Canadian mining company Northern Graphite is set to restart production at the mothballed Okanjande mine in Namibia by the end of next year, the company announced on Wednesday.
Namibia is one of several African countries known to contain commercially viable deposits of graphite, which is in high demand due to its use in batteries that power electric vehicles and energy storage systems.
Okanjande was, however, put under care and maintenance in 2018, less than two years after it began production. Northern Graphite acquired the asset from French company Imerys in 2022 and has since been working to restart operations. Northern Graphite's facility in Lac-des-les, Quebec, is pictured above.
