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Graphite Exploration Case Study: Project Description Skytem Survey

The SkyTEM survey successfully mapped conductive bodies in Alaska that were coincident with known graphite mineralization. The survey also detected a significantly larger trend of conductors that led to the discovery of new high-grade graphite deposits. Drilling confirmed that the mineralization was over 250 meters wide and deep, and extended the known mineralized trend from 5 km to 18 km based on the geophysical mapping. The results demonstrate SkyTEM's ability to map conductors associated with graphite deposits.

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Graphite Exploration Case Study: Project Description Skytem Survey

The SkyTEM survey successfully mapped conductive bodies in Alaska that were coincident with known graphite mineralization. The survey also detected a significantly larger trend of conductors that led to the discovery of new high-grade graphite deposits. Drilling confirmed that the mineralization was over 250 meters wide and deep, and extended the known mineralized trend from 5 km to 18 km based on the geophysical mapping. The results demonstrate SkyTEM's ability to map conductors associated with graphite deposits.

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Graphite Exploration Case Study

Location: Alaska, USA

Commodity: Graphite

Exploration Challenge: Map spatial and depth extent of conductors


associated with graphite mineralization in order to
better define the zone of known mineralization.
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SkyTEM Solution: The calibrated response of the SkyTEM system
provides proven and reliable results for mapping the
spatial extent of conductive bodies. SkyTEM data
along each line is provided as a resistivity model
recovered from 1D inversions. The result can be used
to effectively map the depth extent of conductive
bodies.
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Result: SkyTEM successfully mapped conductive bodies
coincident with the extent of known graphite
mineralization. SkyTEM also detected a significantly
larger trend of conductors that led to the discovery of
new high grade graphite mineralization.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION SKYTEM SURVEY


Graphite One Resources Graphite Creek property During 2012 two SkyTEM304 dual moment time domain
comprises 129 claims totalling 6,799 hectares on the electromagnetic (TDEM) surveys were flown over the
Seward Peninsula of Alaska, 65 kilometres north of Graphite Creek property. The area was surveyed with a
Nome. Mineralization on the property is characterized by 155/335 line direction in order to map possible
coarse crystalline (large-flake) graphite within graphite- extensions of the known mineralized trend. The planned
bearing schist(s). The mineralization is exposed at line spacing was 50 m and the transmitter loop terrain
surface on the north flank of the Kigluaik Mountains. It is clearance was 30 m in order to provide the maximum
continuous over 5 kilometres of strike length with an amount of detail.
approximate thickness of 100 metres and is exposed
over dip lengths of 100 to 200 metres.

AIRBORNE SURVEYS WORLDWIDE SKYTEM SURVEYS APS TEL: +45 8620 2050 WWW.SKYTEM.COM

TOFTELEDET 18 VAT: 27704379 [email protected]

8330 BEDER, DENMARK


PROJECT STATUS (OCT 2012)
As a result of their 2012 exploration program Graphite
One has verified that the 18 km long conductor detected
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by the SkyTEM system is directly related to wide
scale, high grade, graphite mineralization. It has been
confirmed by drilling that width and depth of
mineralization are in excess of 250 metres.

SURVEY RESULTS
The SkyTEM data are delivered as a resistivity model
generated from a series of 1D inversions. The hot
colours in the 25 m resistivity depth slice (shown below)
indicate the spatial distribution of less resistive (more
conductive) material within the survey area. The the system remains open along strike and
northern trend (solid blue line) suggests a significant depth as defined by the geophysics and
increase in the size of the previously known mineralized mapping, confirming the strength and continuity
zone (dashed blue line). Based on this information
of this deposit.
Graphite One carried out a sampling and mapping
program to determine the size of the mineralized zone. Anthony Huston
The results of the sampling program confirmed the President and Director
presence of graphite along the trend of conductors Graphite One Resources
mapped by the SkyTEM304 survey. This has made it
possible for Graphite One to increase the length of the
known mineralized trend from 5 km to 18 km.
The data presented was collected by the SkyTEM304.
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A drill program was also carried out to determine the SkyTEM also offers the SkyTEM our most powerful
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depth extent of the mineralization exposed at surface. system yet. The SkyTEM is focused on mineral
Results from three holes (plotted on right) show an mapping and has an increased transmitter moment of
excellent correlation with the resistivity section from the approximately 500,000 NIA with 8 turns on a 500 m2
flight line closest to section AA. The intervals on the drill loop. System development is based on extensive
traces highlighted in red indicate average graphitic experience with earlier SkyTEM systems and possesses
carbon (Cg) content greater the 4%. These intervals are the same unique features with regard to calibrated
coincident with the low resistivity zone recovered by the accuracy, repeatability, noise suppression and compre-
inversion yet again highlighting SkyTEMs ability to map hensive, continuous monitoring of system parameters.
conductors associated with graphite mineralization.

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