Dave is a geologist who has worked in the mining, oil and gas and environmental sectors for nearly a decade. His writing on geology, natural resources and finance has appeared in a wide range of publications, including Kitco, Seeking Alpha and Backpacker magazine. He has successfully founded gold/copper and platinum projects in Colombia and continues to travel extensively — particularly in Latin America and Asia — researching commodities markets and projects.
Some of Madagascar’s unique characteristics may make this graphite developer one of the sector’s most competitive potential new miners.
New and favorable rules for the Sri Lankan mining sector may make the country one of this decade’s best graphite plays.
India’s top graphite producer recently finished battling a mob, while Chinese suppliers narrowly escaped American trade wrath.
There was mixed news this week for the high-value flake graphite market, but production hopefuls are forging ahead.
Chinese companies that survived government-sanctioned mine closures in Hunan province are still making money, while demand for graphite imported by the United States has fallen.
Mexico was once one the largest graphite producers on the planet — can junior developers capitalize on this history? And learn more about Big North Graphite’s Mexican graphite acquisitions from CEO Spiro Kletas.
Recent data shows that Chinese graphite miners performed well during 2012. Meanwhile, researchers continue to add new uses to graphene’s ever-growing list of applications.
