Scalable Silica Purification Plant in Belmonte, Brazil
KEY POINTS:
Initial 120,000 tonnes per year gross capacity with significant expansion capability.
To be built in Belmonte, Brazil proximal to Homerun’s silica sand resources.
Producing Homerun Ultra-Pure silica sand product with less than 100ppm of impurities.
Homerun’s silica sand has already achieved >99.99% Si02.
Dorfner Anzaplan to perform final calcination and leaching test work to identify streamlined pathways to >99.99% Si02
COMPLETED:
Purification test work completed through NREL (US Department of Energy).
Purification test work completed through UC Davis. Scalable unitized block commercial plant design in process and will be complimentary to this purification plant for specialized advanced material creation.
Ongoing customer solicitation and engagement for >99.99% Si02 product.
Samples of >99.99% Si02 product have been shipped to interested parties.
IN PROCESS:
Land grant from Government
CAPEX estimate by Anzaplan
Permitting for development
Financing and construction
Pending successful completion of the above, Homerun is targeting potential production before end of 2025 or early Q1 2026.