Noram Ventures’ Metallurgical Testing Returns High Purity Flake Graphite from the Jumbo Property in BC

Noram Ventures Inc. (TSXV:NRM) announced positive results from the preliminary metallurgical tests on a 10 kilogram sample from the Big Flake area of the Jumbo Flake-Graphite Property in the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia. 45.5% of the graphite reported to or above the large flake category is at an average grade of 96.0% C(LOI).

As quoted in the press release:

Highlights from the metallurgical testing include the following graphite distribution and recovery results:

* 20.3% of the graphite reported to the +48 mesh (jumbo flake) category at a grade of 96.6% C(LOI);
* 25.2% reported to the -48/+80 mesh (large flake) category at a grade of 95.6% C(LOI);
* 11.2% reported to the -80/+100 mesh (medium flake) category at a grade of 95.0% C(LOI);
* 18.9% reported to the -100/+150 mesh (fine flake) category at a grade of 94.5% C(LOI); and
* 24.5% reported to -150 mesh (fine flake & <) category at a grade of 82.3% C(LOI).

These initial metallurgical results are very encouraging with a total of 45.5% of the graphite reporting to or above the large flake category and at an average grade of 96.0% C(LOI). The lower grade of the -150 mesh & < category was to be expected given that this test was only exploratory in nature. SGS is confident this grade could be upgraded through flotation and possibly leaching.

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