Published: May 3, 2023 | By: Tom Parker | AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES & INVESTMENT | Graphite is the next lithium
One of the key raw materials in the green energy transition is graphite, but while Australia is a key producer of other battery metals such as lithium, nickel and manganese, there are no active Australian graphite mining operations.
Graphite is used as an input for anodes – one of two electrodes that make up a lithium-ion battery, with cathodes – made up of metals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt – the other electrode. Read More.