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Brixton Metals, Big North Graphite and Kivalliq Energy Featured on Episode 23 of the Next Biggest Winner TV Show This Weekend

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:38 AM on Thursday, March 20th, 2014

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(March 20, 2014) – The Next Biggest Winner, a leading and nationally televised investment show focusing on small-cap and mid-cap companies, is pleased to announce episode 23 will air this weekend.

EPISODE 23 GUESTS

Brixton Metals (TSX VENTURE:BBB)

Big North Graphite Corp (TSX VENTURE:NRT)

Kivalliq Energy Corporation (TSX VENTURE:KIV)

Gary Thompson, Chairman and CEO of Brixton Metals joins us to discuss the company’s 100 percent owned Thorn project which is high-grade silver-gold-lead-zinc-bearing diatreme-breccia zones and high-grade gold-silver-copper veins. Secondary targets include porphyry, skarn, replacement, and bulk tonnage gold targets.

Spiro Kletas, President and CEO of Big North Graphite Corp takes the stage to discuss the company’s recently acquired three past producing amorphous graphite mines in Sonora, Mexico. The company is working towards accelerating the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite mine. Big North is currently in the Test Mining phase at Nuevo San Pedro and has completed sales of amorphous graphite totaling 760 tons to date.

Jim Patterson Chairman and CEO of Kivalliq Energy Corporation joins us to discuss the company’s flagship project, the 340,268 acre Angilak Property in Nunavut Territory, hosts the Lac 50 Trend with a NI 43-101 Inferred Resource of 2,831,000 tonnes grading 0.69% U3O8, totaling 43.3 million pounds U3O8. Kivalliq’s comprehensive exploration programs continue to advance the Lac 50 Trend and demonstrate the “District Scale” potential of the Angilak Property. Kivalliq’s team of northern exploration specialists have forged strong relationships with sophisticated resource sector investors and Angilak Property partner Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (“NTI”).

PROUD SPONSORS

We are proud to announce that UC Resources and Pacific Potash will serve as anchor sponsors for all 30 episodes of Season 2. Both companies appeared in Episode 4 and will also be appearing on future episodes.

In addition, Marketwired is the official Media Partner of The Next Biggest Winner and distributor of this press release.

NEW SEASON, NEW HOST

Season 2 promises to be even better than Season 1 with the addition of our new host, George Tsiolis. As the Founder of AGORACOM.com, George brings his significant knowledge and experience of small-cap markets to the show, insuring robust interviews and information for the benefit of our viewing audience.

Tsiolis stated “The Next Biggest Winner fills a significant void in Canadian Business Media by strictly focusing on emerging companies capable of becoming The Next Biggest Winner. Show creators Jamie Bailey and Metaphoria Productions smartly recognized there is no other nationally televised show of its kind and now provide small cap companies and investors everywhere with a great platform to connect. The production quality in our state of the art studio is second to none. I’m proud to be a Co-Producer for Season 2 and beyond!”

TELEVISION BROADCAST DETAILS

The show airs nationally on television via iChannel in prime time as follows:

WHEN: Saturday March 22nd 7:30 PM EST (Also 8:30 AM & 3:30 AM)
Sunday March 23rd 6:30PM EST (Also 7:30 AM & 2:30 AM)
WHERE: iChannel (See listing below or check iChannel for your local area)
http://www.ichannel.ca/the-next-biggest-winner/whats-on/
Bell Channel 514 Across Canada
Cogeco Channel 136 in Ontario and Quebec
MTS TV Channel 282 in Manitoba
Rogers Channel 197 in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Shaw Cable Channel 110 in BC / Channel 95 Everywhere Else
Shaw Direct Channel 593 (Classic) Channel 222 (Direct)
Source Cable Channel 174 Ontario
Telus TV Not Available Yet
Videotron Channel 146 in Quebec

About The Next Biggest Winner

The Next Biggest Winner is a television interview series for Canadian investors dedicated to identifying companies poised for growth. If your company believes it is The Next Biggest Winner and would like to appear on the show, please contact us below.

To watch a sneak peek of this episode, as well as, previous full episodes click here.

Contact Information

 

Metaphoria Productions
Jamie Bailey
Creator and Producer
[email protected]

AGORACOM
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Next Biggest Winner will be releasing a never before seen episode each day all week. Watch season 2 episode 23 now

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:04 AM on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Next Biggest Winner, a leading and nationally televised investment show focusing on small-cap and mid-cap companies, is pleased to release episode 23.

Episode 23 Guests

Brixton Metals (BBB: TSX-V))

Big North Graphite Corp (NRT: TSX-V)

Kivalliq Energy Corporation (KIV: TSX-V)

Gary Thompson, Chairman and CEO of Brixton Metals joins us to discuss the company’s 100 percent owned Thorn project which represents a potential district scale play which hosts several styles of mineralization related to porphyry and epithermal environments. Targets include high-grade silver-gold-lead-zinc-bearing diatreme-breccia zones and high-grade gold-silver-copper veins, porphyry copper-gold and intrusion related gold systems.

Spiro Kletas, President and CEO of Big North Graphite Corp takes the stage to discuss the company’s recently acquired three past producing amorphous graphite mines in Sonora, Mexico. The company is working towards accelerating the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite mine. Big North is currently in the Test Mining phase at Nuevo San Pedro and has completed sales of amorphous graphite totaling 760 tons to date.

Jim  Patterson Chairman and CEO of Kivalliq Energy Corporation joins us to discuss the company’s flagship project, the 340,268 acre Angilak Property in Nunavut Territory, hosts the Lac 50 Trend with a NI 43-101 Inferred Resource of 2,831,000 tonnes grading 0.69% U3O8, totaling 43.3 million pounds U3O8. Kivalliq’s comprehensive exploration programs continue to advance the Lac 50 Trend and demonstrate the “District Scale” potential of the Angilak Property. Kivalliq’s team of northern exploration specialists have forged strong relationships with sophisticated resource sector investors and Angilak Property partner Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (“NTI”).

