WORLD CAPACITY FOR GRAPHITE PRODUCTION
In the order of their importance the following table lists the various countries which produce graphite or in which graphite deposits have been reported:
- 1. Crystalline Graphite
- A. Vein Graphite
- Ceylon—could produce up to 35,000 short tons per year, all grades.
- United States—small production from Montana.
- Canada—small amount recently produced.
- B. Flake Graphite
- Madagascar—could produce up to nearly 50,000 short tons per year.
- Bavaria—has averaged 12,000 tons for several pre-war years, and greatly increased production during the war. Produced 40,000 metric tons in 1917.
- United States—could readily produce 4,000 tons of flake exclusive of dust.
- Canada—could probably produce 1,200 tons of flake exclusive of dust.
- Spain—deposits being developed.
- Norway—new development reported.
- Roumania—important deposits recently reported.
- Japan—has not produced very much.
- Sweden—very small production.
- Transvaal—very small production, locally consumed.
- Greenland
Brazil - —large deposits reported. Very little development. - German East Africa (former)—deposits of supposed large extent reported.
- 2. Amorphous Graphite
- German Austria
Czecko-Slovakia - —has long produced large amount of graphite annually. - Chosen—could probably produce 12,000 tons per annum.
- Italy—could probably produce 12,000 tons per annum.
- Mexico—could probably produce 6,000 tons per annum.
- United States—could readily produce 6,000 tons natural and 6,000 tons artificial amorphous graphite.
- Spain—could probably produce 1,000 tons annually.
- France—could probably produce 1,000 tons annually.
- Siberia—large amount available but undeveloped.
- Rhodesia—local supply.
- Brazil—supply undeveloped.
- Queensland—supply undeveloped.