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ChemX Materials Limited (ASX:CMX) (ChemX or the Company), an Australian high purity critical materials company, is pleased to present its September 2024 quarterly report. The Company is developing its 100%- owned, HiPurA® process to produce High Purity Alumina (HPA) in Perth, Western Australia along with its High Purity Manganese (HPM) Project on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
- Pilot Plant Commissioning progress at 95%
- HiPurA® HPA New Zealand Patent Granted
- R&D refund advance from Radium capital
Pilot Plant Commissioning progress at 95%
ChemX previously announced the successful commissioning of the Pilot Plant Leach module in Q2 CY2024, and this remains in a state of operational readiness. Delays were experienced in the construction of the Solvent Extraction (SX) module due to longer than expected lead times on key process equipment and delivery of critical electrical infrastructure.
During this period in parallel, ChemX has progressed increased safety measures including:
- Completion of double containment bunding installations and additional double walled storage vessels
- Development of enhanced safety systems supporting integrated wireless control with interlocks, alarms, and automated shutdown/startup procedures
- Development of enhanced control capabilities for optimisation of key process parameters including historization and online trend analysis
The above initiatives deliver improved safety layers with regard to solvent extraction (SX) area management and provide key inventory hold points within the process where purity may be quantitatively verified against expected elemental purity before processing further.
These cost saving measures negate unnecessary processing of sub-standard interim process batches, build towards key commercial plant design considerations, and unlock advanced process optimisation capabilities.
Figure 1 – ChemX Team pictured alongside the HiPurA® SX electrical control cabinets following successful installation
Chief Executive Officer, Peter Lee commented:
"Unfortunate delays experienced within key process equipment deliveries and electrical infrastructure works were disappointing for ChemX. Working closely with key vendors we advanced in parallel other modules of the Pilot Plant to achieve operational readiness status.”
“Electrical infrastructure installation now determines the critical path for commissioning of the HiPurA® HPA Pilot Plant and ChemX is working with its contractor and suppliers to ensure this delivered as soon as possible.”
“The company has increased investment in enhanced process safety and control systems to support permitting of the various licenses linked to commissioning of the HiPurA® Pilot Plant processes.”
“A key advantage of the patented HiPurA® process is that it is not tied to mine development and related approvals and can be readily deployed in suitable jurisdictions close to key markets and customers such as the United States, Korea and Japan.”
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