Silica Mining News

Homerun Resources Inc.
Homerun Resources Inc.
HMR
Silica
Bahia, Brazil

Homerun Resources Inc. Thermal Pre-Treatment with Acid Leaching Produces Plus 4N Silica Sand Supporting Bulk Sample Distribution and Advanced Materials Development

Homerun Resources has successfully produced high-purity (+4N) silica sand using an optimized 2-hour thermal pre-treatment and acid leaching process. The purified material has been shipped for customer qualification and advanced materials research at UC Davis, demonstrating a potentially lower-cost pathway for production scale-up.

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Homerun Resources Inc.
Homerun Resources Inc.
HMR
Silica
Bahia, Brazil

Homerun Resources Inc. Confirms Optimized +4N Purification Plant Pathway and Advances CAPEX Configurations for the SME High-Purity Silica

Homerun Resources has confirmed that calcination followed by acid leaching is the preferred pathway to produce +4N high-purity silica at its Santa Maria Eterna project. The company is advancing two CAPEX configurations, including a hybrid model that integrates an Enduring Energy Storage system to provide thermal pre-treatment.

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Homerun Resources Inc.
Homerun Resources Inc.
HMR
Bahia, Brazil

Homerun Resources Inc. Advances Phase 2 of Its Three-Phase Purification Platform

Homerun Resources has commissioned Dorfner Anzaplan to perform additional chemical leaching test work on its Santa Maria Eterna (SME) silica deposit in Brazil. This Phase 2 work aims to optimize the purification route for +4N and 5N silica products to minimize OPEX before final CAPEX estimation and process design.

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Homerun Resources Inc.
Homerun Resources Inc.
HMR
Bahia, Brazil

Homerun Resources Inc. Engages Minerali Industriali Engineering for Engineering and CAPEX Development of a Primary Silica Sand Processing Plant

Homerun Resources has engaged Minerali Industriali Engineering (MIE) to design and estimate capital costs for a 350,000 tpy silica sand processing plant at its Santa Maria Eterna deposit in Brazil. This Phase 1 project aims to produce +99.9% SiO2 industrial grade sand to supply the company's own solar glass manufacturing facility and external industrial customers.

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Homerun Resources Inc.
Homerun Resources Inc.
HMR
Silica
Bahia, Brazil

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

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%.

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Argyle Resources Corp.
Argyle Resources Corp.
ARGL
Silica
Quebec

Argyle Resources Corp. Receives Permits and Begins Drilling Program at Lac Comporté Silica Project, Quebec

Argyle Resources Corp. has completed the permitting process for its Lac Comporté Silica Project in Quebec. The company is now commencing a drilling program consisting of up to 3,000 metres of NQ-sized core.

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Argyle Resources Corp.
Argyle Resources Corp.
ARGL
Silica
Quebec

Argyle Resources Corp. Receives Permits and Begins 3,000 Metre Drilling Program at Lac Comporté Silica Project, Quebec

Argyle Resources Corp. has completed the permitting process for its Lac Comporté Silica Project in Quebec. The company is now commencing a 3,000-metre NQ-sized core drilling program targeting encouraging zones.

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Rover Critical Minerals Corp.
Rover Critical Minerals Corp.
ROVR
British Columbia

Rover Critical Minerals Signs LOI to Acquire High Purity Silica Asset with Average 99.6% SiO2 In Golden, British Columbia

Rover Critical Minerals has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire 100% of the Silicon Valley Silica Project in Golden, British Columbia. The project features high-purity quartzite with historical sampling showing up to 99.9% SiO2 and is located adjacent to the Sinova Quartz quarry.

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