MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - May 20, 2015) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) announces that it has entered into two agreements with Group NanoXplore Inc. ("NanoXplore"): A perpetual exclusive license agreement to use and commercialize the intellectual property for NanoXplore's Thinned Graphite and Graphite Thinning Process which enables easier purification and [...]
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Feb 11, 2015) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) announces that it has initiated a detailed study for large scale processing of value-added graphite products. Value-added processing includes micronization, additional purification, spheronization and coating, resulting in graphite products that are suitable for a wide range of [...]
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2015) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to present the firms that it has partnered with for the completion of the Feasibility Study and Environmental & Social Impact Assessment ("ESIA") for its Lac Guéret graphite project in northeastern Quebec. The Company has retained Met-Chem, Soutex, Hatch and Gesmine Inc. for the completion of the Feasibility Study. Hatch has also been selected to manage the ESIA. The Feasibility Study and the ESIA are being conducted in parallel, and are expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2015. Benoit Gascon, President and CEO of Mason Graphite, commented, "We are in a very important stage of development an... [...]
High grade zone (greater than 25% Cg) increases from 6.7 to 9.7 million tonnes at 31.2% Cg MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Dec 15, 2014) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to announce the completion of an updated mineral resource estimate for its 100%-owned Lac Guéret graphite project in northeastern Quebec. Highlights of the updated mineral resource estimate include: Measured and Indicated ("M&I") mineral resources increased 31% from 50 million tonnes ("Mt") to 65.7 Mt; grade also increased from 15.6% Cg to 17.2% Cg at 5% COG; Mineral resources in the Measured category increased 323% from 4.5 M... [...]
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2014) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to announce the preliminary results from a location trade-off study for its Lac Guéret project in Quebec that are expected to optimize the upcoming Feasibility Study with a new proposed concentrator site in the area of Baie-Comeau. The alternate location provides opportunities for the Company to reduce capital and operating costs and improve operational efficiencies. The study was conducted in the third quarter of 2014 by the engineering firm Hatch Ltd. Additional trade-off studies have also been initiated with the aim of further optimizing the project. Results of the preliminary analysis indicate that relocating... [...]
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct 24, 2014) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG) (OTCQX:MGPHF) announces that its Board of Directors has approved the Company's annual audited financial statements and the related management's discussion and analysis for the year ended June 30, 2014. Both are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and will be presented to [...]
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct 21, 2014) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to announce that a pilot plant test for the Lac Guéret graphite project has been initiated at COREM's research facility in Quebec City. The operations are under the supervision of engineering firm Soutex, also based in Quebec City. The pilot program is planned to operate for a six week period, during which COREM will test a bulk sample of approximately 60 tonnes of graphite mineralization obtained from Mason Graphite's Lac Guéret property, located in northeastern Quebec. The average head grade of the bulk sample is 29.1% Cg. The pilot program is designed to test the concentration process developed at the la... [...]
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct 8, 2014) - Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to report the second batch of assay results from the 2013-2014 drilling program at its Lac Guéret project in northeastern Quebec. The drill program consisted of 97 holes totaling 15,108 metres and was designed to pursue three objectives: to explore for mineral extensions to the North-East and beyond the defined resource envelope of the GC Zone (18 holes totaling 2,085 metres) - Results previously reported in the press release dated July 29, 2014; to explore for mineral continuity within the defined res... [...]
World-renowned commodities investor and best-selling New York Times author Jim Rogers joins James West of MidasLetter.com for a brief discussion on why he thinks that Mason Graphite could be the logical choice to supply graphite to Tesla Motors planned 'Giga Factory'. "I think [Mason Graphite] has the largest deposit of graphite in the world, and it's run by an extremely knowledgeable group of people, and I know, that if graphite has a [...]
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jul 29, 2014) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) is pleased to report positive assay results from the 2013-2014 drilling program at its Lac Guéret project in northeastern Quebec. The drill program consisted of 97 holes totaling 15,108 metres and was designed to pursue three objectives: to explore for mineral extensions to the North-East and beyond the defined resource envelope of the GC Zone (18 holes totaling 2,085 metres); to explore for mineral continuity within the defined resource envelope of the GC Zone (68 holes totaling 11,323 metres); and to conduct exploration drilling on graphite showings on the proper... [...]
PESSAMIT, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jul 23, 2014) - Mason Graphite Inc. ("Mason Graphite" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:LLG)(OTCQX:MGPHF) and Conseil des Innus de Pessamit are pleased to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement for the pre-construction phase of Mason Graphite's 100% owned graphite project located near Lac Guéret, about 300 km north of Baie-Comeau, part of the Nitassinan (traditional lands) of the Pessamit First Nation. Mason Graphite intends to build an open-pit graphite mine, which is expected to produce 50,000 tons of concentrate per year. The mine is also expected to include infrastructure for a concentrator, as well as maintenance, office, and personnel buildings. Once in production, the operation is ... [...]
Mason Graphite is pleased to announce that it has closed the additional financing previously announced on April 28, 2014. The Company completed an additional private placement financing through convertible debentures for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,150,000 with three renowned Québec-based institutions: Sodémex Développement, s.e.c., a subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ [...]