With the U.S. pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emission by nearly half over the next 10 years, we’re likely to see bigger demand for electric vehicles. “That’s where we’re headed as a nation, and that’s what we can do if we take action to build an economy that’s not only more prosperous but healthier, fairer and cleaner for the entire planet,” said President Biden, as quoted by The White House. “These steps will set America on a path of net-zero emissions economy by no later than 2050.” However, for that to happen, we must have a far more secure supply of metals, such as graphite, which should benefit companies like Green Battery Minerals Inc. (TSXV:GEM)(OTC:GBMIF), Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (CSE:ACDC) (OTC:CRYBF), Nouveau Monde (TSXV: NOU) (OTCQX: NMGRD), Mason Graphite Inc. (TSXV:LLG)(OTC:MGPHF), and Graphite One Inc. (TSXV:GPH)(OTC:GPHOF).

“Today, each EV battery contains between 40 and 60 kilograms of graphite material, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence,” as noted by Investing News. “Painting a positive picture of the long-term outlook for graphite, many battery market analysts believe the mineral will remain a dominant material in EV batteries for at least the next decade.”

Look at Green Battery Minerals Inc. (TSXV:GEM)(OTC:GBMIF) for example

Green Battery Minerals (formerly Goldcore Resources) is managed by a team with over 150 years collectively with a proven track record of not just finding numerous mines but building and operating them too. The Green Battery Mineral management team’s most recent success is the discovery of its 100% owned Berkwood Graphite resource in Northern Quebec.

In addition, the company just provided an update on the building of their test battery, which is being made from graphite from their road accessible Berkwood Graphite Project, northern Quebec. The process of building a test battery from our graphite is underway.

Tom Yingling President and CEO states, “We are pleased to announce the large-scale purification process so far is going as planned. Approximately two years ago we tested small samples and I am pleased to confirm that we have recently reconfirmed success in large scale tonnage testing initially. So far, the results have repeated themselves and we are very pleased to see such high-grade graphite that is easily separated and purified. Proving back up and repeatability of these processes is essential in attracting Lithium Ion battery manufacturers. One of the next steps will be purifying the Graphite to 99.95% purity, also previously done, and creating the anode to be tested in Lithium Ion batteries.”

Development of our anode material for a Test Battery - This is under way. The process starts by taking material from the ground, which contains graphite and host rock, and then purifying it with the intentions on testing our graphite as the anode in a finished battery. Several of these steps have already been confirmed two years ago and Green Battery has contracted another independent laboratory to process several thousand tons of our Graphitic material on a much larger scale than the precious laboratory. This will provide a much larger purified sample that we will send for further purification to 99.95% which will allow us to send samples to battery manufactures. This second independent laboratory will also produce a second back up of test results. This back up results should assist in reaching out to Lithium Ion battery manufactures.

The previous test results and current repeat test results are as follows:

1) Extracting representative rock samples from the site: (Completed though our drill programs, channel sampling and rock sampling)

2) Crushing the rock samples: Small sample completed two years ago and recently reconfirmed successfully in large scale tonnage.

3) Floating the graphite in a high-grade concentrate from the host rock: Small sample completed two years ago and recently reconfirmed successfully in large scale tonnage.

4) Purifying to 99.95% using the clean alkaline process: Small sample completed two years ago and preparing large scale tonnage to be tested.

5) Spherization for battery use: (Still to be performed)

6) Coating of the spheres: (Still to be performed

7) Making an anode: (Still to be performed)

8) Testing our anode against other standard anodes: (Still to be performed)

The process of purifying graphite starts with the crushing of the host rock that contains the graphite. The graphite flakes are then separated using flotation.

Base Metallurgical Laboratories Ltd., States:

To accomplish the concentrate generation, the process will be simulated in large batch or pilot equipment. Flotation processing can include Hydrofloat or conventional flotation. Gravity concentration will be performed on a Diester table.

Other related developments from around the markets include:

Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp.  officially announced the launch of its previously unveiled IoniX Pro EV Smart Charger Series. The Electric Vehicle (EV) market is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Projected to grow almost 5x over the next 6 years1, the Company wants to ensure it was not only part of this rapidly growing revolutionary change, but also wants to be a disruptive force in it. In order for EV’s to grow at such a rapid pace, it is necessary that infrastructure be built to allow for such growth. One of the most obvious necessities are EV charging stations. Similar to the absolute requirement of gas stations for gasoline and diesel fueled vehicles to operate, it is equally important to build EV charging stations for EV’s to be able to operate.

Nouveau Monde announced the appointment to its Board of Dr. Jürgen Köhler effective April 1, 2021. Dr. Köhler was formerly the CEO of SGL Carbon, one of the world’s leading advanced graphite materials companies. Based in Wiesbaden, Germany, he was responsible for approximately 5,000 employees and over 30 operating plants globally. SGL Carbon is a supplier of graphite and composite materials for the automotive, aerospace, solar, wind energy industries, as well as for manufacturers of semiconductors, LEDs, and lithium-ion batteries. Before becoming the CEO of SGL Carbon, he worked for more than a decade as a senior chemical engineer and Department Leader for the company. Among his many roles, he was responsible for building and operating advanced graphite materials plants in Europe, North America and Asia.

Mason Graphite Inc. announced that the Li-ion prototype cells containing Coated Spherical Purified Graphite made at pilot-scale with graphite sourced from its Lac Guéret deposit have reached the important testing milestone of 800 charge & discharge cycles while retaining 82.0% of their initial capacity. Jean L’Heureux, Chief Operating Officer, commented: “While the lithium-ion battery applications are highly diversified, with each manufacturer having its own requirements in terms of battery cycle life and associated capacity retention, reaching 800 cycles with such retention is a decisive milestone, significantly de-risking our ultimate objective of reaching 1,000 cycles with 80% retention. This would rank the Lac Guéret graphite among one of the best performing anode materials currently available and pave the way for its commercialization in a variety of applications, including Electric Vehicles”.

Graphite One Inc. announced that it has elected to exercise its rights under the terms and conditions of the 2,500,000 common share purchase warrants that were issued in connection with the purchase of a net smelter royalty in October 2020 to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants.  The original expiry date of the Warrants is October 8, 2025 and the Warrants are exercisable at $0.61.  See the Company’s October 15, 2020 press release for the NSR purchase.

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