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Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX.V: EGZ) (OTCBB: ENZR) (FWB: YE5) (?Energizer? or the ?Company?) announces that it has received conditional approval to list its common shares on The Toronto Stock Exchange (the ?TSX?). Listing of the Company?s common shares on the TSX is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions of the TSX. The Company expects to have all documentation relating to the conditions submitted by June 17, 2011. The Company will make a further announcement once the TSX has confirmed that all listing conditions have been satisfied and confirmed the date of commencement of trading on the TSX. The Company?s common shares will continue to trade under its present symbol, EGZ.
Upon the listing of the Company?s common shares on the TSX, the common shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.
Julie Lee Harrs, President and COO of the Company said, ?The graduation to the TSX is yet another milestone for the Company as it moves its Green Giant Vanadium Project from exploration to development. The listing on the TSX will provide the increased access to capital markets and visibility necessary as we develop the Green Giant Project.?
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Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX:EGZ)(OTCBB:ENZR)(FRANKFURT:YE5) ("Energizer" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received final listing approval from The Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") and that its common shares will commence trading on the TSX on June 16, 2011 under its current trading symbol, "EGZ". Consequently, the Company's common shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.
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Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:05:00 +1000 4 hours, 48 minutes ago
Press Release – 5 October, 2011 Malagasy Minerals Enters into Industrial Minerals Joint Venture with Canada’s Energizer Resources Energizer to accelerate search for vanadium on MGY’s highly prospective Madagascar tenements Malagasy Minerals Limited (“Malagasy”) (ASX:MGY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding Heads Of Agreement for an industrial minerals exploration and development joint venture (“HOA”) with Canadian company Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX: EGZ) (OTCBB: ENZR) (FWB: YE5) (“Energizer”) across its highly prospective exploration portfolio in Madagascar. Under the HOA, a joint venture company owned 75% by Energizer and 25% by Malagasy will have the right to explore for a group of defined industrial minerals including vanadium (listed in full below) within specifically defined permits.
Malagasy has already identified extensive zones of vanadium mineralization on its tenements located adjacent to Energizer Resources’ world-class Green Giant vanadium deposit. The new joint venture is expected to accelerate the search for vanadium and other industrial minerals in Madagascar. Malagasy and its Madagascar subsidiaries will enter into sub-leasing arrangements with the joint venture company in respect of its permits, which will allow it to retain title to those permits during exploration and until Energizer delivers a Bankable Feasibility Study (“BFS”) on any discovery it makes.
Energizer will manage operations undertaken by the joint venture. Malagasy’s interest in the joint venture will be free carried until Energizer delivers a Bankable Feasibility Study (“BFS”). If Energizer or the joint venture company delivers a BFS on any discovery, Malagasy will have the right to contribute to development and mining operations in accordance with its 25% interest in the joint venture or may elect to dilute its interest.
If Malagasy elects to dilute its joint venture interest to below 10%, then Malagasy’s interest will convert to a 2% net smelter return royalty. If the joint venture company makes a decision to mine on any discovery, Malagasy and Energizer have agreed to complete all the requirements to obtain the relevant mining permit to allow the joint venture company to undertake mining operations in the defined area. Terms of Agreement The HOA is subject to Energizer being satisfied with the outcome of its due diligence enquiries in relation to Malagasy and its Madagascan subsidiaries that hold the permits.
Under the terms of the HOA, Malagasy will receive: • • A non-refundable deposit of US$250,000 on execution of the HOA; and US$2,000,000 in cash and 7,500,000 Energizer shares ....
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DGAP-News: Energizer Resources Inc. / Schlagwort(e): Vertrag Energizer Resources Inc.: Entdeckung von Graphit und Vanadium durch Energizer Resources führt zu Vertrag mit Afrikas führendem Bergbauprojektentwickler, DRA Mineral Projects, zur Entwicklung des Green Giant Project in Madagaskar
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Entdeckung von Graphit und Vanadium durch Energizer Resources führt zu Vertrag mit Afrikas führendem Bergbauprojektentwickler, DRA Mineral Projects, zur Entwicklung des Green Giant Project in Madagaskar
Pressemitteilung - 25. Januar 2012
Nach der Bestätigung der Entdeckung von zwei strategischen Mineralien, Vanadium und Graphit, befindet sich Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX: EGZ) (OTCBB: ENZR) (FWB: YE5) ('Energizer' oder das 'Unternehmen') nun in einer guten Position, um mit den Erschließungsarbeiten für den Abbau fortzufahren. Diese Bestätigung für eine wesentliche Menge an Graphit und die NI 43-101 entsprechende Vanadium-Ressource des Unternehmens, sowie deren entsprechende Bedeutung für die Grünen Energie und die neuen, bahnbrechenden Produkte beschleunigen nun die Entwicklung.
Die Entdeckungen von Energizer versetzen das Unternehmen im Bereich der Mineralindustrie in eine einzigartige Position - man ist in der Lage, zwei strategische Minerale aus einer Quelle anzubieten. Das Unternehmen ist außerdem der Meinung, dass seine Graphitentdeckung die weltweit erste Neuentdeckung dieses wichtigen industriellen Minerals ist. Die Bedeutung von Graphit zeigt sich jetzt in der Verwendung in einer Vielzahl von neuen Anwendungen. Außerhalb Chinas haben sich Unternehmen darauf konzentriert, frühere Produktionsstätten wiederzueröffnen, um so die erwartete Nachfrage befriedigen zu können.
