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Tirupati Graphite opens second mine in Madagascar at Vatomina Project

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Tirupati Graphite plc, a fully integrated specialist graphite producer and graphene developer with operations in Madagascar and India, has opened its second mine in Madagascar at the Vatomina Project, where it remains on track to start commissioning the first 9,000 tpa processing plant in Q2 2021.

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Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

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Mozambique is home to commercially significant deposits of graphite; a key determinant of mining opportunities in Mozambique is the global energy transition, which has driven demand for certain minerals needed for electric vehicles and vehicles that rely on hydrogen fuel cells. Background.

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Roskill: Cobalt demand to grow steadily over the next decade

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Since the commercialization of Li-ion batteries in early 1990s, it has been consumer electronics that has underpinned cobalt demand. The solid growth in cobalt market was, however, disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted the global economy and other commodity markets in an unprecedented way.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5 To meet the needs of the clean energy economy while respecting our obligations to Tribal Nations, taxpayers, the environment, and future generations, we need a modernized approach to make sure mining in this country is sustainable, responsible and efficient," said Tommy Beaudreau, then-U.S.

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