CANADA CARBON ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF MAIDEN RESOURCE ESTIMATION FOR ITS ASBURY GRAPHITE PROJECT IN NOTRE-DAME-DU-LAUS MUNICIPALITY, LAURENTIDES, QUEBEC
03 April 2024 - 10:00PM
Canada Carbon Inc. (the "Company" or "Canada
Carbon" or "CCB") (TSX-V:CCB),(FF:U7N1) is very pleased to announce
a Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for its flagship 100%
owned Asbury Graphite Project located
80 kilometres (“km”)
NNE of Gatineau, near Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Québec. The
Resource Estimate was prepared pursuant to Canadian Securities
Administrators’ National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) by the
independent firm SGS Canada Inc. (“SGS”) of Blainville, Quebec. The
Maiden Resource Estimate consists of an inferred resource of 4.14
Mt with an average grade of 3.05% Cg, within the boundaries of an
optimized open pit model. A Technical Report supporting the
Resource Estimate will be filed to SEDAR within 45 days, as
required by NI 43-101.
TABLE 1: GRAPHITE MINERAL
RESOURCES
Cut-off Grade (%Cg) |
Resource Category |
Tonnage (Mt) |
Average Grade (%Cg) |
Contained Graphite (t) |
1.00 |
Inferred |
4.14 |
3.05 |
126,000 |
- The classification of the current Mineral Resource Estimation
into Inferred is consistent with current 2014 CIM Definition
Standards – For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
- A fixed density of 2.80 t/m3 was used to estimate the tonnage
from block model volumes.
- Resources are constrained by the pit shell and the topography
of the overburden layer.
- The results from the pit optimization are used solely for the
purpose of testing the “reasonable prospects for economic
extraction” by an open pit and do not represent an attempt to
estimate mineral reserves. There are no mineral reserves on the
Property. The results are used as a guide to assist in the
preparation of a Mineral Resource statement and to select an
appropriate resource reporting cut-off grade.
- Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability. An Inferred Mineral Resources has
a lower level of confidence than that applying to a Measured and
Indicated Resources and must not be converted to a Mineral
Reserves. It is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred
Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources
with continued exploration.
- All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the
estimate and numbers may not add due to rounding.
- Effective date March 28th 2024.
- The estimate of mineral Resources may be materially affected by
environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political,
marketing or other relevant issues.
The Company has thus far completed sufficient
diamond drilling and bedrock channel sampling to result in a
resource estimation with a maximal depth of the pit at 135 vertical
meters. Geological modeling based on the drill results, surface
trenching and mapping indicates that the deposit remains open at
depth and on both strike extensions. The geological model also
provides multiple exploration targets with the potential to further
expand the graphite mineral resources. The portion of the
Asbury Project which is the subject of the Resource Estimate
occupies only about 7 % of the geophysical anomaly on the Asbury
claim area held by the Company.
Canada Carbon Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
Ellerton Castor remarked, “The substantial resource identified by
the targeted drill programs of 2022 and 2023 reveals a promising
scope for extensive mineralization across the claim area. The
initial resource model will provide a robust foundation for all
future exploration efforts on the Property. This MRE demonstrates
the significant exploration upside available at Asbury. We have
always believed that the Asbury Project has the potential to be a
large, scalable deposit with the capacity to provide a long-term,
secure source of supply to a myriad of industries participating in
the green energy economy. We will continue to prove that out, with
future de-risking initiatives such as a bulk sample program and
battery cell testing.”
Mineral Resource Estimation
Parameters
The Mineral Resources were estimated by Yann
Camus, P.Eng., of SGS with an effective date of March 28, 2024.
This estimate is the first Mineral Resource Estimate on the Asbury
property. The Mineral Resources were estimated using the following
geological and resource block modeling parameters which are based
on geological interpretations, geostatistical studies and best
practices in mineral estimation:
Graphite Mineral Resources
-
Mineral Resources were estimated from the diamond drill holes and
channels analytical results completed by Canada Carbon in 2022 and
2023, along with two nearby 1988 drill holes. A total of 17 drill
holes (11 from 2023, 4 from 2022, 2 from 1988) and 1 channel were
used for the MRE, comprising 1,309 assay intervals. The complete
database consists of 101 drill holes (including 13 from 2023 and 6
from 2022) and 14 channels/trenches (including 11 channels from
2022), comprising 2,158 assays.
-
The 3-D modeling of the graphite Mineral Resource was conducted
using a minimum cut-off grade of 0.50 %Cg over a 5 m length. All
modeling and estimations were done using SGS’s proprietary modeling
software Genesis©.
-
Assay data was composited to about 2 m without leaving
remainders.
-
The interpolation was conducted using inverse distance
squared.
-
The block model was defined with a block size of 5 m long by 1 m
wide by 2 m thick and covers a strike length of approximately 1050
m to a maximal depth of 175 m below surface. The modeled graphite
mineralization is open both at depth and strike.
-
The Mineral Resources were constrained within the boundaries of an
optimised pit shell using the parameters stated in Table 2 below.
All parameters are derived from similar graphite projects. Any
interpolated blocks of the resource model located outside of the
optimised pit shell are not included in the Mineral Resources
Estimate.
-
All dollar values in Table 2 are expressed in Canadian dollars,
except for the revenue value for the thermally treated graphite,
assumed to be US$ 40,000/tonne.
TABLE 2: PARAMETERS USED TO MODEL
OPTIMIZED GRAPHITE RESOURCES
Parameters |
Value |
Unit |
Mining Cost – Mineralized Material |
5.00 |
CDN$/t mined |
Mining Cost – Waste |
4.00 |
CDN$/t mined |
Mining Dilution |
5 |
% |
Mining Recovery |
95 |
% |
Processing + G&A Costs |
13.65 |
CDN$/t milled |
Metal Price |
2,500.00 |
CDN$/tonne |
Concentration Recovery |
90 |
% |
Pit Slopes |
50 |
degrees |
Density of Mineralized Material |
2.80 |
t/m3 |
Density of Waste |
2.80 |
t/m3 |
Asbury Project Overview
The 100%-owned Asbury Graphite Project is a past
producing property made up of 25 claims with a total surface area
of 1,384.59 ha. It is located 8.1 km northeast of
Notre-Dame-Du-Laus in the Laurentides Region of southern Quebec.
The property is accessible via gravel roads from Provincial Road
309 and Chemin du Ruisseau Serpent in the Notre-Dame-du-Laus area.
A power transmission line runs through the property. Mont-Laurier,
located approximately 44 km north, provides all amenities needed to
perform basic mineral exploration, such as a hospital,
accommodations, restaurants, groceries and other primary services.
Additional amenities for exploration, and a seasoned mining and
exploration workforce, are available from nearby towns of Gatineau
to the south.
Qualified Person
Mr. Yann Camus, P.Eng., from SGS Geological
Services, an independent Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 guidelines and has reviewed and approved the
technical related content of this news release.
CANADA CARBON INC. “Ellerton
Castor”Chief Executive Officer and Director Contact Information
E-mail inquiries: info@canadacarbon.com P: (905) 407-1212
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