In my teenage years I worked for a couple of summers at a small amusement park as a ride operator. Looking back on it, the whole experience was a lot of fun, although with the minimum wage at $3.37 an ...

Graphite is sort of the one-hit wonder of minerals. And that hit? Pencils. Everyone loves to talk about pencils when it comes to graphite. If graphite were to perform a concert, they'd close out the ...

On April 1, Discovery Alert reported: The graphite supply war: How global shortages threaten industries. Global natural graphite production in 2024 reached approximately 1.3 million tonnes, while ...

Lac Gueret project in Quebec, Canada. Image from Mason Resources. Graphite grabbed recent news headlines when China announced it will require export permits for some graphite products. China is the ...

Graphite is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity and also has the highest strength of any natural material. However, it wasn’t until recently that the metal began to gain popularity.

During the past 30 days the China graphite flake-194 EXW spot price was flat. The China graphite flake +195 EXW spot price was flat. Note that 94-97% is considered best suited for use in batteries; it ...