Montréal-based E-Power Resources (CSE:EPR) has received a sample of 28.7% graphite carbon from the company’s flagship Tetepisca flake graphite property located in the North Shore region of Québec.
President and CEO James Cross says these results demonstrate yet another at surface target area on Tetepisca that could become a significant graphite deposit. It sits just 4.5km from the Uatnan resource pit, “which is probably the best graphite deposit in North America”, he adds.
“With Chinese exports severely restricted, and East African production disrupted and mired in bureaucracy, North American sources of graphite are becoming the obvious answer to the North American industrial base and defence industries,” says Cross.
“Tetepisca is one of very few projects on the continent that could make any type of impact on the looming graphite shortage.”
As part of the 2024 exploration program on the Tetepisca flake graphite property, the company completed a program of geological and geophysical prospecting and mapping during which 76 grab samples were collected.
The work was focussed on evaluating selected conductors and conductor trends on the northern part of the property derived from interpretation of the E-Power’s airborne electromagnetic (EM) survey completed in 2022 as well as historical airborne EM surveys.
The 2024 prospecting work resulted in the discovery of five target areas prioritized for follow up exploration in 2025 all of which are characterised by numerous samples >5% Cg and and all containing “high-grade” samples >20% Cg.
Flake graphite mineralisation discovered on the northern claims in 2024 is hosted by strongly deformed, high metamorphic grade, sedimentary rocks. Airborne magnetic and EM conductivity patterns indicate that the graphite bearing stratigraphy is part of a complexly folded and faulted sequence continuous from southwest of the N5 target to north of the N1 target.
E-Power Resources is advancing two projects – the Tetepisca property, located in the North Shore region of the Province and the Turgeon property located in the Abitibi region adjacent to the Ontario border.
The company’s priority target is flake graphite on the Tetepsica property. The Turgeon property is located in the prolific Abitibi gold and base metal mining district and E-Power is evaluating Turgeon primarily for its copper-zinc and gold potential.
Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au
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