Graphano Energy Ltd. announced the start of the spring/summer exploration program on its 100% owned graphite properties in Quebec. The program, which commenced in mid-April, targets the newly staked claims situated immediately east of the Standard Mine and covering 3,923 hectares. Government reconnaissance in 1997 discovered four outcrops with visible graphite in this area, offering promising starting points for the Company's exploration.

The new claims cover highly prospective geology located between Graphano's Standard Mine project and the Mousseau graphite deposit to the east. Additionally, Graphano will explore some of the remaining Lac Aux Bouleaux property zones, specifically Zones 5, 2 and 6, which have not been extensively examined.