Sayona Mining kicks of East Kimberley graphite field program
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) has kicked off a detailed field program at the company’s Corkwood graphite project, located in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The company indicated it would be collecting samples for metallurgical test work and graphite analysis, targeting areas with coarse and jumbo flake graphite.
“Jumbo and large flake sizes attract premium pricing and are expected to be in strong demand, driven by the growing use in new technologies such as lithium-ion batteries and super capacitors,” Sayona explained in its ASX announcement.
The program will be targeting a 20 kilometre strike length geophysical feature where initial work carried out by Sayona has already identified a new occurrence of jumbo and large flake graphite, good graphite grades, and widths up to 35 metres true thickness.
The program is designed to:
Identify areas of high grade and width with the potential to host large tonnages of graphite mineralisation; and
Collect material for metallurgical analysis including flotation test work to determine graphite recovery, flake size and graphite purity.
The company indicates it will use the results to help define priority areas for drill testing, which is anticipated to commence later this year.
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