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Blencowe completes Phase 2 exploration at Uganda project
26th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed a second phase exploration programme over identified geophysical targets situated immediately north and south of its existing deposits at the... 


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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... 


Lac Knife project area
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... 


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... 


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... 


The Skouries project in Greece
European Commission picks 46 new strategic critical mineral projects
9th October 2026 By: Reuters

The European Commission has chosen 46 strategic raw material projects to benefit from faster permitting and help in bidding for public and private funding, as the bloc races to diversify supply... 


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.... 


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Gemcorp joins Madagascar to raise $5bn for energy, mining
6th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Madagascar wants to raise as much as $5-billion by teaming up with asset manager Gemcorp Capital Management to fund energy, infrastructure and mining projects in the island nation. The partnership... 


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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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... 


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... 


Lac Knife project area
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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US says it will help develop Kenya's critical minerals processing
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

The US will help Kenya develop a critical minerals processing industry, a senior American official said on Wednesday, against the backdrop of rivalry between China and the US over access to... 


The camp at the Montepuez graphite project
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... 


Kal Tire's Tracy Cobb and John Martin being interviewed at Electra Mining Africa by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
AI helping reduce mining tyre downtime by up to 20%, Electra Mining Africa showcases
9th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Demonstrated to Mining Weekly at this week’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg were AI-enabled solutions that are taking mining tyre performance to the next level by lowering... 


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... 


La Loutre graphite project area in Québec
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... 


Adisyn executive chairperson Kevin Crofton
Graphene materials developer Adisyn announces executive changes
7th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian advanced graphene materials developer Adisyn has announced a transition of its MD Arye Kohavi to a nonexecutive director role effective immediately, while his tenure as CEO of Adisyn's... 


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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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Graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech shuts Mexican plant
1st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech has announced the permanent closure of its Monterrey graphite electrode facility in Mexico. The planned closure is intended to better align the... 


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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... 


International Graphite micronising facility
Australia's International Graphite confirms Collie facility can also produce superfine products from mid-2027
25th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed International Graphite says construction of its Collie graphite micronising facility is on track for commissioning in mid-2027. The facility marks the first commercial-scale graphite... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


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Canadian graphite developer Abasca confirms promising early economics for Loki
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Abasca Resources highlights in an independent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Loki flake graphite deposit, in Saskatchewan, the potential for a long-life 2 750 t a day... 


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Blencowe highlights graphite use in advanced defence applications
17th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Blencowe Resources’ Orom-Cross graphite is being tested in advanced anti-radar and electromagnetic-interference- (EMI-) shielding applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and... 


UN ECA executive secretary Claver Gatete
SADC can be a testing ground for turning African minerals into development – UN ECA
14th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Demand for critical energy transition minerals, including cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, platinum group metals (PGMs) and rare earth elements, could more than triple by 2030... 


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InVert acquires RapidGraphite to secure sustainable, vertically integrated supply chain
14th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed InVert Graphite has concluded binding agreements to acquire all of the issued share capital of Australian technology firm RapidGraphite. InVert is now proceeding with the administrative... 


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InVert reports maiden MRE for Tanzania project
12th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed InVert Graphite has reported a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 32.2-million tonnes at 8% total graphite content (TGC) for 2.56-million tonnes of contained graphite for the... 


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