Big North Graphite Completes Its First Graphite Sale

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:31 AM on Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Vancouver, B.C., August 15, 2013 – BIG NORTH GRAPHITE CORP. (TSX-V: NRT) (the ” Company ” or ” Big North “), announces that it has completed its first graphite sale. The Company recently sold 200 tons of amorphous graphite, mined from the Company’s Nuevo San Pedro mine and additional feed mines located in Sonora Mexico, to a customer within Mexico. The graphite sold was a mine run, semi-processed product, consisting of a 3/4 inch minus size, yielding an average grade of 68% Cg. The mined graphite was processed at Big North’s processing facility located near the town of La Colorada, Mexico.

The Company commenced test mining at the Nuevo San Pedro project in May of this year and in July announced that it had mined, shipped and stockpiled 160 tons of graphite, leading to the sale of product this month.

Big North President Spiro Kletas stated, “Our goal has always been to become one of the first junior graphite companies to capture some of the market by making graphite sales and earning revenue for our shareholders. Today is a monumental day for Big North and our shareholders. We were able to sell the graphite in our inventory as soon as it was available for purchase. Further, we were able to sell this graphite as mine run. This initial sale demonstrates the significant demand for amorphous graphite and the fact that we are one of a few companies focusing not only on mining, but selling amorphous graphite, gives Big North a distinct advantage. As amorphous graphite is the largest segment of the natural graphite market by tonnage, our goal now is to grow our amorphous graphite mining and sales business for our shareholders.”

Amorphous Graphite

In 2012, approximately 1.1 million tonnes of natural graphite was produced worldwide. Of that, amorphous graphite represented 55% of the world’s graphite production, thus making it the largest segment of the natural graphite market. Further 89% of the world’s amorphous graphite supply comes from China. Mexico is currently the only source of North American amorphous graphite production, with none currently coming from the US and Canada. Russia used to supply amorphous graphite but the mine has since closed. (Source: Simon Moores, Industrial Minerals)

Amorphous graphite is one of the higher quality forms of carbon. Technically known in the market as micro-crystalline, the crystal structure is similar to that of flake graphite but on a smaller scale. The only higher quality forms of carbon are flake, vein and diamond.

The major use for amorphous graphite is in steel production. It is the material of choice by steelmakers around the world to use as a recarburizer. Amorphous graphite is also the only mainstream dry lubricant in the world and is therefore used in many industrial processes from railroads to a wide range of industrial manufacturing.

Amorphous graphite is also used in brake linings, gaskets and clutch materials. Foundry facing mold wash uses amorphous or fine-flake graphite in a water-based paint to coat the mold, thereby allowing ease of separation of the casted object from the mold after the metal has cooled.

Big North, through its Mexican subsidiary Grafito la Barranca SA de CV, holds a 100% interest in the Aki Wiki concession and has a 50/50 joint venture on the Nuevo San Pedro Project. Both concessions are located in the San Jose de Moradillas region, a region that has produced graphite for more than 100 years. San Jose de Moradillas is located approximately 45 kilometers southeast of the city of Hermosillo, Mexico.

About Big North Graphite Corp.

Big North is a graphite development and exploration company focused on select projects in Mexico and Canada. The Company recently acquired 3 past producing amorphous graphite mines in Sonora, Mexico and is working towards accelerating the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite mine. Big North is currently in the Test Mining phase at Nuevo San Pedro.

Recently, Big North announced that the Company had started the assembly of a processing plant that will be used for crushing, screening, sizing and drying of graphite to the specifications of future customers. Further, the Company has commenced a strategy of buying unprocessed amorphous graphite from local miners who do not possess the ability to process or ship to end users. Big North also owns high priority, large flake graphite exploration projects in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

For further information please contact Spiro Kletas at (604) 629-8220.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

(signed) ” Spiro Kletas ”
Spiro Kletas
President and Chief Executive Officer

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The Company has not established mineral resources and has not completed a valid mining study (as defined by NI 43-101) to support its production decision at the Nuevo San Pedro Mine. Historically, a production decision under these circumstances results in much higher economic or technical risk. Furthermore, without a pre-feasibility or feasibility study and a graphite reserve, there can be no assurance that operations at Nuevo San Pedro will be profitable.

Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. Except as required pursuant to applicable securities laws, the Company will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect financial results is included in the documents filed from time to time with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities by the Company.

Big North Graphite, Cosigo Resources and Forum Uranium Featured on Episode 12 of The Next Biggest Winner TV Show This Weekend

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:52 PM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – July 4, 2013) – The Next Biggest Winner, a leading and nationally televised investment show focusing on small-cap and mid-cap companies, is pleased to announce Episode 12 will be airing across Canada this weekend.

EPISODE 12 GUESTS

Big North Graphite (NRT: TSX-V)

Cosigo Resources Ltd. (CSG: TSX-V)

Forum Uranium Corp (FDC: TSX-V)

Allan Barry, Analyst of Stockvine.com joins us as our guest analyst.  Allan believes that the current market is a contrarian investors dream, find out why.

Spiro Kletas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Big North Graphite joins us to discuss the company’s three recently acquired past producing amorphous graphite mines in Sonora, Mexico. The company is working towards accelerating the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite mine. Big North has recently completed two phases of the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro mine, which includes the delivery of equipment, clean up of access roads, installation of electricity and ventilation systems, receipt of permits to use dynamite to blast at the mine and the stabilization and repair of the existing workings.

Magnus Haglund, Exploration Manager and Director of Cosigo Resources takes the stage to discuss Company’s flagship project, the 100% owned Machado Project in the Taraira Gold Belt of southeastern Colombia where geological mapping and geochemical sampling have identified potentially gold-bearing strata over a strike-length of more than 20 km.

Rick Mazur, President & CEO of Forum Uranium joins us to discuss the company’s focus on acquisition, exploration and development of Canadian uranium projects. Forum has assembled a highly experienced team of exploration professionals with a track record of mine discoveries for unconformity-style uranium deposits in Canada. The Company has a strategy to discover near surface uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and the Thelon Basin, Nunavut by exploring on its 100% owned properties and through strategic partnerships and joint ventures.

