Begins Transporting SuperFlake® Graphite Concentrate to Port for Export

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 7, 2024 / NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT)(OTCQB:NSRCF) ("NextSource" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the completion of the planned screening equipment upgrades at its Molo Graphite Mine (the "Molo mine") in southern Madagascar.

The Company has successfully upgraded equipment in the screening circuit to sort SuperFlake® graphite concentrate into individual size fractions to meet customer specifications. The Molo mine is now meeting or exceeding recovery and grade expectations and consistently producing SuperFlake® concentrate at a carbon content of between 95% and 97%.

During the screen installation, additional process plant upgrades were also carried out at the Molo mine that the Company believes will further enable sustainable and enhanced recoveries going forward. As a result, plant stability has been optimized and the operation is well positioned ahead of its planned Phase 2 future expansion.

The Company is now transporting saleable SuperFlake® concentrate from the Molo mine to the Port of Tulear in preparation for export.

President and CEO Craig Scherba commented,

"The team have delivered on the opportunity to capitalize on the quality of the Molo graphite deposit by improving recoveries and grades. Having previously shipped test material for qualification, we are now producing high quality, saleable graphite concentrate. This leaves NextSource well positioned to meet the specifications required by different customers and builds confidence in the resilience of our future production profile as we look towards Phase 2 expansion."

About NextSource Materials Inc.

NextSource Materials Inc. is a battery materials development company based in Toronto, Canada that is intent on becoming a vertically integrated global supplier of battery materials through the mining and value-added processing of graphite and other minerals.

The Company's Molo graphite project in Madagascar is one of the largest known and highest-quality graphite resources globally, and the only one with SuperFlake® graphite. The Molo mine has begun production, with Phase 1 mine operations currently being optimized to reach its nameplate production capacity of 17,000 tpa of graphite concentrate.

The Company is also developing a significant downstream graphite value-add business through the staged rollout of Battery Anode Facilities capable of large-scale production of coated, spheronized and purified graphite for direct delivery to battery and automotive customers, outside of existing Asian supply chains, in a fully transparent and traceable manner.

NextSource Materials is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "NEXT" and on the OTCQB under the symbol "NSRCF".

For further information about NextSource, please visit our website at nextsourcematerials.com or contact us:

Investors: Brent Nykoliation Executive Vice President +1.416.364.4911 brent@nextsourcematerials.com or Craig Scherba, President & CEO craig@nextsourcematerials.com

Media: Michael Oke/Andy Mills +44 207 321 0000 nextsource@aura-financial.com

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SOURCE: NextSource Materials Inc.