processing · United States
Vidalia Active Anode Facility
The first significant natural graphite active anode material plant in the United States.
OperatingRamp-upProject score 68
Operator
Syrah Resources
Country
United States
Mine life
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Capex
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Profile
Resource, economics and jurisdiction
- Resource
- Processes Balama concentrate into battery-grade anode material.
- Production
- Initial 11.25 kt annual capacity with expansion planned.
- Economics
- Supported by federal loans and automaker offtake agreements.
- Infrastructure
- Mississippi River logistics and Gulf Coast chemical supply.
- Jurisdiction
- Low risk
- Ownership
- Syrah Resources 100%
- Region
- Louisiana
Overview
What this asset is
The first significant natural graphite active anode material plant in the United States.
Methodology
Earthern Project Score 68
Version v0.1
- Resource Quality
- 77 (weight 1.2) — Grade, continuity and metallurgical complexity of the resource.
- Project Scale
- 74 (weight 1) — Annual output potential relative to the global market for its primary mineral.
- Development Stage
- 74 (weight 0.9) — How far the asset has advanced toward or through production.
- Jurisdiction
- 70 (weight 1.1) — Political stability, permitting predictability and rule of law.
- Infrastructure
- 71 (weight 0.9) — Access to power, water, transport and processing capacity.
- Economics
- 75 (weight 1.2) — Cost position and margin resilience through the price cycle.
- Strategic Importance
- 76 (weight 1) — Relevance to national critical mineral strategies and allied supply chains.
- Supply-Chain Value
- 75 (weight 1) — Whether the asset relieves a genuine downstream bottleneck.
- Sustainability
- 69 (weight 0.9) — Carbon intensity, water use, tailings approach and community standing.
- Execution Risk
- 69 (weight 1) — Technical, financing and schedule risk to reaching nameplate output. Higher is lower risk.
Materials
Minerals produced
Assets