【Natural Graphite】A Comprehensive Look at Major Graphite Mine Locations in China and Abroad

Artificial graphite electrodes are primarily used in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking, serving as a crucial high-temperature conductive material. They are also widely applied in the aluminum industry, electrolytic cells, and chemical equipment as conductive and heat-resistant components. 

【Natural Graphite】A Comprehensive Look at Major Graphite Mine Locations in China and Abroad – The Real Resource Giants Are Here!

Main Overseas Graphite Mine Distribution:

• Brazil: Graphite mines are located in Minas Gerais, Ceará, and Bahia, with proven ore reserves reaching 250 million tons.

• India: Mainly distributed in Odisha and Rajasthan, India has proven graphite reserves of 10.75 million tons and total resources of 158.025 million tons.

• Canada: Located in Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec; the Bissett Creek graphite deposit is the largest graphite mine in North America.

• Sri Lanka: Home to the world's only highly graphitized vein graphite deposits, located in the western and southwestern parts of the island.

Main Domestic (China) Graphite Mine Distribution:

• Luobei County, Heilongjiang: Proven graphite resource reserves of 636 million tons, with ore grade reaching up to 17%. It accounts for one-third of China's total processed graphite output and is the country's largest graphite production base.

• Jixi, Heilongjiang: Hosts 24 graphite mines with abundant reserves, ranking first in the country. Offers a wide range of graphite products and has a deep-processing capacity of 261,700 tons.

• Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Crystalline graphite resources rank second only to Heilongjiang, with proven reserves exceeding 200 million tons, accounting for about 66.7% of the national total. Large flake graphite accounts for over 80%, both figures leading the nation.

• Qingdao, Shandong: Currently the world's largest high-quality flake graphite producing area, with ore grades ranging between 2.5%–5% and peaking at 22%.

From Brazil's rugged mountains to China's rich black soil, from India's ancient mining regions to Canada's vast fields, graphite resources tell the billion-year story of Earth across diverse geographic coordinates. In today's era of green development and intelligent manufacturing, every piece of graphite is a key to the future. When resource advantages are transformed into technological strengths, and when innovative wisdom meets nature's gifts, graphite is poised to ignite sparks of transformation in cutting-edge fields such as energy storage, semiconductor manufacturing, and more—illuminating humanity's path toward sustainable development.

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