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Graphite Creek Project

Graphite One

Nome, AK, USA

-165.5325, 65.04027778

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 71

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Graphite


Project Announcement Date: 10/14/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2029

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 175000 tpa

Operating Status: Planned


Capital Investment: $37.5 million

Government Subsidies:

Federal:

IRA Section 50143 Grant: $37.5 million

Selected Sources:


“Graphite One Files Preliminary Feasibility Study for Graphite Creek on SEDAR”, Graphite One Inc., PR Newswire, 14 Oct 2022. 🔗


“Graphite One Awarded $37.5 Million Department of Defense Grant Under the Defense Production Act”, Graphite One, 17 Jul 2023. 🔗


“Graphite One Files Preliminary Feasibility Study for Graphite Creek on SEDAR”, Graphite One Inc., PR Newswire, 14 Oct 2022. 🔗


“Lucid (LCID) secures US EV battery materials deal as push for ‘American-made’ heats up”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 04 Jun 2025. 🔗


“Graphite One says project is first in Alaska to gain FAST-41 status”, Mariaan Webb, Mining Weekly, 03 Jun 2025. 🔗


“In Alaska, a graphite mine races toward approval without the required tribal consent”, Lois Parshley, Grist Magazine, 30 Sep 2025. 🔗


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