Texas Rare Earth Resources Confirms Possibility of Heap Leaching Round Top Rock

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (OTCQX:TRER) announced that they have confirmed the possibility of heap leaching Round Top rock.

As quoted in the press release:

These results verify our internal data and demonstrate that it is possible to achieve reasonably high recoveries of many of the heavy rare earth elements contained at Round Top and, in particular, our high-value heavy rare earth elements, Dysprosium and Yttrium. The recovery of 51% of the contained uranium also holds potential to add another by-product revenue stream to our potential operation.

Texas Rare Earth Resources’ CEO, Dan Gorski, said:

The high recoveries of the target heavy rare earth elements in a relatively short leaching time and the low percentage of fines generated during crushing encourage us to continue research on the possibility of heap leaching Round Top rock. The lack of significant fine (<100 micron) material gives rise to the possibility of leach solutions being able to efficiently penetrate and drain from this crushed rock on a leach pad. Work to optimize crush size, acid strength and leach time continues.

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