Data/facts!!
N A M I B I A ` S G R A P H I T E P O T E N T I A L
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Mining Cadastre
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Namibia/
Earth Data Namibia
www.mme.gov.na/edn/
MME Portals:
Namibia hosts two types of graphite deposits, which occur in the north central and southern part of the country. The two
different styles of graphite deposits are classified based on the morphology of the contained graphite, primarily the
vein/lump graphite deposits and the flake type deposits.
G E O L O G I C A L S U R V E Y O F N A M I B I A Commodity & Host Geology
The vein/lump type graphite deposit is prominent in the altered rocks of the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex in the
!Karas region, southern Namibia. The Complex is comprised of assemblages of gneisses, marbles, schists, quartzites, and
amphibolites with intrusive granites and gabbros. The Aukam Graphite Mine is a vein deposit located within the Namaqua
Metamorphic Complex and hosts five underground adits and an open cut which were mined periodically between 1940 and
1974 that produced a total of 22,602 tons of graphite. In 1951, the mine produced peak productions of 2627 t of graphite. At
Aukam Graphite Mine, the graphite is concentrated in veins, with minor disseminations in the host rock (c.f Table 2).
Value addition in Namibia:
The Aukam Graphite Project "proudly hosts a state-of-the-art custom designed production facility,
which is currently in its commissioning and calibration phase. Eco-friendly and sustainable, the
custom-built plant is designed for expansion and with the environment in mind. The facility has been
tailored for water conservation, boasting an estimated 95% recovery rate during the graphite
processing phase. "Processing is done by way of gentle crushing, floatation, drying and finishing.
Aukam Processing Facility
Aukam Processing Facility
Graphite stockpiles, lumps, fines and coarse fines
How is graphite priced?
"There are no standard, quoted prices for natural graphite and there is no spot or futures market.
Actual transactions in the marketplace are largely based on direct negotiations between the buyer
and seller. Companies such as Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and Fastmarkets IM are paid
subscription services that periodically survey buyers and sellers and publish pricing information.
Their prices are mainly provided by large, high-volume buyers and tend to be conservative. Most
small buyers pay higher than published prices. "A reference price for graphite flakes for the past
years is illustrated in figure