Mine and Infrastructure Costs, page-163

Utrade, the literature is voluminous, as you will see if you simply use Google. I think we should remember that this is not a forum for a technical discussion, so avoiding technical terms as far as possible should be the goal. Also, the emphasis should be on Spheroidal Graphite Production specifically, and its relevance for TON.

There is useful material from:
http://www.roskill.com/news (Roskill Information Services is a good starting point)
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/raw-materials/files/docs/crm-report-on-raw-materials_en.pdf
http://www.techmetals.research.com/metrics-indices/tmr-advanced-graphite-projects-index/
Lithium-ion battery production, 2012,Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics vol 46, 80-85
Chemical Engineering Progress, Oct 2013


Lots of gold among the dross, tucked away in the sites of those graphite producers which are already gearing up. See:
Northern Graphite (about 50 papers and articles)
Focus Graphite, May 2014 (quotes some product data)
Syrah Resources, 20 Nov 2014 (describes the plant used, plus resulting product performance)

Hope these help to clarify the points I am making.

Cheers,

Prime1