Graphit ist ein fest etabliertes und bedeutendes industrielles Mineral. Die neuen Anwendungen von Graphit in elektrischen Fahrzeugen, Hightech-Heimelektronik und in der Kernenergie, sowie die neue Wahrnehmung der einschichtigen Form, d.h. Graphen, als das Wundermaterial steigern jedoch auch die Nachfrage nach Graphit.
Für Graphit und Vanadium wird für das nächste Jahrzehnt ein starkes Wachstum bei den herkömmlichen Anwendungen (hauptsächlich in der Stahlindustrie) vorhergesagt. Hier sind es aber auch gerade diese neuen Anwendungen und Entwicklungen, sowie deren resultierende Nachfrage, die eine Entwicklung des Green Giant Project (das 'Projekt') vorantreiben.
Ein weiterer wichtiger Punkt in Bezug auf Graphit und Vanadium ist der China-Faktor. Auch wenn das Land 75 % der weltweiten Graphitförderung erzeugt, scheint es doch, dass die Rohstofflieferung in China rasant abnimmt und auch eine geringere Qualität zeigt. Einstmals war China der größte Exporteur von Graphit; mittlerweile ist man der größte Importeur. Es wurden ein Exportzoll von 20 % und eine Mehrwertsteuer von 17 % auferlegt, und es wurden in diesem Jahr zwei staatseigene Unternehmen geschlossen, um die Graphitressourcen zu schonen.
Energizer steht in der ersten Reihe bei der Bestimmung von Anwendungen für Vanadium, z.B. die wichtige Rolle als ein 'Supercharger' für Batterien in Kombination mit Lithium, und die laufenden Weiterentwicklungen und der Einsatz von Vanadium-Redox-Flow-Batterien (VFBs) durch so bekannte Unternehmen wie Ashlawn Energy in den USA und Cellstrom GmbH in Deutschland.
Wir waren Zeuge der Weiterentwicklung von VFBs, deren Kosten sich dank Fördermitteln seitens der Regierung von Kosten um 22 Cent pro Kilowattstunde (kWh) pro Zyklus noch vor einem Jahr auf mittlerweile ca. 11 Cent pro kWh pro Zyklus verringert haben.
Ashlawn Energy, das beabsichtigt, in diesem Jahr Nordamerikas größte VFB (8 Megawattstunden) in Painesville, Ohio, zu installieren, ist ein Vorreiter bei der Kostenreduzierung von VFBs. Ashlawn Energy erwartet Kosten von weniger als 9 Cent pro kWh pro Zyklus innerhalb der nächsten 18 Monate. Bei einem Bereich von weniger als 9 Cent pro kWh würde dies den aktuellen Kosten von den heutigen Legacy-Backup-Power-Systemen entsprechen, den Rückzahlzeitraum verkürzen und den wirtschaftlichen Antrieb für die Kommerzialisierung von VFBs darstellen.
Offizieller Vertrag mit führendem Bergbauentwicklungsunternehmen - DRA Mineral Projects - unterzeichnet
Vor diesem Hintergrund ist Energizer der Meinung, dass der Zeitpunkt für die Fortführung des Projekts ausgezeichnet sei. Daher freut sich das Unternehmen, bekanntgeben zu können, dass es einen offiziellen Vertrag mit dem südafrikanischen Unternehmen DRA Mineral Projects, einem weltweit führenden Verfahrenstechnik- und Bergbauentwicklungs- und Managementunternehmen, für die Entwicklung von industriellen Mineralprojekten in Madagaskar abgeschlossen hat. Das besondere Augenmerk liegt hierbei auf der Entwicklung von Vanadium- und Graphitmineralen auf den Liegenschaften Green Giant und Malagasy Minerals JV von Energizer.
Vom Entwurf zur fertigen Mine
DRA wird zum technischen Partner von Energizer ernannt. Als ein Anbieter von vollumfänglichen Planungs-, Beschaffungs- und Aufbaumanagementdienstleistungen (EPCM) bietet DRA für Energizer die Fähigkeit zum Aufbau und auch zum Betrieb eines Bergbaubetriebs, und somit eine vollumfängliche Lösung.
Mit diesen Erfahrungen übt das Schlüsselpersonal von DRA direkte Rollen in der Entwicklung des Projekts in Madagaskar aus und ist für die Schaffung von Gesprächsmöglichkeiten und Schnittstellen mit der madagassischen Regierung und den Hauptinteressensparteien im Projekt Sakoa Coal in Hinblick auf die Entwicklung der Infrastruktur und die Bestimmung von jedweden synergistischen Möglichkeiten verantwortlich.
