Sunrise Resources Plc (LON:SRES) has completed bulk sampling for commercial-scale trials at its CS pozzolan-perlite project in Nevada.
100 tons of natural pozzolan has been mined and supplied to a potentially large customer for commercial-scale testing.
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Eight tons of perlite has been mined for testing pursuant to a marketing memorandum of understanding signed earlier this year with a potential customer. Meanwhile, the contract has now been awarded to SGS for processing perlite bulk sample to horticultural perlite grades. Internal mine planning work has also been completed and a contract awarded to SRK Consulting to prepare mine designs for inclusion in the company's permit applications.
"This phase of bulk sampling marks an important transition from exploration, bench-scale testing and smaller scale customer trials to commercial-scale testing and market development,” said executive chairman Patrick Cheetham.
“This is progressing hand-in-hand with mine design, plant design and mine permitting."