of ammunition to “uncomfortably low” levels. The U.S. Army is now conducting research into how to support its current ammunitions industrial base and has asked Congress for $500 million a year to upgrade ammunitions plants. Developing advanced weaponry will require new critical minerals and the supply chains that deliver them. Advanced semiconductors are crucial components of missile guidance systems, cyberwarfare, and artificial intelligence capabilities. These semiconductors require materials, including gallium, arsenic, and neon—much of which are located and produced in Russia, China, and Ukraine. The United States does not produce gallium, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine halved the world’s supply of semiconductor-grade neon. The U.S. Geological Survey keeps a list of these and other minerals critical to U.S. national security, economic, infrastructure, and energy needs. In 2018, the list comprised 35 minerals. By 2020, it had grown to 50 minerals, with many focused on military applications. Some of these minerals include titanium for aerospace components, high temperature superalloys for turbines and hypersonic missiles, ceramic matrix composites, and hypersonic thermal protection systems. Another mineral on the list—lanthanum—is used for night vision goggles. Beryllium is used for targeting and surveillance systems as well as for fighter jets. Some critical minerals are used for the sonar, radar, and surveillance systems that form the U.S. military’s first line of defense. Neodymium and samarium are used for powerful magnets that can withstand high temperatures. Germanium is used for infrared devices and in solar panels on military satellites. Niobium is used in the superalloys that jet engines are made from, and holmium is needed for solid state lasers.Although some of these minerals can and are sourced by ally-shoring, other minerals and intermediate products are sourced primarily from China. Moreover, after mining, these minerals must be refined and processed along an international value chain. The same lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles in the suburbs also have military applications, including electric-powered tactical vehicles, autonomous systems, and austere operational concepts. In 2019, although China mined less than 20 percent of the world’s total supply of lithium, it controlled more than 60 percent of its refining and production capacity.Graphite is another key mineral used in battery production for electric vehicles. In 2022, the U.S. imported 100 percent of its graphite, nearly a third of which was sourced from China. Currently, China controls 100 percent of the refining and production of spherical graphite needed for anodes in battery production. For its part, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) lists more than 50 such materials on its website, all with key military uses. Each year, it conducts strategic sales as well as acquisitions based on future needs. And those do not include the massive needs of the Pentagon’s main defense contractors. At last count, the DLA had an emergency stockpile of 47 commodities with a market value of more than $1.5 billion. This stockpile was initially founded after World War I, when “leading American scientists sought to educate industrialists and those in government on the necessity of having a national minerals plan in hope that America would not return to its old isolationist thinking,” according to an official history. Last fall, Congress authorized $1 billion for the National Defense Stockpile to acquire strategic and critical materials, an important step toward creating additional buffer stocks in the event of crises and disruptions in supply chains. However, the appropriation for fiscal year 2023 only included $93.5 million for the stockpile and about $373 million for minerals-related purchases under the Defense Production Act.Over the past few years, the Pentagon has pushed to strengthen domestic production of critical minerals. A framework for this plan was pursued under the 2019 use of the Defense Production Act and was expanded under the Biden administration to include battery materials. But the Pentagon cannot work alone. To overcome regulatory and legal hurdles that have hamstrung U.S. mining, production, and supply chain sectors for decades, elected officials, regulators, and environmental groups must put aside their differences and work together.The impetus for this crucial collaboration would be justified by climate change concerns alone. But as security and geopolitical challenges of the 21st century continue to mount, it is abundantly clear that the future of the U.S. military also relies on a more robust domestic supply chain for critical minerals.Morgan D. Bazilian is the director of the Payne Institute and a professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines.Emily J. Holland is an assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College. Joshua Busby is a professor of public affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Reposting SEE ~2023 National Defense Act Calls out NIOBIUM & TITANIUM & SCANDIUM & the need to establish a U.S. Industrial Base for the Supply & Processing of ALL! (Pages # 242-#256)~https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20220711/CRPT-117hrpt397.pdfSCANDIUM PAGE # 246 Briefing on the Establishment of Domestic Scandium Processing Facilities in the United States"Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later than May 1, 2023, on public and private sector activities, working with allied nations, to establish scandium processing facilities in the United States, especially facilities based on more efficient, cleaner, and less energy intensive technologies. This briefing will also include how these processing facilities will help the United States reduce dependence on and compete more effectively with China and Russia." Department of Defense on NIOBIUM PAGE #250 Control of Niobium by the Chinese Communist Party "Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by December 31, 2022, on current global sources of supply of niobium along with a cost-benefit analysis of establishing a domestic supply of high purity niobium oxides. The briefing shall: (1) differentiate between ferroniobium and high-purity niobium (the critical niobium oxide precursor); (2) address the possibility of using underutilized byproduct niobium feedstocks from coproduced materials in the United States to strengthen the domestic industrial base for other key refractory materials such as tantalum; and (3) include a list of defense programs that are significant users of niobium or where niobium is a critical component." TITANIUM PAGE #250 & #253 Department of Defense Access to Titanium "Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments, to submit to the House Committee on Armed Services an unclassified briefing not later than December 31, 2022, that includes: (1) a description of the public and private sector activities to cooperate and establish efficient titanium processing facilities in the United States or in trusted partner countries; and (2) an analysis of how such facilities will help the United States reduce dependence on strategic competitors." MARCH 2023 ~ Securing Europe's supply of critical raw materials The material nature of the EU's strategic goals ~Securing Europe's supply of critical raw materials (europa.eu)739394_EN.pdf)SUMMARYOver the past centuries, humanity has used an increasing share of the known elements to foster technological innovation, in particular metals. Today, a wide range of key technologies across all industries, from chips to batteries, medical imaging to tanks, rely on the unique physical properties of some specific critical raw materials (CRMs). Demand for CRMs is projected to skyrocket in the coming years. However, as the transition to 'net-zero' and the digital age is particularly materialsintensive, it remains uncertain whether supply will keep up with the expected needs. Moreover, recent pledges for higher defence spending will also require more CRMs. The EU's