Johann de Bruin, Director von DRA Mineral Projects, sagt dazu: 'DRA hat in den vergangenen sechs Jahren die Entwicklung der Mineralindustrie in Madagaskar mit großem Interesse verfolgt und dabei eine Reihe von Machbarkeitsstudien für mehrere mögliche Projekte auf der Insel durchgeführt. Es ist offensichtlich, dass Madagaskar der globalen Mineralindustrie viel zu bieten hat. Aufgrund der Sicherung der politischen Lage, der Verpflichtung zur Entwicklung der Infrastruktur und der kontinuierlichen weltweiten Nachfrage nach den madagassischen Mineralien wird erwartet, dass hier eine Reihe von Projekten in Angriff genommen wird. DRA erachtet das Vorhandensein dieser Mineralien, z.B. Graphit, Vanadium und zukünftige Wundermaterialien wie Graphen, als wesentlicher Bestandteil für Anwendungen wie elektrische Fahrzeuge, Energiespeicherung und Hightech als vielversprechend und ist daher sehr erfreut darüber, mit Energizer Resources eine Beziehung eingegangen zu sein.'
Kirk McKinnon, CEO von Energizer: 'Diese Zusammenarbeit mit DRA ist von wesentlicher Bedeutung, denn dadurch hat Energizer Zugang zu Experten, die über alle Fähigkeiten verfügen, die für eine Fortführung unseres Projekts zur Bergbauentwicklung erforderlich sind, wobei mit der Regierung zusammengearbeitet wird und das Wissen der Experten in Bezug auf die Infrastruktur durch deren Einblicke in das Projekt Sakoa Coal genutzt werden kann. Wir sind auch erfreut darüber, dass die fortlaufende Projektentwicklung von Energizer für die Einwohner von Madagaskar in dieser Region Arbeitsplätze schaffen wird und eine umfassende Erweiterung der Infrastruktur mit sich bringen wird. Das Unternehmen hat mehr als 100 Ansässige in den Explorationsprogrammen beschäftigt und dabei festgestellt, dass diese sehr fleißig sind. DRA ist in der Lage, die eigenen Fähigkeiten beim Wachstum des Projekts einzubringen, und wird weiterhin weitere Ressourcen und Infrastrukturverbesserungen in der Region schaffen. Das Hauptziel von Energizer liegt nur in der gemeinsamen Verbindung mit und Suche nach wichtigen strategischen Partnern und Projektfinanzierungen. Gegenwärtig ist das Unternehmen finanziell gut aufgestellt, um die wichtigen Projektmeilensteine erreichen zu können, darunter auch der Abschluss der vorläufigen wirtschaftlichen Bewertung (Preliminary Economic Assessment - PEA-Studie)'.
Wichtige Punkte des Vertrags
* Exklusivität mit DRA bei der Entwicklung von Vanadium- und Graphitmineralprojekten in der geografischen Region Madagaskar.
* Management und Überwachung der Entwicklung der erforderlichen metallurgischen Untersuchungen und zur Sicherstellung der Machbarkeit über eine vorläufige wirtschaftliche Bewertung (PEA), Vormachbarkeitsstudie (PFS) oder Profit-Machbarkeitsstudie (BFS) für die potentiellen Bergbauprojekte.
* Erstellung von Präsentationen für den Vorstand von Energizer, potentielle Investoren und Partner zur Aktualisierung dieser Beteiligten in Bezug auf den Fortschritt der Projekte, entweder während der Studie oder während der Implementierungsphasen des Projekts.
Wichtige Ernennungen in der Organisationsstruktur
Mit Wirksamkeit zum 1. Februar 2012 wird der Vorstand von Energizer die folgenden Ernennungen zur Positionierung des Unternehmens bei der Bergbauentwicklung vornehmen.
Ernennung zum Vorstand
Johann de Bruin, Pr.Eng - Projektleiter
Johann de Bruin, Pr. Eng, wird als Projektleiter und Schlüsselkontaktperson für die Bergbauentwicklung zum Mitglied des Vorstands des Unternehmens ernannt. Herr de Bruin ist ein Director von DRA und verfügt über eine 15-jährige Erfahrung in der Umsetzung von zahlreichen afrikanischen Bergbauprojekten von der Wiese zur Produktion. Gegenwärtig leitet er die Initiative zur Geschäftsentwicklung der DRA Group in Afrika und war in den letzten drei Jahren als die Hauptkontaktperson zwischen DRA und Energizer tätig.
Herr de Bruin verfügt über beachtliches Wissen und Fähigkeiten zur Weiterentwicklung der Infrastrukturkomponenten in Zusammenhang mit den neuen Projekten in Entwicklungsländern, und er hat sich stark der Weiterentwicklung des Projekts von Energizer verschrieben. Herr de Bruin wird tagesaktuell am Projekt beteiligt sein, so wie erforderlich.
Ernennungen zum Special Advisory Committee
Robin Borley, Pr.Eng - Kapitalprojekte und Bergbauentwicklung
Robin Borley wird als Verantwortlicher für Kapitalprojekte und Bergbauentwicklungzum Mitglied des Special Advisory Committee des Unternehmens ernannt. Herr Borley ist ein Director von DRA und ein Graduate Mining Engineer und Certified Mine Manager mit mehr als 25 Jahren an Erfahrungen im internationalen Bergbaugeschäft mit einer Vielzahl von Rohstoffen.
