Focus Graphite produces 98.7% carbon concentrate at Lac Knife pilot program

• Focus Graphite completed an eight-ton pilot at its 100%-owned Lac Knife project in Quebec, producing 850 kg of graphite concentrate for customer qualification.
• Mechanical processing delivered concentrate grading 95% to 98.7% carbon, without chemical or thermal purification; pilot feed averaged 18.9% total carbon.
• Results validated the Lac Knife flowsheet used in the 2023 feasibility update, which outlined 97.8% carbon concentrate at 90.7% graphite recovery.
• Output is being allocated to high-purity graphite and battery anode material programs, targeting up to 99.99% carbon for downstream testing.
• Funding of up to CAD 14.1 million in non-repayable NRCan contributions supports an electrothermal purification demonstration system using Lac Knife concentrate as feedstock.

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