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Ucore Announces Team for Heavy REE SX Plant Design & U.S. Federal Funding
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 22, 2019) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ucore Announces Team for Heavy REE SX Plant Design & U.S. Federal FundingHalifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 22, 2019) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) (\"Ucore\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce developments related to its comprehensive M3 Plan of Action (METAL Component). The Company has finalized a project-specific advisory team for the purpose of designing its heavy rare earth element (\"HREE\") solvent extraction plant and processing capabilities in Southeast Alaska (the \"SX Plant\"), and with respect to its forthcoming anticipated proposal for near term U.S. Government funding (collectively, the \"SX Team\" or the \"Team\").The Company has attracted and engaged two prominent technical advisors to the Team, representing extensive knowledge of mineral processing, solvent extraction (\"SX\") platform design, process engineering and contracting functions:SGS Lakefield (\"SGS\") SGS of Lakefield, Ontario, is one of the world's most advanced engineering, testing, inspection, verification, and certification companies. SGS has invested significantly in SX design and testing facilities, with an industry-leading SX pilot plant available at its Lakefield location (the \"SX Pilot\"). The SX Pilot is capable of demonstrating the validity of North American rare earth separations, such as those HREE resources controlled by Ucore. For more information, visit: www.sgs.caMech-Chem Associates, Inc. (\"Mech-Chem\") Mech-Chem of Norfolk, MA, is a full-service engineering and design firm with extensive experience in chemical processing systems. Mech-Chem brings capabilities relevant to the SX Plant design, engineering fabrication, and construction. Their areas of specialization include manufacturing facilities; operating processes; acid, chemical, and waste recovery systems; as well as environmental control systems. For more information, visit: www.mech-chem.com. \"We're delighted to welcome these highly capable members to the SX Team. SGS, Mech-Chem, and Ucore collectively represent a potentially game-changing capability to develop a rare earth separation facility in the U.S. in the near future,\" said Jim McKenzie, President & CEO of Ucore. \"These participants bring unsurpassed capability in the areas of design, engineering, piloting, and testing of mineral processing facilities. Combined with Uc...