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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.

Graphite News


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
23rd October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources has received the final tranche of $250 000 in grant funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation. 


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Lac Carheil graphite project, Canada
23rd October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project involves the upstream development of an openpit mine and an 860 000 t/y flake graphite concentrate plant in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. 


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Australia's Sarytogan Graphite publishes first DFS of two planned for Sarytogan project
21st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Sarytogan Graphite finds in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the Upstream Sarytogan graphite project, in Kazakhstan, the potential to produce 50 000 t/y of graphite concentrate in... 


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Blencowe receives final tranche in US grant funding for Ugandan graphite project
20th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Bencowe Resources has received the final tranche of $250 000 in grant funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), bringing the total funds received under the... 


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Kearney graphite project, Canada
16th October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project proposes the the brownfield redevelopment and restart of the prior-producing Kearney mine as a conventional openpit operation using contractor truck-and-shovel mining.  


When mining becomes strategic: are critical minerals testing investor-state arbitration?
When mining becomes strategic: are critical minerals testing investor-state arbitration?
15th October 2026

By: Daniel Wilmot -  Partner at Stewarts specialising in international commercial and investor-state arbitration As critical minerals become geopolitically strategic, resulting disputes become... 


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Focus Graphite tasks firm to fully engineer vital access road corridor for Lac Knife
15th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Focus Graphite has tasked Construction & Expertise PG to undertake geotechnical investigations and detailed engineering on a proposed all-season access road to its flagship Lac Kife... 


ARM welcomes judgment on Pula Group litigation
ARM welcomes judgment on Pula Group litigation
15th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has welcomed the judgment of the High Court of Tanzania, on October 9, in which the Tanzanian Court struck out a lawsuit by the Pula group of companies... 


EnergyPathways CEO Ben Clube
UK-based EnergyPathways works to commercialise hydrogen, graphite project early
15th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed UK energy transition company EnergyPathways is fast-tracking development of its low-carbon hydrogen and graphite production facility at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, with the aim of... 


Atlantic Strategic Minerals' mineral sands operation
Mining investment firm Appian appoints dedicated experts to boost critical minerals portfolio
13th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory builds out its critical minerals portfolio to serve industrial and defence supply chains, the company has established a base in Washington DC, and... 


Blencowe appoints nonexec chairperson; interim CEO joins the board
Blencowe appoints nonexec chairperson; interim CEO joins the board
12th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Cameron Pearce has resigned as executive chairperson and director of London-listed Blencowe Resources with immediate effect and is succeeded by nonexecutive director Sam Quinn, who has been... 


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US agency to do more equity investing in Africa, official says
9th October 2026 By: Reuters

The US International ​Development Finance Corp plans to increase direct equity investments, including in Africa and the critical minerals sector, the agency's Africa head said, as the US steps up... 


Titan Mining's Empire State Mine
Titan Mining signs preliminary deal with US Army for Alabama graphite facility
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

Titan Mining said on Wednesday its subsidiary signed a preliminary agreement with the US Department of the Army outlining commercial terms for a proposed graphite processing facility in Alabama.... 


Fortuna Metals advances Phase 1 drilling at Kampini, Mkanda projects in Malawi
5th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Fortuna Metals has started a 66-hole Phase 1 drilling programme at its Kampini rutile and graphite project, in Malawi. The targeted exploration footprint is defined by two primary... 


The Kasiya project
Sovereign director steps down
2nd October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rutile and graphite miner Sovereign Metals, which is developing the Kasiya project, in Malawi, has announced the resignation of nonexecutive director and former MD Dr Julian Stephens. Stephens was... 


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Loki flake graphite project, Canada
2nd October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A preliminary economic assessment has shown the Loki deposit as a long-life graphite development project. 


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Africa's greatest mineral asset isn't underground
1st October 2026

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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