# Homerun Resources Inc. and UC Davis Produce Fused Silica Glass from SME Silica Sand Using Fast Joule Heating and File Patent Application for Femtosecond Silica Purification Process Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa--7c131bbf-e991-402f-b70c-754d87c9f29d Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/HMR/news/7065807395893479/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-03-10T12:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Homerun Resources Inc. - Ticker: HMR - Exchange: TSX - Region: Bahia, Brazil - Primary commodity: Silica - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-08-21 01:20:21 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Homerun Resources and UC Davis have successfully produced fused silica glass from the company's SME silica sand using a one-step Fast Joule Heating \(FJH\) process. The company has also filed a patent application for a femtosecond laser-based purification process that increases silica purity from 99.75% to over 99.99%. Reasoning: The announcement details a successful technological milestone in processing silica sand into high-value fused silica glass using a novel, reagent-free method, though it remains at the bench scale and lacks independent verification. - Positive factor: Successful bench-scale production of fused silica glass - Positive factor: One-step thermoelectric process \(FJH\) avoids chemical reagents - Positive factor: Significant purity improvement reported \(99.75% to +99.99%\) - Positive factor: New patent application filed - Negative factor: Results have not been independently verified - Negative factor: Testing is currently at bench scale Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Free Milling** Polarity: positive Definition: Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation. Why it applies: The FJH process is described as a direct conversion without chemical reagents, implying simple processing of the raw sand. Evidence · text > can be converted directly into fused silica glass without chemical reagents **Bench Scale Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work. Why it applies: The successful FJH testing was explicitly stated to be at bench scale. Evidence · text > These tests demonstrate, at bench scale ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### bench scale [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa--7c131bbf-e991-402f-b70c-754d87c9f29d#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) silica #### Identity - Commodity: silica - Ticker: HMR #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: bench scale - Processing Route: one-step thermoelectric Fast Joule Heating \(FJH\) - Sample: SME silica sand via Fast Joule Heating \(FJH\) process #### Lab - Laboratory: UC Davis #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Successful demonstration of a novel, reagent-free processing route at bench scale. - Positive factor: Direct conversion to fused silica glass - Positive factor: No chemical reagents used - Positive factor: No polluting waste stream - Negative factor: Bench scale only - Negative factor: Not independently verified Evidence · text > successfully produced fused silica glass from raw silica sand using a one-step thermoelectric Fast Joule Heating \("FJH"\) process ### laser treatment [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/homerun-resources-inc-and-uc-davis-produce-fused-silica-glass-from-sme-silica-sa--7c131bbf-e991-402f-b70c-754d87c9f29d#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) silica #### Identity - Commodity: silica - Ticker: HMR #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: laser treatment - Processing Route: femtosecond laser ablation - Sample: purification via femtosecond laser ablation #### Recovery - Head Grade: 99.75 - Head Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Demonstrates significant purity improvement through a novel laser-based method. - Positive factor: Purity increase from 99.75% to +99.99% - Positive factor: Eliminates hazardous chemicals - Negative factor: Not independently verified Evidence · text > purity increasing from 99.75% to +99.99% ## 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.