Thanks VentureGecko!  Great to hear someone else is following this.
Agree this project sounds like a no-brainer to me.  Wish it would get a little more exposure, but hopefully that will come next year as the news releases start to role-out.  The overall economy is always the wild-card I suppose, but eventually things have got to turn around.  
One thing I'm not clear on is whether lead-free solder is mandated in the U.S. yet?  I know it is in Europe and China I believe, and if this ever becomes standard in the U.S. as well, i believe the price of Tin could go up even more.
Anyway, thanks for your comments.  Looking forward to great times next year.  I am very long on this one!
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