“We presented additional details about Santa Cruz and our planned growth through Phase 2 (25,000 tonnes per year of concentrates) and Phase 3 (50,000 tpy of concentrates),” chief executive Richard Pearce said of the meetings.
South Star, which aims to start production at Santa Cruz by the end of 2023, said the mine will be the first major industrial facility in the municipality and one of the largest in the region as it scales operations.
It added that its Santa Cruz graphite project was the first of a series of industrial and battery metals projects that plans to bring into production.
The Vancouver-based company also noted that its next project in the pipeline is a development project in Alabama, United States, located in the middle of a developing electric vehicle, aerospace and defence hub.
Underestimated
Demand for graphite, an overlooked mineral that is a key ingredient for the electrification of vehicles, is expected…
