RENO, NV -- 05/06/08 --
Itronics Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO) (FRANKFURT: ITG)
(BERLIN: ITG) reported today that its Stockholders have the approved Board
of Directors proposal to increase the Company's authorized shares of common
stock. "We are pleased that our shareholders have supported this move
forward with Itronics eight-part, long term business plan," said Dr. John
Whitney, President.
About Itronics
Itronics, through its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., is the only
company in the world with a fully permitted "Beneficial Use Photochemical,
Silver, and Water Recycling" plant located in the United States which can
convert used photoliquids into pure silver and liquid fertilizers. At the
Company's Reno, Nevada factory more than 99 percent of the silver and
virtually all the other toxic heavy metals are extracted from used
photoliquids. The purified liquids are converted into environmentally
beneficial, chelated, micronutrient and multinutrient liquid fertilizers
sold under the GOLD'n GRO trademark. The silver is refined and sold as
bullion and 5 troy ounce, 0.999 pure, Silver Nevada Miner numismatic bars.
The environmentally friendly liquid fertilizers can be used for lawns and
houseplants, and are available, along with GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer
injectors, at the Company's "e-store" catalog at http://goldngro.com. The
popular Silver Nevada Miner bars are available at the Company's "e-store"
catalog at http://www.itromet.com.
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Itronics Inc. is a "Creative Environmental
Technology" company and a world leader in photochemical recycling. The
Company also provides environmentally compatible mining technology
development, project planning, and technical services to the gold mining
industry and operates the popular InsideMetals.com web site,
http://www.insidemetals.com which provides a value-added WORLD VIEW of Gold
Producer Stocks, Mineral Producer Stocks, Junior Gold Stocks, and Junior
Mineral Stocks. Itronics has received numerous domestic and international
awards that recognize its ability to successfully create and implement new
environmentally compatible recycling and fertilizer technologies.
VISIT OUR WEB SITE: http://www.itronics.com
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Contact:
Paul Knopick
888-795-6336