ambition to become a climate-neutral economy by 2050, and its ability to sustain the green and digital transitions and achieve strategic autonomy, all rely heavily on reliable, secure and resilient access to CRMs. CRM supply chains are global, complex, and fragile, which makes them vulnerable to a wide range of risks, including those linked to geopolitical tensions. The supply of CRMs is often more concentrated than that of fossil fuels. Furthermore, the EU's reliance on imports ofCRMs is extremely high, sometimes reaching 100%(e.g. for rare earth elements– REEs). The EU's strategic dependency in the supply of REEsis a notable example ofthe challenges linked to the EU's over-dependence on supply chains dominated by third countries. Over the past few years, to avoid replacing its dependency over fossil fuels by another,on CRMs, the EU has reviewed all relevant policies to foster its security of supply, mixing industrial, research and trade policies with international partnerships. It is expected to go further with the announced proposal for a CRM act. Possible measures that could help the EU tackle these challenges include diversifying CRM primary sourcing; promoting a fully circular approach to CRM use; and implementing contingency planning, mitigating and emergency measures, including stockpiling. The European Parliament has promoted an integrated approach throughout the CRM value chain under a European strategy for CRMs, to increase the EU's supply. It has recently emphasised that a new European Sovereignty Fund should increase European investment in the raw materials sector.https://preview.redd.it/rkxwe05d2coa1.png?width=786&format=png&auto=webp&s=5d65120c4e42786a6b798eb6e6a4aede362af808 Home - NioCorp Developments Ltd.NIOCORP WILL MINE, SEPARATE & PROCESS ALL THREE! ~NIOBIUM, SCANDIUM & TITANIUM. ONGOING FINAL PATENT PENDING FINAL DEMONSTRATION PLANT OPERATIONS ARE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS PROVING OUT VIABLE REE'S IN ADDITION TO IMPROVED RECOVERIES FOR NIOBIUM & TITANIUM INCLUDING POTENTIAL UPGRADING OF OXIDES!*GIVEN JIMS RESPONSE ON 3/13/2023 To the following Questions as a NASDAQ listing approaches. ***A) Is/Could an "ANCHOR" Investos still have interest in the Elk Creek Project? Comment If you can... (A,B,C,D.... as all options are on the table.)Response: ~"YES."~B) Is Niocorp still engaged with "Several Federal Agencies" other than the EXIM Bank as sources for "Debt" or Off-take agreements? Comment if you can...Response: ~"Yes, multiple federal agencies, elected officials in the Congress, and the WH."~ON MARCH 6th 2023 ~Export-Import Bank of the United States Issues Letter of Interest to NioCorp for Potential Debt Financing of up to $800 Million for NioCorp’s Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project~Export-Import Bank of the United States Issues Letter of Interest to NioCorp for Potential Debt Financing of up to $800 Million for NioCorp's Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project - NioCorp Developments Ltd.https://preview.redd.it/yp7we0fc1coa1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=1cc6efe409d63420078010e26d32cca3c03ab5b2 ~DoE/LPO Monthly Application Activity Report for Feb. 2023~(Could Other Options (A, B, C, D... also be on the table???)Monthly Application Activity Report Department of Energy https://preview.redd.it/tqdhqtxkxboa1.png?width=820&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0c93a56acecd4ef4e9421e92fae376da6e1862f Each month, the LPO Monthly Application Activity report updates:
LPO Updates • Issue 04 • March 2023 (govdelivery.com)https://preview.redd.it/7j5en0f5xboa1.png?width=865&format=png&auto=webp&s=f11a30a966b6cb4363f7712aaec78738b33f08e3MEANWHILE USGS CONTINUES THE SEARCH ~ Mar 17, 2023, ~A government program hopes to find critical minerals right beneath our feet!~ By Maddie StoneFederal scientists are using recon flights and field research to track down metals that are key to the energy transition.A government program hopes to find critical minerals right beneath our feet GristWhile the U.S. government frets over shortages of the metals and minerals needed to transition off fossil fuels, it also lacks the basic geological knowledge needed to say where many of those resources are. Less than 40 percent of the nation has been mapped in enough detail to support the discovery of new mineral deposits, hampering the Biden administration’s plan to boost domestic mining of energy transition metals like rare earths and lithium, an essential ingredient in electric vehicle batteries. But the administration and Congress are now attempting to fill the maps in, by ramping up funding for the USGS’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, or Earth MRI. Grist / Getty Images A partnership between the federal government and state geological surveys, Earth MRI was established in 2019 with the goal of improving America’s knowledge of its “critical mineral” resources, a list of dozens of minerals considered vital for energy, defense, and other sectors. The initiative was quietly humming along to the tune of about $11 million per year in funding until 2022, when Earth MRI received an additional influx of $320 million, spread out over five years, through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Since then, Earth MRI has kicked into overdrive, with the USGS launching dozens of new critical mineral-mapping efforts from Alaska to the Great Plains. The USGS will be hunting for minerals both in the ground and at abandoned mines, where there may be valuable metals sitting in piles of toxic waste. The deposits they identify could eventually be extracted by mining companies, though experts say lawmakers and regulators will need to carefully weigh the benefits of mining against its social and environmental costs. For now, says Earth MRI science coordinator Warren Day, the goal is to accomplish something that’s never been done before. “Nobody’s ever mapped all the critical minerals for the nation,” Day told Grist. “This is a huge undertaking.”A fine-grained volcanic rock, found on Pennington Mountain in Maine, that hosts rare earth elements, niobium, and zirconium. United States Geological Survey / Chunzeng Wang, University of Maine-Presque IsleIndeed, the process of mapping the Earth is both labor intensive and time consuming: Geologists must be sent out into the field to record observations and locations of geological features like faults, take measurements, and make detailed interpretations of a landscape. Those interpretations might be augmented with laboratory analyses of soil and rock samples, as well as data collected by aircraft and other remote sensing instruments. It can take several years for researchers to synthesize all of that information into a map with a resolution of an inch to 2,000 feet, the standard scale that state geological surveys work at. Those geological maps don’t fully characterize ore deposits to determine whether they are economical to mine. But they often form a starting point for private companies to conduct that more detailed exploratory work. “Our part is the definition of the geological framework where deposits could occur,” Day said. “Private industry takes that and tries to define the resources.” That industry-led exploration can take an additional several years, after which it might take up to a decade to permit and build a mine, says Allan Restauro, a metals and mining analyst at the energy consultancy BloombergNEF. The mismatch between the time from exploration to mining, and the anticipated near-term ramp-up in demand for energy transition metals, has led many experts to predict we’ll see shortfalls of resources like lithium within the decade. “Even if something were to be discovered right at this very instant, it may not be an actual producing mine until beyond 2030, when demand has shot up,” Restauro told Grist. To help close the gap between mineral discovery and future demand, Earth MRI scientists are racing to collect as much baseline geological data as they can. The federal government is contracting private companies to do airborne