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To: LoneClone who wrote (107000)	5/26/2014 9:27:13 PM
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Saint Jean says test results show "high purity, fine grained graphite" at Walker property Thu 1:09 pm by Deborah Bacal proactiveinvestors.com Saint Jean Carbon (CVE:SJL) has revealed test results on purified graphite concentrate from its Walker lump/vein graphite property in Quebec, showing "high purity, fine grained graphite." The detailed tests were done by Evans Analytical Group out of New York over a period of three weeks, in an effort to create a comprehensive profile of the graphite deposit from a chemical and crystalline structure point of view. The company told investors Thursday that this information is critical for product development for future customers, and that having it in hand in advance reduces the timeline to bring products to market. Of the highlights from the results, Saint Jean said the morphology, crystallinity and structural make-up "very closely" resemble the best Sri Lankan vein graphite, and therefore its field of applicability is as broad as it is for any other kind of high purity vein graphite. The analysis also confirmed that graphite from the Walker property is as suitable as flake graphite in a wide variety of "side-by-side" product applications including steelmaking, auto parts, paints and industrial products, according to the company's statement. "We are very, very pleased with the work done by EAG, and the results we have achieved in the test program," said CEO Paul Ogilvie in the release. "This moves our Quebec-based Walker vein graphite property closer to bringing the project to market. We also believe it helps all of our surrounding properties in Quebec become increasingly well positioned both from a proximity-to-market perspective as well as a source of high-quality versatile vein graphite." The company also said that the tests showed the crystallite structure had a "hexagonal and rhombohedral graphene layer" that is consistent with good quality graphite. The tests included glow discharge mass spectrometer testing, raman spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope imaging, the latter of which provided high resolution images of the graphite that illustrated the size, shape, distribution and orientation of the graphitic flakes. The material used was a composite grab sample collected from the site in June of last year by the company's geologist, Isabelle Robillard, the graphite explorer said. Saint Jean has a portfolio of graphite exploration properties in Quebec and Sri Lanka and is planning to carry out work programs to prove the graphite quality at the projects. Earlier this month, it signed a letter agreement for a $14.0 million convertible debenture financing and a $600,000 bridge loan with mining-focused Pala Investments.