Comstock (LODE) has connected and tested the robotic loading machinery and conveyor belts at its new solar panel recycling plant that is expected to recycle 100,000 tons per year, the company said Tuesday.

Initial trials demonstrated that the automated equipment surpassed maximum design capacity estimates by 10%, and the company plans to begin continuous production by August, the company said.

Shares of the company were up nearly 11% in Tuesday premarket activity.