As long as we're talking about the concept of a second mining company, here's some stuff about said second firm. The copy is from Ron, and there are a number of separate emails appended to the end of the original. I have not, for reasons of respecting the privacy of those that sent them, reproduced them here. If there is valid reason to print them I will at least give them the opportunity to approve my publication of them. This should clear the air.
“The Bounty Project” video was a fundraising ploy to try to get investors. This latest Bounty project update should stop all the rumors that the Landspeed Louise post has started.
Thanks
Ron Main 818-998-7848
June 11, 2014
Bounty Project Update
http://www.mesaexploration.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=658303&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=Bounty-Project-Update Mesa Exploration Corp. (TSX-V: MSA, OTCPK: MSAJF) ("Mesa") announces that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has rejected the 90 square mile Bounty Project potash prospecting applications located on the salt flats of western Utah. Mesa has appealed the decision with the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA). The BLM cited land management concerns stemming from the California Historic Trail, a 168 year old wagon trail that transects the project. The rejection prohibits any development for at least 10 miles on either side of the trail, a buffer area which is unprecedented in the United States, not even National Parks have this level of protection. The BLM decision essentially creates a de facto wilderness covering tens of thousands of acres of public, private and Utah state land without input or consultation from Federal, State, or County agencies nor the public.
Foster Wilson, CEO of Mesa, commented on this action by the BLM: "This restriction imposed on this large area by the BLM is unprecedented, unwarranted and, we believe, unlawful. The BLM is tasked with finding multiple uses for the public land that they administer, the mandate being the best use of the land for the benefit of the most people; this decision satisfies a narrowly focused special interest group. The area is open to mineral entry, has no wilderness or road-less designations however the California Historic Trail is designated as a "high potential route segment". As observed in the field and in air photographs the trail segment on the project has been obscured by wind, snow and rain over the decades and has also been driven on and crossed by modern vehicle traffic. This action by the BLM was taken to create a horizon to horizon withdrawal from development to preserve the view as experienced by the pioneers in the 1840s. Mesa believes that a low impact potash mine can co-exist with the trail; the potash resource is a shallow brine aquifer and can move under the trail, similar to how groundwater can move in an aquifer. We plan to rigorously defend our potash prospecting applications, to develop the area, subject to further studies, into a profitable and environmentally sustainable potash mining operation, generating long term Federal and State royalties and much needed employment opportunities for the residents of the region".
Mr. Wilson added, "Mesa has the support of U.S. Senators Hatch, Lee and Heller, U.S. Congressmen Bishop and Amodei, several Commissioners (from the three counties effected) and Mayor Carter of West Wendover; we are currently in consultation with these individuals and other interested parties to assist with our appeal of this action by the BLM".
The IBLA appeal process is estimated to take 12 months to be resolved, meanwhile Mesa will focus on advancing the Oatman gold project in Arizona and the Belmont silver project in Nevada.
About Potash
Potash (potassium oxide) is an essential nutrient for all living organisms. Humans need potassium to build proteins, break down and use carbohydrates, build muscle, maintain normal body growth, control the electrical activity of the heart and control the acid-base balance. It has a vital role in plant metabolism, growth and adaptation to stress and drought and pest resistance. Adequate amounts of potash must be available in the soil for its uptake by roots to ensure that crops achieve economic yields of acceptable quality. Currently the U.S. imports 85% of its potash needs; Utah is one of only three states in the U.S. that produces potash.
About Mesa Exploration
Mesa is developing and exploring a portfolio of mineral properties in the United States where it controls significant land holdings in proven mining districts with excellent access and infrastructure. Mesa currently has 16.8 million shares issued and outstanding, 50% of the shares are controlled by insiders and institutions. For further information please visit our website at
www.MesaExploration.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
MESA EXPLORATION CORP.
(signed) Foster Wilson, President and CEO
For further information call:
Corporate Communications, 775-379-3993
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Thanks for the follow-up question. The Save the Salt Coalition has been actively opposing the Mesa Exploration Bounty Potash Project since it was first proposed a couple of years ago. We are also seeking to work with the preservation community to join forces on the Bounty Project and saving the BSF.
It should be noted that the mine would be located in Pilot Valley, not the Bonneville Salt Flats. The two locations and underground aquifers are geologically unrelated. The Bounty Potash proposal has many regulatory hurdles, approval is not assured and a decision by the BLM is many years away. The link is simply a video generated by the Mesa Exploration Corp which is seeking to fundraise money for its proposal. Frankly, it was ill-timed from their perspective given the fact that Speed Week was just cancelled and well-timed from our perspective since it is creating such outrage.
Best,
Stuart
