Graphite testing at Esmeralda returns high purity result

Sally Gall
Updated May 31 2016 - 9:46pm, first published May 26 2016 - 5:30am
The site of the graphite deposit.
The site of the graphite deposit.

Graphene is the thinnest substance known to man, at a single carbon atom thickness, and is up to 20 times stronger than steel, and now testing of a deposit of its parent mineral, graphite, located south of Croydon, has delivered pleasing results for Metallica Minerals Limited.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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