Homerun Resources Inc. Thermal Pre-Treatment with Acid Leaching Produces Plus 4N Silica Sand Supporting Bulk Sample Distribution and Advanced Materials Development
Original announcement by newsfile on
- Company
- Homerun Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- HMR
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Bahia, Brazil
- Primary commodity
- Silica
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-27 12:03:52 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Homerun Resources has successfully produced +4N (99.99%) purity silica sand through a 2-hour thermal pre-treatment and acid leaching process. The purified material, containing only 81 ppm impurities, has been shipped to prospective customers and research partners for qualification.
Reasoning: The test-work successfully demonstrated a high-purity (+4N) silica product using an optimized, low-energy thermal and acid leaching route, which is a critical milestone for commercialization.
Positive factors
- Successful production of +4N (99.99%) purity silica
- Low impurity levels (81 ppm) achieved with minimal heating duration
- Demonstrated reproducibility of processing at scale
- Bulk samples shipped for customer qualification
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process involves thermal pre-treatment and acid leaching, which are part of a processing plant/mill flowsheet.
Evidence · text
“Thermal Pre-Treatment with Acid Leaching”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
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Identity
- Commodity
- silica
- Ticker
- HMR
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- thermal pre-treatment followed by acid leaching
- Processing Route
- 2-hour thermal pre-treatment followed by acid leaching
- Sample
- bulk purified silica material (+99.99% SiO2) via 2-hour thermal pre-treatment and acid leaching
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 99.99
- Conc. Grade Unit
- % SiO2
Lab
- Laboratory
- Dorfner Anzaplan GmbH
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Achieving 99.99% purity with low impurities (81 ppm) via a short 2-hour thermal cycle is a significant technical success.
Positive factors
- High purity achieved (+4N)
- Low impurity level (81 ppm)
Evidence · text
“successfully produced bulk purified silica material (+99.99% SiO2)”
thermal pre-treatment followed by acid leachingsilicaView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silica
- Ticker
- HMR
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- thermal pre-treatment followed by acid leaching
- Processing Route
- 2-hour thermal pre-treatment followed by acid leaching
- Sample
- impurities in purified silica
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 81
- Conc. Grade Unit
- ppm
Lab
- Laboratory
- Dorfner Anzaplan GmbH
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 81 ppm impurities is a very low level for silica purification processes.
Positive factors
- Low impurity count (81 ppm)
Evidence · text
“delivered the lowest overall impurities at 81 ppm”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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