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Uragold Commences Testing Of Process To Convert High Purity Quartz To Solar Grade Silicon Metal
(via Thenewswire.ca) Montreal, Quebec, Canada / March 29 2016 / TheNewswire - Uragold (T...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Uragold Commences Testing Of Process To Convert High Purity Quartz To Solar Grade Silicon Metal(via Thenewswire.ca)\n \n \nMontreal, Quebec, Canada / March 29 2016 / TheNewswire - Uragold (TSX Venture: UBR) is pleased to announce that testing of its process to convert High Purity Quartz to Solar Grade Silicon Metal will commence today. Testing will be executed by PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (\"PyroGenesis\"), a clean-Tech company that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma waste-to-energy systems, plasma torch products and the PUREVAP(TM) Quartz Vaporization Reactor (QVR), from whom Uragold has been granted the worldwide exclusive rights for the One Step Production of Solar Grade Purity Silicon Metal from Quartz. \n\n\n \nHaving received confirmation that PyroGenesis has completed installation, assembly and commissioning of the PUREVAP(TM) QVR system, Uragold confirms the dynamic metallurgical testing program will commence today, Tuesday March 29, 2016.\n\n\n \nBernard Tourillon, Chairman and CEO of Uragold stated \"This is a very exciting day for Uragold and its shareholders. Leading up to this day, we took the extra time and care necessary to insure the best possible results. We are now in the very capable hands of PyroGenesis and look forward with great anticipation to releasing the results to our shareholders in the very near future.\" \n\n\n \nANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR TESTING, RESULTS AND NEXT STEPS\n\n\n \nThe dynamic test protocols call for a first series of metallurgical tests to be completed at different operational settings. The High Purity Silicon Metal produced by the reactor during each of these tests will be sent to an independent laboratory for ICP - MS \"Mass Spectrometry\" analysis for validation.\n\n\n \nUpon receipt of results, if needed, the operational parameters of the reactor will be adjusted. The process will be rapidly repeated in order to achieve the correct adjustments required for the transformation of Uragold Quartz into High Purity Si of a minimum of 4N purity (99.99 % Si).\n\n\n \nPreviously disclosed theoretical modeling of the process seems to indicate that transforming Raw Quartz into High Purity Silicon metals with a minimum purity of 4N (99.99 %) is within reach and, with anticipated process improvements, further testing could achieve purity of 5N (99.999 %) and even further to ...