Armadale Capital Plc Graphite Concentrate Upgraded to Purity of up to 99.99% Graphitic Carbon
May 03 2017 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMACP
Armadale Capital Plc ('Armadale' or 'the Company')
Graphite Concentrate Upgraded to Purity of up to 99.99%
Graphitic Carbon
Armadale Capital Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: ACP / Sector:
Investment Company
Armadale, the AIM quoted investment company focused on natural
resource projects in Africa, is pleased to announce that test work
results show that purity of up to 99.99% graphitic carbon can be
achieved from graphite concentrates produced from the Mahenge
Liandu Project in Tanzania ('the Project').
Highlights:
-- Test work conducted in Germany has returned excellent results of up to
99.99% graphitic carbon for flake size between from 300µm to
500µm
-- Purity above 99.95% can be achieved for size fractions between 106 µm
and 500µm, which are typically used for the production of
spherical
graphite
-- Results underpin the Project's ability to produce high quality
graphite concentrates, which should be suitable for a number
of
commercial applications
-- Upcoming 2,500m drilling programme due to commence imminently to
advance a substantial portion of the 40.9Mt at 9.41% Total
Graphitic
Content ('TGC') resource to the Indicated category in
preparation for
undertaking a Prefeasibility Study at Mahenge Liandu later in
2017
-- Further metallurgical test work planned, including the production of
bulk samples to be used for marketing the graphite concentrates
to
potential offtake partners
Nick Johansen, Director of Armadale said, "With purity results
of up to 99.99% graphitic carbon achieved, together with the
recently announced expandability results, test work continues to
strengthen our belief that we are able to produce commercially
valuable spherical graphite at Mahenge Liandu. Our focus is now on
increasing our resource confidence, with drilling due to commence
imminently. We believe the results from this drill programme will
not only upgrade a significant portion of our resource
classification but also support marketing efforts as we look to
identify potential offtake partners. We look forward to keeping
shareholders updated with these exciting developments."
Further Information
Initial test work using chemical treatment conducted on a 10g
sample of graphite concentrates of each of the size fractions from
the Mahenge Liandu Project. The results show excellent purity,
especially in the medium size fractions typically used in the
production of spherical graphite, which are used in the production
of lithium-Ion batteries. The results for all size fractions are
shown in Table 1 below for each size fraction.
Table 1 Results of Chemical Purification of Graphite
Concentrates
Flake Size (µm) Purity
> 500 µm 99.93
> 300 µm 99.99
> 180 µm 99.98
> 106 µm 99.96
> 75 µm 99.94
< 75 µm 99.65
Conclusion
The ongoing test work continues to indicate that the Mahenge
Liandu Project is capable of producing high quality graphite
concentrates suitable for a range of commercial applications.
Further metallurgical test work is planned as part of the upcoming
drilling programme, including the production of bulk samples to be
used for marketing of the graphite concentrates to potential
offtake partners.
The information communicated in this announcement contains
inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market
Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
**ENDS**
For further information please visit www.armadalecapitalplc.com
or contact:
Enquiries:
Armadale Capital Plc +44 20 7236 1177
Nick Johansen
Nomad and broker: finnCap Ltd +44 20 7220 0500
Christopher Raggett / Simon Hicks
Joint Broker: Beaufort Securities Limited +44 20 7382 8300
Jon Belliss
Press Relations: St Brides Partners Ltd +44 20 7236 1177
Susie Geliher / Charlotte Page
Notes
Armadale Capital Plc is focused on investing in and developing a
portfolio of investments, targeting the natural resources and/or
infrastructure sectors in Africa. The Company, led by a team with
operational experience and a strong track record in Africa, has a
strategy of identifying high growth businesses where it can take an
active role in their advancement.
The Company owns the Mahenge Liandu graphite project in
south-east Tanzania, which is now its main focus. The Project is
located in a highly prospective region with a high-grade JORC
compliant inferred mineral resource estimate of 40.9Mt @ 9.41% TGC.
At least 32Mt of this resource has an average grade of 10.47% TGC,
one of the largest high-grade resources in Tanzania, and work to
date has demonstrated Mahenge Liandu's potential as a commercially
viable deposit with significant tonnage, high-grade coarse flake
and near surface mineralisation (implying a low strip ratio)
contained within one contiguous ore body.
Other assets Armadale has an interest in include the Mpokoto
Gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a portfolio of
quoted investments.
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