geophysical surveys — flying specialized instruments over a region to measure specific properties of the rocks underfoot. The primary approach the USGS is using, called aeromagnetic surveying, measures slight variations in the Earth’s magnetic field that relate to the magnetic properties of local rocks. In some cases, the agency is also conducting radiometric surveys, which detect natural radioactive emissions from rocks and soils containing elements like thorium and uranium. These elements can indicate the presence of specific mineral types of interest: Thorium, for example, is often found alongside rare earth elements. As the USGS is conducting reconnaissance from the air, state geologists are sent out to the field for detailed surface mapping and sampling. Earth MRI scientists have identified more than 800 focus areas around the nation — regions with at least some potential to host critical minerals. With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law boosting the initiative’s total budget to $74 million annually from 2022 to 2026, the effort to survey all of them has ramped up “significantly,” says Jim Faulds, the president of the American Association of State Geologists. About twice as many states are now engaged in mapping projects as before the law, and individual projects are receiving three times the funding they were before. That’s expected to be a major boon for Western states like Nevada and Arizona, which have only had a quarter to a third of the land mapped in detail and are among the most promising places in the country to find energy transition metals. “Many Western states are mineral rich,” Faulds said. “But we don’t necessarily know where those minerals are.” Even in places where large mineral deposits have been discovered already, we don’t necessarily have detailed maps of the region. That’s the case for the Thacker Pass area near the Oregon border, host to some of the largest lithium resources in North America, as well as an area of west-central Nevada that has large lithium deposits. New Earth MRI-funded survey work in these areas will help define the full extent of these resources, says Faulds, who directs Nevada’s state Bureau of Mines and Geology. In the eastern U.S., where some states are relatively well mapped, there’s still a potential for new discoveries. Geologists had no idea, for example, that the Pennington Mountain area of northern Maine was host to rare earth-rich rocks: Earth MRI funded a project in the area because it had previously been mined for elements like copper and manganese, said Anji Shah, a USGS geophysicist who contributed to the study. “When we chose the area, we were thinking about those particular mineral resources,” Shah said. “It was only when we got the [airborne survey] data and we noticed some anomalies that we said, ‘Hey, this might be high in rare earth elements.’” Follow-up work in the field and lab confirmed not just elevated levels of rare earths, but also niobium and zirconium, minerals used in jet engine components and nuclear control rods. Discoveries like this could ultimately lead to the establishment of new mines and new domestic supply chains for critical minerals, a key policy goal of the Biden administration. But as companies start clamoring to dig these rocks out of the ground, the administration will have to think carefully about how to balance its climate and national security priorities with the potential harms of mining, which can degrade local ecosystems, cause air and water pollution, and transform rural communities. Projects that aren’t sited carefully are likely to meet local resistance, as illustrated by a proposed lithium mine at Thacker Pass that recently began construction despite fierce opposition from conservationists, a local rancher, and Native American tribes. “We’re going to discover many more deposits” out of Earth MRI, said Thea Riofrancos, a political scientist at Providence College in Rhode Island who studies the intersection between resource extraction and green energy. But the benefits of extracting those minerals, Riofrancos said, “should not be presumed.” Riofrancos would like to see the government thinking holistically about better and worse places for mining, perhaps combining maps of mineral deposits with maps showing biodiversity, water resources, historically marginalized communities, and Indigenous lands, where a large fraction of today’s energy transition metal mining occurs, according to a recent study. (Day says the USGS always obtains written consent from tribes before mapping reservation lands.) Taking all of these factors into account when deciding where to permit new mining will help ensure that harm is minimized, Riofrancos says. One of the more attractive places to hunt for energy transition metals could be abandoned mine land, which has already been degraded. Coal mining waste, for instance, can be enriched in rare earth elements; scientists with the Department of Energy are currently working out the best ways to extract them. Several years ago, Shah and her colleagues discovered that mining waste at abandoned 19th- and 20th-century iron mines in the eastern Adirondack Mountains in New York is also enriched in rare earths — in particular, the so-called heavy rare earths that are more economically valuable. Riofrancos sees the USGS’s inclusion of mine wastes in its mapping efforts as a positive sign. “The more industrially developed an area is, the less new harm is created by mining,” she said, adding that it might be possible to extract new metals from mine waste in tandem with environmental cleanup efforts. But ultimately, it’s private companies that will decide, based on the trove of new information the government is collecting, which areas it wants to explore further for possible mining. And at this point, Faulds says, “there’s quite a bit of interest at all levels” in Earth MRI data. “I would say companies are on the edge of their seats,” he said. Critical Mineral Maps Wilson CenterCritical Mineral Maps Wilson CenterFORM YOUR OWN OPINIONS & CONCLUSIONS ABOVE:NIOCORPS ~USGS MAPPED & STUDIED! ~ ("Shovel Ready & Permitted") ~ ESG/GHG GENERATIONAL ELK CREEK MINE IN NEBRASKA STANDS READY TO MINE, SEPARATE & PROCESS NIOBIUM, SCANDIUM, TITANIUM & RARE EARTH MINERALS! (PENDING FINANCE) ~https://preview.redd.it/ownopmh25coa1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=aa0a42ad4161d842dfd79eedff681b9a29433c28 HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY TO ALL! Chico |
2023.03.17 07:12 LIGHT_AU I love aussie ping
 | Making 15m an hour with max setup (divan is max) and yet almost at 4m powder we love aussie ping mmm submitted by LIGHT_AU to HypixelSkyblock [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/c03dclk6r8oa1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=b40ab87a527bab4e4c62dc11e0b4d392c911fca6 |
2023.03.16 03:03 JournalistOk2597 Which mod is this?
 | Does anyone know which mod is doing this to my game? It is increased the boat spawn like crazy on the ocean surface. submitted by JournalistOk2597 to MinecraftForge [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/toc5nv6gd0oa1.png?width=1325&format=png&auto=webp&s=d3d53e081501f3c7613f5e68a02ffa598b139e17 I have about 381 mods added... so it would be hard to find which it is by disabling and remaking the world, and finding an ocean ect. Here is a list of the mods, with a check being enabled, x is disabled, and the square is folders i used to use to switch between game versions, so they aren't active either. 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looking at all the config options, but I could not find anything related to boat or ship spawn increase, unless i just missed it. |
2023.03.15 16:49 japcordray [Serious] Feedback for the development team from a long-time player
EDIT: Thanks for the great discussion in this post. I know that many of these items are my own experience and not always universal for everyone. Unfortunately, I can't see everyone else's experience, so I can only comment from my own, which is why I wanted to open a dialogue. I think we've done that here.
