# Abasca's Loki Flake Graphite Deposit Selected for Inclusion in the Canada Investment Summit Prospectus, Recognized as a Strategic Critical Minerals Opportunity

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/abasca-s-loki-flake-graphite-deposit-selected-for-inclusion-in-the-canada-invest--f59aaa83-2357-4059-8c6d-697780763766

Original source: https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/abascas-loki-flake-graphite-deposit-selected-for-inclusion-in-the-canada-investme-1220342

Publisher: accesswire

Original announcement: 2026-09-14T11:31:56.669Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Abasca Resources Inc.

- Ticker: ABA

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Saskatchewan

- Primary commodity: Graphite

- Secondary commodities: Uranium

- Document categories: Resource update, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-14 11:33:26 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Abasca's Loki Flake Graphite Deposit has been selected for inclusion in the Canada Investment Summit Prospectus and the Invest in Saskatchewan Opportunity List. The company also highlighted its existing graphite resource of 6.99 Mt at 8.27% Cg \(Indicated\) and 15.83 Mt at 6.93% Cg \(Inferred\).

Reasoning: The announcement is primarily about strategic recognition and inclusion in a prospectus, which provides visibility, rather than new geological discovery. The resource figures provided are restatements of a recent technical report.

- Positive factor: Strategic recognition by Canada Investment Summit

- Positive factor: Inclusion in provincial opportunity list

- Positive factor: Existing Indicated resource with high grade

- Negative factor: Resource data is historical/restated from previous technical report

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: The release explicitly mentions the technical information was reviewed and approved by a QP as defined under NI 43-101.

Evidence · text

> as defined under 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: Brian McEwan, P.Geo., is named as the Qualified Person who reviewed and approved the technical information.

Evidence · text

> reviewed and approved by Brian McEwan, P.Geo., a Qualified Person

## Extracted facts

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

## Resource Estimates (2)

### indicated

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/abasca-s-loki-flake-graphite-deposit-selected-for-inclusion-in-the-canada-invest--f59aaa83-2357-4059-8c6d-697780763766#fact-resource-facts-0)

Loki Flake Graphite Deposit · graphite

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

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

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: Brian McEwan
- Resource group id: resource:1bd247c3e1b616f0126a
- Deposit or zone: Loki Flake Graphite Deposit

#### Resource Data

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

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2026-04-23

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource component of the Loki deposit, restated from the August 2026 technical report.

- Positive factor: High grade for graphite

- Negative factor: Restated data

Evidence · text

> total Indicated Resources of 6.99 Mt 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

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/abasca-s-loki-flake-graphite-deposit-selected-for-inclusion-in-the-canada-invest--f59aaa83-2357-4059-8c6d-697780763766#fact-resource-facts-1)

Loki Flake Graphite Deposit · graphite

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

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

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: Brian McEwan
- Resource group id: resource:419ec7ef5ebb0fb0d2de
- Deposit or zone: Loki Flake Graphite Deposit

#### Resource Data

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

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2026-04-23

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource component of the Loki deposit, restated from the August 2026 technical report.

- Positive factor: Significant tonnage

- Negative factor: Restated data

- Negative factor: Inferred category

Evidence · text

> inferred resource of 15.83 Mt 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.
