Homerun Resources Inc. Engages Minerali Industriali Engineering for Engineering and CAPEX Development of a Primary Silica Sand Processing Plant
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Homerun Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- HMR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Bahia, Brazil
- Primary commodity
- Silica
- Secondary commodities
- Antimony
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 22:51:48 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Homerun Resources has engaged Minerali Industriali Engineering (MIE) to design a 350,000 tonnes per year primary silica sand processing plant at its Santa Maria Eterna deposit in Brazil. This Phase 1 project aims to produce +99.9% SiO2 (3N) industrial grade silica to supply both industrial customers and the company's own solar glass manufacturing facility.
Reasoning: The engagement of MIE to design a 350,000 tpy plant represents a significant move toward vertical integration and commercialization of the SME silica deposit.
Positive factors
- Engagement of specialized engineering firm (MIE)
- Clear phased development strategy (3N, 4N, 5N)
- Vertical integration towards solar glass manufacturing
- Existing BFS for downstream facility provides infrastructure head start
Negative factors
- Project is in the engineering/CAPEX development stage, not yet operational
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
physical purification (washing, grading, sieving, attrition scrubbing, classification, and drying)Santa Maria Eterna (SME) · silicaHead Grade: 99.9Head Grade Unit: % SiO₂View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Santa Maria Eterna (SME)
- Commodity
- silica
- Region
- brazil
- Reported Region
- Bahia, Brazil
- Ticker
- HMR
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- physical purification (washing, grading, sieving, attrition scrubbing, classification, and drying)
- Sample
- Phase 1 primary physical purification plant
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 99.9
- Head Grade Unit
- % SiO₂
Lab
- Consultant
- Minerali Industriali Engineering Srl
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The plant is designed to produce high-purity 3N grade silica sand.
Positive factors
- Targeting high-purity 3N grade
How Atlas produces this analysis
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