Herr Borley bringt beachtliches Wissen und umfassende Erfahrungen in Hinblick auf die technischen und betrieblichen Aspekte der Bergbauentwicklung mit ein. Als früherer Chief Operating Officer von Red Island Minerals, einem der Liegenschaftseigentümer einer wesentlichen Kohlenlagerstätte im Sakoa Coal Field Project, sind seine Erfahrungen und Kontakte mit den wichtigen Entscheidungsträgern der Regierung für das Unternehmen in Bezug auf die Entwicklung von Projekten in Madagaskar von unschätzbarem Wert. Herr Borley ist ebenfalls tagesaktuell am Projekt beteiligt, so wie erforderlich.
Marc Hein - Mauritischer Sonderberater für Energizer
Herr Hein wird in der Funktion als mauritischer Berater von Energizer zum Mitglied des Special Advisory Committee ernannt. Hierbei überwacht und verwaltet er die Schnittstellen mit der madagassischen und mauritischen Regierung.
Herr Hein ist ein approbierter mauritischer, englischer und französischer Anwalt, spezialisiert auf Wirtschaftsrecht. Er ist der Head of Practice von Juristconsult Chambers und seit 1980 als Anwalt auf Mauritius und Madagaskar tätig. Als ein Anbieter von Rechtsdienstleistungen für Energizer in den letzten 4 Jahren hat Herr Hein viel Zeit in Madagaskar verbracht und hält ausgezeichnete Beziehungen zu den wichtigen Entscheidungsträgern der mauritischen und madagassischen Regierung. Er ist ein früheres Parlamentsmitglied von Mauritius und ein früherer Chairman des Mauritius Bar Council.
Herr Hein sitzt im Vorstand von zahlreichen multinationalen Unternehmen und ist einer Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors. Die wichtigen Geschäfts- und Regierungsbeziehungen, die er im Laufe der Jahre gepflegt hat, werden für Energizer von großem Nutzen sein.
Herr Hein ist wohnhaft auf Mauritius, einer kleiner Insel östlich von Madagaskar, die von der Weltbank und dem Demokratie-Index des Economist als das reichste und bestregierte Land in Afrika erachtet wird.
Beide werden mit Brian Tobin, Peter Harder und Anthony Toldo im Special Advisory Committee zusammenarbeiten.
Ernennungen des Unternehmens
Craig Scherba - P.Geol., Senior Vice President, Betrieb Madagaskar
Craig Scherba wird zum Senior Vice President für den Betrieb des Unternehmens in Madagaskar ernannt. In den letzten 5 Jahren arbeitete er als geologischer Berater und dann als Vice President of Exploration von Energizer. Er ist hauptsächlich für die Entdeckung und Entwicklung des aktuellen Projekts in Madagaskar verantwortlich.
Herr Scherba berichtet an das Senior Management von Energizer und übernimmt die Hauptverantwortlichkeit für das Management des Betriebs in Madagaskar, einschließlich der direkten Überwachung von DRA und allen Explorations- und Entwicklungstätigkeiten.
Roland Fok Seung - Chartered Accountant und Country Manager
Herr Fok Seung ist ein Chartered Accountant des Institute of England and Wales und der Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Herr Fok Seung ist seit 5 Jahren als Madagascar Country Manager von Energizer tätig und ist Vollzeit auf Madagaskar ansässig und wird weiterhin in dieser Funktion mit Augenmerk auf die finanzbezogenen Geschäftsaktivitäten tätig sein.
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Trench results include
7.11% over 106 metres
4.19% over 5 metres
10.31% over 5 metres
10.14% over 6 metres
8.59% over 9 metres
9.53% over 6 metres
7.79% over 8 metres
8.43% over 10 metres
11.26% over 12 metres
13.83% over 10 metres
VP of Business Development Brent Nykoliation tells ResourceClips.com, “At 118 metres of 6.24% carbon, this is an excellent result. We have 17 zones. We’ve drilled seven of those zones, and the assays will be coming back over the next few weeks.
“We’ve identified what we believe to be a graphite camp. We can say that because we’ve identified 17 distinct graphitic zones, we have a cumulative strike length of over 320 kilometres. That’s absolutely massive. We already had a delineated vanadium resource of almost 60 million tonnes. That was in our original property of 21 kilometres and that vanadium represents only about 20% of our 21-kilometre trend. Then on top of that we increased our vanadium trend by about 50 kilometres.
“Our joint venture property with Malagasy Minerals MGY surrounds our original property on three sides. We hold a 75% interest in the JV and we’re the project operator.
“The JV property is significant for two reasons,” Nykoliation says. “First, we knew the vanadium was going to travel south of our border, so we made the deal to secure the extension of the vanadium. But second, we also found that graphite was in our vanadium trend. So in our 100%-owned property we have about 3.8% graphitic carbon with the vanadium. At that point, we understood that we had graphite on the property and much higher grades in areas that were exclusively graphite and no vanadium. Those areas have now been defined.
“Our property went from 21 kilometres to 120 kilometres long, and we have tied up about 75% to 80% of a very significant zone in southern Madagascar which is known for very rich graphite and vanadium,” he reports.
“There’s no other company and no other place we know of that has a graphite discovery of this magnitude—a cumulative 320 kilometres. There’s graphite and vanadium all over the place. As our VP of Exploration Craig Scherba says, it’s very rare to find those two together. So we have two strategic minerals in one source.
