Bahia state, Brazil, is emerging as a significant global graphite hub1 May 2026 22:43
"Bahia state, Brazil, is emerging as a significant global graphite hub, with projects like South Star Battery Metals' Santa Cruz project in southern Bahia starting production in 2024, aiming for 12,000–50,000t/yr. The region contains all five types of graphite—small to jumbo flake and vein graphite—with major deposits located near Itabela, north-central, and other areas."
Key Graphite Activities in Bahia:
South Star Battery Metals (Santa Cruz Project): Located near Itabela, this project is designed for open-pit mining of high-quality flake graphite.
Bahia Graphite Corp: Controls a vast, 121,663-hectare land package in north-central Bahia, holding all 5 types of graphite.
Lajedo Asset: One of the few places in the world (with Sri Lanka and Namibia) containing high-value vein graphite, with Mineral Resource Estimates (MRE) of 7.96 million tons at 5.86% grade.
Capim Grosso Graphite: Gratomic Inc. has conducted extensive trenching, confirming a 4 km mineralized strike length.
Key Features:Quality:
Bahia graphite is considered suitable for high-tech applications, including nuclear energy and electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
Potential: The state is positioned to become a key supplier to North American and European EV battery markets, providing alternatives to Chinese supply chains.
Geology: Many deposits are situated in the Araçuaí Orogen belt, characterized by metamorphic rock with high carbon graphite (Cg) content.