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ITRONICS
SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING UPDATE
RENO,
Nevada, May 6, 2008 -- Itronics Inc. (OTC BB: ITRO; Frankfurt and Berlin Stock
Exchanges: 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.
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