Flake graphite is a critical battery material due to its role as the primary anode component in lithium-ion batteries. With the shift to electrification of vehicles, it is forecast that in the next five years flake graphite’s number-one use will be in battery applications, overtaking its traditional industrial uses. The burgeoning demand for battery anode materials is anticipated to double the current natural flake graphite market of roughly 645,000 tonnes per annum by 2025, which will require new flake graphite sources like the Molo graphite deposit to come into production.

The Molo graphite deposit is world class due to...