Volt Carbon Technologies Announces Mount Copeland Glacier Zone Sampling Results Showing up to 0.34% Niobium (Nb2O5) and up to 0.24% Cerium (Ce2O3)

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Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 10, 2024) - Volt Carbon Technologies Inc. (TSXV: VCT) (OTCQB: TORVF) ("Volt Carbon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that exploration has been completed at the Company's wholly owned Mount Copeland molybdenum, rare-earth, and niobium project.

Highlights
Mineralization was found to occur in the Glacier and Marble Ridge Zones, extending 300 meters east and west of the abandoned mine. These areas have been evaluated for niobium, rare-earth elements, and molybdenum. Highlights of Mo, Nb, and select REE geochemical analysis results from rock chip samples taken in August 2024 are summarized in the table below:

zone name

sample no

ppm Mo

ppm Nb

ppm La

ppm Ce

ppm Nd

ppm Pr

ppm Y

West Marble Ridge

24COP2

41

281

494

567

122

43.2

117.5

West Marble Ridge

24COP3

42

58.8

506

557

119.5

43.5

23.7

West Marble Ridge

24COP5

6

28.3

1055

1925

813

219

810

Glacier Zone

24COP7

16450

445

307

584

201

59.2

69.3

Glacier Zone

24COP9

2710

257

1105

2050

581

192.5

201

Glacier Zone

24COP11

14

331

410

641

185.5

57.6

142

Glacier Zone

24COP14

2

588

416

724

254

74

169

Glacial float

24COP16

2

509

338

589

175

55.1

276

Glacier Zone (east)

24COP20

>25000

2340

81.6

141

40.9

13.45

19.9

Glacier Zone (east)

24COP21

6930

1040

184.5

383

131.5

40.5

118

 

Figure 1: ALS Geochemical analysis, ALS ME-MS89L sodium peroxide fusion, certificate KL24220952

The furthest east and closest to the glacier has the highest niobium content, including rock chip sample 24COP20 (see Figure 2), which returned an analysis of 2,340 ppm Nb, equivalent to 0.34% Nb?O? and molybdenum in excess of 2.5%. The highest cerium (one of 15 rare-earth elements) was found in rock chip sample 24COP9, which returned an analysis of 2,050 ppm Ce, equivalent to 0.24% Ce?O? in the Glacier Zone, while rock chip sample 24COP5 from Marble Ridge returned 1,925 ppm Ce, equivalent to 0.23% Ce?O?. Based on these results, management plans to expand exploration for niobium, rare-earth elements, and molybdenum on the Mount Copeland Project, including core drilling to target depth extensions of surface mineral zones in Glacier and Marble Ridge.

Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) is a promising high-rate (fast charging) anode material for lithium-ion batteries and compounds containing rare earths have diverse applications in electrical and electronic components, lasers, glass, magnetic materials, and industrial processes.

Quality Control
Volt Carbon's geotechnicians measured interval lengths using a tape measure, photographed each of the 22 rock chip sample sites, and collected hand specimen samples. ALS Canada Ltd. performed independent QA/QC analysis, which included the use of standards, blanks, and duplicate samples on the 22 submitted rock samples listed in Figure 1. Due to the limited sample size, Volt Carbon did not implement additional internal duplicate samples or insert blanks and standards.