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Comstock Metals recently announced the completion of the critical commissioning stages of its demonstration-scale production facility in Silver Springs.

Corrado De Gasperis, executive chairman and chief executive officer, expressed his satisfaction with the commissioning.

“Comstock Metals crossed the first finish line with a successful commissioning of our first, zero-landfill, closed-loop solar panel recycling facility producing three distinct, renewable products from end-of-life solar panels,” said De Gasperis. “Our unit economics are highly attractive with better than expected decontamination and conditioning cycle times.”

The facility receives solar PV panel waste and safely eliminates laminates, plastic, and binders, separating valuable materials for sale and reuse. The zero-landfill solution ensures responsible disposal of all residual materials, including silica, glass, steel, copper, and mineral-rich fines.

Meanwhile, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto recently toured the solar panel recycling facility.

“This brand-new facility is a vital first step to keeping thousands of solar panels out of landfills each year while creating jobs and growing rural Nevada’s economy,” Masto said. “Nevada is leading the way in sustainability and innovation, and I’ll continue to do everything I can to support our state’s booming clean energy economy.”

Last year, Cortez Masto helped Comstock Fuels secure a $2 million taxpayer-funded grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help Comstock Fuels research biofuel production at another facility in Nevada.