This post is a serious attempt to provide constructive feedback, both positive and negative, in bulk format. I know Iskall and the team browses this sub from time to time, so hopefully they see this post. I do watch a lot of Iskall's streams, but I haven't caught every single one or every minute from all of them, so please forgive me if any of the items I'm about to go into detail about have already been addressed. I'm going to have a separate section for feedback on SkyVaults, as well, since there are some issues that are specific to that game mode alone and don't apply to a normal game. I apologize in advance for how long this post will be, I only want to make things better and this is the only way I know how.
FIRST, THE POSITIVE
NEXT, THE NEGATIVE
SKYVAULTS
CONCLUSIONS
Vault Hunters is awesome. It's the thing I've spent the most time playing in years, and I love the new features we keep getting that keep the game fresh and enjoyable. It also has some issues, though, that should be looked at. Vault Hunters 3rd Edition just came out in November, and in 5 months we're already up to our 8th major content patch, with patch 9 shortly on the way. From a player perspective, that's a lot of content, which is nice, but from a development standpoint, that's insanely fast. I don't know any other game that is putting out as much content as fast as this team. Sometimes, they absolutely nail something with almost no tweaks necessary. Other times, not so much.
There aren't many good ways to provide constructive feedback at the moment. There is a Discord that we can post in or we can comment on a Twitch stream. Both of these venues are so full of noise that there's no way to be sure that anything you're saying is being heard by anyone. When you're just talking to yourself with no idea whether anyone is listening, it's difficult to justify saying anything at all. Add in to that the fact that a lot of the communication about upcoming changes or features takes place through live streaming and it becomes frustrating as a player to feel like you're in the know about what is going on. Even some of the SMP players don't always know about changes that are being made, and they're the ones that are expected to demo the changes to the community.
If I could make only one suggestion, it would be this: SLOW DOWN. People clearly like the modpack. I don't see a push from the community to rush out these new features, especially when we don't even know that some of them are coming. Coming from someone who used to be in that type of industry, I can say with near-absolute certainty that it is always better to take longer on something if the end result is more polished. It's not like we can just opt out of updating, either, because every feature patch comes with several important bug fixes along side of it. Many of these bugs can be game-breaking, like the (multiple) durability bugs that have been fixed in the past. I, and many others, can happily set down Vault Hunters for a bit and then come back to it when new patches hit if it means that the patches are high quality. Just because we're not playing every day doesn't mean we've abandoned the game. I get the fear of people leaving the game for good, but putting out a higher quality product will also help make sure that this isn't as big of a concern.
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This post is a serious attempt to provide constructive feedback, both positive and negative, in bulk format. I know Iskall and the team browses this sub from time to time, so hopefully they see this post. I do watch a lot of Iskall's streams, but I haven't caught every single one or every minute from all of them, so please forgive me if any of the items I'm about to go into detail about have already been addressed. I'm going to have a separate section for feedback on SkyVaults, as well, since there are some issues that are specific to that game mode alone and don't apply to a normal game. I apologize in advance for how long this post will be, I only want to make things better and this is the only way I know how.
FIRST, THE POSITIVE
- First and foremost, wow, what a modpack! I think the developers have done an amazing job of creating something completely unique that combines so many different elements that can be found in other modpacks, custom maps, or other games. I know Iskall has talked a lot about the different places he has pulled inspiration from when designing the game and it really shows. I don't know that you can get an experience like Vault Hunters anywhere else. The only thing that comes remotely close, in my opinion, are the old school Complete the Monument maps, and Vault Hunters blow those out of the water.
- World and Vault Generation - I appreciate the change in 1.18 moving away from Oh the Biomes You'll Go. While there are some cool biomes in that mod, the world generation feels much more natural with the new world gen mod and still generates some really cool features (lookin' at you, volcanoes). Likewise, within Vaults, I really enjoy the new vault themes. It took me a bit at first to get used to it, because I played so much of 1.16, but once I got into it I started to really appreciate how unique it makes every vault run feel. I have to take a different approach to the vault when I run different themes, and it makes me actually pay more attention to my play style when I have to consider the unique dangers in each theme.
- I am a huge fan of the move away from the randomly placed chests and moving into the Point of Interest system. This system just feels so much better the longer you play the game. There was an element of randomness and chaos in 1.16's rooms that I feel has been corrected by moving to the POI system. With this system, I can be much more methodical with how I approach a room. Additionally, knowing exactly where every spawn location will be gives me a layer of security knowing that I have a safe egress path if I get myself in too deep. Also, because there are so many rooms, I feel much more accomplished when I start to learn the layout of a room and know what to expect when I first enter it when I run a vault. Even though I don't know which POIs will be populated or by which chest types, I still feel like I have a good handle on how to approach the room when I see it. This gives me another reward system that grows the more I play. Plus, every time new room layouts are added, I get another fresh injection of content to keep me engaged.
- Looting feels much better in 1.18 than it did in previous versions. I love the new chest types so much. I don't take advantage of that as much as I should, but it's very nice to be able to direct my looting based on my needs on any given run. When I'm trying to find jewels or gear, seeing an ornate or gilded POI makes me excited since I know there's a chance to find what I need there, as opposed to everything being either a regular or gilded chest and not knowing what it will have.
- Pace of play in this version feels so much better. I just started over with a new world with version 8, and it was very rewarding being able to enter my first vault before I even had a full set of diamond gear. I got a Common+ chestplate from an ornate chest on my first run. Plus, I completed that vault and in my completion crate I got a Common+ boots and 2 Scrappy+ legs. Going from full iron armor to 3/4 vault armor after just 1 run feels so, so good. Having to grind for a ton of hours to either find vault ore, vault stone, or (in previous versions) purpur blocks to get my altar and first crystal going did not feel very good at all. Not having to go to the Nether or the End to be able to enjoy the vault right away is very nice.
- Mod changes - I'll admit I was one of those who was skeptical when Iskall announced that 1.18 would remove Danks. The new Backpacks mod is so much better. Also, I love the addition of Simple Storage Network as a great early-game storage solution. I'm also a big fan of how the increase to mod costs has been segregated into only affecting mods within a single section. It makes you have to really think about unlocking, say, Cagerium or Botany Pots first, without having to be concerned with how it will affect your other mod unlocks at the same time. This is also nice with the change to make Mod Boxes so much more common now, too. Each mod unlocked makes the Mod Boxes feel so much better, too (although it still stinks when a mod box gives you a rabbit hide or raw pork chop).
