Other highlights feature intervals such as 50.2 metres at 34.5% TGC, 10 metres at 36.7% TGC, and 45.6 metres at 31.5% TGC in various combinations.

The EU designation underscores the project’s role in regional supply security as assessed by the European Commission.

Sarytogan Graphite reports the final batch of 17 infill diamond drill holes at its Kazakhstan deposit, delivering strong mineralisation and confirming high-grade graphite in surface intersections.

Final reserve-definition holes at the Central Graphite Zone show high-grade mineralisation, informing an anticipated upgrade to mineral resource and ore reserve for the DFS.

A mid-2024 pre-feasibility study outlined a staged development plan to balance market penetration, capex, and returns, with the project designated under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act in June, signaling strategic importance and potential access to European funding.

Metallurgical testwork has achieved flotation concentrates above 90% TGC and up to 99.9992% after thermal purification, supporting potential five-nines purity products such as microcrystalline graphite, ultra-high-purity fines, and spherical purified graphite.

The project hosts a combined inferred and indicated resource of 229 million tonnes at 28.9% TGC across north and central zones, with an August 2024 PFS showing an initial ore reserve of 8.6 million tonnes at 30% TGC and concentrates up to 81.4% TGC.

Current data indicate an indicated and inferred resource of 229 million tonnes at 28.9% TGC and an ore reserve of 8.6 million tonnes at 30% TGC.

Sarytogan has been designated a strategic project under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, positioning the project to supply graphite to Europe directly for a potentially generational mine life.

The drilling program infilled 25 years of historical mining to a depth of 50 metres, with WSP engaged to update the mineral resource and re-estimate ore reserves for the DFS, targeted for completion by mid-2026.

WSP Global is updating the mineral resource to higher confidence categories for the DFS, with Wood handling process engineering and cost estimation, aiming for mid-2026 completion.

Drilling focused on the central graphite zone to infill the first 25 years of mining identified in the PFS to 50 metres depth, supporting a resource and reserve upgrade for the DFS.

Sarytogan plans three product types: microcrystalline graphite for traditional uses, ultra-high-purity fines for advanced industrial uses, and spherical purified graphite for lithium-ion batteries.

Notable results include a 50.2-metre interval at 34.5% TGC with a 29.2-metre sub-interval at 40.1% TGC, ending in mineralisation.

Earlier results include a batch of October holes with a key intercept of 49.1 metres at 30.8% TGC from surface, including higher-grade sub-intervals.