Ucore Rare Metals Commissions Design and Construction of SuperLig-One Pilot Plant

Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV:UCU) has commissioned the design and construction of a pilot plant based on Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT). The plant will test MRT separation of rare earth elements at a bulk scale.
As quoted in the press release:

Ucore has contracted with IBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. of American Fork, Utah (“IBC”) for the design and construction of the Plant, targeting completion before the end of 2015. The test unit, with the project name “SuperLig®-One”, will be constructed at IBC. Once complete, the test unit will then be relocated to a third party facility for an independent review of pilot scale test procedures.

Ucore president and CEO, Jim McKenzie, said:

We anticipate that the SuperLig®-One unit will be a high-value asset for Ucore. The intention is for the unit to be a test mule, capable of accepting Pregnant Leach Solution (“PLS”) and bulk concentrates from multiple prospective REE feedstock locations around the world. Ucore confirms that it has entered into agreements with various REE feedstock providers, and will be securing test material from a variety of locations over the next 6 months as construction is under way. One high priority source of pilot scale test material will be the Bokan-Dotson Ridge Project in South East Alaska.

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