In December 2025, Blencowe Resources published a Definitive Feasibility Study For its Orom-Cross Graphite Project, with very promising results.
The Orom-Cross Graphite Project, located in Orom in Northern Uganda’s Kitgum District, will be Uganda’s first graphite mine, as the country seeks to cash in on the seemingly profitable transition minerals.
In its report, UK-Based Blencowe Resources projected first production in the first quarter of 2027, with initial production of 20,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate. This phase will cost 40 million dollars. The company will then spend an additional 90 million dollars in the second phase of production to scale up production to 70,000 tonnes of concentrate.
In the third phase, Blencowe plans to build a Spheronised Purified Graphite (SPG) facility in 2028 that will cost 30 million dollars. The facility is set to be located near Gulu City, approximately 150 Km away from the Orom project. This SPG plant will enable Blencowe to upgrade its 96% graphite concentrate to a higher value (99.95% SPG) product for the lithium-ion battery market, positioning it as one of the few non-Chinese producers of the material. Locating the facility in-country is a plus as it will create a ‘mine-to-market’ chain within Uganda.
The global graphite market has seen significant growth over the years, driven by a surge in demand for electric vehicles. In 2025, prices were overall steady, albeit with a mild downward trend due to an oversupply by China which controls more than 80% of global graphite production.
Nevertheless, Blencowe Resources remains bullish about the profitability of its Ugandan project saying “graphite as a critical mineral will very definitely have its day in the sun” arguing that not many graphite projects will be starting production soon and “this will ultimately create a significant demand-supply imbalance and a huge opportunity for those projects that can ultimately mine and process graphite and sell it into growing world markets.”
The Orom-Cross project is pitted to be one of the lowest cost graphite projects in the world.
Chris Musiime
