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Northern Graphite closes acquisition of two graphite mines; 3rd largest non-Chinese graphite company

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Canada-based Northern Graphite Corporation has closed its previously announced acquisition of the producing Lac des Iles graphite mine (LDI) in Québec from a subsidiary of Imerys SA and the Okanjande graphite deposit/Okorusu processing plant in Namibia from a subsidiary of Imerys and its joint venture partner. Sprott invested CDN$3.75

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Benchmark: Africa’s lithium production to increase >10x this decade; potentially 12% of global supply

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A total of 83% of forecast lithium supply is set to come from projects with some form of Chinese involvement, according to Benchmark. In graphite—unlike in cobalt and lithium—non-Chinese companies are the dominant investors on the continent.

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Walkabout Resources’ Tanzanian graphite project moves to construction phase

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Award of these contracts is expected shortly, the company said. In addition to the Lindi Jumbo Project, Walkabout is also exploring in south west Tanzania at the Amani Hard Rock Gold Project and southern Namibia at the Eureka Lithium Project. of Lindi Jumbo mine costs.

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