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CRML Confirms Outstanding 2.96% TREO and HREO Refined Concentrate, Yielding ~40% Increase in Historical Metallurgical Test Work Results at Tanbreez
NEW YORK, March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Metals Corp. (Nasdaq: CRML) (“Critical Metals Corp.” or the “Company”), a leading critical mineral
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Metals Corp. (Nasdaq: CRML) (“Critical Metals Corp.” or the “Company”), a leading critical mineral mining company, today announced that the historical metallurgical test results done by AMTEC / ALS in 2016 has been successfully replicated in the 2025 test work program undertaken at Fremantle Metallurgy laboratories, Perth, Western Australia, under the review of independent consultant Professor Tony Tang. Professor Tony Tang utilized a duplicate ore sample that was used in the original 2016 Tanbreez study. Highlights Outstanding 2.96% TREO and HREO refined concentrateApproximate 40% increase over the previous 2.1% TREO refined concentrate results. In December 2025, the Company received the initial assay reports from Fremantle Metallurgical test Work and Independent Laboratory assay confirmation by Nagrom Metallurgical, in Perth, Western Australia, under the guidance of Independent Company Consultant, Emeritus Professor Dr Tony Tang. The results confirmed up to ~40% improved refined concentrate from historical Test Work in 2016 AMTEC/ALS, by application of new technology, with total TREEs recovery results that mark a significantly improved refined concentrate and confirmation of repeatability. The eudialyte and mixed-concentrate recoveries were confirmed to contain all 8 significant in-demand rare earth elements (REEs), including heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) and strategic rare metal concentrates. Using a simplified and improved flowsheet, enhanced by modern permanent magnets operating at 10,000–12,000 gauss and optimized staging, the process achieved recovery rates better than 85%. The improved results were achieved through modifications to the flowsheet in the primary magnetic separation stage. These changes enabled the recovery of all magnetic and paramagnetic materials using higher-gauss magnetic separation to more effectively reject non-magnetic material, followed by additional beneficiation and polishing stages. This improved flowsheet enabled a third-stage magnetic separation to reject low-REE-value magnetic material, resulting in the recovery of a higher-grade eudialyte concentrate. The process achieved better than 85% deportment recovery, with an increased overall yield of ~40%. Tony Sage, Chairman of CRML, commented: “Given these outstanding results, the current f...