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600t Bulk Sample Nearing Completion
600t Bulk Sample Nearing Completion.
About this update from Blencowe Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nDate: 25 June 2024 \n\nBlencowe Resources Plc\n(\"Blencowe\" or the \"Company\")\n \n600 tonne Graphite Bulk Sample nears Completion\nTest work to provide commercial scale samples near to key milestone\n \n \nBlencowe Resources Plc, together with its Chinese partner Jilin New Technology Graphite Co. (\"Jilin\"), is pleased to announce the near completion of processing 600 tonnes of raw material from the Orom-Cross graphite project in Uganda. This commercial scale testing in China has been crucial to fast-track product qualification, bypassing the need for a costly pilot scale graphite processing facility at site.\n \nHighlights:\n· 600 Tonne bulk sample processing expected to complete by June end with results due shortly after.\n· Excellent yields and recoveries delivered to date, highlight once again the strong purity and characteristics of Orom-Cross graphite.\n· Approximately 30 tonnes of graphite concentrate expected, providing substantial sample size for testing by interested tier-1 offtakers.\n· Majority of small flake concentrate to be sent to Blencowe's SPG processing partner for further beneficiation.\n· This process will deliver approximately 10 tonnes of 99.95% uncoated SPG (spheronised purified graphite), the battery-ready product OEMs want to test before signing offtake agreements.\n \nConcentrate Processing\nJilin, one of the leading graphite processing companies in Asia, has extensive knowledge of Orom-Cross graphite through this and previous test work. Jilin completed a 100 tonne bulk sample to concentrate for Blencowe in 2023 and has been processing a 600 tonne bulk sample over the last quarter.\nYields and recoveries delivered to date have been excellent, highlighting once again the strong purity and overall characteristics of Orom-Cross graphite and the program is expected to complete within the next week, delivering approximately 30 tonnes of 95-97% LOI graphite concentrate with a 55/45 mix of small flake/large flake. Blencowe will thereafter have substantial volumes of both small flake and large flake concentrate for further testing.\nEnd products will be made available to prospective offtakers as produc...