Highlights: ASM produces 0.76kg of heavy rare earth metal dysprosium (Dy) Dysprosium assay – 99.6% Metallisation process proven for the Dubbo Project’s key permanent magnet rare earth products (dysprosium, praseodymium and neodymium) ASM, through its partner Ziron Technology Corporation (Ziron Tech), has successfully produced high purity dysprosium (Dy) metal in its laboratory at the Ziron…
Highlights: ASM has produced 9kg of Neodymium Praseodymium (NdPr) alloy at commercial pilot plant in Korea The NdPr assayed 99.65% ASM progressing the production of 200kg of NdPr metal as part of an initiative between Ziron Tech and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) to produce a 600kg sample of permanent magnets for Korean…
Highlights: ASM to acquire a 95% interest in joint venture partner Ziron Technology Corporation (Ziron Tech) ASM to acquire the ownership of all associated intellectual property including patented metal-refining technology Ziron Tech team will continue development of metallisation technology within ASM ASM has entered into a binding heads of agreement (HOA) to acquire 95% of…
Highlights: High purity titanium (Ti) metal 20.8kg produced assaying 99.83% Innovative metals process confirms 70% lower energy consumption Ziron Tech optimisation increase metal efficiency by 50% Significant environmental benefits of innovative metal process confirmed ASM’s joint venture (JV) has produced 20.8kg of high purity titanium metal (99.83%) confirming the energy usage at approximately 30% of…
ASM’s results for the financial year ended 30 June 2020 can be downloaded below. The principal activities during the course of the year were mineral evaluation activities for the Dubbo Project, a large in‐ground resource of zirconium, hafnium, niobium and rare earth elements. ASM’s subsidiaries include Australian Strategic Materials (Holdings) Limited that continues to focus…
Highlights: Praseodymium metal successfully produced at Korean pilot plant Commercial pilot plant produces 5.3 kg Pr metal assaying 99.3 % Confirmation of patented metal production method for permanent magnet metals Forward plan for Commercial Pilot Plant production of Neodymium / Praseodymium and Dysprosium metal in August ASM’s joint venture has produced high purity praseodymium metal…
Highlights Titanium metal successfully produced through electro-refining process. Commercial pilot plant produces 9.16kg Ti metal powder assaying 99.83%. Confirmation of patented metal production method. Forward plan for Commercial Pilot Plant Dysprosium, Praseodymium and Zirconium metal in August. ASM’s joint venture partner has produced high purity (99.83%) titanium metal powder through its new electro-refining process at…
Highlights: Successful production of 7.6 kg of neodymium metal Assay confirms neodymium produced is at 99.8% purity Metal purity is higher than typically traded neodymium metal Validation of the patented carbon-free metallisation technology for rare earth metals ASM’s Korean JV partner, Ziron Tech, has successfully completed the first production run of neodymium (Nd) metal in…
Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK) has announced that the in specie distribution and transfer of Australian Strategic Materials Limited (ASX: ASM) shares to Alkane Eligible Shareholders and the Sale Agent, completed yesterday, in line with the timetable detailed in the Demerger Booklet released to the ASX on 17 June 2020. The total number of ASM shares…
Highlights: Subsequent run of pilot plant produces another 22kg of titanium metal alloy This test run confirms this patented metal production method uses up to 50% less energy than current commercial production methods Electrorefining process to produce high purity (99.9%) titanium metal progressing with results expected in August ASM’s Joint Venture (JV) with Korean R&D…