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Ucore's Rare Earth Commercial Demo Plant On-Track for December 2022 Commissioning
Ucore's rare earth element commercial demonstration plant is designed to process: Tens of...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ucore's Rare Earth Commercial Demo Plant On-Track for December 2022 CommissioningUcore's rare earth element commercial demonstration plant is designed to process:Tens of tonnes of mixed rare earth concentrates on a per annum basis.Multiple feedstock sources, including heavy and light rare earth element feedstocks planned for the full-scale Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex.All RapidSX™ splits required to produce individual praseodymium, neodymium, terbium, and dysprosium.Planned start of commissioning during the week of December 19, 2022, followed by feedstock demonstration and product qualification trials for prospective North American metal/alloy makers and original equipment manufacturers seeking diversified and sustainable metallic supply chains.Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 16, 2022) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) (\"Ucore\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide an update on its RapidSX™ rare earth element (\"REE\") separation technology platform and the Company's Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (\"SMC\") technology deployment process (the \"Program\"). The work is taking place at the Company's RapidSX™ Commercialization and Demonstration Facility (\"CDF\") in Kingston, Ontario, which is operated by its laboratory partner Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc. (\"KPM\").The Ucore, IMC, KPM, and Mech-Chem Associates, Inc.[i] (\"Mech-Chem\") commercialization team (the \"Team\") continues to make significant strides in the procurement and construction process for the RapidSX™ REE demonstration-scale plant (\"Demo Plant\"). Figure 1 - A Sampling of the On-hand CDF Components and Construction EffortsTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1119/144493_2c74e7f394867ac8_001full.jpgThe final engineered layout of the Demo Plant takes up nearly all of the 5,000 square foot CDF. And the concept of building a plant within an existing building is the go-forward engineering process that the Team will replicate to create the first full-scale SMC within one of three designated Louisiana brownfield site[ii] facilities once the selection process is finalized. Figure 2 - Engineered Design of the Currently Under Construction 51-Stage RapidSX™ REE Demo PlantTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit...