Oct. 13, 2018 - MGX Minerals Inc. announced it has received an independent evaluation and report regarding potential applications of quartzite material originating from its Gibraltar Silica Property.

A one-ton sample of quartzite was shipped to an independent lab Dorfner Anzaplan, in Germany, for mineralogical analyses through X-ray diffraction analysis, chemical analyses through X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, grain size distribution, mineral processing analysis, automated optical sorting, and thermal stability testing. The sample was crushed and screened into fractions between 20–120 mm for evaluation of applicability of these fractions as feedstock for metallurgical-grade silicon production.

Results indicate that the material, after comminution and classification fraction, is of high initial purity (99.5 wt.-%), making the fraction chemically suitable as medium quality feedstock material for metallurgical-grade silicon production.

MGX operates three silicon projects in southeastern British Columbia- Koot, Wonah, and Gibraltar.