New Risk • Feb 24
New major risk - Market cap size The company's market capitalization is less than US$10m. Market cap: CA$13.5m (US$9.88m) This is considered a major risk. Companies with a small market capitalization are most likely businesses that have not yet released a product to market or are simply a very small company without a wide reach. Either way, risk is elevated with these companies because there is a chance the product may not come to fruition or the company's addressable market or demand may not be as large as expected. In addition, if the company's size is the main factor, it is less likely to have many investors and analysts following it and scrutinizing its performance and outlook. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks High level of non-cash earnings (54% accrual ratio). Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$13.5m market cap, or US$9.88m). Announcement • Oct 06
Mason Resources Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 16, 2025 Mason Resources Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 16, 2025. New Risk • Sep 12
New major risk - Market cap size The company's market capitalization is less than US$10m. Market cap: CA$13.5m (US$9.77m) This is considered a major risk. Companies with a small market capitalization are most likely businesses that have not yet released a product to market or are simply a very small company without a wide reach. Either way, risk is elevated with these companies because there is a chance the product may not come to fruition or the company's addressable market or demand may not be as large as expected. In addition, if the company's size is the main factor, it is less likely to have many investors and analysts following it and scrutinizing its performance and outlook. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (21% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$13.5m market cap, or US$9.77m). Minor Risk Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (20% increase in shares outstanding). New Risk • Aug 18
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 19% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (19% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risks Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (20% increase in shares outstanding). Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$15.2m market cap, or US$11.0m). New Risk • Apr 23
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 18% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (18% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$11.9m market cap, or US$8.53m). Minor Risk Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (20% increase in shares outstanding). New Risk • Feb 14
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution The company's shareholders have been diluted in the past year. Increase in shares outstanding: 20% This is considered a minor risk. Shareholder dilution occurs when there is an increase in the number of shares on issue that is not proportionally distributed between all shareholders. Often due to the company raising equity capital or some options being converted into stock. All else being equal, if there are more shares outstanding then each existing share will be entitled to a lower proportion of the company's total earnings, thus reducing earnings per share (EPS). While dilution might not always result in lower EPS (like if the company is using the capital to fund an EPS accretive acquisition) in a lot cases it does, along with lower dividends per share and less voting power at shareholder meetings. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (24% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$12.7m market cap, or US$8.96m). Minor Risk Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (20% increase in shares outstanding). Announcement • Jan 14
Mason Resources Inc. announced that it has received CAD 1.4 million in funding On January 13, 2025,Mason Resources Inc. closed the transaction, The Company is pleased to confirm that Fahad Al Tamimi, subscribed to 6,980,000 Units under the Offering which has resulted in an increase in his ownership stake to approximately 19.2% on a partially diluted basis. The securities issued are subject to a regulatory hold period that expires on May 14, 2025. Closing remains subject to final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Insiders of the Company subscribed for 24.9% of the Offering. New Risk • Nov 28
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 18% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (18% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$5.65m market cap, or US$4.03m). Announcement • Oct 08
Mason Resources Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 19, 2024 Mason Resources Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 19, 2024. New Risk • Oct 01
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 19% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (19% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$8.48m market cap, or US$6.28m). Board Change • Aug 01
Insufficient new directors There is 1 new director who has joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: 1 new director. 6 experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. Independent Director Adree Delazzer was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2022. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. New Risk • Jul 26
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 15% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$9.89m market cap, or US$7.15m). Minor Risk Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (15% average weekly change). Announcement • Apr 30
Mason Resources Inc. Underscores Black Swan Graphene's Launch of Graphene-Enhanced Commercial Masterbatches Mason Resources Inc. announced that congratulates Black Swan Graphene on the successful launch of their Graphene-Enhanced Commercial Masterbatches. Black Swan's graphene enhanced masterbatch products, GraphCore, offer price-performance improvements without any supply chain disruption and are available in volume both directly from Black Swan or through globally represented value-added distributors: Thomas Swan & Co LTD, Gerdau Graphene, and Hubron International. Black Swan is now carrying out external industrial trials in masterbatch in a range of different polymers, including TPU, Nylon (PA6/66), PLA, HDPE, LDPE, PET, PC & PP. New Risk • Feb 24
