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Aclara Successfully Completes Semi-Industrial Scale Piloting for the Penco Module
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 6, 2023 / Aclara Resources Inc. ("Aclara" or the "Company")...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aclara Successfully Completes Semi-Industrial Scale Piloting for the Penco ModuleTORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 6, 2023 / Aclara Resources Inc. (\"Aclara\" or the \"Company\") (TSX:ARA) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the piloting operation for the Penco Module project. The Company processed a total of 120 tonnes of ionic clays and produced approximately 107 kilograms of wet high purity Heavy Rare Earth Elements (\"HREE\") concentrate. The technical results will be published during the fourth quarter (\"Q4\") of 2023.Ramón Barúa (Aclara's Chief Executive Officer) commented:\"The continuous operation of the pilot plant has been a great success for the Company. Not only has it enabled us to attain technical validation for our groundbreaking Circular Mineral Harvesting process within the Penco Module, but it has also emerged as our primary means of showcasing the exceptional sustainability aspects of our project to our local community, authorities, investors, and other stakeholders that are part of our story. The piloting operation has also been a pivotal element of our commercial strategy, resulting in the production of representative product samples that we are currently dispatching to more than ten separation companies across the United States, Europe, and Asia.\"Pilot Plant OperationThe pilot plant successfully adhered to the design parameters for an uninterrupted three-month period from June to August 2023.Operation throughput reached 90 kg per hour and operated continuously 24 hours per dayA total of 120 tonnes were processed during the 3-month period. 80 tonnes of ionic clays were extracted from the Victoria Sur orebody and 40 tonnes from Victoria NorteA total of 107 kilograms of high-purity HREE concentrate was producedHigh-purity HREE concentrate samples are currently being dispatched to more than ten separation firms located across the United States, Europe, and Asia. This initiative aims to validate product specifications and assess its suitability for their respective separation technologies.Throughout the operation, we had the privilege of hosting over two hundred visitors, with more than half of them being community leaders, and the remainder comprising investors, authorities, academic institutions, private enterprises, media representatives, and business associations. The pil...