PROUD SPONSORS

We are proud to announce that UC Resources (TSX VENTURE:UC) and Pacific Potash (TSX VENTURE:PP) will serve as anchor sponsors for all 30 episodes of Season 2. Both companies appeared in Episode 4 and will also be appearing on future episodes.

In addition, Marketwired is the official Media Partner of The Next Biggest Winner and distributor of this press release.

NEW SEASON, NEW HOST

Season 2 promises to be even better than Season 1 with the addition of our new host, George Tsiolis. As the Founder of AGORACOM.com George brings his significant knowledge and experience of small-cap markets to the show, insuring robust interviews and information for the benefit of our viewing audience.

Tsiolis stated “The Next Biggest Winner fills a significant void in Canadian Business Media by strictly focusing on emerging companies capable of becoming .. The Next Biggest Winner. Show creators Jamie Bailey and Metaphoria Productions smartly recognized there is no other nationally televised show of its kind and now provide small cap companies and investors everywhere with a great platform to connect. The production quality in our state of the art studio is second to none. I’m proud to be a Co-Producer for Season 2 and beyond!”

TELEVISION BROADCAST DETAILS

The show airs nationally on television via iChannel in prime time as follows:

WHEN: Saturday July 6th  7:30 PM EST (Also 8:30 AM & 3:30 AM)
Sunday July 7th 6:30PM EST (Also 7:30 AM & 2:30 AM)
WHERE: iChannel (See listing below or check iChannel for your local area)
http://www.ichannel.ca/the-next-biggest-winner/whats-on/
Bell Channel 514 Across Canada
Cogeco Channel 136 in Ontario and Quebec
MTS TV Channel 282 in Manitoba
Rogers Channel 197 in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Shaw Cable Channel 110 in BC / Channel 95 Everywhere Else
Shaw Direct Channel 593 (Classic) Channel 222 (Direct)
Source Cable Channel 174 Ontario
Telus TV Not Available Yet
Videotron Channel 146 in Quebec

About The Next Biggest Winner

The Next Biggest Winner is a television interview series for Canadian investors dedicated to identifying companies poised for growth. If your company believes it is The Next Biggest Winner and would like to appear on the show, please contact us below.

To watch a sneak peek of this episode, as well as, previous full episodes click here.

Contact Information

Flake Graphite Prices Have Bottomed: Simon Moores

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:56 PM on Thursday, May 30th, 2013

The Metals Report: Simon, the Chinese government says it is no longer willing to sacrifice the environment to mine and export commodities. You recently visited several graphite mining operations in China. Is this for real or just paying lip service?

Simon Moores: When you visit these mines and see how dated and wasteful some of their mining practices are, the environmental issues are apparent. But while this stance is partially to benefit the environment, it’s also about China wanting to retain raw materials and use them to manufacture higher-value products. China does have some leading graphite producers that are now investing in not only improving their products as well as their mining practices. This is something non-Chinese companies will have to keep track of.

TMR: If China is “going green,” what are the ripple effects that graphite investors in the West will feel?

SM: China’s “going green” is twofold. Green from the mining side means becoming more efficient with graphite mining and using less hazardous materials for processing the material. This will result in less material being available for export. Buyers outside of China have no choice but to eventually find supplies elsewhere.

From the market side, going green undoubtedly means expanding the electric vehicle market. The growth for batteries, especially lithium-ion batteries, could be explosive. This could transform demand for key raw materials, especially flake graphite.

TMR: What were the biggest takeaways from your visit to China?

SM: The biggest one was China’s willingness to control the industry. Its amorphous graphite industry has been consolidated. In Hunan province, the government consolidated close to 230 small-time mines into one company that now controls 50–60% of the production in that area. Another takeaway is that flake graphite is on China’s radar. Although it was the amorphous graphite mines that were consolidated, flake graphite, which is the bigger business, was being discussed.

Black Dragon graphite mine China

The Black Dragon graphite Mine in China. Photo credit: Laura Syrett
TMR: Some people have speculated that the consolidation strategy in flake graphite could ultimately lead China to flood the market with graphite, much like it did in the mid-’90s, forcing some graphite miners out of business. You disagree. Tell us why.

SM: Today is a completely different situation from the mid-’90s. A generation ago, China was on its way up. It was getting its primary industries underway, growing as quickly as possible, taking in as much revenue as possible. Back then, China could mine cheaply, export cheaply, undercut everybody and get quick money. There was no competition. Now, China needs to move its economy to the next level, to the value-added level. It wants to compete with South Korea, Japan, Europe and the U.S. Cheap exports are not the way to do that.

Its challenge is to appease the mining companies through things like tax breaks on higher-value products to push these companies to develop value-added products such as battery-grade graphite and even the batteries themselves. The car industry is a perfect example. Ten years ago, China didn’t have one; now I expect to see Chinese cars on European and North American roads in the next three years.

TMR: China also has a source of flake graphite in North Korea. What is going on there?

SM: China has exported flake graphite from North Korea for the last decade from a mine that once was a joint venture between North and South Korea. It exported about 1,000 tonnes in 2012. The graphite goes to China, where it is blended with other products. This is a captive source for China that has historically been used internally.

TMR: Why is this Korean source being talked about more now?

SM: I am not sure. Our research indicates that China is not getting as much flake graphite from North Korea as previously thought. The problem is that bad information gets around really quickly, especially when it is free. Everyone thought North Korea was sending 30,000 tonnes per year (tpa) of flake graphite to China. We think it was actually less than 1,000 tonnes in 2012. North Korea was considered the fourth-largest producer in the world. If the data are wrong, that could indicate there is a lot less flake graphite in the market than people realized.

The same problem exists with India. The Indian production figures that are freely available for flake graphite indicated production of 140,000 tpa when, according to our research, in the last 12 months it was actually 35,000 tpa. If that is the case, the rest of world production could be well overestimated.