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 13% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Earnings have declined by 10% per year over the past 5 years. Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (13% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$21.9m market cap, or US$16.2m). Announcement • Jan 24
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (TSXV:NOU) entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Lac Guéret graphite from Mason Resources Inc. (TSXV:LLG) for CAD 23.6 million. Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (TSXV:NOU) entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Lac Guéret graphite from Mason Resources Inc. (TSXV:LLG) for CAD 23.6 million on January 21, 2024. The consideration for the acquisition of the Lac Guéret Property is payable in 6,208,210 Nouveau Monde Graphite shares. subsequent payment of $5 million will be made to Mason at the start of commercial production of the contemplated Uatnan Mining Project. 3,104,105 of the common shares of Nouveau Monde Graphite to be issued in connection with the transaction will be subject to a lock-up for a period of 12 months and the remaining 3,104,105 common shares of Nouveau Monde Graphite will be subject to a lock-up of 18 months. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur on or before January 31, 2024, and is subject to certain standard conditions, including the receipt of the final approval from the TSX Venture Exchange. Board Change • Nov 24
High number of new directors There are 5 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. Independent Director Adree Delazzer was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2022. The company’s lack of board continuity is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. New Risk • Oct 27
New minor risk - Profitability The company is currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next year. Trailing 12-month net loss: CA$5.6m Forecast net loss in 1 year: CA$1.9m This is considered a minor risk. Companies that are not profitable are more likely to be burning through cash and less likely to be well established. Ultimately, shareholders want to see a good return on their investment and that generally comes from sharing in the company's profits. Without profits, the company is under pressure to grow significantly while potentially having to reduce costs and possibly needing to take on debt or raise capital to remain afloat. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Earnings have declined by 3.6% per year over the past 5 years. Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risks Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable next year (CA$1.9m net loss next year). Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (15% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$33.9m market cap, or US$24.5m). Announcement • Oct 06
Mason Graphite Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 19, 2023 Mason Graphite Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 19, 2023. New Risk • Oct 05
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 12% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 107% per year for the foreseeable future. High level of non-cash earnings (47% accrual ratio). Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (12% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$34.6m market cap, or US$25.2m). New Risk • Aug 15
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 13% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 107% per year for the foreseeable future. High level of non-cash earnings (47% accrual ratio). Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (13% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$36.7m market cap, or US$27.2m). Announcement • Dec 13
Mason Graphite Inc. Appoints Adree Delazzer as Independent Director Mason Graphite Inc. announced that following discussions with certain of its significant shareholders and other stakeholders, the board of directors of the Company has decided to increase the size of the Board from six directors to seven directors, and to appoint Ms. Adree DeLazzer as an additional independent director of the Company, effective following the Annual General and Special Meetings of Shareholders of the Company to be held virtually on December 20, 2022. Adree DeLazzerMs. DeLazzer has over 15 years of experience in greenfield and brownfield exploration, with a focus on precious metals, rare earth metals (REE), uranium and diamonds. Ms. DeLazzer joined Royal Fox Gold Inc. as Vice President Exploration in September 2021 and continued in the same role with Northern Superior Resources Inc. following the merger with Royal Fox Gold. Prior to her current role, Ms. Delazzer was with Kirkland Lake Gold Limited, where she held the position of Superintendent of Geology for the Detour Lake Gold Mine in northeastern Ontario, the second largest open pit gold producing mine in Canada, as well as Exploration Manager responsible for overseeing several multimillion-dollar exploration campaigns covering 1,000 km(2) of greenstone belt in the Abitibi. She is a skilled exploration professional geologist who was notably an integral part of the 58N zone discovery, and of the large West Detour exploration campaigns of 2020 and 2021. Prior to working for Kirkland Lake Gold and Detour Gold, Ms. DeLazzer worked as a Senior Project Geologist on multi commodity targets in Newfoundland and Labrador for Silver Spruce Resources. She also worked as a geologist for BHP Billiton at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. Ms. DeLazzer has a B.Sc. in Earth Science from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova-Scotia, and is registered in Ontario as a professional geologist. Board Change • Nov 16
