RE:GraphiteGoofThis one again comes under misinformation.
Graphite : By jumbo I assume you mean large flake.
Quotes:
Lac Knife: “The concentrate will grade 97.8% Graphitic Carbon (Cg) on average for a 25-year open pit mine life based on current open pit reserves. All graphite concentrate produced with flakes larger than 200 mesh contain more than 98% Cg.”
A revised Feasibility study is due any day now. Let’s revisit this then. BTW what is the grade of the NGC deposit (4-5%).
Lac Tetepisca: “Preliminary metallurgical characterization of a 10kg composite sample achieved a carbon content averaging 94.7% total carbon (Ct) for all flake above 200 mesh, including 97.7% Ct for plus 80 mesh flake — a quality that is critical to the lithium-ion battery market. The concentrate was produced by only a three-stage cleaner flotation test. This suggests that the impurities are loosely attached to the surface and perimeter of the flakes and are not embedded within the graphite mineral layers of individual flakes, similar to what has been shown at Lac Knife. The concentrate grades could be further improved through secondary polishing and cleaning as was shown to be the case with the Lac Knife concentrate.”
Between these 2 deposits (2 of the best in N.A) Focus stands to earn hundreds of millions of dollars. The money to get there is a no brainer in todays world when you have deposits like these.