By Shane Lasley
Mining News
Graphite Creek nominated high priority
Alaska governor requests designation under Trump order North of 60 Mining News – October 18, 2019
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Last updated 9/26/2020 at 10:54am
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The lithium-ion rechargeable batteries in both the Tesla Model S and Powerwall require graphite as the anode material.
In a recent letter to the White House, Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy has requested that U.S. President Donald Trump consider designating the Graphite Creek mine project and associated processing facility as a high-priority infrastructure project under Executive Order 13766, signed by Trump shortly after he took office in 2017.
"Graphite Creek is the largest deposit of graphite in the nation,...
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