Graphite One Confirms the Presence of Rare Earth Elements at its Graphite Creek Deposit CEO: "The presence of two Defense Production Act Title III materials – graphite and REEs – in a single deposit further underscores Graphite Creek as a generational deposit."
Graphite One Confirms the Presence of Rare Earth Elements at its
Graphite Creek Deposit
CEO: "The presence of two Defense Production Act Title III materials – graphite and REEs – in a single deposit further underscores
Graphite Creek as a generational deposit."
Raw material ownership by country in 2024 (CNW Group/Graphite One Inc.)
Initial test work identifies all five of the principal permanent magnet REEs at Graphite Creek
G1's Rare Earths recovery plan will include independent testing and process development with a DOE National Lab
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Nov. 13, 2025
/CNW/
- Graphite One Inc.
(TSXV: GPH) (OTCQX: GPHOF)
("Graphite One", "G1" or the "Company")
announced today that it has identified the presence of Rare Earth Elements
("REEs")
in its Graphite Creek deposit, north of
Nome, Alaska
.
Geochemical analyses completed by Activation Laboratories Ltd
("ActLabs")
found rare earths in drillcore samples of garnet-bearing ore rock within
the anticipated pit outlined in G1's Feasibility Study
("FS")
, completed in
February 2025
. Already recognized by the United States Geological Survey
as the largest known natural graphite deposit in the U.S.
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, G1's FS resource estimate tripled previous projections. The FS pit and it's anticipated 20-
year mine life comprises just 12% of the 15.3 km (9.5 mile) long graphite- and garnet-bearing mineralized zone.
"The presence of two Defense Production Act Title III materials – graphite and REEs – in a single deposit further underscores Graphite Creek's
position as a truly generational deposit," said
Anthony Huston
, President of Graphite One. "Given the robust economics of our planned complete
graphite materials supply chain, the presence of Rare Earths at Graphite Creek suggests that recovery as a by-product to our graphite production will
maximize the value."
Rare Earth Elements are vital to 21
st
Century technology, with neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium and samarium forming essential
building blocks of powerful permanent magnets used in wind turbines, electric vehicles and advanced defense systems such as precision-guided
munitions and radar. REEs further enable high-performance fiber optics, lasers, catalysts, and phosphors in displays and lighting. Their distinct
magnetic, optical and catalytic properties make them indispensable across military applications and commercial electronics, renewable energy, and
telecommunications – underscoring their strategic importance to U.S industry and national security.
China
, the world's largest producer of the full range of REEs, imposed export limits on the magnet REEs in
February 2024
and tightened graphite
exports in
December 2024
, highlighting the importance of the development of G1's Graphite Creek Mine. A recent
UBS Evidence Labs report
indicates that dependence on
China
for a select group of Critical Minerals is most severe for graphite and REE.
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Insights into the metamorphic history and origin of flake graphite mineralization at the Graphite Creek graphite deposit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA | SpringerLink
Test work on 21 representative samples from quartz-biotite-garnet-sillimanite schist units throughout the FS pit indicate elevated levels of the Heavy
Rare Earths ("HREEs") and the presence of the five principle REE magnet elements – Neodymium, Praseodymium as well as HREEs Dysprosium and
Terbium – in addition to Samarium, which is used in Samarium Cobalt ("SmCo") permanent magnets. Aside from the Lanthanide HREEs, the Graphite
Creek garnet-bearing ore rock contains Scandium and elevated Yttrium. "Garnets are known for their ability to uptake Heavy Rare Earths and Yttrium
into their mineral structure," said Dr.
Kirsten Fristad
, G1 Chief Geologist.
Building on the initial bulk rock analyses, additional test work is being completed at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Advanced Instrumentation
Laboratory and Activation Laboratories Ltd to quantify the REE inventory within the host mineralogy. G1 is in discussions with a Department of Energy
National Lab to develop extraction methods and separation pathways for the individual REEs in the Graphite Creek ore.
The Graphite Creek Feasibility Study was completed more than 12 months ahead of schedule with the support from the Department of War (then
DoD) via a
$37.5 million
Defense Production Act Title III grant. In September 2025, G1 received a non-binding Letter of Interest from the EXIM Bank
for
$570 million
in funding for the Graphite Creek Mine, the second EXIM Letter of Interest G1 has received, after a
$325 million
letter for the
development of the Company's
Ohio
advanced graphite materials facility. G1 is in ongoing discussions with senior officials at all relevant federal
departments and agencies on the Company's complete supply chain strategy for advanced graphite products. "We will now be adding updates on our
Rare Earth by-product potential," said Mr. Huston.
Graphite One's Domestic Supply Chain Strategy
With
the United States
currently 100% import-dependent for natural graphite, Graphite One is developing a complete U.S.-based, advanced graphite
supply chain solution anchored by the Graphite Creek deposit, recognized by the US Geological Survey as the largest graphite deposit in the U.S.
"and among the largest in the world." The Graphite One Project supply chain strategy involves transporting material to the lower 48 via the Port of
Nome
to an advanced graphite material and battery anode material manufacturing plant located in
Warren, Ohio
. The plan also includes a recycling
facility to reclaim graphite and the other battery materials, to be co-located at the
Ohio
site, the third link in Graphite One's circular economy strategy.
Qualified Person
Mr.
Rob Retherford
, P. Geo, with Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc. provided oversite to the 2022-2024 drilling, sampling, and QA/QC programs. Mr.
Retherford is a independent Qualified Person as defined under NI 43
101 and has reviewed and approved the technical content of this release.
About Graphite One Inc
.
GRAPHITE ONE INC. continues to develop its Graphite One Project (the "Project"), with the goal of becoming an American producer of high grade
anode materials that is integrated with a domestic graphite resource. The Project is proposed as a vertically integrated enterprise to mine and
process natural graphite and to manufacture artificial and natural graphite anode active materials primarily for the lithium
ion electric vehicle battery
and energy storage markets.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
"Anthony Huston" (signed)
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, including those related to the quantity and quality of and ability to economically
extract the rare earth elements from the deposit, timing and completion of permitting, future production, establishment of a processing plant and a
graphite manufacturing plant, establishment of a battery materials recycling facility, and events or developments that the Company intends, expects,
plans, or proposes are forward-looking statements Generally, forward
looking information can be identified by the use of forward
looking terminology
such as "proposes", "expects", "is expected", "scheduled", "estimates", "projects", "plans", "is planning", "intends", "assumes", "believes", "indicates",
"to be" or variations of such words and phrases that state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken",
"occur" or "be achieved". The Company cautions that there is no certainty that rare earth elements will be extracted from the Project, that rare earth
elements extracted will be economically feasible, , the tests of the Company's material will be successful or that such tests will result in the
development of successful products. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include
market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continuity of mineralization, uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary permits,
licenses and title and delays due to third party opposition, changes in government policies regarding mining and natural resource exploration and
exploitation, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on this forward-looking information, which is given as of the date it is expressed in this press release, and the Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable securities laws. For more
information on the Company, investors should review the Company's continuous disclosure filings that are available at
www.sedarplus.ca
.
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