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Kibaran Resources Limited: Metallurgical tests yield Ultra-high purity
+ 99.9% C (news with additional features)

07.07.2014 / 12:30

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
7 July 2014

Metallurgical tests yield Ultra-high purity + 99.9% C

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Metallurgical testwork yields ultra-high purity carbon grade for Epanko
graphite deposit

- Ultra-high purity achieved in a simple one-step purification process

- Large flake size and high purity levels provides entry to a multitude
of markets

- Testwork proves graphite is suitable for the production of spherical
graphite used in the high-growth lithium-ion battery market

Kibaran Resources Limited (ASX: KNL) is pleased to report that recent
metallurgical testwork has yielded results exceeding 99.9% carbon from a
simple one-step process after flotation.

The ultra-high purity carbon was produced from a graphite sample taken from
the Company's Epanko deposit at its Mahenge Project in Tanzania.

The testwork was undertaken at NGS Naturgraphit GmbH ("NGS"), an
independent company which specialises in world-wide graphite sales and
carbon based products located in Germany. The testwork was overseen by the
Company's graphite trader under our partnership and sales arrangement
(refer announcement dated 23 December 2013). The results achieved are
summarised in the following table.

Table 1 - Carbon grades for flotation and chemical purification

                FLAKE SIZE                   FLOTATION        PURIFICATION

                                             CONCENTRATE      GRADE

Name             Micron            Mesh      (%)               (%)

Extra Jumbo      >500 micron       >35       97.7              99.94

Jumbo            >300 microns      >48       97.2              99.98

Large            >180 microns      >80       96.2              99.95

Medium           >106 microns      >150      95.8              99.91

Small            >75 microns       >200      93.7              99.85

Fine             < 75 microns       < 200      87.4              99.72

 

Notes: Chemical Purification by HF acid. Results calculated by drying at
temperatures in the range of 400 C and from LOI.

Ultra high purity can be reached easily in a single one step process.
Importantly, extremely low impurities are recorded (refer table 2)
confirming that there is no limitation on the application and uses of
Epanko flake graphite.

With the current market focused on 94% to 97% carbon purity, Kibaran's