Eclipse Metals Limited (EPMFF) Gronnedal Testwork Supports NdPr Beneficiation Pathway
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Eclipse Metals Limited
- Ticker
- EPM
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Greenland
- Primary commodity
- Rare earth elements
- Secondary commodities
- Neodymium, Praseodymium, Strontium, Gallium, Iron ore
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-09-03 00:17:50 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Eclipse Metals has released encouraging mineralogical testwork results from its Gronnedal Project in Greenland, conducted by ALS Metallurgy. The analysis shows that the majority of NdPr is hosted in specific REE-bearing mineral groups with sufficient surface exposure to support upcoming flotation beneficiation trials.
Reasoning: The mineralogical analysis provides a strong technical basis for upcoming flotation and leaching tests by confirming NdPr is hosted in recoverable mineral groups with good surface exposure.
Positive factors
- High mineralogical deportment of NdPr into target mineral groups
- Favourable surface exposure for flotation
- Successful preliminary density and magnetic separation results
- Identification of clear beneficiation pathway
Negative factors
- Results are mineralogical/deportment only, not actual flotation recoveries
- Requires further testing to confirm commercial viability
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The study focuses on beneficiation via flotation and physical separation.
Evidence · text
“The next phase of work will evaluate flotation”
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: The document references the updated MRE announced on 29 April 2026.
Evidence · text
“The updated MRE, announced on 29 April 2026”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
mineralogical analysisrare earth elementsRecovery: 83.4 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- rare earth elements
- Ticker
- EPM
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- mineralogical analysis
- Sample
- four composite samples from the Ivigtut Project
Recovery
- Recovery
- 83.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- theoretical
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High deportment of value metals into target mineral groups provides a strong basis for beneficiation.
Positive factors
- 87.5% to 94.3% of NdPr hosted in identified REE-bearing mineral groups
Evidence · text
“87.5% to 94.3% of contained neodymium and praseodymium is hosted in identified REE-bearing mineral groups”
density and magnetic separationrare earth elementsRecovery: 70 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- rare earth elements
- Ticker
- EPM
Test Work
- Test Type
- density and magnetic separation
- Sample
- Composite 2 (combined density and magnetic steps)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 70 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Preliminary physical separation shows potential to significantly upgrade the ore before leaching.
Positive factors
- 70% TREE recovery with 1.3 upgrade factor
Evidence · text
“combined density and magnetic steps could remove 39% of total mass while recovering about 70% of the TREEs, producing an upgrade factor of 1.3”
Fact 3rare earth elementsView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- rare earth elements
- Ticker
- EPM
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Large scale resource but mostly in the Inferred category.
Positive factors
- Large scale resource
Negative factors
- Predominantly Inferred
Evidence · text
“Gronnedal Mineral Resource Estimate is 208 Mt at 0.72% TREO, comprising approximately 6 Mt Indicated and 202 Mt Inferred”
Fact 4rare earth elementsView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- rare earth elements
- Ticker
- EPM
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard indicated portion of the resource.
Evidence · text
“comprising approximately 6 Mt Indicated”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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