EcoGraf is pleased to report an updated Ore Reserve for its Epanko Graphite Project in Tanzania. The updated Ore Reserve is based on the 2024 Mineral Resource, announced to ASX on 11 March 2024, combined with the Company's "Oxide Ore first" approach for the Project, enabling improved process plant throughput and project economics. Key Highlights: Epanko Ore Reserve increased to 14.3Mt at 8.8% total graphitic carbon for [...]
Product Qualification Facility Successfully Commissioned Major Milestone Achieved through State-of-the-Art Facility to Produce Battery Anode Material for the Lithium-ion Battery Market EcoGraf Limited is pleased to announce that the Product Qualification Facility has successfully been commissioned, with the first continuous run successfully achieved this week. Over the last six months, the State-of-the-Art PQF has [...]
EcoGraf Limited is pleased to announce the completion of its comparative independent benchmarking study of the EcoGraf HFfree™ proprietary purification process against alternative purification process routes for the purification of natural spherical graphite in manufacturing of lithium-ion battery anode material. Key findings: Confirms EcoGraf HFfree™ purification process comparative advantages for the [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding agreement with AngloGold Ashanti Holdings, a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti Plc to enter into a US$9.0m 5-year farm-in agreement for the exploration of gold at EcoGraf's wholly owned subsidiary Innogy Limited's Golden Eagle gold project in the Lake Victoria Goldfields of Tanzania . AngloGold is one of the world's largest gold miners and owner of Tanzania's [...]
EcoGraf is pleased to provide an update on its HFfree proprietary purification technology for producing active anode material tailored for lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle manufacturers. Key Highlights: Purification of an unpurified natural spherical graphite has now achieved 'four nines' known as 4N purity - 99.99% carbon, which exceeds the standard customer industry requirement of 99.95% carbon for natural [...]
EcoGraf is pleased to provide a flyover view of the recent Mineral Resource estimate for its Epanko Graphite Project in Tanzania. The flyover highlights a single continuous graphitic unit over 5.5km in length, with widths up to 210m, providing the potential for long-term low strip ratios. The entire graphite mineralisation will be contained in the new Special Mining Licence area, that is expected to be granted over the [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to announce an update on construction and commissioning activities for the Product Qualification Facility in Western Australia with operations to commence in April 2024. The PQF will undertake a number of product campaigns which is scheduled over the remainder of the year, the plant will operate at 5-10kg/hr with the first 5 tonnes of product in place for processing. The successful completion of [...]
EcoGraf Limited advises that the delegate of the Australian Commissioner of Patents has issued findings in favour of opposition raised to the Company's Australian patent application, filed on 1 November 2022 and entitled "Method of Producing Purified Graphite". EcoGraf is considering its position in relation to the matter, specifically whether or not it intends to file amendments to overcome the deficiencies identified by [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to report an increase in the Mineral Resource estimate for its Epanko Graphite Project. The Mineral Resource estimate incorporates the results of the 2023 drilling and trenching program, which includes record high assay results for Epanko, including 43m at 20.8% Total Graphitic Carbon which demonstrates the continuous high-grade nature. Key Highlights: Epanko MRE increased to 290.8Mt at 7.2% TGC [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to report that its Epanko Graphite Project is recognised in a recent Joint Statement of the Minerals Security Partnership issued by the US Department of State. The press release recognises EcoGraf's recent significant milestone in securing German-based KfW IPEX-Bank to arrange a senior debt facility of up to US$105 million for the development of stage 1 of the Company's Epanko Graphite Project in [...]
EcoGraf Limited is pleased to provide the positive findings from a research program completed by the Helmholtz Institute in Germany, where EcoGraf HFfreeTM proprietary processing technology has been used to purify graphite particles recovered from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. EcoGraf contributed its environmentally superior HFfree processing expertise to the research program and purified the recovered graphite [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to report it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with BASF, which sets out a framework for EcoGraf to support BASF's recycling R&D in Europe with its anode recycling capability to accelerate the objective of enabling a circular economy and reducing CO2 emissions. The agreement follows an initial positive testwork program and provides for EcoGraf to: Utilise its proprietary [...]