# Green Battery Minerals Inc. Takes Graphite Processing to the Next Level, Enters into Processing Agreement With Volt Carbon to Utilize Proprietary Solventless Separation Technology Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-inc-takes-graphite-processing-to-the-next-level-enters-in--eb1f6245-56f6-403a-aca8-76babfe40d1c Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GEM/news/8971168488134560/green-battery-minerals-inc-takes-graphite-processing-to-the-next-level-enters-in Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2023-06-06T12:45:00.000Z 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, Canada - Primary commodity: Graphite - Secondary commodities: Carbon - Document categories: Metallurgy, Agreement transaction - Extracted: 2026-09-12 07:43:52 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Green Battery Minerals has signed a preliminary mineral processing agreement with Volt Carbon to utilize proprietary solventless dry separation technology at its Berkwood Graphite project in Quebec. Initial testing of a 5kg sample demonstrated a 14.6% yield and a high-grade graphite concentrate of 91.55%. Reasoning: The agreement formalizes a path to use a proprietary dry separation technology that yielded high-grade graphite \(91.55%\) in initial testing, offering significant ESG advantages. - Positive factor: Successful test yield of 14.6% graphite flakes - Positive factor: High concentrate grade of 91.55% graphite - Positive factor: Proprietary solventless/waterless dry separation technology - Positive factor: Retention of premium large/jumbo flake sizes - Positive factor: Formalized processing agreement with Volt Carbon - Negative factor: Processing cost estimate of $50K/ton Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Free Milling** Polarity: positive Definition: Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation. Why it applies: The technology is described as a dry separation process that retains original flake quality, implying simple processing of the feedstock. Evidence · text > does not use water, which eliminates a significant amount of waste **QP/CP Signed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag 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: Christian Derosier, P.Geo., PhD., is named as the Qualified Person who reviewed and approved the technical content. Evidence · text > Qualified Person Christian Derosier, P.Geo., PhD., is the qualified person \(QP\) **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("concentrate"\) **Single Domain Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established. Why it applies: only one composite was tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### dry separation process [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-inc-takes-graphite-processing-to-the-next-level-enters-in--eb1f6245-56f6-403a-aca8-76babfe40d1c#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Berkwood Graphite · graphite #### Identity - Project: Berkwood Graphite - Commodity: graphite - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: Quebec, Canada - Ticker: GEM #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: dry separation process - Processing Route: proprietary dry separation process - Sample: single 5 kilogram sample of crushed feedstock from Berkwood Graphite project #### Recovery - Recovery: 14.6 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test - Conc. Grade: 91.55 - Conc. Grade Unit: % #### Lab - Laboratory: Base Metallurgist Laboratories Ltd. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The test yielded a high-grade concentrate using a novel dry separation method. - Positive factor: High concentrate grade of 91.55% - Positive factor: Successful yield of 14.6% Evidence · text > yielded a graphite content of 91.55%, with total carbon showing at 97% ### dry separation process [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/green-battery-minerals-inc-takes-graphite-processing-to-the-next-level-enters-in--eb1f6245-56f6-403a-aca8-76babfe40d1c#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Berkwood Graphite · carbon #### Identity - Project: Berkwood Graphite - Commodity: carbon - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: Quebec, Canada - Ticker: GEM #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: dry separation process - Processing Route: proprietary dry separation process - Sample: single 5 kilogram sample of crushed feedstock from Berkwood Graphite project #### Recovery - Conc. Grade: 97 - Conc. Grade Unit: % #### Lab - Laboratory: Base Metallurgist Laboratories Ltd. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Total carbon in the processed sample was verified at 97%. - Positive factor: High total carbon content of 97% Evidence · text > total carbon showing at 97% ## 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.