“We’re moving very quickly to delineate a 43-101 resource on the graphite. We need to determine where in the 17 zones we’ll delineate that resource. Madagascar has a rainy season that usually ends in March or April, and we anticipate getting back in April or May. We expect to have a 43-101 resource by July or August of this year. We expect to have a PEA completed probably by September or October, and then we’ll be in a position to have a bankable feasibility, along with a pilot plant project that would start earlier, by December of this year.
“The reason we can fast track this is our partnership with DRA Mineral Projects, Africa’s leading mine development firm,” he emphasizes. “DRA runs 29 mines around the world. They run mines for Xstrata, Rio Tinto RIO, Vale, and now they’re partnering with us. They’re the ones who’ll do our PEA and our bankable. In 18 to 24 months, assuming we hit all our timelines, we could have a mine open up. DRA could be our total engineering, construction, procurement and management solution for mines.
“So the question is, are we a vanadium company with a graphite credit or a graphite company with a vanadium credit? The answer is, we don’t know yet.
“The capex on a graphite mine is much lower than on a vanadium mine. So graphite might be the springboard to get the mine open. Then the revenue from that would help fund our vanadium operation,” he says.
“The vanadium and graphite are very close. In some cases they’re together, in other cases they’re a trend over from each other. So we could definitely mine two strategic commodities from one source. For shareholders, that means the opportunity for off-take agreements with multiple partners. We’re in a position to supply both the steel market and the battery market. We’re already in discussions with possible offtake partners.
“Our location is another huge advantage,” Nykoliation adds. “We’re close to the Chinese market. We’re perfectly situated for South Africa, one of the largest vanadium consumers in the world. We are ideally situated for Europe. Madagascar is an extremely mining-friendly jurisdiction. But it also has location, location, location.”
Nykoliation concludes, “We have a dual offering—two strategic minerals, one source. We have a very large project, and we’re fast-tracking it. We have a great partner in DRA and a great location in Madagascar. We’re uniquely situated in the market.”
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Contact:
Brent Nykoliation
VP of Business Development
800.818.5442
416.364.4911
Contact:
Kirk McKinnon
Chairman/CEO
800.818.5442
416.364.4911
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In Deutschland liest man noch relativ wenig über Graphit und seine Zukunftsbedeutung. Dabei ist Graphit anscheined der ZAubertrank für die Enrgiewirtschaft. Grafitschaum zur Energiegewinnung und Vanadium / Graphit Batterien mit einem tollen Wirkungsgrad bei relativ günstigen Preisen. Auch Lithium / Graphit gibt Batterien mit Eigenschaften, die reinen Lithium Ionen BAtterien weit überlegen sind.
Wer noch keine Verluste hatte, hat nicht genug riskiert!
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/26/12 -- Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX: EGZ)(OTCBB: ENZR)(FRANKFURT: YE5) ("Energizer" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received positive initial metallurgical test results from its Green Giant Project in Madagascar and that DRA Mineral Projects has made an equity investment into the Company.
Graphite ore samples from the Fotsy and Molo zones were submitted to the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Minerals Research Laboratory in Asheville, North Carolina for preliminary evaluations to define potential for recovery of commercial products. Simple mechanical crushing with no flotation yielded flake sizes of +50 mesh, which according to Tom Burkett, Vice President of Graphite Materials & Systems at SGL Carbon Group - the world's largest carbon company - is regarded by the industry as jumbo flake. Both ores have produced graphite concentrates at purities of +90%.
Both samples were subjected to beneficiation that included crushing, grinding, and various flotation schemes. A +50-mesh grind was utilized for the majority of the testing to achieve a high degree of liberation while maintaining a particle size that would be attractive to the marketplace. This testing recovered graphite in the form of oversize products at +50 mesh and flotation concentrates.
Data is still being processed and an initial report will be forthcoming by the NCSU complete with conclusions, recommendations, flake distribution summary and a preliminary process flow sheet.
Green Giant Outlines Extensive Graphite Zones
Energizer's Senior Vice President of Exploration, Craig Scherba, P. Geol., commented, "We are very pleased with these initial results. With the confirmation of jumbo flake graphite and +90% purity, Energizer has now met two more thresholds and when combined with our exploration results to date, make our Green Giant project quite unique in the marketplace. We have multiple zones with mineralization at surface, high grades, wide intersections and strike lengths that can be measured in kilometers, not meters. We are outlining a graphite camp."
To date, Energizer's Green Giant and JV Property contains 17 separate and distinct graphite zones, seven of which have been drill tested. The culmination of drilling, trenching, geophysics, geologic mapping and prospecting have confirmed graphite mineralization in all tested zones to be at surface, open along strike and at depth.
Drill assays have been received so far from two zones, the Fondrana and the Fotsy, showing high grades and extensive widths (FOND-01: 6.24% C over 118.6 meters; FOND-TH-11-01: 7.11%C over 106 meters; FOTSY-TH-11-05A: 9.93%C over 10 meters). Initial assay results are expected shortly from the Molo and Seta zones.
DRA Makes Initial Equity Investment in Energizer
The Company is also pleased to announce that a private placement transaction has been concluded with DRA Africa Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DRA Mineral Projects ("DRA") who has recently become a technical partner of Energizer (see January 25, 2012 news release).
