Zentek Ltd. and its wholly‑owned subsidiary Albany Graphite Corp. (AGC) have engaged ERM Consultants Canada Ltd. to conduct a year‑two environmental and social baseline program for the Albany Graphite Project in Northern Ontario. The program builds on baseline work that began in 2019 and is designed to satisfy the environmental and social requirements of federal and provincial permitting authorities, as well as the standards set by Western governments and allied‑nation buyers for critical‑mineral projects.
The baseline effort covers twelve disciplines—water, air, wildlife, vegetation, archaeology, land use, socio‑economic, and Indigenous knowledge—aligned with the project’s 2026 field season and the Preliminary Economic Assessment slated for summer 2026. By integrating Constance Lake First Nation members into every field campaign, AGC aims to strengthen its social licence and demonstrate compliance with the growing regulatory emphasis on Indigenous partnership and traceability for nuclear‑grade graphite.
The program is a key step toward securing the necessary approvals that will enable the project to progress toward commercial production and potential sales to defense, nuclear, and advanced battery buyers. The baseline work is also a prerequisite for the PEA, which positions Albany as a domestic source of 5N+ nuclear‑grade graphite, a high‑purity material that meets the traceability and quality standards demanded by Western supply‑chain security initiatives.
CEO Mohammed Jiwan said, “Our relationship with Constance Lake First Nation is not a line item in the development plan. It is foundational to how Albany is being built. The 2026 program is Year Two, not Year One, and is being executed with the same consultant who completed the 2019 baseline work. That continuity matters – for the community, for the science, and for buyers of 5N+ nuclear‑grade graphite who increasingly need to audit where their material comes from. Albany is being positioned to meet that standard as the PEA advances toward completion in Summer 2026.”
The initiative reflects the broader context in which graphite has been designated a critical mineral by Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Australia. Demand for traceable, non‑Chinese ultra‑high‑purity graphite is rising in nuclear, defense, and advanced battery applications, and the baseline program helps de‑risk the project by ensuring compliance with stringent environmental, social, and Indigenous partnership requirements that are increasingly required by buyers and regulators.
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