# Albany Graphite Corp. Engages Micon International to Complete New PEA for Albany Graphite Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/albany-graphite-corp-engages-micon-international-to-complete-new-pea-for-albany--34fb75cb-7fbc-42ed-9ff3-f68fa32810e5

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ZEN/news/8985436482886309/albany-graphite-corp-engages-micon-international-to-complete-new-pea-for-albany-

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-04-09T13:20:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Zentek Ltd.

- Ticker: ZEN

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Graphite

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Resource update, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 18:36:12 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Zentek Ltd. has engaged Micon International to complete a new Preliminary Economic Assessment \(PEA\) for the Albany Graphite Project in Ontario. The study will evaluate a high-purity thermal purification pathway and include an updated Mineral Resource Estimate.

Reasoning: The announcement of a new PEA to evaluate high-purity pathways is a positive development for project de-risking, though it relies on historical resource data.

- Positive factor: Engagement of Micon for new PEA

- Positive factor: Demonstrated bench-scale 5N+ purity capability

- Positive factor: Strategic positioning for critical mineral supply chains

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The company is announcing the engagement of a consultant to perform an updated Mineral Resource Estimate as part of a new PEA.

Evidence · text

> Micon will prepare a new Preliminary Economic Assessment \("PEA"\) ... supported by an updated Mineral Resource Estimate.

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

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

Why it applies: The document reports a significant portion of the resource is in the Inferred category.

Evidence · text

> Inferred Mineral Resources of 13.1 million tonnes grading 2.87% Cg

## 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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graphite

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: graphite
- Ticker: ZEN

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 22900000
- Grade: 4.07
- Grade Unit: % Cg

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2023-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Restatement of 2023 resource data.

- Positive factor: Solid indicated resource tonnage

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> Indicated Mineral Resources of 22.9 million tonnes grading 4.07% Cg

### inferred

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graphite

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: graphite
- Ticker: ZEN

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 13100000
- Grade: 2.87
- Grade Unit: % Cg

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2023-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Restatement of 2023 resource data.

- Negative factor: Inferred category

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> Inferred Mineral Resources of 13.1 million tonnes grading 2.87% Cg

## 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.