- Mob jars/mob pens were a fantastic addition. I've never had a problem with the lag issue that some people did, but just having the mobs in a single location where I can easily breed/harvest them saves me so much time. I keep mine right next to my vault altar so that way I can kill or harvest them from a distance and let their drops go right into my altar when I need them. It also eliminates one of the things I hated about Vanilla Minecraft, which was having to go to the far ends of the world searching for these passive mobs and spending hours luring them slowly back to your base so you could get them in a pen. Plus, being able to have my animals inside my base without hearing the mooing from a thousand cows is a nice bonus.
- Augments are a great addition, as well. I haven't gotten to use them yet, but I hope to start using them very soon. My main issue with the bounty table was having so many bounties that were difficult to complete because of the RNG on themes. I almost never took a bounty that was "Kill X Drowned" or "Kill X Vault Spiders" because I hardly ever get the theme for them, and didn't want to commit to a bounty not knowing how many vault runs it would be before I got the theme that allowed me to complete it. I have wasted many bounty pearls rerolling bounties just to clear these out of my way. Being able to have the augments to know for sure that I can get a specific theme makes my bounty options much more broad.
- I appreciate that the team has been receptive to the feedback offered by the community regarding death penalties and offered a number of solutions to players to deal with this. This is not an issue that affects me, personally, but I know I suffered from this a lot more in 1.18. Between Beginner's Grace, Beginner's Insurance, the spirit extractor, Afterlife, Phoenix, and Casual Mode, players have a ton of different ways to ease themselves into the idea of death being okay.
- As much as Iskall doesn't like the "Ledditors," I can't overstate how much I appreciate that he actually takes the time to engage with people in the community. I've been seeing him replying to more posts here in this subreddit lately (which is why I took the time to make this post, in hopes that he sees it). It's not often you get to have such a direct relationship with streamers/YouTubers, and I think that's a big part of what has made Vault Hunters so successful.
NEXT, THE NEGATIVE
- I love watching Iskall's streams, and I watch as often as I can. His community is excellent. That being said, I feel like there's an over-reliance on the stream chat as a primary source for feedback on new or upcoming changes. This is just a feeling, so I'll be happy to admit if I'm off-base here. I understand they have other methods of collecting raw data, but raw data is not the same as feedback from the players. This is a twofold issue for me. First, I feel like I'm behind the curve learning about new features if I don't watch all the streams, since there are many things that don't always make it into the patch notes. Second, as much as I love it, Twitch chat is hot garbage. There's simply too much noise to formulate a constructive conversation. This, naturally, leads Iskall to pay more attention to the people who are donating (either in bits, cash, or subscriptions) because their comments make it through to him easier because of TTS. I completely understand why, from Iskall's perspective, so that's not my complaint at all. My issue with it is that it's just not a constructive way to have a good conversation. I love the Dylans, my issue is not with them, just the system itself. I think this is also part of the reason that some people come to this sub to complain or ask questions, because it's hard to have a voice that stands out in Twitch chat. Many larger games have a dedicated forum where players can post suggestions and actually have a conversation with the developers. Maybe Vault Hunters could use something like this? Obviously this subreddit has a bit of that, but I don't know that this is necessarily the right place.
- The development cycle is much, much too fast, in my opinion. I say this not only from the perspective of a player, but also from the perspective of someone who spent a decade working in software development. One of my roles was implementation of new features, specifically, so I have first-hand, real-world experience gathering requirements, planning out the change, designing the change, testing it, making it go live, and then collecting feedback and making adjustments after go-live. The development pace for Vault Hunters 1.18 has been breakneck, to say the least. There have been too many instances where a change has been implemented only to be walked back because it either wasn't thought out well enough, wasn't tested well enough, or received a negative response from the community. Examples of this are things like Abyssal Vaults, Cake Vault changes, Spirit Costs, or things like removing water buckets and fire resistance potions from Nether themes. I think that some of these things are potential great additions to the game that could be well-received if implemented properly, but the push to get more and more features in front of the player prevents some of them from getting the proper amount of planning and testing. This pace also results in far too many game-breaking bugs, like the bug just introduced in version 8 which made Monolith vaults not drop completion crates. These kind of bugs should never go live, but often do because the testing is minimal. If Iskall needs more people to join the development team in non-development roles (such as helping with planning/testing/documentation), I would be open to helping with that if it will make things better.
- Trust the Process, "it's still in Alpha", and other things like that bother me immensely. This really isn't a true Alpha state, and as such, I think it's unfair to hand-wave away some of the flaws by blaming it on the pack still being in Alpha. On stream yesterday, Iskall mentioned that the pack has over 1,000,000 downloads on CurseForge now. When you have that many downloads, there are going to be expectations that people have and are going to feel disappointed about if they aren't met. I know that this is a tough balancing act, though. It's hard to get players to understand your vision for the game and your development strategy when they're playing it alongside you while you're still developing it. I often wonder how much different people would feel about things if the release was limited solely to Iskall's SMP server, with the rest of us only able to watch and not play ourselves. Unfortunately, people get attached to systems and styles of play and it can feel really, really bad when those things are changed dramatically, sometimes without notice (example, the vault pickaxe system, although I think the new system is much, much better, and implementation of higher-level scaling). This ties in closely with item #2, as well, as part of this is the result of the development pace.
- So much of this game is controlled by RNG. Iskall has talked a lot, both on stream and in patch notes, about the idea of "Controlled RNG" but I think there are many aspects of RNG that have been overlooked. For example, and I'm only speaking about my own experience, but vault gear crafting feels really bad. On my main playthrough, I am level 55 and I have crafted a ton of chestplates, shields, and swords, and I have yet to crack 5% crafting proficiency on any of them. I don't really know what, if any, benefit that crafting proficiency is supposed to provide. Update 7's patch notes specifically state that their goal is to incentivize crafting over finding gear in the wild, but I don't see how this is possible when the gear I am crafting is still just the same as what I find in chests. If anything, crafting is worse for me because it takes time away that I could be spending in a vault. Over hundreds of crafts, I have crafted 1 Omega piece, and maybe 4 or 5 Epic pieces of gear in total. This would be great, if I could rely on the gear rolling to produce decent gear, but the RNG is so bad for me with rerolls that I almost always deplete the crafting potential of an item trying to reroll something decent, and I have yet to find an Opportunistic Focus to reset the crafting potential of any of these items. It's not uncommon for my base roll to end up better than any of my rerolls. I haven't played enough of update 8 yet to see if it's better now. Being able to roll 1 attribute deliberately through the new table or through a faceted focus is nice, but when every other attribute you roll on that item is crap, it hardly seems worth it. In this regard, higher quality gear actually feels worse because you have so many more slots you're trying to get usable prefixes/suffixes on, so it's almost impossible to maintain that one stat you wanted to keep. I would kill for a way to "lock" a single prefix/suffix/implicit on a piece of gear so that I can reroll more without risking losing something that took a lot of investment to get on the item in the first place.