High number of new and inexperienced directors There are 6 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: 6 new directors. No experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. President, CEO, Corporate Secretary & Executive Director Peter Damouni is the most experienced director on the board, commencing their role in 2020. The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Lack of board continuity. Lack of experienced directors. Announcement • Oct 27
Mason Graphite Inc. Appoints Peter Damouni as New Chief Executive Officer Mason Graphite Inc. announced that Mr. Peter Damouni has been nominated as the new President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company. Mr. Damouni was previously the Executive Director of the Company since January 2021. Announcement • Oct 21
Mason Graphite Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 20, 2022 Mason Graphite Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 20, 2022. Announcement • May 17
Mason Graphite Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 5 million in funding from Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. Mason Graphite Inc. announced that it has entered into an investment agreement for a private placement of common shares for proceeds of CAD 5,000,000 on May 16, 2022. The transaction will include participation from Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. The funding will be raised in two equal tranches, with CAD 2,500,000 of which to be subscribed and payable upon the execution of the Option and JV Agreement and (ii) CAD 2,500,000 of which to be subscribed when Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. exercises its option under the Option and JV Agreement and becomes the owner of a 51% interest in the Property. The shares will be subject to a hold period of four months and a day pursuant to applicable securities laws. The transaction is conditional to the TSX-V approval and is subject to standard closing conditions. Board Change • Apr 27
Less than half of directors are independent There are 5 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. Of these new board members, 2 were independent directors. The company's board is composed of: 5 new directors. 1 experienced director. No highly experienced directors. 2 independent directors (4 non-independent directors). Executive Director Peter Damouni is the most experienced director on the board, commencing their role in 2020. Lead Independent Director Tayfun Eldem was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2020. The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Lack of board continuity. Lack of experienced directors. Director Overboarding • Aug 07
Director Peter Damouni has joined 7th company board Executive Director Peter Damouni has been appointed to the board of XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CNSX:XPHY). Damouni now sits on a total of 7 company boards. According to the Simply Wall St Risk Model, the director is at risk of having too many board obligations. Director Overboarding • Aug 07
Director Peter Damouni has joined 7th company board Executive Director Peter Damouni has been appointed to the board of XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CNSX:XPHY). Damouni now sits on a total of 7 company boards. According to the Simply Wall St Risk Model, the director is at risk of having too many board obligations. Director Overboarding • Aug 07
Director Peter Damouni has joined 7th company board Executive Director Peter Damouni has been appointed to the board of XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CNSX:XPHY). Damouni now sits on a total of 7 company boards. According to the Simply Wall St Risk Model, the director is at risk of having too many board obligations. Director Overboarding • Aug 07
Director Peter Damouni has joined 7th company board Executive Director Peter Damouni has been appointed to the board of XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CNSX:XPHY). Damouni now sits on a total of 7 company boards. According to the Simply Wall St Risk Model, the director is at risk of having too many board obligations. Director Overboarding • Aug 07
Director Peter Damouni has joined 7th company board Executive Director Peter Damouni has been appointed to the board of XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CNSX:XPHY). Damouni now sits on a total of 7 company boards. According to the Simply Wall St Risk Model, the director is at risk of having too many board obligations. Director Overboarding • Aug 07
Director Peter Damouni has joined 7th company board Executive Director Peter Damouni has been appointed to the board of XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CNSX:XPHY). Damouni now sits on a total of 7 company boards. According to the Simply Wall St Risk Model, the director is at risk of having too many board obligations. Announcement • Jun 08
Mason Graphite Announces Successful Completion of Cycle Testing and Transition to Battery Material Commercialisation Mason Graphite Inc. announced that the cycling tests, carried out on its full prototype pouch cell batteries, are conclusive, having crossed the objective of 1,000 charge & discharge cycles while maintaining a capacity retention of 80.6%. This performance unequivocally ranks the Lac Guéret graphite among one of the best performing Li-ion anode materials presently available commercially in all applications, including electric vehicles. This value-added transformation process was developed in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada and Corem, a research and innovation center in Quebec City. The process was designed based on a thorough benchmarking study completed from the onset of this battery material program, ensuring that the resulting product would meet the general requirements and specifications of battery manufacturers. This achievement enhances the company’s ability to execute on the commercialisation of the Lac Gueret graphite as a key component in the rapidly expanding battery market. Commercialisation: The company has expanded its workforce in