Montreal, QC — January 12, 2026 — Leads & Copy — First Canadian Graphite Inc. (FCI) has commenced airborne electromagnetic (EM) and magnetic surveys over its flagship Berkwood Graphite Project, located on Quebec’s North Shore, southwest of the Manicouagan Reservoir.
Prospectair, an industry leader in airborne geophysical surveys, is executing the survey, planned to cover five high-priority targets to assess the probability and geographical scope of hosted graphite occurrences.
EM is the preferred geophysical method to locate highly conductive graphite orebodies, and the ProspecTEM TDEM system developed by Prospectair is well-suited for this type of operation due to its ability to preferentially highlight surface conductors at or near the surface and penetrate depth.
While EM serves to identify potential graphite occurrences, the magnetic component will aid in tracing geological structures and different rock types, adding information for groundwork and anticipated drilling, which will follow up during Spring/Summer of 2026.
FCI has also staked an additional 125 claims, covering 6,769.41 hectares, in the surrounding and immediate area of its Berkwood project, bringing the total claims at the Berkwood Graphite Project to 315, covering 16,542 ha or 165.42 km2. The company has started reviewing the new claims and may add additional EM flyover plans to these properties.
These additional claims represent a 72% increase in the company’s land holdings, making First Canadian Graphite the largest landholder in the area.
Additional updates from the EM airborne survey and future plans for exploration and ground work will be released as available. The FCI team is looking forward to starting 2026 with a strong program to further develop and expand potential on Berkwood’s high quality, large flake graphite project.
The Berkwood Graphite project comprises several distinct separate claim blocks, with most of them historically surface sampled and showing graphite at surface. To date, First Canadian has only drilled two of these claim blocks, representing about ten percent of the conductive anomalies on all of the claims. The 43-101 report is taken strictly from Zone 1, one of the numerous properties.
The company plans on evaluating the results from the high-resolution airborne EM and magnetic geophysical surveys to target a planned Spring/Summer drill program.
First Canadian Graphite Inc. is an exploration company advancing its flagship Berkwood Graphite Project, located in northern Quebec, Canada. The company has a 43-101 Resource Estimate Report revealing 3.2 million tonnes of indicated and inferred graphite, averaging grades of 17%.
The Berkwood Graphite Project is located within the jurisdiction of Quebec, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, a three-hour drive from Baie-Comeau. Easy access is provided via a major secondary road and numerous tertiary and forest roads that traverse the property.
The Zone 1 resource lies 8 km southwest of Nouveau Monde’s deposit, which has a $3.5 billion NPV on it. The Companies Zone 1 resource, and that of Nouveau Monde, share many similar geological characteristics, with the Zone 1 resource being of exceptionally high grade and coarse flake size by global standards.
The current mineral resource at the Berkwood Graphite Project includes in-pit constrained resources totaling 1,755,300 tonnes of indicated resources at 17.00 % Cgr and 1,526,400 tonnes in inferred resources at 16.39 % Cgr.
Mr. Antoine Fournier (P.Geo), is a Qualified Person and has reviewed the technical information of this news release.
First Canadian Graphite acknowledges that the Berkwood Project is located within the traditional territory of the Pessamit Innu First Nation and is committed to fostering respectful, transparent, and collaborative relationships with local Indigenous communities throughout the development process.
Contact: info@firstcanadiangrahite.com or 1-604-343-7740
Thomas Yingling, President, CEO & Director
Source: First Canadian Graphite Inc.