TMR: The price of flake graphite has been dropping since May 2012, mostly owing to softer demand from steel refractories and lubricant markets.How is this affecting the economics of flake graphite projects?

SM: Obviously, lower prices would have a negative effect on projects whose economics were done 12–18 months ago using the very high prices we saw then. Prices have come down about 50% on average from the 2011-2012 peak. On that basis, some companies are already reevaluating.

“Graphite buyers need supply security; the price volatility of the past five years has not been good for business.”

TMR: Does that invalidate their preliminary economic assessments and other economic studies?

SM: “Invalidate” is probably too strong a word, but the more responsible graphite juniors are revaluating their economics based on lower prices. Typically, these companies use price averages for their analyses. Predicting the future price of graphite price is always guesswork. Whether they take a 12-, 18- or 24-month average, it will be an average, and there will always be problems with that.

But understandably, miners have to use a price and this is where we come in, as the only independents pricing natural graphite.

natural graphite price trends

Source: Industrial Minerals Data

TMR: What is the current price of flake graphite?

SM: Using our most commonly quoted grade, the +80 mesh, 94–97% carbon, the price is now $1,400/tonne. It has dropped about 50% since the highs of 2011 and 2012.

TMR: What price do you predict through 2015?

SM: I think the industry has seen the bottom of graphite prices and should expect a rise from here or in Q3/13. Flake graphite prices have settled higher than expected. They remain 60% higher than pre-recession levels in 2008-2009. Other commodities, especially fluorspar, have crashed and hit all-time lows. Graphite has not done that.

TMR: What is the path forward for companies developing graphite projects?

SM: It depends on the company, whether it is coming from an industry perspective or, like most of the juniors, from a stock market perspective. From an industry perspective, the hope is to move away from dependency on China. Graphite buyers need supply security; the price volatility of the past five years has not been good for business. For a company producing refractories, raw materials are by far the biggest input cost, and price volatility does not allow for long-term business planning. For long-term supply security, companies are looking away from China.

TMR: Does that make graphite a go-long play?

SM: Yes, because the fundamentals will not change any time soon.

TMR: The other great debate in this sector is whether graphene is worth talking about as part of an economic thesis.

SM: I do not think graphene will ever be a volume business for any graphite producers. The value for graphite companies going into graphene, which only a handful are doing, is the research and development (R&D) and new technology that will allow them to produce graphene from natural graphite. This technology will be a game changer for materials science, and the graphite industry will be pretty irrelevant in terms of global impact.

Some companies are experimenting with carbon sciences, merging carbon materials into their applications. Companies will never make money from selling large volumes of graphite to make graphene.

TMR: Realistically, how far away are we from producing graphene from mined graphite?

SM: A few companies are pioneering that technology. Grafoid Inc. has an R&D agreement with Focus Graphite Inc. (FMS:TSX.V) to investigate and develop a graphene-based composite for electrochemical energy storage for the automotive and/or portable electronics sectors. They have just launched the world’s first trademarked graphene product—MesoGraf. But this material is still in the R&D phase.

The value of these companies is their research into the best methods to produce graphene and finding applications for it. No one really knows how to use it—the graphene pioneers have to build an industry and convince people to use it. Everyone now knows the theory, but the reality—the real world application—is something that will take time.

“There have not been any new mines opened in a generation. When you have this kind of growth potential, matched with underinvestment on the supply side, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that something has to change.”

I went to a graphene event last month, and it struck me that people are not worried about how to produce it, they are more focused on developing the market, on getting end-users to try to make products that include graphene.

TMR: What will be the next graphite project to reach production?

SM: If the press releases are anything to go by, I would say Ontario Graphite Ltd. (private). But it is hard for us to analyze because it is a private company that does not put out much information. We look less at the tonnages in the ground and more at the flake distribution of the deposit. Ultimately, these companies will need to sell material. Flake fines, or smaller-flake graphite, is the hardest to sell, while large flake the easiest.

TMR: Suppose, just for the sake of argument, that Ontario Graphite did add the 20,000 tonnes it says it will to the market. With TIMCAL (a member of Imerys [NK:PA]) already operating at a roughly similar production rate, could both operations continue at a profit?

SM: No, I do not think those two mines could both operate at that rate for very long—not in today’s market conditions. The good news is that the production rate at TIMCAL’s Lac des Iles mine has always been falling, while costs have been rising for a while now. TIMCAL has been looking at other options and other mines, at other graphite juniors. You can pretty much assume that Lac des Iles is on its last legs, which is good news for graphite juniors.

TMR: What does that news from TIMCAL mean for a company like Northern Graphite Corporation (NGC:TSX.V; NGPHF:OTCQX), which also has an advanced-stage graphite project in Ontario?

SM: It is great news for companies like Northern Graphite. The TIMCAL mine is a generation old. Northern Graphite has been around for ages under a different name prior, but I think that will pay off because of the amount of information the company has on that deposit. I think everything it’s been working toward will pay off.

TMR: As a graphite deposit, what does Bissett Creek have going for it?

SM: The large flake size is the key attraction. The grade is very low, but that’s not much of a problem with graphite mining if you can economically extract it. Northern Graphite has a much higher distribution of large-flake material, which is what the industry wants.

TMR: What are the next steps for Northern Graphite?

SM: The next step is to redo the economics. The company released more drill information and increased its confirmed resource data. From there, it is a matter of riding out the storm until the market cycle comes around again. When that happens, it will be one of the strongest junior graphite companies.

TMR: In our last interview you talked about Energizer Resources Inc. (EGZ:TSX.V; ENZR:OTCBB) and its Green Giant project in Madagascar. Can you give us an update?

SM: Energizer Resources is doing something very similar to Northern Graphite. It has its asset, its project and a lot of information gathered already. Energizer has to get the word out and go to the market to get funding. I think management is focusing on that, because there is only so much drilling and reporting public companies can do. In other news, Energizer is planning on making an agreement with the nearby Sakoa Coal Field project that would allow Energizer to purchase “over-the-fence” power and share infrastructure, reducing its operating costs.

