The property, some 35 kilometers south of Fermont, Quebec, is at the pre-development stage with infrastructure, surface mining and primary processing (95% grade) facility construction activities planned for completion by 2013. A secondary enrichment and refining facility capable of producing technology-grade, 99,9% graphite is scheduled for commissioning in 2014.

Our Lac Knife graphite property has a proven history. Nearly developed in the early 2000's in a joint venture between graftech international and Ballard Power Systems, previous studies are being recast to NI 43-101 standards.

The Lac Knife property is unique in the world because of its cost-mitigating, high concentration (some 17% in pre-Ni 43-101 terms) of large, medium and small flake graphite destined to meet rising global demand from both industrial and high technology end users.

A 17% carbon content means Focus Metals will have the most competitively priced technology graphite in the world.

When complete, Lac Knife will produce up to 25,000 tons per year with a 40-year, extendable mine life.

Development discussions are planned with Focus Metals' potential financial backers, production joint venture partners, global distributors and the Province of Quebec for future approvals for upgrading road and rail, power, etc.

Equally, discussions with local Innu councils are centered on Focus Metals' commitment to its own high standards for corporate social responsability, job creation and environmental protection.

As our first-to-production, first-to-market project, Lac Knife provides Focus Metals Inc. and its partners - its stakeholders - with a foundation for growth, expansion, re-investment and a potentially robust long-term return on investment.

Drilling to confirm the scope, volume and quality of our graphite resources is ongoing and publication of the estimated resource calculation and economic assessment are expected in the second half of 2011.