# Homerun Resources Inc. and UC Davis Produce Fused Silica Glass from SME Silica Sand Using Fast Joule Heating and File Patent Application for Femtosecond Silica Purification Process Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa--203f2f3c-9b51-4a92-ad0e-955c8aafe73a Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/HMR/news/7065807395893479/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-03-10T12:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Homerun Resources Inc. - Ticker: HMR - Exchange: TSX - Region: Bahia, Brazil - Primary commodity: Silica - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Metallurgy, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-12 07:03:39 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Homerun Resources and UC Davis have successfully produced fused silica glass from the company's SME Silica Sand Project using a one-step Fast Joule Heating \(FJH\) process. The company also filed a patent application for a femtosecond laser purification process that increases silica purity from 99.75% to over 99.99%. Reasoning: The announcement details a successful metallurgical breakthrough in converting raw silica sand to high-value fused silica glass using a novel, reagent-free process, supported by a new patent application. - Positive factor: Successful bench-scale production of fused silica glass - Positive factor: One-step thermoelectric process \(FJH\) avoids chemical reagents - Positive factor: Significant purity improvement from 99.75% to +99.99% - Positive factor: New patent application filed for femtosecond laser purification - Negative factor: Results have not been independently verified - Negative factor: Process is currently at bench scale and requires scaling Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Free Milling** Polarity: positive Definition: Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation. Why it applies: The FJH process is described as a one-step process that converts raw silica directly without chemical reagents. Evidence · text > can be converted directly into fused silica glass without chemical reagents **Bench Scale Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work. Why it applies: The successful production of fused silica glass was demonstrated at bench scale. Evidence · text > These tests demonstrate, at bench scale, that silica from Homerun's Santa Maria Eterna \(SME\) Silica Sand Project can be converted directly into fused silica glass **Multi-Domain Tested** Polarity: positive Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed. Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### Fast Joule Heating \(FJH\) [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa--203f2f3c-9b51-4a92-ad0e-955c8aafe73a#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Santa Maria Eterna \(SME\) Silica Sand Project · silica #### Identity - Project: Santa Maria Eterna \(SME\) Silica Sand Project - Commodity: silica - Region: brazil - Reported Region: Bahia, Brazil - Ticker: HMR #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: Fast Joule Heating \(FJH\) - Processing Route: one-step thermoelectric Fast Joule Heating \(FJH\) - Sample: raw silica sand from Santa Maria Eterna \(SME\) Silica Sand Project #### Recovery - Head Grade: 99.75 - Head Grade Unit: % #### Lab - Laboratory: UC Davis - Consultant: UC Davis #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Initial feedstock purity stated as 99.75%. - Positive factor: Significant purity improvement reported - Negative factor: Bench scale only Evidence · text > purity increasing from 99.75% to +99.99% ### femtosecond laser ablation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa--203f2f3c-9b51-4a92-ad0e-955c8aafe73a#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Santa Maria Eterna \(SME\) Silica Sand Project · silica #### Identity - Project: Santa Maria Eterna \(SME\) Silica Sand Project - Commodity: silica - Region: brazil - Reported Region: Bahia, Brazil - Ticker: HMR #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: femtosecond laser ablation - Processing Route: femtosecond laser ablation - Sample: purified silica sand via femtosecond laser ablation #### Recovery - Head Grade: 99.99 - Head Grade Unit: % #### Lab - Laboratory: UC Davis - Consultant: UC Davis #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Final product purity stated as +99.99%. - Positive factor: Achieved ultra-high purity \(+99.99%\) Evidence · text > purity increasing from 99.75% to +99.99% ## 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.