- Related to #4, the removal of vault alloy from loot tables has almost killed my desire to craft anything. Even before that, I was always running out of alloy. It took me about 10 vault runs, on average, to get enough alloy to do even a handful of crafts. Even changing one of the recipes for alloy to be Chromatic Steel/Vaulterite Ingot doesn't really help, because the amount of resources you get from recycling vault gear is pitifully low. If I'm low on Painite, which I often am from crafting repair cores to keep my decent armor from breaking, then I have to use the crafting recipe which requires 4 or 5 vault scrap. Most times, I get less than this when I recycle a gear piece, meaning it takes me, on average, 10 or so recycled gear pieces to get enough scrap to create 1 new gear piece, which is a terrible rate of return. Combined with the terrible RNG on crafting I mentioned before, it makes it so that crafting ends up being a losing proposition for me. As much as I love the idea of the system, I really dislike its implementation. If they are trying to incentivize crafting, I don't see how. Adding in crafting for magnets, jewels, and inscriptions doesn't really help with this, either. Recycling feels disjointed from crafting, as well. I have played tons of RPGs with crafting systems, and I think this is the only one I've played where none of the primary materials you get from scrapping your items are the same items you used to craft the item in the first place (Jewels are the only exception that I am aware of). I think it would make sense to expand the number of slots in the Vault Recycler and add a smaller percentage chance to get back some of the crafting materials that would have been used to craft the item. I think this would make crafting feel a bit better for those times when you craft 30 shields and end up scrapping all of them because your best roll ends up being Common.
- I am sure I am in the minority on this, but I wanted to bring it up anyway. I feel like the game is over-reliant on farms to feed the vault crystals. I don't play a ton of modded Minecraft, myself, and even when I play vanilla I don't do a ton of automation aside from a simple mob farm or enderman farm for experience. There are so many items that come up in crystal crafting that, unless you have a farm or can make one, become difficult to supply. For example, sea pickles. In my world, I went 5,000 blocks in every direction from my home and found 1 single warm ocean with coral for sea pickles. It was a tiny biome, barely 100x100. I cleared every single sea pickle in the biome and ended up with 5 more than the crystal needed. If sea pickles come up again, I will have to create a farm for them. I haven't the foggiest idea how to create a sea pickle farm, which means I'm going to have to spend at least a few hours researching and building one just so I can supply the altar with pickles. I have no other need for pickles beyond that. I don't know if Botany Pots is a solution for this, but I already have multiple unlocks in that section of mods so it would cost me, I think, 26 research points to unlock that mod, maybe more. If I can't get into a vault to get knowledge essence because I don't have the items to feed the altar, then I can't even do that much. I haven't played any other game that requires as much time outside the game researching how to play the game. I'm fine mining for large chunks of time, that doesn't bother me, but I can't just decide to go mining for sea pickles or sugar cane very easily. It sucks feeling like my Vault Hunters experience is gated behind my knowledge of vanilla farms or other modpacks for automation. One thing I like in other modpacks, like Stoneblock, is that they have a quest progression system that helps understand some of the modpacks and how to use them. Something like this would be a huge addition to Vault Hunters to help people who may not be as familiar with using the larger mods like Applied Energistics, especially if you want to incentivize players to use these mods.
- Can we get another use for Vault Bronze beyond crafting? I have over 20,000 Vault Bronze that I barely touch, plus another 2-3,000 in my bags in the form of gold in case I get a vendor room. Crafting doesn't go through it very fast, because I hardly ever get a piece of gear worth rerolling in the first place, and when I do get a decent piece, it doesn't take much bronze to completely exhaust the crafting potential. Between what I loot in the vaults, what I get from completion crates, what I get from bounty rewards, and what I get from the Black Market (just taking the Vault Gold to reroll the choices when it comes up), I am never coming close to running out of Vault Bronze. This wasn't an issue in 1.16 since we had the Vending Machines to act as a coin dump. I had the opposite problem then, I had too many things I wanted from vending machines and not enough gold to buy them. I play single-player, too, and almost never die (maybe 3 times ever), so saving it for my spirit extractor isn't really a thing for me. Looting coin piles feels so good, and I loot every coin POI I find, but it also feels really weird having so much of this resource without a good way to use it. Maybe I'm missing something some other important use for bronze, I'm not sure.
SKYVAULTS
- Skyvault world generation needs to be revisited, I feel. There are numerous problems with world generation that are not immediately apparent. First, there are issues with resources that are biome dependent, and with Skyvaults, you're kind of stuck in a single biome for quite a while. Even once you have enough resources to build outside your starting biome, with no terrain it's very difficult to find the biomes you want. Second, the player starts way, way too high. I do not understand why we start at like, Y=130 or something crazy like that. I couldn't understand for the life of me why I was having such a hard time getting passive mobs to spawn until I realized how far up in the air we were. It's not fun having to build down 70 blocks just to get to normal world height so that I can spawn passive mobs. My current Skyvault world is stuck because my altar requires Raw Pork and I have no mystery eggs to use for spawning pigs, and I'm only level 12. It's going to take me several hours to get down to a low enough level to build a platform for spawning passive mobs. I already did this once without realizing how high up we were. Now I have to do it again because I didn't go down far enough. This is a curious design choice because it seems like it only serves to punish players who, like me, don't understand the effect that Y-level has on passive mob spawning.
- Resources can be tedious to acquire in Skyvaults. It's not a difficulty issue, it's just a time sink. I've seen other posts on this topic, so I know I'm not the only one feeling this pain. When I come up against a new resource required by the altar, I cringe because I know that's going to mean several hours of running random Raw Vaults just hoping the RNG favors me enough to give me the right kind of resource/village room to get what I need. There have been many, many times where I have entered a Raw Vault, spent the entire time in the vault just running from room to room, and not finding a single resource or village room. That's just wasted time, I get literally nothing out of that. It's simply 25 minutes of walking. It's not even worth it to try and loot any of the POIs because it's a raw vault, so once you're past the first few levels there's not much of value to be found in the chests. I don't know if it makes sense to increase the chances of rolling a village room, or making another kind of crystal or modification to a crystal that increases the chances of one. Either way, spending hours at a time trying to find resources at low levels is not very fun.
