albany ‘high purity’ graphite deposit
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Albany ‘High Purity’ GRAPHITE Deposit. ZEN IPO Dec. 2010; Cliffs Natural Resources assistance Raised $10 million @ $0.60 with Jennings & GMP Exploration in 2011 discovered a very rare GRAPHITE deposit. Forward Looking Statement. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Albany ‘High Purity’ GRAPHITE Deposit
• ZEN IPO Dec. 2010; Cliffs Natural Resources assistance
• Raised $10 million @ $0.60 with Jennings & GMP
• Exploration in 2011 discovered a very rare GRAPHITE deposit
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Forward Looking Statement
Apr, 2013
Source: Industrial Minerals’ Natural Graphite Report 2012
Unique Natural Graphite VEIN Graphite:
• Purest form in nature • Purity Usually: 95 – 99% C• Very Rare: <1% of world
output• Easiest to Process• Demands best graphite
price
Sri Lanka - world’s only mine
Zenyatta
• Largest & Only ‘High Purity’ (hydrothermal) GRAPHITE Deposit being Developed in the World
• Close to surface, easy access & great infrastructure
• Metallurgical Testing by SGS Lakefield yielded 99.96% Carbon Purity
• Targeting $13 Billion Synthetic GRAPHITE Market
Introduction
Source: Industrial Minerals’ Natural Graphite Report 2012
Unique Natural GRAPHITE
VEIN (Hydrothermal) Graphite:• Purest form in nature • Very Rare: <1% of world
output• Easiest to Process &
Upgrade• Demands best graphite
price
Sri Lanka - world’s only mine
ZENBorrowdale
Location
Thunder Bay
Geraldton
Hearst
Constance Lake
Wawa
OntarioCANADA
AlbanyGRAPHITEDeposit
Toronto
0 100kilometres
DetroitUSA
Infrastructure
HORNEPAYNE
HEARST
CANADIANNATIONALRAILWAY
Gas Pipeline Hydro Line
GRAPHITEDeposit
CONSTANCE LAKE
Trans Canada Highway
Rail Line
Geophysics & Geological Interpretation
Drill Section
Sri Lankan Mine Vein – 5cm wide
Drill Core
Graphite Breccia (‘Vein Type’)
Vein Type – High Grade Graphite
Hole#5 - 6.6% C over 170 metres
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
quartz
feldspar
graphite
Dr. Conly - Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
SEM
Graphite
Dr. Conly - Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
‘vein-type’ (hydrothermal) Graphite
• Mineralizing fluids - CO₂ + CH₄
• Unusually High Carbon Content of Magma
• Absence of Significant Degassing of Carbon
• Major Structural Control
Plans 2013
• 43-101 Resource by mid- 2013
• Optimized metallurgical testing by end of 2nd quarter
• Preliminary Economic Assessment to start in 3rd quarter
Why GRAPHITE?
• Unique chemical, electrical & thermal properties
• Stable & strong in excess of 3600°C
• Resistant to chemical corrosion, thermal shock & oxidization
• One of the lightest reinforcing elements
• High lubricating abilities
• Great conductor of heat & electricity
GRAPHITE – Synthetic & Natural
GRAPHITE
Natural• 1.0 Mt / yr• ~$ 2,000 / t
Synthetic• 1.5 Mt / yr• ~$8,500 / t
Vein• highest price
Flake• medium price
Amorphous• lowest price
Annual global production of graphite in 2010:Synthetic ~ 1,500,000 tonnes (~$13 Billion)
Natural ~ 1,000,000 tonnes (~ $2 Billion)
Synthetic graphite (>99%):Current pricing from US$7,000/tonne - $20,000/tonne (Industrial Minerals).
Natural graphite (70-97%): Current pricing from US$500/tonne - $2000/tonne (Industrial Minerals).
GRAPHITE – Synthetic & Natural
• Synthetic - To turn petroleum (needle) coke into graphite requires extensive thermal treatment (3000°C) to burn off contaminants & re-arrange graphite layers. Very costly (4-5x) to make and environmental issues with this process as well.
• Natural (high purity) graphite has advantages:Natural graphite anode has higher specific capacities than
synthetic graphite.Natural graphite is highly crystalline leading to high quality for
new tech.