Logistics is a major factor, particularly in somewhere like Madagascar. If the company can team up with a much larger operation, then it will be a compelling project.

TMR: Can you share a couple of other graphite stories that have compelling narratives?

SM: Talga Resources Ltd. (ASX: TLG) has been working on a JORC-confirmed (Joint Ore Resources Committee) graphite resource in Sweden. In terms of volume, it is smaller than deposits in Canada or Africa, but in terms of quality it is up there. I would look out for it.

Syrah Resources Ltd. (ASX: SYR) is the leading graphite junior in Australia. It also is developing the Balama graphite project in Mozambique. Syrah had a great 12 months when everybody else struggled.

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (ZEN: TSX.V) has made a lot of headlines in recent months and enjoyed a high share price when everyone else has suffered. The company has a unique project with very high carbon purities. Zenyatta has been coy about allowing others to test this so far. The data it has released is very impressive on the carbon purities front, but because it’s so unique, the question is whether or not it can be used in the same markets as flake or synthetic graphite. Only time will tell.

TMR: What thoughts would you leave investors with for the rest of 2013?

SM: Look at the long-term basics in the graphite industry. Look at where graphite is used. Traditional volume markets include refractories, which is the steel industry. High-tech uses include electric vehicle batteries and portable electronics. Very few raw materials have this balance.

Look at the supply situation. China continues to dominate, and there have not been any new mines opened in a generation. When you have this kind of growth potential, matched with underinvestment on the supply side, it should not take a genius to work out that something has to change.

TMR: Simon, thank you for your time and your insights

Simon Moores is manager of Industrial Minerals Data, a business that sets prices for natural graphite and fluorspar industries from offices in London and Shanghai. He has been reporting on, researching and analyzing the non-metallic minerals sector since 2006, when he joined London-based publishing and research house Industrial Minerals. He has specialist knowledge in critical and strategic minerals including graphite, lithium, rare earths and titanium. He led the research and publication of the market study, “The Natural Graphite Report 2012: data, analysis and forecast for the next five years.” He has chaired conferences and given keynote presentations around the world. He has also been interviewed by international press including London’s Times regarding Chinese control on world graphite production, and The New York Times with regard to rare earths after breaking the story that China blocked exports to Japan in 2009.
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Big North Starts Test Mining at Nuevo San Pedro Graphite Project

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:32 AM on Friday, May 24th, 2013

Vancouver, B.C., May 24, 2013 – Big North Graphite Corp. (“Big North” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NRT) announces that the Company has commenced a program of test mining/bulk sampling at the Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite project in Sonora, Mexico (the “Nuevo San Pedro Project”).  The program is aimed at testing the existing active and inactive workings, as was recommended as the next phase of exploration at the Nuevo San Pedro Project in the Company’s recently released NI 43-101 technical report. The cost of this program is estimated at approximately $200,000.

The Nuevo San Pedro Project workings consist of a cross cut adit, then a drift along the graphite seam largely to the west.  There is a shaft with three sub-levels established to the east.  The main graphite seam varies in dip and pinches and swells along strike.  There has been some stoping above the adit level, but there is only an estimated 20 metres to surface.  Some underhand stoping has been completed below the adit level as well.  On the adit level the vein dips at approximately 60 degrees.

Spiro Kletas, President & CEO of the Company stated: “We are pleased to have started the test mining phase of the proposed re-start of the Company’s Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite project in Sonora, Mexico.  As previously stated, Big North’s goal is to become one of the first graphite focussed junior companies on the TSX Venture Exchange to capture some of the graphite market for our shareholders.  This is a monumental step in that direction.  Management and the Board believe that there is significant opportunity in amorphous graphite and we are working diligently towards being able to supply the market with amorphous graphite.”

Big North continues with the Company’s previously announced plan of buying amorphous graphite from local producers who do not have processing capability.  Further, the Company is actively continuing the assembly of the processing facility that was previously announced in the Company’s news release of April 22, 2013.

Big North, through its Mexican subsidiary Grafito la Barranca SA de CV, holds a 100% interest in the Aki Wiki concession and has a 50/50 joint venture on the Nuevo San Pedro Project.  Both concessions are located in the San Jose de Moradillas region, a region that has produced graphite for more than 145 years.  San Jose de Moradillas is located approximately 45 kilometers southeast of the city of Hermosillo, Mexico.

Luciana Property

Big North announces that following an evaluation of its Luciana Prospect Property located in Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec (the “Luciana Prospect”), the Company has given notice to Golden Valley Mines Ltd. to terminate the Company’s option to acquire a 70% interest in the Luciana Prospect pursuant to a mining option agreement dated August 30, 2011 (the “Luciana Option Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Luciana Option Agreement, the Company is required to leave the mining claims in good standing for a period of twelve months.

The Company intends to focus its resources on its Grafito La Barranca Properties in Sonora, Mexico.

R. Tim Henneberry, P.Geo. (BC) a consultant to the Company has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure in this news release.

About Big North Graphite Corp.

Big North is a graphite development and exploration company focused on select projects in Mexico and Canada.  The Company recently acquired 3 past producing amorphous graphite mines in Sonora, Mexico and is working towards accelerating the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite mine.  Big North has recently completed two phases of the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro mine, which includes the delivery of equipment, clean up of access roads, installation of electricity and ventilation systems, receipt of permits to use dynamite to blast at the mine and the stabilization and repair of the existing workings.

Recently, the Company announced that it has started the assembly of a processing plant that will be used for stockpiling, crushing, screening, sizing and drying of graphite to the specifications of individual future customers.   Further, the Company has commenced a strategy of buying unprocessed amorphous graphite from local miners who do not possess the ability to process or ship to end users.  Big North plans to purchase graphite from local producers to supplement production from the Nuevo San Pedro project. The Company plans to process the purchased graphite to the specifications of future customers and re-sell the purchased graphite at market prices, capturing the difference in prices.  Big North also owns high priority, large flake graphite exploration projects in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

For further information please contact Spiro Kletas at (604) 629-8220

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

(signed) “Spiro Kletas”
Spiro Kletas
President and Chief Executive Officer

While Big North intends to re-start the Nuevo San Pedro mine, the Company has not established mineral resources and has not completed a valid mining study (as defined by NI 43-101) to support a production decision. Historically, a production decision under these circumstances results in much higher economic or technical risk. Furthermore, without a pre-feasibility or feasibility study and a graphite reserve, there can be no assurance that operations at Nuevo San Pedro will be profitable.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Actual results may differ materially.  Except as required pursuant to applicable securities laws, the Company will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.  More detailed information about potential factors that could affect financial results is included in the documents filed from time to time with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities by the Company.

