Mines/Madagascar

Molo mine

Molo mine, Madagascar. Producing, open pit, mining graphite (natural).

Why Molo is famous

Graphite mine in the Toliara province of Madagascar. NextSource says phase 1 has begun producing concentrate of 94 to 97% fixed carbon.1

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What kind of deposit

Metamorphic graphite (flake, amorphous and vein)

Molo today

Where graphite (natural) is mined todayMining in Madagascar

Where next

Mines

An example ofBalamaAfrican graphite: Balama made 67 kt in 2025 and Molo has begun making concentrate.2

Deposit types

An example ofMetamorphic graphite (flake, amorphous and vein)Molo belongs to the metamorphic graphite family of deposits.3

Sources

  1. Molo graphite page NextSource Materials
  2. 2025 Annual Report Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX)
  3. Critical Mineral Resources of the United States (PP 1802), Chapter J: Graphite US Geological Survey

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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