BlackEarth Minerals receives premium high-grade results from pilot program on Maniry graphite
Further analysis of concentrate tests resulted in an average fixed carbon level of 96.77% for greater than 80% of the jumbo and large flake product tested - making this some of the world s highest value graphite concentrate produced. Further testing will continue for remainder of April and May 2021.
BlackEarth Minerals NL (ASX:BEM) ongoing test-work on graphite from the Maniry Project in Madagascar has further validated the product s potential for downstream processing and feed for rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) markets.
Refinement to the Stage 2 Pilot Plant design has focused on achieving even higher increases to concentrate grades with results demonstrating that more than 31% of BEM’s product can be produced at a Fixed Carbon (FC) level above 96.5%.