Craig Scherba, P.Geo., President and COO of
Energizer Resources at the Green Giant Graphite
Project in Madagascar. Photo courtesy Energizer
Resources Inc.
and non-metal, graphite is suitable for
many applications. Being metallic it exhibits thermal and electrical conductivity, and
as non-metallic it exhibits inertness, high
thermal resistance and lubricity.
Natural flake graphite is critical to the
development of numerous new and green
technologies such as electric/hybrid vehicles; fuel cells/electrical storage and pebble
bed nuclear reactors. Currently the biggest
consumers are refractories devouring nearly
40% of natural graphite produced in 2012
for use in high-temperature linings in bricks
for the steel-making industry. n
tion is beginning to gear up; companies
such as Archer Exploration [AXE-ASX],
Monax Mining [MOX-ASX] and Lincoln
Minerals [LML-ASX] working in the
Eyre Peninsula, have all reported positive
updates this quarter, confirming tonnages
and express a desire to build a strong
graphite industry in the region.
In North America there are no prominent
graphite miners, however there are several
explorers and many with NI 43-101 compliant resources. Western Graphite Inc.
[WSGP-OTCBB] recently acquired the Pure
Flake property in British Columbia, and is
planning a summer mapping and sampling
program with drill target selection this field
season. In the US, Alabama Graphite Corp.
[ALP-CNSX] has entered into a Mining Lease
Agreement for their Coosa Country Project,
which will shortly make them the only producing graphite mine in the US.
Regardless, supply will have to come
from somewhere as industrial demand for
graphite is speculated to require double
production by the end of this decade.
Because of its unique properties of a metal
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