Dig Deep Graphite and The Mining Industry In Mozambique - with Geert Klok
In this episode we chat to Geert Klok, country manager for AMG Graphite who are a leading global supplier of high-purity natural graphite, operating its own mines and vertically-integrated production facilities. They were founded over 100 years experience ago and have always been synonymous with outstanding raw materials expertise, with production sites in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Apart from the country manager for AMG, Geert is also the chairman of the board for the chamber of mines for Mozambique so gives us the history of AMG Graphite and what they are currently upto, what is currently happening in the Mozambique mining industry and what role the Chamber of Mines Mozambique plays in the countries mining industry.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- AMG Graphite originates from Germany and have a mine near the Austrian border - the traditional area for graphite in Germany.
- AMG have around 115 staff at the mine in Mozambique - two foreign experts and the rest made up from the local districts.
- The exports are mostly to Germany, who perform further processing, before the graphite ends up with the end users.
- Graphite has many applications in not just the electric vehicle sector, but also other wide ranging uses, such as pencils, lubricants and insulation.
BEST MOMENTS
'It started way back with farmers digging up graphite from the surface'
'The roots of the company go back more than 100 years'
'Graphite is a component in so many products'
'There's more graphite in the batteries for electric cars than there is lithium'
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ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
CONTACT METHOD
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Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics