Positive, Preliminary Results
On the Tetepicsca project, located in northern Quebec, Canada, flake graphite is the primary target of E-Power Resources (CSE: EPR, WKN: A3CL8W). The work carried out here so far is now to be continued with metallurgical test series. The renowned testing company SGS Canada has been commissioned for this work.
The metallurgical tests will be conducted with three samples taken from the project in SGS Canada’s laboratories at the Lakefield site in Ontario. The aim of the work is to thoroughly analyze and evaluate the metallurgy of the samples. The focus is on those graphite concentrates that contain more than 95% graphite carbon (Cg).
In addition to the level of graphite concentration, the maximum flake size will also be a focus of investigation. E-Power Resources will then use the results of the study to further advance the evaluation of the Tetepisca property regarding its flake graphite characteristics, in order to focus future work on those parts of the property that are particularly interesting in this regard.
More than a Ton of Sample Material Was Collected Last Year
The starting position for the test series is favorable, as the Tetepsica project hosts a number of surface mineralizations that have the potential to be flake graphite resources. The plan is to further evaluate the geology, mineralogy, and metallurgy of the property until the 2025 field season, in order to determine priority drilling targets based on these results. At the end of the process, a new resource delineation is expected.
In preparation for the test series now starting, samples with a total weight of 1,037 kilograms were collected in the 2024 field season. They come from, among others, the Captain Cosmos, Syndicate, and Graphi West deposits. The company has completed a preliminary assessment of flake graphite recovery on the Tetepisca samples by Volt Carbon Technologies Inc., using Volt’s proprietary separation technology. Various test runs were conducted on selected samples, which showed that large and jumbo flakes are present in all samples. It also appears that the graphite can be separated from the Tetepisca ore using Volt’s technology.
The Tetepisca property, 100% controlled by E-Power Resources, is located about 220 km north of the city of Baie-Comeau in northern Quebec. The property consists of 230 claims covering an area of approximately 12,620 hectares in the emerging Tetepisca graphite district.
