McIntosh – Graphite
Graphite is the largest component in a Lithium-Ion Battery and requires the largest production increase of any battery mineral
- 4th Largest Graphite Resource in Australia with 1.1Mt Contained Graphite
- One of Australia’s Most Advanced Graphite Projects With Over $14million spent on Drilling and Metallurgical Test Work
- Nationally Strategic Project – Graphite is a listed US, EU, JPN & Au Critical Mineral
- McIntosh Flake is a Unique High Purity Graphite Project
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- Extremely Low Impurities
- Easily Purified to +95% C
- Globally Significant Flake Size Endowment
- Excellent Crystallinity – “HOPG-like” (Extremely Rare
- Excellent Electrochemical Properties
- Tier 1 Location – Western Australia
- Sealed Roads – 12km to Great North Highway
- Proximity to Clean Energy – Ord River Hydropower
- Proximity to Clean Energy – Ord River Hydropower
Location Benefits
- Attractive mining jurisdiction – Ranked the most attractive mining jurisdiction globally by the Fraser Institute
- Renewable (green) energy provided to Wyndham from Ord River Hydro, the largest generator of hydroelectricity in Western Australia
- Strong government support for development of critical mineral deposits
- Project is well positioned to deep water port & key customer groups in Asia, Europe & USA
- Tracking of carbon footprint throughout the supply chain (Traceability)
- Battery anode end users are attracted by supply from stable, reputable countries with good environmental practices (Responsible Sourcing)
- Project is well positioned to deep water port & key customer groups in Asia, Europe & USA
Emperor Deposit
- Emperor & Longtom comprise ~92% of the McIntosh resource
- Emperor has ~70% of its flake size distribution bewteen 45-150 microns, attractive for the Li-Ion battery sector
- 81% of Resource is in the higher confidence Indicated category
- Metallurgical test work produced 98% TGC concentrate by simple flotation
- Ample core available for further metallurgical test work
