{"id":823247,"date":"2026-07-03T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=823247"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:02:02","slug":"9999997-nevada-silica-reserve-emerges-as-strategic-critical-mineral-us-feedstock-for-ai-chips-and-photonic-fiber-optics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/9999997-nevada-silica-reserve-emerges-as-strategic-critical-mineral-us-feedstock-for-ai-chips-and-photonic-fiber-optics_823247.html","title":{"rendered":"99.99997% Nevada Silica Reserve Emerges as Strategic Critical Mineral U.S. Feedstock for AI, Chips and Photonic Fiber Optics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nephi Barlow, Co\u2011CEO, examining 99.99997% SiO\u2082 strategic critical mineral underpinning pathways for semiconductor wafers, artificial\u2011intelligence infrastructure, defense systems, aerospace, advanced optics, photonics, crucibles and solar manufacturing. The mine\u2019s close proximity to U.S. manufacturing hubs contributes to a U.S. Strategic Geographic Clusters, strengthened supply resiliency.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Independent June 2026 laboratory testing confirms 99.99997% SiO\u2082\u20146N ultra-high-purity silica\u2014from Energy Point Minerals\u2019 Nevada project, establishing what the company believes is a new publicly documented global purity benchmark for silica and elevating this critical mineral to strategic purity levels for robotics, fiber optics and crucibles\u2014the core vessels required to manufacture fiber optics, a domain previously dominated by Spruce Pine.<\/div>\n

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – July 3, 2026 –<\/strong> Energy Point Minerals LLC is positioning Nevada at the center of a new strategic materials map for the United States after independent third\u2011party laboratory testing confirmed 6N ultra\u2011high\u2011purity silica—99.99997% SiO\u2082—from its flagship Nevada project. The company says the result establishes a new publicly documented global purity benchmark for naturally occurring, unprocessed silica and identifies a potentially consequential American source of advanced\u2011material feedstock at a time when Washington is focused on domestic mineral production, semiconductor resilience, artificial\u2011intelligence infrastructure and secure national\u2011defense supply chains.<\/p>\n

At 6N purity, the tested silica contains approximately one part per million of impurities, placing it in an ultra\u2011elite category historically associated with North Carolina’s Spruce Pine district, long recognized as the global reference point for high\u2011purity quartz. Energy Point’s independently confirmed Nevada result signals the emergence of a second strategically important American silica jurisdiction—and a domestic material capable of resetting expectations at the outer frontier of mineral purity.<\/p>\n

The Nevada project sits at the core of what the company describes as a Strategic Geographic Cluster: a western U.S. supply\u2011resiliency corridor linking Nevada mineral production with the rapidly expanding semiconductor manufacturing base in Arizona, Tesla’s Nevada operations, and major aerospace, solar, defense and advanced\u2011manufacturing markets across the Southwest. The site lies roughly 280 miles from the Arizona semiconductor corridor anchored by TSMC and Intel, placing ultra\u2011high\u2011purity silica within logistical reach of key chip\u2011fabrication and technology hubs.<\/p>\n

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Technical and legal foundations have advanced in parallel. The project is supported by a Regulation S\u2011K 1300 technical\u2011reporting framework and has entered the federal Mine Plan of Operations process, a key step for long\u2011term development on public lands. Geological characterization and mineral\u2011resource disclosure were led by independent Qualified Person Stephen L. McMillin, CPG, while a supporting legal opinion authored by Nevada attorney Evan J. Champa, Esq., a specialist in water rights and mining, reinforces the project’s regulatory credibility and multigenerational potential. Operationally, Energy Point is progressing representative sampling, reproducibility analysis, product qualification and lower\u2011impact processing pathways that emphasize recycled water, reduced chemical use, vinegar\u2011based washing and magnetic separation.<\/p>\n

“America’s next industrial era will be built not only on what we invent, but on the strategic materials beneath our feet,” said Jason Roe, Co\u2011Chief Executive Officer, board member and chief strategist. “Our objective is to develop a trademarked American 6N silica platform that strengthens semiconductor independence, supports AI and aerospace leadership, and demonstrates that national development and environmental stewardship can advance together.”<\/p>\n

Energy Point believes the discovery may establish Nevada as a new global center for ultra-high-purity silica, complementing America’s existing Spruce Pine industrial base and strengthening the secure domestic supply chains on which future technologies depend.<\/p>\n

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Nephi Barlow, Co\u2011CEO, examining 99.99997% SiO\u2082 strategic critical mineral underpinning pathways for semiconductor wafers, artificial\u2011intelligence infrastructure, defense systems, aerospace, advanced optics, photonics, crucibles and solar manufacturing. The mine\u2019s close proximity to U.S. manufacturing hubs contributes to a U.S. Strategic Geographic … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,426,445,411,416],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Finance","category-Financial-Market","category-Public-Affairs","category-Technology","category-World"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}