Quartz ore bodies and quartzites are the source of elemental silicon (Si). Depending on the raw quartz silicon high content (95% to >99% SiO2), and trace contaminants, a purified HPQ have different industrial uses. The elements, boron (B) and phosphorous (P), are the most important contaminants to remove from the quartz intended for high-tech/ultra pure uses (photovoltaic or electronic).

Early surface sample testing has already yielded high quality high purity quartz sand results, indicating promising potential for achieving even higher purity levels deeper within the deposit. This is supported by Dorfner Anzaplan report (June 2021) that suggest drilling campaigns to select under surface samples to conduct new purification testing that could reach or even surpass Iota standard.

Different avenues are open to exploit a high purity quartz deposit. In the last decades, high-tech applications using enriched high purity quartz sand have evolved and the global supply does not follow the demand. United States, is the most important producers of HPQ sand.