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Graphite

Graphite is a naturally occurring form of crystalline carbon and a critical industrial mineral used across multiple sectors. It is one of the softest minerals, with a distinctive greasy feel and metallic lustre, and exhibits exceptional properties including high thermal and electrical conductivity, chemical inertness and lubricity. Graphite occurs in three main forms: flake graphite, amorphous graphite and vein or lump graphite, each suited to different applications. The mineral is essential in steelmaking as a refractory material and carbon additive, in lithium-ion battery anodes for electric vehicles and energy storage, and in traditional applications such as lubricants, brake linings and pencils. Demand for graphite has surged with the global transition to electric mobility, as battery-grade spherical graphite is a key component of anode material. China dominates global production and processing, though deposits are found in Mozambique, Madagascar, Brazil, Canada and other regions. Natural graphite competes with synthetic graphite produced from petroleum coke, particularly in high-purity applications. Prices vary widely depending on grade, purity and flake size, with battery-grade material commanding a premium. Environmental and supply-chain concerns have driven efforts to develop alternative sources and recycling technologies. The graphite market is closely watched by battery manufacturers, steelmakers and technology companies as a strategic material for the energy transition.

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Africa's greatest mineral asset isn't underground
Updated 2 hours 56 minutes ago

The global race for critical minerals is entering a new phase. No longer defined solely by access to mineral reserves, it is increasingly being shaped by industrial policy, geopolitical... 


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Porto Marghera graphite processing hub, Italy
25th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

International Graphite and Alkeemia plan to build a graphite processing facility to supply processed graphite products to Europe’s industrial, energy storage, advanced manufacturing and defence... 


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Blencowe names interim CEO as Orom-Cross funding drive advances
21st September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Blencowe Resource says its immediate priorities for its Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda, are to secure project-level funding for Phase 1 of the project, convert product... 


Mixtec to Showcase Advanced Agitation Solutions for Battery Minerals and Solvent Extraction at Electra Mining Africa 2026
21st September 2026

At Electra Mining Africa 2026, Mixtec will demonstrate how intelligent agitation design is helping mineral processors improve recoveries, reduce energy consumption and optimise plant performance... 


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Montepuez graphite project, Mozambique – update
18th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Total Graphite has appointed Lycopodium Minerals Africa to review and update the Montepuez feasibility work. 


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Kasiya Critical Minerals project, Malawi – update
18th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A scoping study has confirmed the potential to recover a monazite rare-earth concentrate as a third product from Kasiya. 


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Botswana advances critical mineral, power diversification
18th September 2026 By: Lynne Davies

While mining industry employers association Botswana Chamber of Mines CEO Charles Siwawa believes Botswana’s diamond mining sector will re-emerge sometime in the future, he says it is important for... 


Blencowe provides update on Ralston resignation
Blencowe provides update on Ralston resignation
16th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Blencowe Resources has reported that the company has decided not to engage the company’s former CEO Mike Ralston as a consultant and says all performance shares and share options held... 


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Mike Ralston resigns as Blencowe CEO
14th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mike Ralston has resigned as CEO of London-listed Blencowe Resources with immediate effect. He will, however, continue to support the company on a full-time consultancy basis until his planned... 


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Canadian graphite miner Focus secures revolving credit until gov funding can realise
14th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian graphite developr Focus Graphite has secured a revolving credit facility of up to C$2-million with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The facility provides the company with additional... 


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French tech subsidiaries to investigate graphite, silicon combination for lithium-ion batteries
11th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian industrial technologies developer HPQ Silicon has announced its strategic partner, French technology company Novacium, will work together with a French subsidiary of Japan's Tokai Carbon... 


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Porto Marghera graphite processing hub, Italy
11th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A joint venture comprising Alkeemia and International Graphite plan to develop a graphite processing hub at Alkeemia's established chemical manufacturing site. 


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State exploration programme targets critical minerals
11th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

South Africa’s government geological agency the Council for Geoscience (CGS) has introduced a high-resolution mapping programme to identify areas with potential to host critical minerals, with the... 


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Total Graphite appoints Lycopodium Minerals Africa to update Moz project feasibility work
9th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Specialist flake graphite company Total Graphite has appointed Lycopodium Minerals Africa to review and update the feasibility work on its Montepuez graphite project, in Mozambique, which is... 


Monazite concentrate recovered at the Kasiya project
Scoping study confirms Kasiya's potential as a significant source of critical rare earths
9th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals developer Sovereign Metals has renamed its Kasiya project, in Malawi, to the Kasiya Critical Minerals project to reflect that is no longer a rutile and graphite project only, but... 


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Advisory firms greenlight intended graphite-focused Lomiko, Global Battery Materials merger
9th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed graphite developer Lomiko Metals has advised that independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholders Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have both recommended that Lomiko... 


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Blencowe Resources’ Orom-Cross graphite used in successful US hypersonic rocket testing
1st September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Blencowe Resources has reported further successful testing of its Orom-Cross graphite products within advanced aerospace and defence applications. On August 18, Blencowe COO Iain Wearing... 


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Canadian graphite explorer Graphano granted two permits for work on new discovery
31st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Graphano Energy has received two permits for exploration work on the Black Jack graphite discovery, in Québec. The two permits granted by Québec's Ministère des Ressources naturelles... 


Lomiko's La Loutre graphite project area
Shareholder meeting set for September 23 to vote on Global Battery Materials, Lomiko merger
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed graphite developer Lomiko Metals has advised of court approval for a shareholder meeting to be held on September 23 to vote on the takeover arrangement proffered by fellow Canadian... 


Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking Principal of Mining and Critical minerals Tshepo Pitse
Capital discipline, not geology, is becoming the differentiator in global mining
27th August 2026

Capital is becoming the critical differentiator in mining as long lead times, rising costs and selective investors push companies to rethink how projects are funded. Mining has always suited the... 


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