order to expedite the commercialisation activities, which are expected to progress rapidly in the months ahead. The team at Mason Graphite possesses significant experience in commercialisation having led the commercialisation efforts and built the client base of a well recognized global graphite producer. This includes having qualified and distributed graphite products in all applications, including to most globally recognized alkaline and Li-ion battery manufacturers. Battery Material Program: Mason Graphite has been working since 2015 on the development and improvement of its transformation process with the NRC. Mason Graphite and its partners have developed and mastered the purification, shaping and ultimately coating processes to meet the chemical and physical properties required to achieve the electrochemical performance sought by battery manufacturers. The NRC is Canada’s largest federal research and development organization and partners with Canadian industry to take research impacts from the lab to the marketplace. The NRC offers a variety of scientific, engineering, and technical services, including expertise and facilities for clean and energy efficient transportation technologies. The NRC’s Automotive and Surface Transportation Research Centrebattery prototyping line is equipped to produce, prototype, and test raw materials from the mine through to fabrication. The collaboration between Mason Graphite and the NRC has resulted in a commercially viable conversion process for battery-grade graphite. For the project team, achieving these results represents a significant step forward for the Canadian electric vehicle industry, but also for other potential lithium-ion battery applications. The Coated Purified Spherical Graphite has been produced from a graphite concentrate from the Lac Guéret project deposit and has been replicated on a pilot scale with the involvement of Corem. Methodology: The batteries are tested at a rate of C/3, meaning 3 hours to charge and 3 hours to discharge, hence completing about 4 full cycles per day. The cathode used is of the NMC532 type. Capacity retention is calculated on the discharge capacity with respect to the first cycle. CSPG Pilot Campaign: A new CSPG pilot plant production run is currently taking place at Corem and at Mason Graphite’s own facility in Quebec City. The CSPG thus produced will be used to provide further samples for testing by potential customers during the commercialisation campaign. Developing the Next Generation of Anode Materials: Spherical graphite enhanced with silicon metal is a growing trend in Li-ion anode materials as Si additions result in higher overall energy densities in batteries. To date, the main drawback has been the difficulty to control the swelling of the Si during charging time, which leads to mechanical challenges. Mason Graphite has been working for several months with a strategic partner specializing in innovative solutions for the development of a next generation high energy density Si-enhanced anode material. The partnership aims to engineer optimal anode materials integrating sufficient levels of Si, significantly increasing the capacity of lithium-ion batteries, whilst limiting the concentrations in order to curb any swelling to a manageable level. This approach aims at ensuring that these innovative products can be easily integrated into existing applications and battery manufacturing equipment, infrastructure, and supply chain. The preliminary tests of Lac Guéret spherical graphite enhanced with Si have demonstrated exceptional electrochemical performance. Additional tests are underway, and the Company will communicate more details as the program progresses. Is New 90 Day High Low • Feb 17
New 90-day high: CA$1.05 The company is up 173% from its price of CA$0.39 on 18 November 2020. The Canadian market is up 11% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. It also outperformed the Metals and Mining industry, which is up 4.0% over the same period. Announcement • Jan 29
Mason Graphite Inc. Announces to Re-Accelerate the Lac Gueret Project Mason Graphite Inc. discussed its commitment to the Company's Lac Guéret Graphite project. The company announced that the Li-ion prototype cells containing Coated Spherical Purified Graphite made with graphite coming from its Lac Guéret deposit have reached a new milestone of 600 charge & discharge cycles and the batteries still retain 84% of their initial capacity. The batteries are tested at a rate of C/3, meaning 3 hours to charge and 3 hours to discharge, hence completing about 4 full cycles per day. The cathode used is of the NMC532 type. These cycling tests are performed at the National Research Council of Canada laboratories in Boucherville, Quebec. The CSPG being tested was produced at pilot scale in the Company's own equipment and in equipment at Corem facilities in Quebec City, Quebec. Tests are still ongoing with these batteries to evaluate the full life expectancy of the cells. Is New 90 Day High Low • Jan 26
New 90-day high: CA$0.62 The company is up 121% from its price of CA$0.28 on 27 October 2020. The Canadian market is up 15% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. It also outperformed the Metals and Mining industry, which is down 3.0% over the same period. Announcement • Jan 14
Mason Graphite Inc Appoints Fahad Al-Tamimi as Chairman of Its Board of Directors Mason Graphite Inc. announced that it has formalized initial governance changes, which include the appointment of Mr. Fahad Al-Tamimi as Chairman of its Board of Directors the appointment of Messrs. Peter Damouni and Simon Marcotte as executive directors of the company. Mr. Fahad Al-Tamimi, a director of the company since June 2020, has been appointed Chairman of the Board. Mr. Al-Tamimi is a seasoned businessman who was the founding investor in Mason Graphite in 2012, and who recently led a successful effort to bring meaningful changes to the Board. Is New 90 Day High Low • Dec 30
