MTB NEWS RELEASE

September 7, 2007

MTB Announces Formation of Chaska Renewable Energies

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. – MTB Project Management Professionals Inc. has announced that it has formed a new company, Chaska Renewable Energies LLC, (Chaska) which will develop a project to produce ethanol fuels and electric energy from sugar cane in northern Peru. Chaska is currently seeking interim financing to complete a comprehensive feasibility study, establish land ownership, and demonstrate the project’s economic viability... ... read full release

MTB NEWS RELEASE

September 7, 2007

MTB Managing Birch Lake Project in Minnesota

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. – MTB Project Management Professionals Inc. has been retained by Franconia Minerals Corporation (US) Inc. of Minneapolis (Franconia USA) to provide comprehensive management services for its Birch Lake underground mine project in northeastern Minnesota. Franconia USA is a subsidiary of Franconia Minerals Corporation of Spokane, Washington. The Birch Lake property contains substantial deposits of platinum-group metals, as well as cobalt and base metals like copper and nickel.. ... read full release

MTB PUBLISHED ARTICLE

The Project Owner: Hero…or Heel?
N.M. Rothchild & Sons, one of North America’s largest investment banking companies, pointed out at last December’s Northwest Mining Association annual meeting that the mining industry, in general, has performed poorly in developing capital projects. In their presentation, Capital Cost Overruns: Increasing a Lender’s Exposure, Rothschild gave examples of this poor record and discussed the impacts on the banking industry. There are obvious and not-so-obvious consequences for our performance. In addition to bank and loan related ...read full article