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Empire State Mines Kilbourne Graphite Project

Sector: Warehouse • Location: Gouverneur, New York, United States

Source: Watertown Daily Times

Project
Planned

The project involves establishing a facility to process natural flake graphite discovered at the mine in 2023 into a powder suitable for applications requiring a finer product with reduced particle size. It is the first fully integrated U.S. graphite production operation since 1956 and aims to strengthen national security interests and supply chain resilience.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Warehouse, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Location
Gouverneur, New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Watertown Daily Times

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The project “Empire State Mines Kilbourne Graphite Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Warehouse sector, located in Gouverneur, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Watertown Daily Times.

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planned

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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The project involves establishing a facility to process natural flake graphite discovered at the mine in 2023 into a powder suitable for applications requiring a finer product with reduced particle size. It is the first fully integrated U.S. graphite production operation since 1956 and aims to strengthen national security interests and supply chain resilience.

Original sector

Mining

Budget

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

New York

City

Gouverneur

Source

Source

Watertown Daily Times

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Sector

Warehouse, Power Generation (CCGT), Government

Article published date

2025-12-13

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