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CS Project- Update
CS Project- Update.
About this update from Sunrise Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9355I Sunrise Resources Plc 14 August 2019 \n\n14 August 2019\n \nSUNRISE RESOURCES PLC\n(the \"Company\")\n \n \nSUCCESSFUL MINERAL PROCESSING & PERLITE EXPANSION TRIALS\n \nSunrise Resources plc (ticker symbol 'SRES'), the AIM-traded company focusing on the development of its CS Pozzolan-Perlite Project in Nevada, USA, is pleased to announce successful proof of concept perlite processing trials and expansion of horticultural grade perlite in further customer trials.\n \nHighlights\n \n· Company is progressing a low capital cost concept to produce a horticultural grade raw perlite and by-product finely crushed natural pozzolan using mobile processing equipment.\n \n· Work completed with equipment suppliers to trial mobile primary and secondary crushers and high frequency screens to prove the concept. \n \n· 7-ton bulk sample of perlite processed to produce a horticultural grade raw perlite and a finely crushed perlite for sale as natural pozzolan.\n \n· Horticultural grade raw perlite product expanded successfully in customer's commercial scale plant.\n \n· Process flowsheet now being optimised.\n \n· Larger trial planned for 100-ton bulk sample already collected to produce larger amounts of horticultural grade perlite for supply to a wider range of potential customers.\n \n· Horticultural grade raw perlite is a higher price perlite product and typically sells for around US$100/t.\n \n \nCommenting today Sunrise Executive Chairman Patrick Cheetham said: This is an important step in proving the concept for a low capital cost start for perlite and natural pozzolan production at the CS Project. We have demonstrated that the perlite can be crushed and screened to the sizes required for expanding to horticultural grades of perlite using mobile processing equipment commonly used in the quarry industry. This equipment is widely available for rent, lease or purchase, new or second-hand, which is consistent with our low capital cost concept. This should allow us to get into production quite quickly once permitting is completed later this year. The test was primarily designed to provide operating data for the raw perl...