# Elevate reports results from U-pgrade pilot plant in Namibia

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/elevate-reports-results-from-u-pgrade-pilot-plant-in-namibia--d56c7b96-7e01-4c6e-8334-e7665c07a57a

Original source: https://www.miningweekly.com/article/elevate-reports-results-from-u-pgrade-pilot-plant-in-namibia-2026-08-31

Publisher: miningweekly

Original announcement: 2026-08-31T14:33:29.892Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Elevate Uranium

- Ticker: ASX\|Elevate-Uranium

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Namibia

- Primary commodity: Uranium

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-31 14:35:22 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Elevate Uranium reported successful operational updates from its U-pgrade pilot plant at the Marenica project in Namibia. The process achieved an 88% mass rejection and 79% uranium recovery, confirming historical bench-scale results and enabling a simpler acid leach route.

Reasoning: The pilot plant results confirm the technical viability of the U-pgrade process, specifically regarding mass rejection and recovery, while demonstrating a significant metallurgical advantage by removing calcite.

- Positive factor: Mass rejection performance in line with design basis

- Positive factor: Uranium recovery matches historical bench-scale expectations

- Positive factor: Calcite flotation enables simpler, lower-cost acid leach route

- Positive factor: Pilot plant successfully translating bench-scale results

- Negative factor: Pilot plant operating challenges due to low volumetric flows

Facts used in scoring: 3

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The process involves flotation and acid leaching stages.

Evidence · text

> Calcite flotation \(Stage 4\) has removed the carbonate mineral that would preclude acid leaching, thereby allowing a simpler acid leach route

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 79% uranium recovery is reported for the pilot plant stages.

Evidence · text

> Uranium recovery of 79% is reported using Stages 1 to 4

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (3)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/elevate-reports-results-from-u-pgrade-pilot-plant-in-namibia--d56c7b96-7e01-4c6e-8334-e7665c07a57a#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

uranium

#### Identity

- Commodity: uranium
- Ticker: ASX\|Elevate-Uranium

#### Test Work

- Sample: Marenica ore \(Stages 1 to 4\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 79 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 89
- Head Grade Unit: ppm

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 79% recovery is consistent with previous bench-scale testing.

- Positive factor: Recovery in line with historical expectations

Evidence · text

> Uranium recovery of 79% is reported using Stages 1 to 4, in line with expectations from historical bench-scale testing.

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/elevate-reports-results-from-u-pgrade-pilot-plant-in-namibia--d56c7b96-7e01-4c6e-8334-e7665c07a57a#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

uranium

#### Identity

- Commodity: uranium
- Ticker: ASX\|Elevate-Uranium

#### Test Work

- Sample: Marenica ore \(Stages 1 to 4\)

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 590
- Head Grade Unit: ppm

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The ore was successfully upgraded from 89 ppm to 590 ppm.

- Positive factor: Significant grade upgrade from head grade

Evidence · text

> Marenica ore was upgraded from a head grade of 89 ppm uranium to 590 ppm uranium using Stages 1 to 4.

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/elevate-reports-results-from-u-pgrade-pilot-plant-in-namibia--d56c7b96-7e01-4c6e-8334-e7665c07a57a#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

uranium

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: uranium
- Ticker: ASX\|Elevate-Uranium

#### Test Work

- Sample: Stage 5 \(historical bench-scale testing\)

#### Recovery

- Conc. Grade: 4240
- Conc. Grade Unit: ppm

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This is a restatement of historical bench-scale results for Stage 5.

Evidence · text

> Stage 5, which achieved a final concentrate grade of about 4 240 ppm uranium during bench-scale testing

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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