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Fancamp Exploration Ltd. updates on the progress of its Titanium Technology Development as a complement to the industry covering feed stock to recovery of waste streams and other corporate matters
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (“Fancamp” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FNC) is pleased
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (“Fancamp” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FNC) is pleased to announce that it has advanced its application for six patents internationally for developing titanium technology. These patents are designed to complement existing industry processes and waste recovery in the mining and pigment industry. The six patents filed are as follows: Fines agglomeration to allow recovery and ability to make pigment from what was historically a yield loss on feed. Upgraded TiO2 feed stock that competes with sands and synthetic rutile (from melting). Upgrading slag by reducing salt metals like magnesium and calcium to make it compatible for the chloride process. Selective recovery of critical elements such as rare earths from titanium iron rich resources. Production of titanium metal from off spec pigment and bag house dust. Production of titanium metal for the expanding 3D printing market. Agglomeration: Fancamp has filed a patent for the process of recovery of bag house dust fines from chloride process generally used by the pigment industry worldwide. In the Western world this process represents 80% of the pigment produced. It continues to grow in total percentage due to environmental challenges associated with the sulphate process. This solution is intended to eliminate the loss of 6 to 15% of the feed to the bag house as fines. Upgraded TiO2: Fancamp has produced an upgraded feed stock acceptable for both the main processes used for pigment production from its wholly owned Mingan resource, located in Havre St Pierre region which is well known for supplying feedstock to the titanium industry. This resource has a starting grade of 35% TiO2 and was successfully upgraded, without requiring melting, to over 80% TiO2 acceptable for both sulphate and chloride processes. Testing was performed in the independent laboratories of Corem in Quebec City. This new process allows for a product that meets the specifications of the chloride process without the need for melting and respects the rigid limitations for salt metals. This is a very compact operation that eliminates extra steps to lower the salt metals, many of the challenges associated to other processes with acid/water balances and size of plant. The chemical results of the product are as follows:...