WATCH: Season 2, Episode 5 of The Next Biggest Winner – Big North Graphite and Canada Strategic Metals

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:22 AM on Monday, April 8th, 2013

On this week’s episode Spiro Kletas, President and CEO of Big North Graphite, as well as, Chad McMillan, Director of Canada Strategic Metals, provide viewers with valuable and interesting information pertaining to both their companies and the fast rising small-cap graphite industry.

SEGMENT 1 – Matt Gowing, research analyst with Mackie Research provides a compelling argument for the future of the graphite market.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Anthony Giovinazzo of Cynapsus Therapeutics then takes the stage to discuss the company’s development of a  non-injectable delivery of the only approved drug to be used as a rescue therapy for “off” motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease as well as their recent financing and a grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

SEGMENT 2 – Spiro Kletas, President and CEO of Big North Graphite discusses the company’s interest in the past producing Nuevo San Pedro project which is an amorphous graphite mine located in Mexico, in a region that has produced graphite for more than 100 years.

Chad McMillan of Canada Strategic Metals then takes the stage to discuss the company’s metallurgical characterization results from a recent work program on the La Loutre graphite property.

SEGMENT 3 – Round Up! Matt Gowing rejoins the guests to discuss the amorphous vs. flake graphite market.

 

 

WATCH: “The Next Biggest Winner” (Episode #5) Sneak Peek: Big North Graphite and Canada Strategic Metals

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:36 PM on Friday, April 5th, 2013

The Next Biggest Winner, a leading and nationally televised investment show focusing on small-cap and mid-cap companies, is pleased to announce Episode 5 will be airing across Canada this weekend.

EPISODE 5 GUESTS

Big North Graphite (TSX VENTURE:NRT)

Canada Strategic Metals (TSX VENTURE:CJC)(OTCQX:CJCFF)(FRANKFURT:YXEN)

Spiro Kletas, President and CEO of Big North Graphite, as well as, Chad McMillan, Director of Canada Strategic Metals, provide viewers with valuable and interesting information pertaining to both their companies and the fast rising small-cap graphite industry.

Gary Economo, President and CEO of Focus Graphite was unable to make the show due to illness but will be appearing in a future episode.

TELEVISION BROADCAST DETAILS

The show airs nationally on television via iChannel in prime time as follows:
WHEN: Saturday April 6th 7:30 PM EST (Also 8:30 AM & 3:30 AM)
Sunday April 7th 6:30PM EST (Also 7:30 AM & 2:30 AM)

WHERE: iChannel (See listing below or check iChannel for your local area)

Bell Channel 514 Across Canada

Cogeco Channel 136 in Ontario and Quebec

MTS TV Channel 282 in Manitoba

Rogers Channel 197 in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Shaw Cable Channel 110 in BC / Channel 95 Everywhere Else

Shaw Direct Channel 593 (Classic) Channel 222 (Direct)

Source Cable Channel 174 Ontario

Telus TV Not Available Yet

Videotron Channel 146 in Quebec

About The Next Biggest Winner

The Next Biggest Winner is a television interview series for Canadian investors dedicated to identifying companies poised for growth. If your company believes it is The Next Biggest Winner and would like to appear on the show, please contact us below.

To watch a sneak peek of this episode, as well as, previous full episodes click here.

Big North Graphite, Canada Strategic Metals Featured In Episode 5 Of The Next Biggest Winner TV Show This Weekend

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:23 PM on Friday, April 5th, 2013

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(April 5, 2013) – The Next Biggest Winner, a leading and nationally televised investment show focusing on small-cap and mid-cap companies, is pleased to announce Episode 5 will be airing across Canada this weekend.

EPISODE 5 GUESTS

Big North Graphite (TSX VENTURE:NRT)

Canada Strategic Metals (TSX VENTURE:CJC)(OTCQX:CJCFF)(FRANKFURT:YXEN)

Spiro Kletas, President and CEO of Big North Graphite, as well as, Chad McMillan, Director of Canada Strategic Metals, provide viewers with valuable and interesting information pertaining to both their companies and the fast rising small-cap graphite industry.

Gary Economo, President and CEO of Focus Graphite was unable to make the show due to illness but will be appearing in a future episode.

PROUD SPONSORS

We are proud to announce that UC Resources (UC:TSXV) and Pacific Potash (PP:TSXV) will serve as anchor sponsors for all 30 episodes of Season 2. Both companies appeared in Episode 4 and will also be appearing on future episodes.

In addition, Marketwired is the official Media Partner of The Next Biggest Winner and distributor of this press release.

NEW SEASON, NEW HOST

Season 2 promises to be even better than Season 1 with the addition of our new host, George Tsiolis. As the Founder of AGORACOM.com George brings his significant knowledge and experience of small-cap markets to the show, insuring robust interviews and information for the benefit of our viewing audience.

Tsiolis stated “The Next Biggest Winner fills a significant void in Canadian Business Media by strictly focusing on emerging companies capable of becoming… The Next Biggest Winner. Show creators Jamie Bailey and Metaphoria Productions smartly recognized there is no other nationally televised show of its kind and now provide small cap companies and investors everywhere with a great platform to connect. The production quality in our state of the art studio is second to none. I’m proud to be a Co-Producer for Season 2 and beyond!”

