Slide 1: Developing High-Grade Flake Graphite Projects
Developing High-Grade Flake Graphite Projects to Supply Top Quality Battery-Grade Graphite for the Green Energy Revolution April, 2022 TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 2: Cautionary Note on Forward Looking Statements
Cautionary Note on Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All information contained herein that is not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. Generally, such forward-
Slide 3: Green energy revolution and graphite in EV batteries
The world is poised at the cusp of a green energy revolution, where renewable energy sources are replacing traditional sources of energy, such as oil, coal and gas. One of the major shifts taking place is the replacement of vehicles that run on fuel to zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs). These EV
Slide 4: Focus Graphite is developing some of the highest-quality flake graphite properties
Focus Graphite is developing some of the highest-quality flake graphite properties in the world. • Located in Quebec, Canada, a top-rated mining jurisdiction • infrastructure such as roads and low-cost hydroelectricity that make remote mine sites easier and cheaper to access and operate • Government
Slide 5: Our Team
Our Team Marc Roy Kimberly Darlington Judith Mazvihwa-Maclean Marc-André Bernier, Réjean Girard, géo. President and CEO Communications CFO géo. President of IOS Focus Graphite Focus Graphite Focus Graphite Table Jamésienne de Services Concertation Minière Géoscientifiques inc. (TJCM) - Senior – Tech
Slide 6: Our Values
Our Values At Focus we believe that: • We all must adopt renewable, sustainable energy solutions to preserve our planet. • Mining and processing the minerals that are critical to the production of green energy solutions can be achieved in a responsible way that protects the environment and makes use
Slide 7: North America needs a secure source of flake graphite
More than two-thirds of the battery-grade graphite available today comes from China, and there are no graphite mines in operation in the United States. North America needs a secure source of high purity large-flake graphite – and Focus Graphite plans to be that source. We seek to play a key role in
Slide 8: Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project
Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 9: Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project
Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 10: Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project
Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project • 100% owned, high-grade crystalline flake graphite deposit located in the Côte-Nord district of northeastern Québec, about 27 km south of Fermont. • A feasibility study prepared by Met-Chem Canada Inc. (now DRA Americas Inc.) in 2014 indicated positive p
Slide 11: Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project
Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project • Target: Open pit graphite mine with an average annual production capacity of 44,300 tonnes of graphite concentrate grading an average 96.6 % Cg for all size fractions (98.1% Cg for +200 mesh flake (+75 µm))1 over a 25-year mine life. • Feasibility Study
Slide 12: Lac Knife: ESIA update underway
Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project ESIA (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment) update underway: • Wood – Environment and Infrastructure Solutions is conducting two important ESIA-related investigations: • new air quality model and dust management plan • hydrogeochemical model for the
Slide 13: Lac Knife: Next Steps (2022-2023)
Lac Knife: Focus Graphite’s flagship project Next Steps (2022-2023): • Complete the Feasibility and ESIA studies, together with the Mine Closure Plan for the project and submit the reports to the Québec ministry of the Environment and Climatic Changes (MELCC) for review. • Upon the ESIA study being
Slide 14: Lac Tétépisca: A new discovery
Lac Tétépisca: A new discovery with the potential to become one of the biggest sources of high-quality flake graphite in North America TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 15: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 16: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project • Manicougan Hydroelectric Reservoir, Côte Nord region of northeastern Québec, 234km north of the city of Baie-Comeau • 100%-owned, accessible year-round by road from highway 389. • Two contiguous properties, Lac Tétépisca and Lac Tétépisca Nord, that together form a block of 1
Slide 17: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project • Target: large tonnage, open pit flake graphite deposit grading a min. 10% graphitic carbon (Cg). • Between 2014 and 2020, 106 drill holes over a 1.4 km distance were drilled for a total collection of 16,467 m. • In 2021, a total of 5177 samples were sent for analysis. • The d
Slide 18: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project On February 17, Focus released the highlights of DRA America’s Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) on the Manicouagan-Ouest Graphitic Corridor (“MOGC”) prospect. The MOGC prospect hosts: • Open pit constrained “Indicated” mineral resources of 59.3 Million tonnes (“Mt”) grading 10
Slide 19: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project • The MOGC prospect is now classified as a “mineral deposit” per CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines. A mineral deposit is the fundamental building block needed by Focus to move the Lac Tétépisca project from Stage 5 of the mineral develo
Slide 20: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project In 2021, the USA did not produce natural graphite. According to the USGS, U.S. natural graphite imports for 2021 were estimated at 53,000t, about 57% of which were flake and high-purity flake. With 6,300,000 t of graphite in the ground (Indicated resources) at Lac Tétépisca, Fo
Slide 21: Lac Tétépisca Project Map
Lac Tétépisca Project Map TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 22: Lac Tétépisca Project Map
Lac Tétépisca Project Map TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 23: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project MOGC Deposit Geometallurgical Study Proposal: On March 4, Focus applied for a $400,000 grant from the Québec Ministry of Mines (“MERN”) to support a geometallurgical study of the MOGC deposit. A “GeoMet” study is a recent practice in the mining industry - combines geology, mine
Slide 24: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project Next Steps: • On March 15, Focus began drill testing a second graphitic zone discovered at Lac Tétépisca in 2014 that is parallel to the MOGC but located 2 km to the west. Eleven paragneiss grab samples collected along a 900 m segment of this new graphitic zone returned grades
Slide 25: TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 26: Lac Tétépisca Project
Lac Tétépisca Project Next Steps: • On March 28, Focus met with the Council of the Pessamit Innu on whos Nitassinan (traditional lands) the Lac Tétépisca project is found. • We listened to their concerns, answered their questions and gained an understanding of their interests and priorities. • Initi
Slide 27: Quebec Graphite Mine Comparison
Quebec Graphite Mine Comparison TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com
Slide 28: Capital Structure and Financial Information
Capital Structure and Financial Information Focus Graphite Inc. Symbol: FMS Listed Exchange TSX Venture Market Capitalization $ 35,860,000 Common shares outstanding 551,663,897 Cash & Investments $ 5,700,000 Recent Price (Mar. 29, 2022) $0.065 52-week Range $0.055 - $0.16 TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF |
Slide 29: Investor Contact
Investor Contact: Kimberly Darlington kdarlington@focusgraphite.com TSX.V: FMS | OTCQX: FCSMF | FSE: FKC | www.focusgraphite.com March 2022