New 90-day high: CA$0.48 The company is up 126% from its price of CA$0.21 on 01 October 2020. The Canadian market is up 12% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. It also outperformed the Metals and Mining industry, which is down 3.0% over the same period. Announcement • Dec 17
Mason Graphite Inc. Announces Testing of Prototype Li-Ion Batteries Containing Mason Graphite inc. announced that testing of prototype Li-ion batteries containing its coated spherical graphite have reached the critical target of 500 cycles of charge /discharge, while maintaining 85% of the original capacity, which is better than the typical requirements of 80%. These tests were performed in the NRC laboratories, on samples produced at the pilot scale in the installations of COREM and of the Company. See Press Release dated December 3, 2020 for the technical details. Cycling tests continue on the same batteries at the NRC laboratories to evaluate their full life expectancy. The Mason Graphite Board and Management have taken several steps to ensure the Company is able to take on a leadership position in the graphite mining and transformation sector for the benefit of all its stakeholders, including the shareholders and its neighboring communities in Québec. So, while the current natural graphite market is in an over-supply situation in the world, and has been for the past 12-18 months, the Company has been putting in place key building blocks to make its fully integrated mining and Value-Added Product operation vision happen, which it believes will be far more profitable for shareholders in the medium to long term. Here are some of the building blocks and/or key actions taken: A technical and economic study on a complete value-added product plant (second transformation), fed by the “Lac Guéret concentrate”, was completed at the beginning of 2020. The results of the study are positive. But since the first transformation project (mine and concentrator) was put on hold for financing reasons, parts of this study will be used for a follow-on study on the new diversified value-added products project. Tests were conducted (over several months) to optimize the purification process and demonstrate the technical feasibility of reagents and water recycling, thus confirming the low environmental footprint of the process. As well, potential sources of uncoated spherical graphite were identified and contacted, samples were acquired, received and characterized, and are currently undergoing coating testing. Cycling tests are planned at the end of the coating trials. Optimization work continues on the coating process developed by the Company (and demonstrated at pilot scale) to further improve yield, improve product quality and to adapt the process to uncoated spherical graphite coming from external sources. To counter the very long homologation periods associated with coated spherical graphite in Li-ion battery applications (and therefore possibly long delays), the Company has broadened its value-added products development strategy by diversifying the products it intends to make, giving it access to other markets and applications, which are easier to enter. The development of this improved strategy included a high-level review of the potential markets and applications, their sizes, the ease of entry (homologation times), the potential customers and the expected profitability. With the help of a strategic partner of the Company, a conceptual technical and economic study to that effect was recently started and is advancing well. Announcement • Dec 04
Remarkable Long-Term Cycling Performance for the Coated Spherical Graphite of Mason Graphite Inc Mason Graphite inc. announced excellent cycling test results of complete, prototype-type lithium-ion batteries, containing the Company's coated spherical graphite produced at pilot scale. The coated spherical graphite, a value-added product, will serve the lithium-ion battery market, notably for electric vehicles. Thus, the batteries made with graphite from the Lac Guéret deposit, in the anode, have maintained 86% of their original capacity after 470 cycles of charge and discharge. This a remarkable performance, considering that for such prototype batteries, the target in the electric vehicle application is a minimum of 80% of retention after typically 500 cycles. These same batteries continue cycling at NRC to validate that this objective will be reached and to evaluate their life expectancy. Announcement • Dec 02
Mason Graphite Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 29, 2020 Mason Graphite Inc., Annual General Meeting, Dec 29, 2020, at 10:00 US Eastern Standard Time. Agenda: To receive the audited financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, together with the report of the auditors thereon (the "Financial Statements"); to elect six directors of the Corporation who will serve for the upcoming year or until their successors are appointed; to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Corporation for the upcoming fiscal year and to authorize the directors to set the auditors' remuneration; and to consider such other business that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Is New 90 Day High Low • Nov 12
New 90-day high: CA$0.33 The company is up 89% from its price of CA$0.17 on 13 August 2020. The Canadian market is up 3.0% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. It also outperformed the Metals and Mining industry, which is down 5.0% over the same period. Is New 90 Day High Low • Oct 02
New 90-day high: CA$0.21 The company is up 10.0% from its price of CA$0.20 on 03 July 2020. The Canadian market is up 4.0% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. It also outperformed the Metals and Mining industry, which is up 9.0% over the same period. Announcement • Aug 28
Mason Graphite Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective September 1, 2020 Mason Graphite Inc. announced the Board and management changes, effective September 1, 2020. As previously announced, Chair and interim CEO Paul R. Carmel is resigning, to become President and CEO of Sidex S.E.C. Leadership at the management level will be assumed by COO Jean L’Heureux until such time as a permanent CEO can be identified.