ENERGY MINERALS

Weighing up graphite's future

GRAPHITE is one of the lone hotspots in the exploration sector. A number of junior outfits have sprung up in recent years ready to take advantage of a supposed uptick in demand in the future, but what started off as a trickle of new market entrants has become a flood, which could potentially turn a future market deficit into a surplus. <b>By Daniel Gleeson</b>