Homerun Resources Inc. Confirms Optimized +4N Purification Plant Pathway and Advances CAPEX Configurations for the SME High-Purity Silica
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Homerun Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- HMR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Bahia, Brazil
- Primary commodity
- Silica
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 20:51:47 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Homerun Resources has confirmed that calcination followed by acid leaching is the preferred pathway to produce +4N high-purity silica at its Santa Maria Eterna project. The company is now advancing CAPEX studies for two configurations, including a hybrid model that integrates an Enduring Energy Storage system.
Reasoning: The company has successfully identified a preferred metallurgical pathway (calcination + acid leaching) to reach +4N purity, de-risking the technical route for their high-value silica products.
Positive factors
- Confirmed preferred purification pathway
- Integration of energy storage with processing
- Strategic partnership with Anzaplan and NLR
Negative factors
- CAPEX configurations still in development
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process involves acid leaching and thermal treatment, characteristic of a mill/concentrator circuit.
Evidence · text
“calcination (thermal treatment) followed by acid leaching”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
calcination followed by acid leachingsilicaView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silica
- Ticker
- HMR
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- calcination followed by acid leaching
- Processing Route
- calcination (thermal treatment) followed by acid leaching
- Sample
- raw silica sand thermally pre-treated at 1,000°C
Lab
- Laboratory
- Dorfner Anzaplan GmbH
- Consultant
- Dorfner Anzaplan GmbH
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Test work confirmed the technical viability of the calcination + acid leaching route for high-purity output.
Positive factors
- Confirmed pathway for +4N purity
Evidence · text
“the preferred pathway for processing to +99.99% SiO₂ (+4N) silica... is calcination (thermal treatment) followed by acid leaching”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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