Triton Receives “Encouraging” Metallugical, Mineralogical Results from Nicanda Hill

Triton Minerals Ltd. (ASX:TON) announced that it has received initial metallurgical and mineralogical results from the Nicanda Hill prospect.

Highlights include:

• Head assay results return high grade graphite of up to 19.5% Total Graphitic Carbon (TGC) and V2O5 of up to 0.35%. 
• 200kg bulk sample from Nicanda Hill was used in a metallurgical test work program.
• Initial mineralogical investigations have confirmed the substaintal presence of medium and coarse flake graphite of up to 1mm in length.
• Preliminary flotation test work has readily produced high grade graphite concentrate of up to 97.3% TGC.
• Initial flotation test work has shown graphite recovery of up 95% at a relatively coarse primary grind of 500µm.
• The graphite flotation test work program is now focussed on optimising overall graphite recovery, concentrate grades and final concentrate product size distribution.

Brad Boyle, managing director at Triton, commented:

These preliminary metallurgical and mineralogical results are very encouraging for Triton, showing once again that a very high grade graphitic concentrate of up to 97.3% TGC is obtainable from straight forward flotation methods.

A more detailed metallurgical and mineralogical test work program is now being conducted from a wider range of locations from across the mineralisation footprint, to obtained a more accurate and representative sample of the graphitic ore and to obtain a better understanding of the physical characteristics of the graphitic material.

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