TELEVISION BROADCAST DETAILS

The show airs nationally on television via iChannel in prime time as follows:

WHEN: Saturday April 6th 7:30 PM EST (Also 8:30 AM & 3:30 AM)
Sunday April 7th 6:30PM EST (Also 7:30 AM & 2:30 AM)

WHERE: iChannel (See listing below or check iChannel for your local area)

Bell Channel 514 Across Canada

Cogeco Channel 136 in Ontario and Quebec

MTS TV Channel 282 in Manitoba

Rogers Channel 197 in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Shaw Cable Channel 110 in BC / Channel 95 Everywhere Else

Shaw Direct Channel 593 (Classic) Channel 222 (Direct)

Source Cable Channel 174 Ontario

Telus TV Not Available Yet

Videotron Channel 146 in Quebec

About The Next Biggest Winner

The Next Biggest Winner is a television interview series for Canadian investors dedicated to identifying companies poised for growth. If your company believes it is The Next Biggest Winner and would like to appear on the show, please contact us below.

To watch a sneak peek of this episode, as well as, previous full episodes click here.

Contact Information

 

Metaphoria Productions
Jamie Bailey
Creator and Producer
[email protected]

AGORACOM
http://agoracom.com/services

Big North Graphite Assays up to 5.31% Graphite in Grab Sample on Grand Lac du Nord Property, Quebec

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:14 AM on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

Vancouver, B.C., March 27, 2012 – BIG NORTH GRAPHITE CORP. (TSX-V:NRT.V – News) (the “Company” or “Big North”) is pleased to announce that it has received graphite grab and channel sample assay results derived from the Company’s summer-fall sampling and mapping program on the Grand Lac du Nord property (the “Property”) located in eastern Quebec. The Property consists of one contiguous claim block totalling approximately 2,009 hectares and is located approximately 140 kilometres northwest of Sept-Iles, Quebec. The Property is accessible via paved and logging roads. The sampling program has confirmed a multiple graphite bearing structure covering an area approximately 4 kilometres by 2 kilometres with results of up to 5.31% Graphite in grab sample. Highlights of the grab and channel assays are shown in the tables below*. In total, 137 grab samples were taken. A further 389 samples were taken out of 93 total channels.

Best grab sample results table:

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 |Sample|Graphite| |Sample|Graphite| |Sample|Graphite| |Sample|Graphite| |Sample|Graphite|
 |No    |%       | |No    |%       | |No    |%       | |No    |%       | |No    |%       |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114612|5.31    | |114588|2.97    | |114633|1.88    | |114675|1.44    | |114559|1.21    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114061|4.80    | |114566|2.92    | |114575|1.85    | |114616|1.41    | |114579|1.20    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114678|4.46    | |114607|2.70    | |114614|1.84    | |114643|1.39    | |114677|1.17    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114063|4.43    | |114599|2.49    | |114627|1.76    | |114659|1.38    | |114660|1.17    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114679|4.24    | |114563|2.47    | |114580|1.75    | |114561|1.38    | |114613|1.17    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114582|3.98    | |114065|2.41    | |114637|1.73    | |114662|1.36    | |114576|1.15    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114584|3.94    | |114646|2.27    | |114581|1.71    | |114600|1.35    | |114621|1.15    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114062|3.88    | |114583|2.26    | |114595|1.70    | |114628|1.33    | |114631|1.13    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114674|3.71    | |114586|2.23    | |114589|1.69    | |114645|1.32    | |114555|1.13    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114673|3.65    | |114578|2.22    | |114597|1.61    | |114611|1.31    | |114655|1.12    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114606|3.61    | |114654|2.20    | |114626|1.56    | |114610|1.30    | |114573|1.12    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114619|3.49    | |114569|2.20    | |114567|1.55    | |114648|1.30    | |114658|1.10    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114568|3.24    | |114587|2.19    | |114636|1.54    | |114657|1.29    | |114556|1.10    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114608|3.14    | |114585|2.11    | |114574|1.53    | |114651|1.29    | |114642|1.09    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114647|3.11    | |114676|2.08    | |114602|1.52    | |114663|1.26    | |114618|1.09    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114565|3.10    | |114603|2.04    | |114652|1.51    | |114620|1.25    | |114630|1.08    |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |114596|3.06    | |114601|1.89    | |114572|1.47    | |114562|1.22    | |      |        |
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Grab samples are selective by nature and are unlikely to represent the average grade of a deposit.

Highlights of channel sample results table:

