The global supply chain for pencils just got more complicated. China said Friday that it would start requiring stricter permits on exports of graphite, a key mineral component of pencils, but ...

Empire State Mines unexpectedly unearthed graphite and is now set to become the first U.S. supplier of the mineral in more than 7 decades.

A $90 billion global market is on the horizon, but the uncertain fate of North America’s only operating graphite mine ...

Often tucked behind an ear or rolling off desks unnoticed, the pencil is one of those rare objects that’s both ordinary and ...

Pencil ‘em in: Eight good value ... 23 per cent TGC from 63m were returned at the Mason Bay exploration target, about 2km east of the existing Springdale graphite project mineral resource ...

Graphite – well-known for its use in ordinary pencils — is considered a critical mineral because it is used in high-temperature lubricants, brushes for electrical motors, friction materials ...

It's time to sharpen your knowledge of pencil history! (Bet you can't guess what the first erasers were made of.) On March 30, 1858, inventor Hymen L. Lipman patented the first pencil with a built ...

The Graphite Pencil was discovered before 1565, when a deposit of graphite was discovered near Grey Knotts of Seathwaite in Cumbria, England.

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / May 16, 2024 / The Biden administration has clarified that mining projects focused on extracting critical minerals like graphite, lithium, and cobalt are eligible for ...

The world’s overarching need for raw, critical minerals is becoming ever more pressing as we near closer to the end of the oil age, which has lasted for 200 years.