Abahlinzeki be-graphite e-Afrika bandisa umkhiqizo ukuze bahlangabezane nesidingo esikhulayo saseShayina sezinto zebhethri. Ngokusho kwedatha evela eRoskill, engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2019, ukuthunyelwa kwe-graphite yemvelo kusuka e-Afrika kuya eShayina kukhuphuke ngaphezu kuka-170%. IMozambique ingumthengisi omkhulu we-graphite e-Afrika. Ihlinzeka kakhulu ngama-flakes e-graphite amancane naphakathi ukuze kusetshenziswe amabhethri. Leli lizwe laseningizimu ye-Afrika lithumele amathani ayi-100,000 e-graphite ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala zika-2019, lapho ama-82% awo athunyelwa eShayina. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izwe lithumele amathani angu-51,800 ngo-2018 futhi lithumele amathani angu-800 kuphela ngonyaka odlule. Ukukhula okukhulu kokuthunyelwa kwe-graphite eMozambique kubangelwa kakhulu yiSyrah Resources kanye nephrojekthi yayo yeBalama, eyasungulwa ekupheleni kuka-2017. Ukukhiqizwa kwe-graphite ngonyaka odlule kwakungamathani ayi-104,000, kanti ukukhiqizwa engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2019 kufinyelele kumathani angu-92,000.
URoskill ulinganisela ukuthi kusukela ngo-2018-2028, isidingo semboni yamabhethri se-graphite yemvelo sizokhula ngesilinganiso esingu-19% ngonyaka. Lokhu kuzoholela esidingweni se-graphite esiphelele esingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-1.7, ngakho-ke noma ngabe iphrojekthi yeBalama ifinyelela umthamo ogcwele wamathani angu-350,000 ngonyaka, imboni yamabhethri isazodinga izinsiza ezengeziwe ze-graphite isikhathi eside. Kumashidi amakhulu, izimboni zabo zabathengi bokugcina (njengezithiba zomlilo, ama-gasket, njll.) zincane kakhulu kunemboni yamabhethri, kodwa isidingo esivela eShayina sisakhula. IMadagascar ingenye yabakhiqizi abakhulu bama-flakes amakhulu e-graphite. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukuthunyelwa kwe-graphite kulesi siqhingi kukhule ngokushesha, kusukela kumathani angu-9,400 ngo-2017 kuya kumathani angu-46,900 ngo-2018 kanye namathani angu-32,500 engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2019. Abakhiqizi be-graphite abadumile eMadagascar bahlanganisa iTirupati Graphite Group, iTablissements Gallois kanye neBass Metals yase-Australia. ITanzania isiba ngumkhiqizi omkhulu we-graphite, futhi uhulumeni usanda kukhipha kabusha amalayisense okumba, futhi amaphrojekthi amaningi e-graphite azovunyelwa kulo nyaka.
Enye yamaphrojekthi amasha e-graphite yiphrojekthi yaseMahenge ye-Heiyan Mining, eyaqeda ucwaningo olusha oluqondile lokwenzeka (i-DFS) ngoJulayi ukuze ilinganisele isivuno sayo saminyaka yonke se-graphite concentrate. Amathani angu-250,000 akhuphuke afinyelela kumathani angu-340,000. Enye inkampani yezimayini, i-Walkabout Resources, nayo ikhiphe umbiko omusha wokugcina wokwenzeka kulo nyaka futhi ilungiselela ukwakhiwa kwemayini yaseLindi Jumbo. Amanye amaphrojekthi amaningi e-graphite aseTanzania asesesigabeni sokuheha utshalomali, futhi la maphrojekthi amasha kulindeleke ukuthi athuthukise kakhulu ukuhweba kwe-graphite e-Afrika neChina.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba-05-2019