Johann de Bruin, Pr.Eng, and Director of DRA commented, "Our current understanding of the quality of the graphite within the tenements as well as our understanding of the logistics associated with the development of a mine in the Southern part of Madagascar gives us enough confidence in the Green Giant Graphite and Vanadium project to justify moving forward with an equity investment in Energizer Resources. This represents a further commitment to the project and solidifies our relationship with Energizer since being appointed as their technical partner. It is our intention to increase our equity position as funds and test work analyses become available in accordance with the MOU. We look forward to supporting Energizer Resources in bringing this project to implementation and operation."
Kirk McKinnon of Energizer stated, "We are very pleased that DRA has decided to invest in Energizer. It certainly reflects their belief in our project and further strengthens our relationship. Their role of technical partner is a key factor in our ability to move the project from resource definition to production within a very short timeframe. As the importance of graphite continues to manifest itself, speed to market will become increasingly important in order to maximize shareholder value."
DRA has subscribed for 2,540,000 common shares of Energizer for gross proceeds of $635,000 USD. This results in DRA having an equity position of 1.6%. Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), DRA has the right to acquire up to a 5% equity position in Energizer. Future private placements will be done at market conditions. The transaction requires final regulatory approval and all securities issued in this matter are subject to applicable hold periods.
About DRA Mineral Projects
-- DRA is a world leader in process engineering and metallurgy and has been
a provider of full EPCM services (Engineering, Procurement and
Construction Management) since 1984. DRA has a primary focus on managing
the development of mining projects in the African Continent
-- Employ over 1,100 people with operating offices in Southern and Central
Africa, Australia, India, China, Canada and the UK.
-- A well-qualified team of over 350 professional engineers and project
management professionals specializing in large capital projects in the
minerals processing fields of coal, vanadium, diamonds, gold, platinum,
ferrous metals, base metals and heavy mineral sands
-- They are a leader and specialist in the field of outsourced operations
and maintenance of minerals processing plants. They currently operate 22
mineral processing facilities in Africa and Indonesia
About Energizer Resources
Energizer Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration and development company based in Toronto, Canada, which is developing its Green Giant Project located in Madagascar. The Green Giant hosts one of the largest known vanadium deposits and potentially one of the largest known graphite deposits.
The identification of 17 graphite trends, with a cumulative strike length in excess of 320 km, on the 100% owned Green Giant property and 75% owned Joint Venture (with Malagasy Minerals Limited (ASX: MGY) properties, have validated the Company's belief that the Green Giant Project has the potential to host a potential graphite camp. Metallurgical results to date confirm jumbo flake (+50 mesh) with +90% purity.
As graphite and vanadium are considered to be critical minerals, the Company will position itself to both strategic partners, and the financial markets, a dual offering of critical minerals from a single source for energy and storage, as well as steel and other innovations worthy of development.
In addition to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: EGZ), the Company's common shares trade on the U.S. Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol ENZR, and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol YE5.
For more information on graphite, graphene and vanadium, please visit our website at www.energizerresources.com.
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Brent Nykoliation
Vice President of Business Development
Toll Free: 800.818.5442 or 416.364.4911
bnykoliation@energizerresources.com
Energizer Resources Inc.
Kirk McKinnon
Chairman and CEO
Toll Free: 800.818.5442 or 416.364.4911
www.energizerresources.com
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Energizer Resources Adds Molo Zone to Green Giant Project; Intersects 108m of Graphite in Drill Core Grading 8.80%C, Including 49m of 10.09%C / Confirmed Jumbo Flake on Molo with Over 90% Purity
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 04/04/12 -- Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX: EGZ)(OTCBB: ENZR)(FRANKFURT: YE5) ("Energizer" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from the Molo zone on its Joint Venture (JV) property with Malagasy Minerals Limited ("Malagasy") (ASX: MGY) in Madagascar. Assays received from the Molo zone confirm graphite mineralization at surface, and to a down hole depth of 108 metres at a grade of 8.80% carbon ©.
Based on these results, in conjunction with the previously released assay results from the Fotsy and Fondrana zones, and the metallurgical confirmation of jumbo flake graphite with over 90% purity, the Company is beginning to define a new graphite camp in southern Madagascar.
The Molo Zone
The Molo Zone can be characterized as follows:
-- a multi-folded graphitic zone with a surface-exposed strike length of
over 2 kilometres
-- characterized by resistant ridges of graphite-rich rock, and abundant
graphite-rich float
-- individual graphitic ridges between 20 and 150 metres in width
-- EM31 geophysical surveys indicate the graphite mineralization is
pervasive in the area
-- wide-spaced drilling of 6 diamond drill holes conducted over a strike
length of 1.2 kilometres, intersected graphitic mineralization to a
vertical depth of 75 metres with down-hole thicknesses between 60 and
150 metres in width
-- graphite mineralization intersected in drill core was open along strike,
and at depth.
8.80%C over 108.0 Metres Intersected in Drill Core from the Molo Zone
The Company has received assay results from the first (MOLO-01) of the 6 diamond drill holes drilled over the Molo zone. This hole was collared into graphite mineralization, and was drilled in to the western arm of a fold which strikes for at least 2 kilometres. Graphite mineralization in MOLO-01 was intersected from surface to a down hole depth of 108 metres at a grade of 8.80%C, and included 49 m at 10.09%C and 23 m at 10.03%C. The table below summarizes the intersections.
