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Leach Test Results
Leach Test Results.
About this update from Harvest Minerals Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1362X Harvest Minerals Limited 22 November 2017 \n\n \nHarvest Minerals Limited / Index: LSE / Epic: HMI / Sector: Mining\n22 November 2017\nHarvest Minerals Limited\n(\"Harvest\" or the \"Company\")\n \nLeach Test Results See KPfértil Dramatically Outperform Traditional Products for Potassium Retention\n \nHarvest Minerals Limited, the AIM listed fertiliser development company, is pleased to provide positive leach test results for KPfértil, its direct application natural fertiliser and remineraliser product produced at the Company's Arapua Fertiliser Project in Brazil. The test results demonstrate the superior behaviour of KPfértil over other traditional sources of potassium. To view the photos in this announcement, please use the following link: \nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1362X_-2017-11-21.pdf\n \nOverview\n· Leach testwork completed comparing KPfértil with other conventional sources of potassium to determine how much potassium was lost from the soil due to leaching before it could be utilised by the plants\n· Results indicate that only 0.07% of the contained potassium ('K') provided by KPfértil was lost from the soil due to leaching compared to 20.8% of the contained K lost due to leaching from conventional sources including potassium chloride ('KCl'), 19.2% from potassium sulphate ('K2SO4')and 21% from potassium Nitrate ('KNO3')\n· Tests are part of the ongoing agronomic testwork programme being conducted in conjunction with the Federal University of Uberlândia ('UFU')\n· Results will be used in certification process of KPfértil as a remineraliser by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply ('MAPA')\n· Ongoing pre-certification sales drive progressing well, with Company anticipated to scale up once certification is received\n \nHarvest's Executive Chairman, Brian McMaster, said, \"These leach test results are fantastic, supporting previous agronomic testwork, which has also exceeded our expectations, and demonstrates that KPfértil works as both a fertiliser and a remineraliser. Importantly, the results indicate tha...