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 |Channel|Easting |Northing |Bearing|Mineralization |Length |Average |
 |No     |(UTM)   |(UTM)    |(°)    |               |along  |grade   |
 |       |        |         |       |               |the    |graphite|
 |       |        |         |       |               |channel|%       |
 |       |        |         |       |               |(m.)   |        |
 |       |        |         |       |---------------|       |        |
 |       |        |         |       |From   |To (m.)|       |        |
 |       |        |         |       |(m)    |       |       |        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |1A     |630218.0|5639413.0|130    |4.60   |7.60   |3.00   |1.11    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |1B     |630225.9|5639409.6|130    |0.00   |3.00   |3.00   |1.88    |
 |       |        |         |       |--------------------------------|
 |       |        |         |       |6.00   |7.00   |1.00   |1.15    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |1C     |630238.5|5639400.3|130    |2.00   |3.00   |1.00   |1.10    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |4A     |629821.0|5639822.0|85     |0.00   |2.50   |2.50   |1.39    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |6A     |629190.0|5640628.0|270    |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |2.61    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |6B     |629186.6|5640630.9|270    |1.00   |2.00   |1.00   |1.14    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |10A    |629346.0|5641843.2|95     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.04    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |10B    |629343.0|5641846.0|95     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.51    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |10C    |629345.0|5641857.0|95     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.96    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |11A    |629055.0|5642622.0|290    |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.18    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |11B    |629056.0|5642620.0|290    |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.00    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |12C    |629062.0|5642726.0|70     |0.00   |3.00   |3.00   |1.35    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |12D    |629065.0|5642726.0|70     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.08    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |12E    |629065.6|5642727.2|70     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.36    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |12F    |629066.6|5642728.6|70     |0.00   |4.00   |4.00   |1.27    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |12G    |629079.0|5642738.0|70     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.68    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |13A    |628980.0|5643783.0|100    |0.00   |1.80   |1.80   |1.35    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |13B    |628982.0|5643784.0|100    |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |1.19    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |14A    |628805.0|5643682.0|90     |0.00   |3.00   |3.00   |1.41    |
 |       |        |         |       |--------------------------------|
 |       |        |         |       |13.00  |14.00  |1.00   |1.38    |
 |       |        |         |       |--------------------------------|
 |       |        |         |       |17.00  |23.00  |6.00   |1.38    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |14B    |628828.0|5643683.0|90     |0.00   |5.00   |5.00   |1.36    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |15A    |628606.0|5643950.0|90     |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |0.94    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |15B    |628608.0|5643948.0|90     |0.00   |3.00   |3.00   |1.28    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |16A    |628644.0|5643912.0|90     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.11    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |17B    |628742.0|5643778.0|270    |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |1.10    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |18A    |629011.0|5644038.0|60     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.98    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |18B    |629011.9|5644039.3|60     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |2.46    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |18C    |629012.7|5644040.7|60     |0.00   |5.00   |5.00   |1.71    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |20A    |630265.0|5639279.0|140    |0.00   |4.00   |4.00   |1.32    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |20B    |630267.0|5639275.0|140    |0.00   |8.00   |8.00   |1.39    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |22A    |632756.0|5639578.0|260    |2.00   |4.00   |2.00   |1.81    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |24A    |632787.0|5639666.0|300    |7.00   |8.00   |1.00   |2.40    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |25A    |632748.0|5639724.0|240    |0.00   |8.00   |8.00   |3.87    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |25B    |632741.7|5639718.9|240    |0.00   |10.00  |10.00  |3.27    |
 |       |        |         |       |--------------------------------|
 |       |        |         |       |13.00  |17.00  |4.00   |1.25    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |26A    |632752.0|5639796.0|20     |0.00   |5.00   |5.00   |2.90    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |27A    |632798.0|5640144.0|40     |1.00   |2.00   |1.00   |1.32    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |27B    |632792.0|5640146.0|40     |0.00   |3.00   |3.00   |2.95    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |28B    |631197.2|5640156.6|230    |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |1.58    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |29A    |630894.0|5640119.0|230    |2.00   |19.00  |17.00  |1.12    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |30A    |630891.0|5640089.0|230    |0.00   |3.00   |3.00   |1.63    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |32A    |630979.0|5639678.0|270    |0.00   |12.80  |12.80  |1.23    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |33A    |630803.0|5640147.0|40     |0.00   |11.00  |11.00  |1.47    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |35A    |630709.0|5640133.0|190    |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |1.38    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |36A    |630660.0|5640189.0|210    |1.00   |2.00   |1.00   |1.51    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |37A    |630529.0|5640329.0|20     |0.00   |3.00   |3.00   |1.30    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |38A    |630526.0|5640439.0|50     |0.00   |6.00   |6.00   |2.86    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |39A    |630564.0|5640413.0|80     |0.00   |4.00   |4.00   |1.16    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |40A    |630606.0|5640410.0|40     |0.00   |1.00   |1.00   |1.75    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |41A    |630625.0|5640403.0|90     |0.00   |5.00   |5.00   |1.27    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |42A    |630698.0|5640387.0|70     |0.00   |2.00   |1.00   |1.81    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |43A    |630713.0|5640387.0|90     |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |1.38    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |44A    |630733.0|5640386.0|200    |0.00   |6.00   |6.00   |0.89    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |48A    |630402.0|5640419.0|180    |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |1.58    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |49A    |630401.0|5640430.0|180    |3.00   |4.00   |1.00   |1.27    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |51A    |630325.0|5640486.0|50     |1.00   |3.00   |2.00   |1.64    |
 |       |        |         |       |--------------------------------|
 |       |        |         |       |4.00   |5.00   |1.00   |1.12    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |52A    |630298.0|5640498.0|50     |2.00   |5.00   |3.00   |1.37    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |53A    |630423.0|5640995.0|70     |0.00   |2.00   |2.00   |2.31    |
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

?.Channels do not necessarily represent the true width of the mineralized zone.

Grand Lac du Nord Property:

The Property was previously explored by SOQUEM, Inc. following up on airborne electromagnetic (EM) anomalies. Ground work in 2000 and 2001 identified a high grade sillimanite formation. The presence of graphite over the property was also noted visually but not given any focus at the time.

The Property contains a graphitic paragneiss formation approximately 8 kilometres in length by 1 to 2 km wide. The formation is composed of quartz, graphite, biotite and sulphides. The sulphides are in veinlets or disseminated in the paragneiss while the graphite is in disseminated flakes. A second formation parallel with the above consists of a sillimanite paragneiss band, also 8 km in length with a width of about 1 to 2 km. This horizon composed of quartzfeldspars, sillimanite, graphite, biotite, garnet and cordierite. The formation is intercalated with bands of quartzite.

Property maps including full results will be posted on the Company’s website at: http://www.bignorthgraphite.com. The Company currently intends to mount an exploration campaign on the Property commencing with a complete graphite characterization followed by diamond drilling. The exploration target is an open-pittable, crystalline flake graphite deposit similar to other graphite deposits and mines in Quebec such as Focus Metals Inc.’s Lac Knife Deposit and Timcal Graphite and Carbon’s Lac des Iles Mine.

Jean-Sebastien Lavallee (OGQ #773), geologist, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, independent of Big North, and an optionor of the Property, has reviewed and approved the technical content of this release.

About Big North Graphite

Big North Graphite Corp (NRT.V) is a graphite exploration and development Company focussed on select graphite assets in Canada and Mexico.

For further information, please contact Spiro Kletas at (604) 629-8220.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

(signed) “Spiro Kletas”
Spiro Kletas
President and Chief Executive Officer

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. Except as required pursuant to applicable securities laws, the Company will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect financial results is included in the documents filed from time to time with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities by the Company.