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Drill Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) C (%)
MOLO-01 0 108 108 8.80%
incl. 23 72 49 10.09%
incl. 83 106 23 10.03%
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Emergence of a Graphite Camp
The identification of 17 graphite trends, with a cumulative strike length in excess of 320 km, on the 100% owned Green Giant property and 75% owned Joint Venture properties, have validated the Company's belief that the Green Giant Project has the potential to host a potential graphite camp, with multiple zones. Highlights from zones with analytical results are as follows:
- Molo Zone
-- confirmation of +50 mesh ("jumbo") flake graphite with over 90% purity
achieved from crushing alone
-- drill intersections to 108.0 m at 8.80% C; including 49 m at 10.09%C and
23 m at 10.03%C
-- confirmed to extend for at least 2 kilometres in strike length
- Fondrana Zone
-- drill intersections to 118.6 m at 6.24%C with metallurgical results
pending
-- trench sampling to 106 m at 7.11%C
-- average aggregate graphite intersection from drilling is 73 metres with
a weighted average carbon assay of 6.14%C
-- average aggregate trench intersection is 82.5 metres with a weighted
average of 6.73%C
-- at surface and extends to a vertical depth of at least 120 metres
-- confirmed to extend for at least 800 metres in strike length
-- Mineralization is open along strike, and at depth
- Fotsy Zone
-- confirmation of +50 mesh ("jumbo") flake graphite with over 90% purity
achieved from crushing alone
-- average aggregate graphite intersection from drilling along the 'Fotsy
Main Zone' is 20.8 metres with a weighted average carbon assay of 5.62%C
-- average aggregate trench intersection is 10.9 metres with a weighted
average of 6.33%C
-- at surface and extends to a vertical depth of at least 115 metres
-- confirmed to extend for at least 800 metres in strike length
-- mineralization is open along strike, and at depth
-- mapping and prospecting have indicated that this zone extends for over 6
kilometres in length
Qualified Person
Craig Scherba, Senior Vice President Exploration and Operations for Madagascar, P.Geol., is the qualified person for the technical information provided in this release.
About Energizer Resources
Energizer Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration and development company based in Toronto, Canada, which is developing its Green Giant Project located in Madagascar. The Green Giant hosts one of the largest known vanadium deposits and potentially one of the largest known graphite deposits.
The identification of 17 graphite trends, with a cumulative strike length in excess of 320 km, on the 100% owned Green Giant property and 75% owned Joint Venture (with Malagasy Minerals Limited (ASX: MGY) properties, have validated the Company's belief that the Green Giant Project has the potential to host a potential graphite camp. Metallurgical results to date confirm jumbo flake (+50 mesh) with over 90% purity.
As graphite and vanadium are considered to be critical minerals, the Company will position itself to both strategic partners, and the financial markets, a dual offering of critical minerals from a single source for energy and storage, as well as steel and other innovations worthy of development.
In addition to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: EGZ), the Company's common shares trade on the U.S. Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol, ENZR, and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol, YE5.
For more information on graphite, graphene and vanadium, please visit our website at www.energizerresources.com.
We seek Safe Harbour: This press release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from expectations and projections set out herein.
Contacts:
Energizer Resources Inc.
Brent Nykoliation
Vice President of Business Development
Toll Free: 800.818.5442 or 416.364.4911
bnykoliation@energizerresources.com
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Energizer Resources Inc. (EGZ.TO - News)(ENZR.OB - News)(YE5.F - News) ("Energizer" or the "Company") is pleased to announce additional assay results from the Molo deposit on its Green Giant Project. The latest assays received from the Molo deposit confirm graphite mineralization is at surface, and extends to a vertical depth of at least 90 metres at grades between 6.9% and 14.6% carbon ©. The Molo graphite deposit is located on the joint venture (JV) property with Malagasy Minerals Limited ("Malagasy") (MGY.AX - News) in Madagascar, in which Energizer has a 75% ownership interest.
Focus Will be on Molo Graphite Deposit - NI 43-101 Resource Drilling to Begin Within Two Weeks
These latest drill hole assays continue to confirm that extensive surficial graphite mineralization extends to depth over the Molo deposit. As a result, the Company is now focusing its full attention and resources behind fast tracking the delineation of a National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) compliant resource at the Molo deposit. Based on work completed to date, the Company is targeting a resource between 50 and 100 million tonnes within a grade range of 6 to 10% C.
This resource delineation program is scheduled to begin within two weeks and is estimated to take two months. The resource drilling will total approximately 7,500 meters and will utilize two Boart Longyear diamond drills, which are already on site. Energizer's exploration team, led by Senior Vice President of Exploration Craig Scherba, P. Geol., has previous experience in this regard, having already delineated a NI 43-101 compliant stand-alone vanadium resource of 49.5 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.693% V2O5 and an inferred resource of 9.7 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.632% V2O5, located on the Green Giant property.
