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Canada Carbon Acquires Additional Claims on Miller Graphite

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Miller Graphite Project

miller lump graphiteAll information pertaining to mineral resources herewith presented are historical in nature and while relevant, the information was obtained before the implementation of National Instrument 43-101 reporting standards. No historical estimate should be relied upon until it can be confirmed by the Company.


The Miller-Graphite Mine, located in Grenville Township is a past graphite and mica producer with unknown graphite reserve left. This mine was worked around 1845 and was probably the first graphite operation in Canada. (Maurice, 1984) The quantity of produced graphite is unknown but it is reported that 25 cars of lump graphite was shipped from this deposit on year 1900and sent to the Globe Refining Company of Jersey City, N.J. This yielded thirty-two tons of clean crucible graphite. The Morgan Crucible Company of London and also J.H. Gauthier and Company, Jersey City, used some of this graphite in their crucibles and pronounced it equal to the best graphite known to come from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

Miller Graphite Mine Claims Map
Miller Graphite Mine Claims Map


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The sampled mineralization (49.4% Cg and 32.4% Cg)in the South West wall of the mine pit.

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ecause of this historically major discovery, the region is marked as one where some prospection attention is warranted. (Blair, 1988). The property consist of nine (9) claims covering the past mine and a similar geologic context for more graphite mineralization around the deposit. (Blair, 1988)


The property covers 5,4 km2 of land and is located 70 km west of Montreal. Main roads connect up to 800m away from the deposit and travel all around the property. A powerline also cross the property 500m south of the deposit, and a bush road go dire
ctly to the deposit, which allows a very easy access as shown in annex 2. (Google Map, 2012) (MRNW,2012) (Blair, 1987).


A 2013 sampling program identified grades as high as 80.1% Cg and assessed the visible graphite deposit through a series of new samples taken directly along and into the vein with a chisel and hammer and went to a depth of approximately 30-50mm. These samples were taken from the same general vein area as the first samples (see February 21st, 2013 release). This time, however, as noted the samples were removed directly from the vein. The purpose of this program was to further confirm the grades encountered within the graphitic zone. Based on subsequent lab analysis conducted by Activation Laboratories (Actlabs) of Ancaster, Ontario immediately after collecting the samples using the IR process (Leco), the results confirmed the presence of a high quality lump/vein graphite deposit.


MILLER GRAPHITE PROPERTY
GRAB SAMPLING PROGRAM RESULTS
MARCH 2013
Sample ID Assayed Grade (%Cg)
A43178 78.40%
A43179 65.10%
A43190 79.80%
A43191 70.60%
A43192 74.60%
A43193 80.10%
A43194 24.50%

The field team was able to localise a pit that correspond with such historic production.The access is easy due to existing trails.The pit is about 85 metres long and 6 to 10 metres wide.The pit is made of three sections making a "Z" form with the longest line being of east-west direction (see figure below).One of the mineralized veins of the Miller Mine was found at surface, along the southern pit wall on the southwest section of the pit.


The mineralization consists of two massive veins (70-90% visual graphite) of 4 centimetres to 15 centimetres thick in a graphitic marble unit (10-30% graphite).This zone was found a few metres away from a pegmatite and marble contact, which is coherent with historic data.Samples A41170 (49.4% Cg) is a grab sample coming from the graphite veins and the mineralized marble while sample A41171 (32.4% Cg) is a grab sample coming from the overall mineralized zone.The orientation of the vein is N240, steeply dipping to the northwest with a dip of 80.


MILLER GRAPHITE PROPERTY

INITIAL GRAB SAMPLING PROGRAM RESULTS FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Sample ID

X (UTM NAD83 Z18)

Y (UTM NAD83 Z18)

Assayed Grade (%Cg)

A41170

530714

5058006

49.4%

A41171

530714

5058012

32.4%

A41172

530713

5058003

10.7%


A smaller 2 centimetres vein was found a few metres north of the mineralized zone and had an orientation of NNW-SSE with vertical dip.Sample A41172 (10.7% Cg) is a grab sample from this veins and its graphitic marble host.Other samples were grab samples in paragneiss all around the pit and contained 0.22% Cg to 1.2% Cg.


Observation of a high grade graphite vein left untouched at surface of the pit gives a good idea of the graphite grade mined and what was considered good material for mining at the time.This also reveals that we can hope to find equal or better grade graphite where mining ceased in 1900 on the other 4 veins mined on the property.Vein type deposits usually hold high purity graphite along with bigger flake size in comparison with other deposit types, allowing a favourable mining context.Scanning Electron Microscope in the near future will allow determining the morphology, size, and purity of the graphite crystals.


vein graphite millerMineralization

The mineralization at Miller-Graphite Mine consists of unknown quantity of graphite in five (5) graphite veins 10 to 60 cm wide. Their directions are unknown. (MRNW, ESIGEOM, 2012) Such graphite veins are usually consist of high grade mineralization, between 30 to 90% graphite. The size of the flake can vary between 0,5mm to many centimeters and would correspond to coarse flake size. (Simandl, 1989) Contact metamorphisms minerals are also present (Apatite, garnet, diopside, sphene, vesuvianite, wollastonite, a lithium mineral, and zircon). The graphite veins are hosted in a marble unit and a pegmatite, close to the contact of the two units. The mineralization consists of massive to disseminated flake of unknown size and quality. (MRNW, ESIGEOM, 2012)


Regional geology and claim potential

The Miller-Graphite Mine is classified as a skarn deposit. The contact between a pegmatite intrusion anda marble unit has been mineralized by fluids coming out of the intrusive body. The claims are inside the same major geologic unit where marbles and pegmatite are present.

Another past worked zone is east of the deposit and its location is unknown (Maurice, 1984) but would probably be inside the property. A prospecting phase in 1989 also found a mineralized zone 100 meters east of the deposit, on the property, (Blair, 1988) but it is unknown if this is the same zone as noted in Maurice (1984). The same prospecting phase also found ancient pits in the area but they were unexplored by the team. (GM47971) The presence of multiple graphite zone suggests a very interesting context for more graphite discoveries.


An inferred electromagnetic zone was discovered in 1988 and is on the property, south-west of the Miller-Graphite deposit. (Blair, 1987) Another electromagnetic anomaly is also present 70 meters east of the deposit and the anomalous spot was also stuck by lighting while a survey was being done which indicate a conductor body around the area. (Blair, 1988)

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Miller (Keystone) Mine: New Hundred Ton Graphite Mill erected 1907