GRAPHITE – Synthetic & Natural
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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Total DemandNew Demand
Graphite Demand(Natural & Synthetic)
Demand Estimate – Annual Tonnes of Graphite
Critical
Strategic & Critical for industrial nations including USA & European Commission
Electric arc furnaces use graphite electrodes to generate heat required to melt scrap during production of steel
Brake linings
Traditional Uses
Anode - GRAPHITECathode - Li oxide Electrolyte - lithium salts
NEW Uses
• smaller, lighter & more powerful
Li-ion Battery
• 85kWh Battery • ~140kg GRAPHITE
Li-ion Battery
Tesla Model S
• 24kWh Battery• ~40 kg GRAPHITE
Li-ion Battery
• 200 million e-bikes in China • Sales expanding rapidly in India• Sales forecast - e-bikes, e-motorcycles & e- scooters >450 million by 2016
Pebble Bed Reactors
Uranium embedded in graphite balls; smaller, safer & less costly.
Requires 3000 tonnes of Graphite for startup & 1000 tonnes annually for 1GW reactor
Fuel Cells
Large-scale fuel cell applications are being developed that could consume as much graphite as all other uses. (USGS Jan 2012)
Vanadium Redox Battery
Energy storage solution for renewable energy such as solar & wind
GRAPHITE - key component; 300 tonnes graphite per 1,000 megawatts of storage
Graphene
• 1 Atom thick; 1mm = 3 million sheets graphene
• Unique Properties:• 1000 x electrical capacity of Cu• 200 x stronger than structural steel• 10 x heat conductivity of Cu
“NEW WONDER MATERIAL”
Graphene
• Thinner, transparent, flexible & more powerful technology
• Samsung, IBM, Sony, Sharp
• 2012 - 10,000 research papers published, 6000 patents
• European Union - 1 Billion euro program • South Korea - $350 million on commercialization• UK - £50 million in a new commercialization hub
Graphene
Board & Management• Aubrey Eveleigh, President & CEO, Director; B.Sc., P.Geo. (Memorial)
28 yrs mineral exploration experience
• Peter Wood, VP Exploration; M.Sc., P.Geo. (Toronto)30 yrs mineral exploration experience
• Barry Allan, Director; B.Sc., MBA (Dalhousie)30 yrs experience; Senior VP & Director, Mining Analyst, Mackie
Research
• Cliff Davis, Director; B.Sc., P.Eng (Royal School of Mines)40 yrs experience; Director of Agnico-Eagle Mines since June, 2008.
• Brian Davey, Director (Trent)28 yrs on First Nation issues related to economic & business
development
• Peter Ravenscroft, Director; M.Sc. (Paris School of Mines)30 yrs experience as a Mining industry executive
• Tom Mustapic, CFO; B. Comm. (Lakehead) 20 yrs experience as a Certified General Accountant.
• Donald Bubar, M.Sc., P.Geo., (McGill & Queens) 30yrs experience (former VP Exploration Aur Resources; President of Avalon Rare Metals)
• Roland Butler, B.Sc., (Memorial) 20yrs experience (Founder, former VP & Director of Altius Minerals; President of Callinan )
• David Fox, B.Comm., LL.B, (McGill) 25yrs securities experience (former VP Institutional Sales TD Securities & Research Capital)
• Don Hains, B.Sc., MBA, P.Geo., (Queens & Dalhousie) 30yrs experience as an industrial minerals & marketing specialist, including graphite )
• Dr. John Morganti, P.Geo., Ph.D. (UBC) 40yrs experience (former VP with Teck & Exploration Manager for Placer Dome )
• Jason Mychasiw, HB. Comm, CFA, (Lakehead) TD Bank Manager Commercial Credit; formerly Mining group Analyst - GMP Securities
Advisory Board
Shares Issued – 48,385,862
Warrants (Expire June23/13; @ $1.00/share) - 5,740,000Warrants (Expire Dec 23/15; @ $1.50/share) - 1,000,000Options (Expire Dec 23/15; @ $0.60/share) - 2,100,000Options (Expire Feb 06/18; @ $1.27/share) - 1,325,000Options (Expire Oct 10/17; @ $0.44/share) - 250,000Options (Expire Jan 30/18; @ $0.94/share) - 100,000
Fully Diluted – 58,900,862
Major Shareholders:
Cliffs Natural Resources (12%)Directors, Management, Advisors (23%)Institutional (10%)Retail (55%)
Share Structure
Summary
• Large, Ultra-High Purity ‘GRAPHITE Deposit’
• Easy Access & Great Infrastructure
• Strong, Experienced Management Team
• Bullish GRAPHITE Market
Zenyatta Ventures Ltd., 1224 Amber Drive, Thunder Bay, Ontario , CANADA Tel: 807-346-1660