EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding agreement with AngloGold Ashanti Holdings, a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti Plc to enter into a US$9.0m 5-year farm-in agreement for the exploration of gold at EcoGraf's wholly owned subsidiary Innogy Limited's Golden Eagle gold project in the Lake Victoria Goldfields of Tanzania . AngloGold is one of the world's largest gold miners and owner of Tanzania's [...]
EcoGraf is pleased to provide an update on its HFfree proprietary purification technology for producing active anode material tailored for lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle manufacturers. Key Highlights: Purification of an unpurified natural spherical graphite has now achieved 'four nines' known as 4N purity - 99.99% carbon, which exceeds the standard customer industry requirement of 99.95% carbon for natural [...]
EcoGraf is pleased to provide a flyover view of the recent Mineral Resource estimate for its Epanko Graphite Project in Tanzania. The flyover highlights a single continuous graphitic unit over 5.5km in length, with widths up to 210m, providing the potential for long-term low strip ratios. The entire graphite mineralisation will be contained in the new Special Mining Licence area, that is expected to be granted over the [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to announce an update on construction and commissioning activities for the Product Qualification Facility in Western Australia with operations to commence in April 2024. The PQF will undertake a number of product campaigns which is scheduled over the remainder of the year, the plant will operate at 5-10kg/hr with the first 5 tonnes of product in place for processing. The successful completion of [...]
EcoGraf Limited advises that the delegate of the Australian Commissioner of Patents has issued findings in favour of opposition raised to the Company's Australian patent application, filed on 1 November 2022 and entitled "Method of Producing Purified Graphite". EcoGraf is considering its position in relation to the matter, specifically whether or not it intends to file amendments to overcome the deficiencies identified by [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to report an increase in the Mineral Resource estimate for its Epanko Graphite Project. The Mineral Resource estimate incorporates the results of the 2023 drilling and trenching program, which includes record high assay results for Epanko, including 43m at 20.8% Total Graphitic Carbon which demonstrates the continuous high-grade nature. Key Highlights: Epanko MRE increased to 290.8Mt at 7.2% TGC [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to report that its Epanko Graphite Project is recognised in a recent Joint Statement of the Minerals Security Partnership issued by the US Department of State. The press release recognises EcoGraf's recent significant milestone in securing German-based KfW IPEX-Bank to arrange a senior debt facility of up to US$105 million for the development of stage 1 of the Company's Epanko Graphite Project in [...]
EcoGraf Limited is pleased to provide the positive findings from a research program completed by the Helmholtz Institute in Germany, where EcoGraf HFfreeTM proprietary processing technology has been used to purify graphite particles recovered from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. EcoGraf contributed its environmentally superior HFfree processing expertise to the research program and purified the recovered graphite [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to report it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with BASF, which sets out a framework for EcoGraf to support BASF's recycling R&D in Europe with its anode recycling capability to accelerate the objective of enabling a circular economy and reducing CO2 emissions. The agreement follows an initial positive testwork program and provides for EcoGraf to: Utilise its proprietary [...]
EcoGraf Ltd. is pleased to report that it has successfully completed all the fieldwork aspects of the pre-development technical programs for its Epanko Graphite Project. The programs are a key part of preparations for development of Epanko next year, with the Company also recently mandating KfW IPEX-Bank to obtain import credit cover from the Federal Republic of Germany and to arrange a senior debt facility of up to [...]
EcoGraf is pleased to announce that it has mandated KfW IPEX-Bank to obtain import credit cover from the Federal Republic of Germany and to arrange a senior debt facility of up to US$105 million for the development of the Company's Epanko Graphite Project. Highlights German Government confirms Epanko eligibility for cover in principle for the Untied Loan Guarantee scheme based on the support of German offtakers for the [...]
EcoGraf is pleased to release its activities and cash flow reports for the three months ended 30 September 2023. Highlights EXTRACT EcoGraf Natural Graphite Projects Project funding program in progress in conjunction with the Company's financial advisers to secure debt financing for construction of the new 73ktpa Epanko graphite mine Completed negotiations on the Engineering Procurement Construction and Management [...]