Non-Compliant NI 43-101 Statement - The potential quantity and grade of the target graphite deposit is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to adequately define a mineral resource in accordance with NI 43-101 requirements. Further exploration to define a compliant NI 43-101 resource will commence shortly, and although the Company sees no reason why a compliant mineral resource would not be defined there is no guarantee that further exploration will result in the target graphite deposit being defined as a mineral resource. The potential quantity and grade of the target graphite deposits have been determined through the progression of exploration methodology and initial metallurgical testing. This included airborne surveys, ground geophysics, mapping, trenching and diamond drill holes, in conjunction with assay results. The low range of the resource target is based on confirmed surficial mineralization and drill hole intersection assays to date. The high range of the resource target is based solely on confirmed surficial mineralization with no sub-surface drilling. Samples are collected in accordance with strict QA/QC protocols, and sent to accredited test facilities for obtaining assay results.
DRA Engineers to Begin Outlining Mine Site
Shortly after the commencement of drilling, DRA Mineral Projects will send an engineering team to site to begin quantifying data required for a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the Molo deposit. During this time, DRA will begin outlining the mine site parameters, including production facilities and infrastructure.
Jumbo Flake Graphite at an Average Purity of 93% Confirmed
Preliminary metallurgical analysis indicates that Jumbo flake (i.e. +50 mesh) graphite at an average purity of 93% C can be easily liberated through simple crushing of the Molo deposit graphite.
This metallurgical insight, coupled with the wide widths and high grades quantified through assays, has prompted the Company to expedite and focus its full attention on the delineation of a NI 43-101 compliant resource at the Molo deposit.
Molo Graphite Assays Continue to Confirm Size and Grade
The Company has now received assay results from 5 of the 7 diamond drill holes completed over the Molo deposit. Of the 7 drill holes, 6 were drilled into the western arm of a fold, with a strike length of at least 2 kilometres, with the remaining hole (MOLO-06) drilled into a surficially exposed graphitic ridge 1 kilometre to the west of the central core of the Molo deposit. Of the holes received (MOLO-01 to MOLO-05), graphite mineralization was intersected to a down-hole depth of 108 metres, with composited grades ranging from 6.94% C to 14.63% C. The table below summarizes the intersections from all 5 holes received.
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Interval
Drill Hole From (m) To (m) (m) C%)
MOLO-01 0 108 108 8.8
incl.
23 72 49 10.09
incl.
83 106 23 10.03
MOLO-02(i) 0 20 20 6.94
MOLO-03 39 126 87 7.4
MOLO-04 9.5 23 13.5 14.63
MOLO-04 50 104 54 7.27
MOLO-05 37 125 88 7.92
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(i)Molo-02 was drilled in the opposite direction of Molo-1
from the same collar location.
Additional Fotsy and Fondrana Assays Confirm Multiple Stand-Alone Graphite Deposit Potential
Energizer turned its attention to graphite in November 2011, and continues to identify new graphite opportunities on its 120 kilometre-long Green Giant Project. Through the completion of 29 diamond drill holes over 3,780 metres, 20 trenches over 1,900 metres, regional sampling with 670 prospecting samples, geological mapping of 3 areas, analysis of 3 airborne geophysical surveys, and the completion of 160.5 kilometres of ground-based electromagnetic geophysical surveying, the Company has identified over 320 kilometres of graphitic trends.
The Company has now received assay results from 12 of the 14 diamond drill holes completed over the Fotsy deposit, and 5 of the 6 diamond drill holes completed over the Fondrana deposit. Graphite mineralization was intersected to a down-hole depth of 138.5 metres, with composited grades ranging from 5.19% C to 12.16% C. The table below summarizes the intersections from all recently received drill holes.
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Drill Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) C%)
FOND-04 15 40.5 25.5 5.27
FOND-04 69 135 66 5.63
FOND-06 62.05 68 5.95 6.2
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FOTSY-07 7 21.37 14.37 5.27
FOTSY-07 41.44 53.7 12.26 6.34
FOTSY-11 12 17.5 5.5 5.74
FOTSY-11 126.5 138.5 12 6.91
FOTSY-12 67.43 72.5 5.07 12.16
FOTSY-12 74 88.75 14.75 5.49
FOTSY-12 112.35 119 6.65 9.9
FOTSY-13 27 61 34 5.19
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The assay results for the Fotsy and Fondrana confirm the Green Giant Project has the potential to host multiple stand-alone graphite deposits. In order to expedite project development however, the Company will focus exploration and engineering efforts on the Molo graphite deposit.
Qualified Person
Craig Scherba, Senior Vice President Exploration and Operations for Madagascar, P.Geol., is the qualified person for the technical information provided in this release.
For more information on graphite and graphene, please visit our website at www.energizerresources.com.
We seek Safe Harbour: This press release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from expectations and projections set out herein.
..Contact:.
.
Energizer Resources Inc.
Brent Nykoliation
Vice President of Business Development
Toll Free: 800.818.5442 or 416.364.4911
bnykoliation@energizerresources.com
Energizer Resources Inc.
Kirk McKinnon
Chairman and CEO
Toll Free: 800.818.5442 or 416.364.4911
www.energizerresources.com
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Energizer Resources announces exciting results from its Molo graphite in MadagascarEGZ JV in Madagascar
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Energizer Resources: Graphite Discovery of 2012
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