# Green Battery Minerals and VOLT Carbon Successfully Progressing with Air Separation of Bulk Sample Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-and-volt-carbon-successfully-progressing-with-air-separat--460e551c-a679-42c6-88e1-a11a7f1998d6 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GEM/news/8999630854279089/green-battery-minerals-and-volt-carbon-successfully-progressing-with-air-separat Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Green Battery Minerals Inc. - Ticker: GEM - Exchange: TSX - Region: Quebec - Primary commodity: Graphite - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-08-21 11:11:55 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Green Battery Minerals and Volt Carbon have successfully progressed with the air separation of bulk samples from the Berkwood property, achieving high-grade graphite concentrates. The solvent-free dry separation process is being scaled up for commercial samples and potential battery-grade anode production. Reasoning: Successful scale-up of a proprietary dry separation process yielding high-grade graphite concentrate \(up to 96.1% Cg\) from bulk samples. - Positive factor: High grade concentrate achieved via dry separation - Positive factor: Environmental benefits of solvent-free process - Positive factor: Commercial activity initiated with prospective customers Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: Release mentions CRM samples, field duplicates, and SGS laboratory usage. Evidence · text > a CRM sample was inserted at a ratio of 1 sample in 20 to the sample batch, field duplicates were additionally collected **NI 43-101 Compliant** Polarity: positive Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard. Why it applies: Resource estimate is described as being from an NI 43-101 Technical Report. Evidence · text > described in the technical report entitled, NI 43-101 Technical Report **Stale Estimate** Polarity: negative Definition: Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding. Why it applies: The resource estimate effective date is June 30, 2019, which is over 2 years old. Evidence · text > With an Effective date of June 30th, 2019 ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (4) ### dry separation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-and-volt-carbon-successfully-progressing-with-air-separat--460e551c-a679-42c6-88e1-a11a7f1998d6#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) graphite #### Identity - Commodity: graphite - Ticker: GEM #### Test Work - Program Status: optimization - Test Type: dry separation - Processing Route: air separation - Sample: Zone 6a dry processed concentrate #### Recovery - Recovery: 95.1 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Achieved 95.1% Cg through dry processing of Zone 6a material. - Positive factor: Very high graphitic carbon grade Evidence · text > highest level of graphitic carbon \(Cg\) achieved through dry processing came in at 95.1% ### dry separation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-and-volt-carbon-successfully-progressing-with-air-separat--460e551c-a679-42c6-88e1-a11a7f1998d6#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) graphite #### Identity - Commodity: graphite - Ticker: GEM #### Test Work - Program Status: optimization - Test Type: dry separation - Processing Route: air separation - Sample: Zone 1b dry processed concentrate #### Recovery - Recovery: 96.1 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Achieved 96.1% Cg through dry processing of Zone 1b material. - Positive factor: Very high graphitic carbon grade Evidence · text > most significant outcome from dry processing yielded 96.1% \(Cg\) ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-and-volt-carbon-successfully-progressing-with-air-separat--460e551c-a679-42c6-88e1-a11a7f1998d6#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) graphite #### Identity - Commodity: graphite - Ticker: GEM #### Lab - Laboratory: SGS #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Indicated resource reported at 17.0% Cgr, but the estimate is from a 2019 technical report. - Positive factor: High grade for graphite - Negative factor: Stale data \(Effective date 2019\) Evidence · text > in-pit constrained resource totalling 1,755,300 tonnes of indicated resources at 17.00 % Cgr ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-and-volt-carbon-successfully-progressing-with-air-separat--460e551c-a679-42c6-88e1-a11a7f1998d6#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) graphite #### Identity - Commodity: graphite - Ticker: GEM #### Lab - Laboratory: SGS #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Inferred resource reported at 16.39% Cgr, but the estimate is from a 2019 technical report. - Positive factor: High grade for graphite - Negative factor: Stale data \(Effective date 2019\) Evidence · text > 1,526,400 tonnes in inferred resources at 16.39 % Cgr ## 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.