# Abasca Announces Filing of Technical Report Regarding Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit and Private Placement of $2.25 Million

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/abasca-announces-filing-of-technical-report-regarding-positive-preliminary-econo--528a6cfb-879f-4421-a2ed-812d24e88319

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/ABA.V/press-releases/7453604797986731

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-09-23T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-23T11:50:27.596Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-23T11:50:27.596Z

- Company: Abasca Resources Inc.

- Ticker: ABA.V

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Saskatchewan, Canada

- Primary commodity: Graphite

- Secondary commodities: Uranium

- Document categories: Resource update, Capital raise

- Extracted: 2026-09-23 11:50:28 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Abasca Resources has filed a NI 43-101 technical report containing a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment \(PEA\) for the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit in Saskatchewan. The update includes a mineral resource increase with 67% of prior Inferred resources converted to Indicated, alongside a $2.25 million private placement to fund ongoing exploration.

Reasoning: The announcement combines a significant mineral resource upgrade and a positive PEA with a successful capital raise, providing both technical and financial momentum.

- Positive factor: Significant resource upgrade with 67% conversion from Inferred to Indicated

- Positive factor: Positive PEA economics with US$130M after-tax NPV

- Positive factor: Successful capital raise of $2.25M to fund exploration

- Negative factor: PEA is preliminary and includes speculative Inferred resources

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Category Upgrade**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource confidence improved — Inferred upgraded to Indicated, or Indicated to Measured. De-risking signal.

Why it applies: 67% of prior Inferred Resource converted to Indicated Resource based on contained graphite

Evidence · text

> Conversion of 67% of the prior Inferred Resource to Indicated Resource

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: Technical report prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 standards

Evidence · text

> prepared by Tetra Tech Canada Inc. \("Tetra Tech"\) ... in accordance with National Instrument 43-101

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Multiple Qualified Persons named and responsible for different aspects of the report

Evidence · text

> The following Qualified Persons are responsible for the PEA, are independent of Abasca and the Project

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (2)

### indicated

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Loki Flake Graphite Deposit · graphite

#### Identity

- Project: Loki Flake Graphite Deposit
- Commodity: graphite
- Region: canada\_sk
- Reported Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
- Ticker: ABA.V

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: Matt Batty, Hasssan Ghaffari, Sabry Hafez, Jianhui Huang, Chris Johns
- Resource group id: resource:84e74ff3415ff92c33c5
- Deposit or zone: Loki Flake Graphite Deposit
- Mining method: open\_pit

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 6990000
- Grade: 8.27
- Grade Unit: % Cg

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2026-04-23

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong indicated resource component for a graphite project.

- Positive factor: High grade for graphite

- Positive factor: Significant tonnage

Evidence · text

> Indicated Resources: 6.99 Million tonnes at 8.27% Cg

#### Tags used in scoring

**Indicated Resource**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.

Why it applies: category is "indicated"

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp\_signed is true

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting\_standards includes ni\_43\_101

**No Contained Metal**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.

Why it applies: contained\_metal was not reported

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate

**PEA-Supporting**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.

Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports

### inferred

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Loki Flake Graphite Deposit · graphite

#### Identity

- Project: Loki Flake Graphite Deposit
- Commodity: graphite
- Region: canada\_sk
- Reported Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
- Ticker: ABA.V

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: Matt Batty, Hasssan Ghaffari, Sabry Hafez, Jianhui Huang, Chris Johns
- Resource group id: resource:74dcfbeea020adde88a6
- Deposit or zone: Loki Flake Graphite Deposit
- Mining method: open\_pit

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 15830000
- Grade: 6.93
- Grade Unit: % Cg

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2026-04-23

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Substantial inferred resource provides significant upside potential.

- Positive factor: Large inferred tonnage

- Negative factor: Speculative nature of inferred category

Evidence · text

> Inferred Resources: 15.83 Million tonnes at 6.93% Cg

#### Tags used in scoring

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: category is "inferred"

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp\_signed is true

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting\_standards includes ni\_43\_101

**No Contained Metal**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.

Why it applies: contained\_metal was not reported

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate

**PEA-Supporting**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.

Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.
