DISTRITO DE SÍLICA DA BAHIA

A resposta de Homerun ao

Escassez global de sílica

The Belmonte Silica Sand District

Homerun is pleased to announce that on December 11 2023, the Company completed another significant milestone in its Strategic Plan with the execution of the signed Agreement between Homerun Resources and Companhia Baiana de Pesquisa Mineral (“CBPM” and the “CBPM Agreement”) detailing the terms regarding Homerun’s exclusive right to extract high purity silica sand sourced from CBPM’s concessions near Santa Maria Eterna, Belmonte, Bahia, Brazil. Companhia Baiana de Pesquisa Mineral is the mineral research and development company of the State of Bahia, Brazil.

Brian Leeners, CEO of Homerun stated, “We are extremely excited to have exclusive access to this incredibly high-grade HPQ silica sand supply in Bahia, Brazil and equally excited about our growing partnership with CBPM and the State of Bahia, which is the pivotal relationship in the extension of our business plan, from extraction through processing and on to end-use manufacturing. CBPM shares our vision that this amazing resource can be leveraged with environmentally sound development, that will bring long-term economic and social benefit to the people of Bahia.”

Under the CBPM Agreement, Homerun will pay an extraction royalty of R$50 (US$10.00) per tonne of extracted silica sand. Any of the extracted silica sand sold outside of Brazil will be subject to a further five percent (5%) gross sales royalty in addition to the above extraction royalty. Homerun will make minimum annual royalty payments corresponding to the sale of a minimum annual production of twelve thousand (12,000) tons of processed sand. In addition to the above.

* CEO Brian Leeners at signing ceremony announcing the partnership with Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues

* Homerun team in the Santa Maria Eterna Formation in Bahia, Brazil.

Homerun Secures Supply and Processing Partnership

Homerun secured a partnership with largest silica company in Brazil for supply and processing of the high purity silica sands originating from the Belmonte Silica District. This partnership is a key element of Phase 2 of the Company’s Business Plan Roadmap, and in line with the commitment under its partnership with Companhia Baiana de Pesquisa Mineral (CBPM), within the scope of the 40-year lease agreement between the parties. Securing the Partner’s services is a fundamental cornerstone for the execution of the Company’s logistics plan to cashflow.

Both Homerun and the Partner have assets under ownership or control in the Belmonte Silica District.

  • The Partner has a silica sand processing facility with dry processing capabilities.
  • The Partner has the capacity to invest capital quickly in upgrading its processing capabilities.


The Partner and Homerun are willing to cooperate within two modalities: 

  • Services for the extraction and processing of Homerun silica sand (100%), where the Partner executes processing as a Service Provider.
  • The Partner will charge a service fee to Homerun per tonne of silica sand
Belmonte Sampling

* Drilling and sampling from Homerun’s MRE

Extensive third-party testing verifies and demonstrates that the raw silica sand grade averages +99.8% SiO2 and contains very low levels of impurities. *The Company will initiate further testing on the reduction of residual impurities after standard processing, through a combination of thermal application and acid leaching, to upgrade the current raw silica sand to higher grade HPQ.

Homerun Resources
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*A areia de quartzo de alta pureza do Santa Maria Eterna formation é um recurso de minério promissor. Provavelmente foi formado por precipitação de sílica de ambiente marinho, gerando um minério com baixíssimo teor de impurezas. O recurso é notavelmente homogêneo e viável como matéria-prima para produção de vidro de sílica e tem se mostrado adequado para diversas aplicações.

O Distrito de Areia Sílica da Bahia

Os portos próximos permitem armazenamento econômico e envio para clientes no Brasil e em todo o mundo.

  • Os portos têm capacidades imediatas para armazenamento e transporte de produtos em grande tonelagem. Ilhéus será o principal porto graneleiro, enquanto Aratu será um porto graneleiro e de contêineres. 
  • Complexo Logístico Intermodal Porto Sul, está em construção um porto de águas profundas na cidade de Ilhéus, na Bahia. A previsão é que o Porto Sul esteja operacional até 2027. O projeto será composto por um porto público com terminais para movimentação de cargas, e um terminal de uso privado, exclusivo para exportação de minério de ferro da Bahía Mineração (Bamin) onde serão utilizados apenas 60 % da capacidade operacional. Espera-se que o porto público opere com uma capacidade nominal de exportação de 75Mt/ano e uma capacidade de importação de 5Mt/ano. A previsão é que o porto tenha capacidade para receber navios de até 260m de comprimento e 15m de calado.
  • Ferrovia FIOL 1 está em construção no Estado da Bahia e deverá estar operacional até 2026. Terá capacidade para movimentar 60 milhões de toneladas de carga anualmente. A BAMIN utilizará 40% desta capacidade, deixando o volume restante para outras empresas.
  1. Ilhéus, Brasil Porto
  2. Aratu – Camaçari, Brasil Porto e instalações de materiais planejadas
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