Aben Resources Receives Regulatory Approval for Deal to Acquire the Slocan Graphite Project and Provides Update on Forrest Kerr Property, British Columbia
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NEWS RELEASE
January 25th, 2022
Aben Resources Receives Regulatory Approval for Deal to Acquire the Slocan
Graphite Project and Provides Update on Forrest Kerr Property, British Columbia
Vancouver, BC -- Aben Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ABN) (OTCQB: ABNAF) (Frankfurt: E2L2)
(“Aben” or “the Company”) has received Regulatory Approval from the TSX Venture Exchange
for the option agreement on the Slocan Graphite Property (November 9 th) between Aben
Resources (TSX-V:”ABN”) and Eagle Plains Resources (TSX-V:”EPL”). Aben now holds the
exclusive right to earn a 100% interest, less 2% Net Production Royalty (“NPR”) in the road -
accessible Slocan Graphite Project located 34km northwest of Castlegar, British Columbia (the
“Agreement”).
The Slocan Graphite project consists of 2,387 ha owned 100% by Eagle Plains with no underlying
royalties nor encumbrances. The property hosts several large flake graphite-bearing outcrops and
float occurrences known as the Tedesco Zone, which is interpreted to extend over 2.0km.
Figure 1. Regional Location Map
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About Slocan Graphite Project:
Graphite is a naturally occurring form of carbon and is an excellent conductor of both electricity
and heat. It is becoming increasingly important as a critical strategic component in advancing
alternative energy solutions including wind and solar power, hybrid vehicles and other alternative
energy uses. It is also a mainstay of the steel production industry. Canada is currently ranked as
the 5th largest supplier of graphite.
Figure 2. Forecasted Global Demand for Raw Battery Minerals
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Source – Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
The Slocan Graphite Project benefits from excellent infrastructure including a high -voltage
transmission line within 1.2 km of the property boundaries, an extensive network of forestry roads
on and around the property, and an existing graphite processing plant and facilities located 1.5
km west of the property, owned by Eagle Graphite Corporation.
Graphite mineralization was initially discovered in logging road exposures in the late 1990s.
Ground and airborne geophysical surveys were completed in the project area in 2000 and 2010
respectively. Both surveys indicated strong conductive anomalies that correlate well with surface
mineralization and are interpreted to extend along strike and down-dip of known occurrences. A
limited number of documented samples have been taken across the Tedesco horizon and
analysed for carbon graphite ranging from trace values to grades of up to 3.36 and 4.43 percent.
Graphite mineralization is hosted primarily in carbonate and calc -silicate lithologies within the
Passmore Dome of the Valhalla Metamorph ic Complex, a geologic setting consistent with a
crystalline flake graphite deposit model. Previous operators have estimated the mineralized
horizon to be up to 50m thick, however , they cite that it is difficult to determine due to a lack of
surface exposure. The horizon has never been tested by diamond drilling.
Past workers in the area concluded: “Although the graphite occurrences at Tedesco are in the
early stages of exploration, geological, assay, and geophysical data indicate significant potential
to form an economic deposit” (BC Assessment Report 26537). Aben Resources is in agreement
with Eagle Plains geologists who are of the opinion that the high-quality, large flake character of
the graphite mineralization found to date, spatial exte nt of conductivity from a 2010 airborne
electromagnetic (“EM”) survey, minimal historic exploration activity, excellent proximity to
infrastructure and the favourable economic outlook for graphite as a strategic commodity make
Slocan Graphite a compelling project for continued exploration.
Figure 3. Slocan Graphite Project Zoff Airborne Magnetic Image
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“The Slocan Graphite Project is an excellent addition to Aben’s portfolio of Projects and will allow
the Company to move into the very exciting EV battery metals space that is currently experiencing
exponential growth due to the electrification of the Auto Industry.” Comments President and CEO
Jim Pettit.
Management cautions that historical results were collected and reported by past operators and
have not been verified nor confirmed by a Qualified Person but form a basis for ongoing work at
the Slocan Graphite property. While the company considers the above historical information to be
relevant to investors as it may indicate the presence of mineralization, the reader is cautioned
that a Qualified Person has n ot done sufficient work to evaluate the potential of the property to
contain an economic deposit and that there is no certainty that the property contains a graphite
deposit.
Forrest Kerr Property:
Aben Resources will forego ground exploration activities at the Forrest Kerr Gold Property in
Northwest B.C in 2022. The Forrest Kerr Property remains an important asset to Aben Resources
and all geologic data collected through recent drill programs will continue to be analyzed and re-
interpreted with the aim to conduct focused exploration programs in the future. The Forrest Kerr
Property is fully permitted and in good standing through March 2024.
Qualified Person:
Cornell McDowell, P.Geo., V.P. of Exploration for Aben Resources, has reviewed and approved
the technical aspects of this news release and is the Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101.
About Aben Resources:
Aben Resources is a Canadian gold and graphite exploration company with exploration projects
in British Columbia, Ontario, and the Yukon Territory. Aben is a well -funded junior exploration
company.
For further information on Aben Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ABN), visit our Company’s website at
www.abenresources.com.
ABEN RESOURCES LTD.
“Jim Pettit”
______________________
JAMES G. PETTIT
President & CEO
For further information contact:
Aben Resources Ltd.
Telephone: 604-558-5847
Toll Free: 800-567-8181
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Email: [email protected]
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release.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward -looking statements". All
statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments
that management of the Company expects, are forward -looking statements. Although management
believes the expectations expressed in such forward -looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarante es of future performance, and actual results or
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from those in forward-looking statements, include market prices, exploration and development successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and gene ral economic, market or business conditions.
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