- Kind of a combination of 1 and 2, but fish in Skyvaults is a nightmare. I had 2 crystals in a row require Raw Salmon. On a normal playthrough, that would be no problem. I am happy to spend some time swimming through the rivers in my world killing fish and squid, I actually kind of enjoy it for some weird reason, but I don't have that option in Skyvaults. Instead, I have to fish. For me, there is nothing that can be done that will ever make fishing in an RPG enjoyable. I've been playing RPGs for close to 30 years and have never found a single one that had a fishing mechanic that was anything other than just a way to pass the time. Having to spend 2 hours fishing because I catch nothing but pufferfish and cod is not very fun. I understand that Skyvaults (and Skyblock as a concept in general) is supposed to be more difficult, but I'm not talking about a mechanic that is difficult. This is a mechanic that is easy, but time consuming. Making something take a ton of time doesn't make it harder, it just makes it take more time.
CONCLUSIONS
Vault Hunters is awesome. It's the thing I've spent the most time playing in years, and I love the new features we keep getting that keep the game fresh and enjoyable. It also has some issues, though, that should be looked at. Vault Hunters 3rd Edition just came out in November, and in 5 months we're already up to our 8th major content patch, with patch 9 shortly on the way. From a player perspective, that's a lot of content, which is nice, but from a development standpoint, that's insanely fast. I don't know any other game that is putting out as much content as fast as this team. Sometimes, they absolutely nail something with almost no tweaks necessary. Other times, not so much.
There aren't many good ways to provide constructive feedback at the moment. There is a Discord that we can post in or we can comment on a Twitch stream. Both of these venues are so full of noise that there's no way to be sure that anything you're saying is being heard by anyone. When you're just talking to yourself with no idea whether anyone is listening, it's difficult to justify saying anything at all. Add in to that the fact that a lot of the communication about upcoming changes or features takes place through live streaming and it becomes frustrating as a player to feel like you're in the know about what is going on. Even some of the SMP players don't always know about changes that are being made, and they're the ones that are expected to demo the changes to the community.
If I could make only one suggestion, it would be this: SLOW DOWN. People clearly like the modpack. I don't see a push from the community to rush out these new features, especially when we don't even know that some of them are coming. Coming from someone who used to be in that type of industry, I can say with near-absolute certainty that it is always better to take longer on something if the end result is more polished. It's not like we can just opt out of updating, either, because every feature patch comes with several important bug fixes along side of it. Many of these bugs can be game-breaking, like the (multiple) durability bugs that have been fixed in the past. I, and many others, can happily set down Vault Hunters for a bit and then come back to it when new patches hit if it means that the patches are high quality. Just because we're not playing every day doesn't mean we've abandoned the game. I get the fear of people leaving the game for good, but putting out a higher quality product will also help make sure that this isn't as big of a concern.
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The wider world only came to appreciate the strategic implications of this concentration in 2010, when a maritime dispute between the PRC and Japan triggered a total halt of rare earths exports from the former to the latter. Although trade resumed after the incident, the episode highlighted both the vulnerabilities that the dependency permitted and the PRC’s willingness to exploit those for political leverage. Japan was subsequently motivated to begin investing in alternative suppliers abroad, while the United States moved to jumpstart its own shuttered domestic capacity. State of the marketThirteen years later, the green shoots of new market entrants display a small but meaningful movement toward diversifying the world’s rare earths supply. The United States and Australia have demonstrated political resolve to break the PRC’s hold on the market.Japan and India are also attempting to establish domestic industries but the barriers to entry remain formidable. The industries of mining and ore refinement are notoriously lengthy and capital-intensive – doubly so in countries with complex licensing and ecological surveying requisites. The PRC still dominates the entire vertical industry and can flood global markets with cheap material, as it has done before with steel and with solar panels. In 2022, it mined 58% of all rare earths elements, refined 89% of all raw ore, and manufactured 92% of rare earths-based components worldwide. There is no other global industry so concentrated in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, nor with such asymmetric downstream impact, as rare earths – so the United States and others should pursue further diversification with unique urgency. The United States: Reviving heavy industryBeijing’s 2010 dispute with Tokyo was one of several assertive foreign policy maneuvers that set off alarm bells in Washington and precipitated the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia.”As the swiftness of the PRC’s rise continued to outpace expectations during the Trump years, American political appetite shifted from defending hegemony in Asia, to addressing vulnerabilities at home – including the outsourcing of mining industries for rare earth elements, among other minerals such as lithium, nickel, and graphite. The global bottleneck for midstream industry segments, including refining, is so severe that the few American rare earths miners in operation send their raw ore to China for processing before it returns to the United States as permanent magnets for use in F-35s, Tesla Model 3s, and the like. In conjunction with an overarching strategy to address this weakness by revitalizing domestic supply chains for critical minerals, the US government is supporting the buildout of processing facilities in California and Texas for two rare earths juggernauts-in-the-making: MP Materials, an American company, and Lynas Rare Earths, an Australian firm. Additionally, the Biden administration’s recent Inflation Reduction Act provided tax incentives for critical mineral businesses and supercharged the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office and the Defense Production Act. That will allow the executive branch to bolster industrial development on an ad hoc basis. The United States should continue focusing grants towards venture past the proof-of-concept stage in rare earths refining and magnet manufacturing, so that they can then access the Department of Energy’s lending resources to scale quickly. China: tightening the reinsThe media often characterize the PRC’s rare earths dominance as the “trump card” of wolf warrior diplomacy, but Xi Jinping likely understands that the implicit threat of applying this leverage outweighs the cost-benefit of its actual use.The international environment of today is far less forgiving than that of 2010, and a rare earths embargo applied tomorrow on a nation like Japan or the United States would easily spark a bellicose trade dispute and push a tsunami of funding toward emerging competitors. However, there exists a dangerous window during the next several years, when the PRC’s influence over the global industry is diminishing but still overwhelming enough to put importing nations in a bind. In this sense, Beijing could still use its “trump card” over a critical political moment – something that would become even more tempting once its monopoly’s decline started to seem inevitable. Beijing’s cognizance of this scenario is reflected in its recent merger of three state-owned mining giants into the China Rare Earth Group. This massive consolidation allows the party to more easily control the market and develop synergies to bring costs even lower, which will hamper foreign upstarts. Realist conclusions in a global