# Critical Metals Corp \(Nasdaq: CRML\) Achieves Breakthrough Tanbreez Heavy Rare Earth Results: >99% Dissolution of Eudialyte Concentrate Into 19 Ultra-High-Purity Rare Earth Products; Refinery Study Projects US$1.8–2.2b in Annual Refinery Revenue Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/critical-metals-corp-nasdaq-crml-achieves-breakthrough-tanbreez-heavy-rare-earth--8344bf88-557e-4b02-9fd0-16d1f07ce8be Original source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/16/3363176/0/en/critical-metals-corp-nasdaq-crml-achieves-breakthrough-tanbreez-heavy-rare-earth-results-99-dissolution-of-eudialyte-concentrate-into-19-ultra-high-purity-rare-earth-products-refin.html Publisher: globenewswire Original announcement: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-16T12:34:33.663Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-16T12:34:33.663Z - Company: Critical Metals Corp - Ticker: CRML - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Greenland - Primary commodity: Rare earth - Secondary commodities: Silica, Niobium, Tantalum, Dysprosium, Hafnium - Document categories: Metallurgy, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-16 12:34:34 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Critical Metals Corp has announced a breakthrough metallurgical process for its Tanbreez project, projecting >99% dissolution of eudialyte concentrate into high-purity rare earth products. The proposed Romanian refinery study projects annual revenues of US$1.8–2.2 billion and an NPV10 of US$4.5 billion, driven by both rare earths and high-purity silica by-products. Reasoning: The announcement details a breakthrough metallurgical process for eudialyte concentrate with high projected economic returns and significant byproduct value, though it remains in the preliminary modelling stage. - Positive factor: High projected revenue and NPV - Positive factor: Innovative silica recovery process - Positive factor: Significant byproduct value stream - Positive factor: High IRR and short payback period - Negative factor: Preliminary modelling and Class 4 estimate uncertainty - Negative factor: Subject to further engineering and metallurgical test work - Negative factor: High energy requirements Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **High Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: Reported >99% dissolution of eudialyte concentrate. Evidence · text > >99% Dissolution of Eudialyte Concentrate **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: The process is designed to recover high-purity silica as a significant revenue contributor. Evidence · text > Projected by-products include 25,670 tons per year of high purity SiO2 powder. **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("concentrate"\) **Single Domain Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established. Why it applies: only one composite was tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### multistage, mixed-acid leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/critical-metals-corp-nasdaq-crml-achieves-breakthrough-tanbreez-heavy-rare-earth--8344bf88-557e-4b02-9fd0-16d1f07ce8be#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Tanbreez · rare earth #### Identity - Project: Tanbreez - Commodity: rare earth - Region: greenland - Reported Region: Greenland - Ticker: CRML #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: multistage, mixed-acid leach - Processing Route: multistage, mixed-acid leach process operating at elevated temperatures, followed by cascading recovery steps - Sample: eudialyte concentrate #### Recovery - Recovery: 99 % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The reported >99% dissolution of eudialyte concentrate is an exceptional recovery metric for this complex mineralogy. - Positive factor: Extremely high dissolution rate \(>99%\) - Positive factor: Innovative multistage mixed-acid reactor design - Negative factor: Subject to further process validation - Negative factor: Preliminary modelling Evidence · text > >99% Dissolution of Eudialyte Concentrate Into 19 Ultra-High-Purity Rare Earth Products #### Tags used in scoring **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit ### off-gas recovery [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/critical-metals-corp-nasdaq-crml-achieves-breakthrough-tanbreez-heavy-rare-earth--8344bf88-557e-4b02-9fd0-16d1f07ce8be#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Tanbreez · silica #### Identity - Project: Tanbreez - Commodity: silica - Region: greenland - Reported Region: Greenland - Ticker: CRML #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: off-gas recovery - Processing Route: Complete silica recovery through off-gas recovery - Sample: eudialyte concentrate #### Recovery - Recovery: 99.99 % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The ability to recover 99.99% pure silica from a waste stream is a significant economic and environmental advantage. - Positive factor: High purity product \(99.99% SiO2\) - Positive factor: Significant revenue contributor Evidence · text > Complete silica recovery through off-gas recovery, designed to produce 99.99% SiO2 powder #### Tags used in scoring **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit ## 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.