{"id":8765,"date":"2021-11-11T16:38:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T16:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=8765"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T15:47:00","slug":"tirupati-graphite-says-mozambique-grants-mining-licence-for-balama-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/tirupati-graphite-says-mozambique-grants-mining-licence-for-balama-central","title":{"rendered":"Tirupati Graphite says Mozambique grants mining licence for Balama Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Tirupati Graphite PLC said the Mozambican government granted a mining licence for the Balama Central graphite project for the production of 50,000 tonnes per year of graphite concentrate.<\/p>\n<p>Tirupati is in the process of acquiring Balama Central, and the Montepuez graphite project, from ASX-listed Battery Minerals Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>READ: Tirupati Graphite agrees to buy strategic graphite projects in Mozambique from Battery Minerals<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe granting of the mining licence for the Balama Central graphite project is great news, which further enhances the value proposition of the acquisition for Tirupati,\u201d said Shishir Poddar, chief executive of Tirupati.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth the Montepuez and Balama Central projects now hold granted mining licenses which, on completion of the acquisition, advances Tirupati on its journey to becoming a material supplier to the high growth EV and battery markets and playing a part in the global energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also take this news as a positive indicator that Mozambique is starting to open back up for business following the pandemic, along with the rest of the world. We look forward to completing the acquisition over the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Tirupati Graphite PLC said the Mozambican government granted a mining licence for the Balama Central graphite project for the production of 50,000 tonnes per year of graphite concentrate. Tirupati is in the process of acquiring Balama Central, and the Montepuez graphite project, from ASX-listed Battery Minerals Ltd. 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