Israeli Tech Company Selectree Makes Initial Gains In Its Proprietary Rare Earth Seperation Process 2026 08 19
Original announcement by miningweekly on
- Company
- SelectREE
- Ticker
- Unavailable
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Israel
- Primary commodity
- Rare earths
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-19 15:49:02 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Israeli technology company SelectREE has reported successful laboratory results using its proprietary electrochemical process to distinguish between individual rare earth elements. This development aims to provide a more modular and potentially less capital-intensive alternative to conventional solvent extraction methods.
Reasoning: The company has achieved a technical milestone by demonstrating repeatable electrochemical separation of four rare earth elements in a lab setting, providing a proof-of-concept for their proprietary technology.
Positive factors
- demonstrated element-specific electrochemical response
- repeatable laboratory results
- potential for modular/smaller footprint compared to solvent extraction
Negative factors
- results currently limited to laboratory scale
- has not yet been validated with real-world feed materials
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The results are explicitly described as laboratory work covering four elements over dozens of runs.
Evidence · text
“The company's laboratory work covered four elements over dozens of runs conducted over several weeks”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
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Identity
- Commodity
- rare_earths
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- electrochemical separation
- Sample
- laboratory work covering four elements over dozens of runs
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Successful demonstration of element-specific response in a lab environment.
Positive factors
- clear and repeatable element-specific electrochemical responses
Negative factors
- laboratory scale only
Evidence · text
“recorded in its latest laboratory results clear and repeatable element-specific electrochemical responses across its electrode systems”
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.