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Ucore Acquires a Third Rare Earth Element Feedstock for Commercial Demonstration Plant Commissioning Trials
Ucore has recently acquired more than 2 tonnes of a mixed light rare earth element (REE) chemical...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ucore Acquires a Third Rare Earth Element Feedstock for Commercial Demonstration Plant Commissioning TrialsUcore has recently acquired more than 2 tonnes of a mixed light rare earth element (REE) chemical concentrate derived from a US mineralization sourceThis light REE feedstock is the third and final feedstock the Company will use during commissioning trials at its Kingston, Ontario, RapidSX™ Demonstration Plant:The Company has also incorporated mixed chemical concentrates created from a synthetic monazite blend and a heavy mixed rare earth oxide acquired from a US-friendly ionic clay mineralization sourceHalifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 29, 2023) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) (\"Ucore\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the acquisition of its third mixed rare earth element (\"REE\") chemical concentrate at the Company's RapidSX™ Commercialization and Demonstration Facility (\"CDF\") in Kingston, Ontario. This light REE feedstock is from a US mineralization source and will be incorporated into the commissioning process for the 52-Stage RapidSX™ Demonstration Plant (\"Demo Plant\") for the separation of mixed heavy and light REE chemical concentrates. It follows two other mixed chemical concentrates that are utilized in the commissioning process, a) a synthetic light mixed rare earth oxide blend modeled in a monazite source and b) a heavy mixed rare earth oxide acquired from a US-friendly ionic clay mineralization source.Ucore's RapidSX™ commissioning program is a first-of-a-kind in North America. It consists of processing all three light and heavy REE feedstocks through the same Demo Plant circuit and, in parallel, a corresponding 52-stage conventional solvent extraction (\"SX\") mixer settler pilot plant to obtain direct comparative results between the two processes. Once the commissioning process is complete, Ucore will commence its heavy REE demonstration and qualification program with the US Department of Defense (\"DoD\"). This US$4 million project from the US government was announced on June 6, 2023, and represents a significant stepping stone in Ucore's transition to the commercial deployment of its RapidSX™ REE separation technology platform in Alexandria, Louisiana.Figure 1 - Separated Heavy REE (from Ionic Clay Sourced Material) Sample Prod...