# PR1: PR1 Targets Quantum REE as ORNL Work Advances to Next Phase

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pr1-pr1-targets-quantum-ree-as-ornl-work-advances-to-next-phase--31aebb49-ed49-4a65-bda2-71f7021ae949

Original source: https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&idsId=03143190

Publisher: asx

Original announcement: 2026-09-23T22:57:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-23T23:03:26.381Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-23T23:03:26.381Z

- Company: Pure Resources Limited

- Ticker: PR1

- Exchange: ASX

- Region: Western Australia

- Primary commodity: Rare earth

- Secondary commodities: Graphite

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-23 23:03:27 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Pure Resources Limited has announced that its rare earth recovery programme with Oak Ridge National Laboratory \(ORNL\) has advanced to the phase characterisation of reaction products. The programme scope has been expanded to include heavy and minor rare earths used in quantum computing and defence applications, though no quantified recovery figures or grades were disclosed.

Reasoning: The announcement provides a strategic update on a metallurgical partnership with ORNL, advancing to phase characterisation, but lacks any quantitative assay or recovery data.

- Positive factor: Strategic partnership with ORNL

- Positive factor: Expansion of scope to include high-value quantum computing REEs

- Positive factor: Progress to phase characterisation of reaction products

- Negative factor: Work remains laboratory-scale and qualitative

- Negative factor: No quantified recovery figures or grades reported

- Negative factor: Process details and reagents are confidential

Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Bench Scale Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.

Why it applies: The release explicitly states work remains laboratory-scale and preliminary.

Evidence · text

> Work remains laboratory-scale, preliminary and qualitative.

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: The metallurgical work is limited to characterisation of reaction products from garnet without broader domain variability testing reported.

Evidence · text

> identify the phases present in the reaction products generated from Garnet Hills garnet

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### laboratory-scale

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pr1-pr1-targets-quantum-ree-as-ornl-work-advances-to-next-phase--31aebb49-ed49-4a65-bda2-71f7021ae949#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Garnet Hills Project · rare earth

#### Identity

- Project: Garnet Hills Project
- Commodity: rare earth
- Region: australia\_wa
- Reported Region: Western Australia
- Ticker: PR1

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: laboratory-scale
- Sample: Garnet Hills garnet

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The project is moving from proof-of-concept to phase characterisation.

- Positive factor: Advancement in research phase

Evidence · text

> ORNL has progressed the programme to the characterisation of the reaction products generated by the process.

## 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.