Ardiden confirms jumbo and large flake graphite at Manitouwadge

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Ardiden Limited (ASX: ADV) told the market it has received encouraging metallurgical beneficiation test results from the company’s 100 per cent-owned Manitouwadge jumbo flake graphite project in Ontario, Canada.

The metallurgical test work was undertaken on two drill core samples from the company’s March 2015 drill program.

Ardiden said the results indicate the project contains up to 80 per cent jumbo and large flake graphite using a refined beneficiation process compared to previous testing on surface samples it reported in 2014.

The company said the testing also confirmed simple, low cost gravity and flotation beneficiation achieved total graphitic carbon (TGC) grades of up to 95.6 per cent (jumbo flake) and up to 93.7 per cent (large flake).

The flake size distribution places the Manitouwadge project at the top end of global graphite projects,” Ardiden Limited said in its ASX announcement.

“The confirmation of the presence of high-value jumbo and large flake graphite that can be beneficiated with low cost gravity and flotation indicates the project has potential for a shallow surface mining operation extracting high-value graphite products.”

Ardiden indicated it is now preparing a bulk sample of graphite from recent drilling.

The company explained that beneficiated graphite samples from this program will be provided to customers as samples and used for further testwork of its graphite and graphene properties.

Website: www.ardiden.com.au