CNQ: CNQ's ATA & MBIX Adopted in Aura Energy's Tiris Uranium BFS
Original announcement by asx on
- Company
- Clean TeQ Water Limited
- Ticker
- CNQ
- Exchange
- ASX
- Region
- Mauritania
- Primary commodity
- Uranium
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-10-16 05:04:09 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Clean TeQ Water's ATA® and MBIX technologies have been adopted in Aura Energy's Bankable Feasibility Study for the Tiris Uranium Project in Mauritania. The company has been contracted to deliver its scope for an upcoming pilot plant program in late 2026.
Reasoning: The adoption of proprietary technologies in a BFS for a major uranium project is a significant commercial milestone for a technology provider, despite the lack of current binding supply contracts.
Positive factors
- Technology adoption in a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS)
- High bench-scale uranium recovery (97.8%)
- Improved dewatering efficiency (up to 79% solids)
- Pilot plant contract secured
Negative factors
- No binding commercial arrangements for supply or licensing yet
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 97.8% uranium recovery in bench-scale tests is exceptional.
Evidence · text
“recovered up to 97.8% of the soluble uranium”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The reported high recovery is based on bench-scale wash tests rather than pilot or commercial scale.
Evidence · text
“Bench-scale counter-current wash tests recovered up to 97.8%”
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
counter-current washTiris Uranium Project · uraniumRecovery: 97.8 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tiris Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- mauritania
- Reported Region
- Mauritania
- Ticker
- CNQ
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- counter-current wash
- Sample
- bench-scale counter-current wash tests
Recovery
- Recovery
- 97.8 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 97.8% recovery is an exceptional result for bench-scale washing tests.
Positive factors
- High recovery rate
Evidence · text
“Bench-scale counter-current wash tests recovered up to 97.8% of the soluble uranium”
dewateringTiris Uranium Project · uraniumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tiris Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- mauritania
- Reported Region
- Mauritania
- Ticker
- CNQ
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- dewatering
- Sample
- residue from ATA® dewatering
Reagents
- Reagent Notes
- residue reporting at approximately 67% solids, rising to 78 to 79% with vibration-assisted dewatering
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Achieving up to 79% solids is a strong dewatering result for clay-rich uranium ores.
Positive factors
- High solids content achieved
Evidence · text
“residue reporting at approximately 67% solids, rising to 78 to 79% with vibration-assisted dewatering”
How Atlas produces this analysis
Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.