# Aclara Introduces Super Pure Rare Earth Carbonate \("SPREC"\)

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aclara-introduces-super-pure-rare-earth-carbonate-sprec--4a4c3c48-d4f7-4a9f-92b1-5cfbe545c890

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ARA/news/7830759834096994/aclara-introduces-super-pure-rare-earth-carbonate-sprec

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-06-29T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Aclara Resources Inc.

- Ticker: ARA

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Chile

- Primary commodity: Rare earths

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-15 10:39:43 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Aclara Resources has successfully developed 'Super Pure Rare Earth Carbonate' \(SPREC\) at its pilot plant in Chile. The new product offers ~99% rare earth content, a significant improvement over conventional MREC, and is intended for use at the Carina Project in Brazil and the Penco Module in Chile.

Reasoning: The announcement details a significant metallurgical innovation \(SPREC\) that improves product purity and concentration, potentially enhancing downstream economics for the Carina and Penco projects.

- Positive factor: Successful development of high-purity SPREC product

- Positive factor: Significant increase in rare earth concentration \(99% vs 40% MREC\)

- Positive factor: Pilot plant validation in Chile

- Positive factor: Strategic advantages in downstream separation and logistics

- Negative factor: Technology is still in pilot-scale validation phase

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The product is developed through a pilot plant using solvent extraction \(SX\) technology.

Evidence · text

> developed through Aclara's pilot plant in Santiago, Chile

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: only one composite was tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### pilot plant

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aclara-introduces-super-pure-rare-earth-carbonate-sprec--4a4c3c48-d4f7-4a9f-92b1-5cfbe545c890#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Penco Module · rare\_earths

#### Identity

- Project: Penco Module
- Commodity: rare\_earths
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: Chile
- Ticker: ARA

#### Test Work

- Program Status: optimization
- Test Type: pilot plant
- Processing Route: solvent extraction \(SX\) within Circular Mineral Harvesting \(CMH\) process
- Sample: SPREC product developed at pilot plant in Santiago, Chile

#### Recovery

- Recovery Basis: unspecified

#### Location

- Loc. Confidence: medium

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Successful pilot-scale development of a high-purity intermediate product.

- Positive factor: High purity \(99% rare earths content\)

- Positive factor: Pilot plant scale validation

Evidence · text

> SPREC, a rare earth carbonate product containing approximately 99% of rare earths content

#### Tags used in scoring

**Pilot Scale Complete**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation.

Why it applies: test\_type names pilot-scale work

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.