market-based systemIn the long run, monopolistic behavior will be solved by the interconnected markets on which modern society is built.The strategic calculus and narratives between great powers may be swiftly changing, but the fundamental rules of the game remain. The more likely the world perceives the weaponization of the rare earths industry by Beijing, the more pressure will be applied on the two competitive market forces already working towards solutions. The first is the potential for new market entrants. Rising Chinese export tariffs and spiking prices signal opportunity. Canada, India, and the United Kingdom have all recently announced their intent to develop their first domestic refineries for rare earth elements, with national security interests undoubtedly providing propulsion. Relatively small investments now could pay off big by shaking up market dynamics later this decade, so the United States could seed promising ventures abroad, and consider this high-profile sector an opportunity to build up “friendshoring” partnerships with alternate producers. The second is the threat of substitutes. Necessity is the mother of invention—and if substitutes can replace rare earths in end-use products, then supply fears may be sidestepped. The embedded risks of the elements have already been driving manufacturers like Toyota and Volkswagen to redesign their electric motors’ magnets to use less rare earths material – or use alternative (and less efficient) magnet metals. The US Energy, Defense and Commerce departments have been pursuing alternatives, but governments should also consider rewarding companies that find innovative ways of designing their products without rare earth elements in the style of bug bounties. Even without implementing substitutes, establishing backup options builds supply chain resilience and saps the power of a monopoly. Tetrataenite is one promising breakthrough in magnetic alternatives. Until recently, this nickel-iron alloy was only observed in meteorite samples, but last year it was successfully replicated in a University of Cambridge laboratory. Experts say it has an outside chance at upending the entire rare earths industry in the years to come. Aside from pressing into the two competitive market forces of new entrants and substitution, the United States should continue subsidizing the rapid development of its rare earths supply chains—particularly the midstream layers: ore processing, mineral refining, and alloying. The faster it can do so, the narrower the window will be for Xi Jinping to play hardball during the waning years of China’s monopoly, and the less likely that opportunity will coincide with an attempted invasion of Taiwan. The economic downturn, domestic discontent and international scrutiny resulting from Beijing’s stringent Covid-19 lockdown policies have left Xi’s political capital temporarily spent as he works to patch up relations and entice businesses back to the PRC. To break the global refining monopoly without sparking a larger geopolitical firestorm, an inflection point in broadening supply diversification needs to be achieved soon. Brandt Mabuni ([[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])) is a resident WSD-Handa Fellow at Pacific Forum. This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. ~Rare Earths, Niobium, Scandium & The critical raw materials you need to know!~ March 9, 2023POLITICO's guide to the minerals that are key to achieving the EU's green and digital ambitions.By ANTONIA ZIMMERMANN and SARAH ANNE AARUP The critical raw materials you need to know – POLITICO They’re in your smartphones and flatscreen TVs, in solar panels and wind turbines, in lamps and pacemakers — even in bicycle frames. Raw materials are key components of many of the technologies that power today’s societies. They’re also poised to play a crucial role in the European Union’s green transition, which will require a major boost in the production of energy infrastructure and electric vehicle batteries. But the EU is increasingly concerned about the availability of these minerals and metals — in particular, it wants to shore up its supply of the so-called critical raw materials that are key to hitting its green and digital ambitions. https://preview.redd.it/utmve74xzvna1.png?width=1224&format=png&auto=webp&s=327df83156583ecafff74d06cd50fd2c06eb7aa2 https://preview.redd.it/te3ibzemzvna1.png?width=1242&format=png&auto=webp&s=4f22b517658250a015f0b747d109b4e802e015bf https://preview.redd.it/dzj656rqzvna1.png?width=1289&format=png&auto=webp&s=d217367f2603906246b5650a85ec14e3d6833e86 MARCH 14, 2023 ~NioCorp Announces Effective Date of Share Consolidation~NioCorp Announces Effective Date of Share Consolidation - NioCorp Developments Ltd.https://preview.redd.it/lwfblz4r9wna1.png?width=400&format=png&auto=webp&s=d00f5a3f3d4d613ae5faabcccdc0ca8864c5999f CENTENNIAL, Colo – March 14, 2023 – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company“) (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF) today announced that its board of directors has resolved to effect a share consolidation (reverse stock split) (the “Consolidation”) of its issued and outstanding common shares (the “Common Shares”) on the basis of one (1) post-Consolidation Common Share for every ten (10) pre-Consolidation Common Shares, contingent on the completion of the relevant portions of the previously announced business combination between NioCorp and GX Acquisition Corp. II (“GXII“) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated September 25, 2022 (the “Business Combination Agreement“), among NioCorp, GXII and Big Red Merger Sub Ltd. (the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, collectively, the “Transaction“), which is expected to occur on March 17, 2023, and subject to any applicable requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC (the “Nasdaq”). Had the Consolidation occurred as of March 14, 2023, the Consolidation would have reduced the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding from approximately 282,466,201 Common Shares to approximately 28,246,620 Common Shares. The Common Shares are expected to commence trading on the TSX and on the Nasdaq on a post-Consolidation basis on or about the opening of trading on March 21, 2023. The Company’s transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., is anticipated to send a letter of transmittal on March 17, 2023, to the registered holders of Common Shares. The letter of transmittal will contain instructions on how to surrender Common Share certificate(s) representing pre-Consolidation Common Shares to the transfer agent. Shareholders may also obtain a copy of the letter of transmittal by accessing the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com or the Company’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov. Until surrendered, each certificate representing pre-Consolidation Common Shares will be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of Common Shares to which the holder thereof is entitled as a result of the Consolidation. No fractional Common Shares will be issued pursuant to the Consolidation and any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Shareholders who hold their Common Shares through a securities broker or other intermediary and do not have common shares registered in their name will not be required to take any measures with respect to the Consolidation. Shareholders who hold their Common Shares through a securities broker or other intermediary should be aware that the securities broker or intermediary may have different procedures for processing the Consolidation than those that will be put in place by the Company for registered Shareholders and if they have questions in this regard, they are encouraged to contact their securities broker or intermediary. The Company’s current CUSIP for the Common Shares is 654484104 and the new CUSIP number for the post-Consolidation Common Shares is 654484609, the current ISIN for the Common Shares is CA6544841043 and the new ISIN number for the post-Consolidation Common Shares is CA6544846091. For additional information regarding the Consolidation, please refer to the Company’s and GXII’s joint proxy statement/prospectus dated February 6, 2023, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Form Your own Opinions & Conclusions above! ALL ABOARD! Chico |