CKR Provides Operational Update for Aukam Graphite Project

CKR Carbon (TSX.V:CKR) has completed its report for the Aukam graphite project and received permission to use explosives for underground exploration at the project.

According to the press release:
CKR has received permission to use explosives at Aukam. The explosives will be used to complete the process of making the adits safe by blasting large blocks of rock that were unable to be barred down in the initial phase (see News Release dated August 16, 2016). Blasting is expected to start in early October, initially with the remaining bad hangings in the adits, followed by clearing the winze area at the back of the lower adit (to open access to a lower level), and finally in the open pit to ensure all loose material is removed from the stopes.
Once the adits have been made safe, CKR will proceed with an underground exploration program of drilling and development to delineate resources down dip of the lower adit. These resources will be included, together with the results of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), in the application for the mining license.
“We are very pleased with the progress made at Aukam to date and receiving a mining permit is the next step towards restarting production at the past producing mine” said Roger Moss, CKR Chief Executive Officer. “As such, we will be focussing all our efforts on completing the necessary studies on time and on budget in order to expedite the process.”

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