Name of the Project
Orom-Cross graphite project.

Location
Orom district, northern Uganda.

Project Owner/s
Graphite miner Blencowe Resources.

Project Description
The proposed graphite mining and processing project is characterised as a large, shallow openpitable deposit.

The definitive feasibility study (DFS), released in December 2025, envisages an initial two-phase development, starting with a smaller Phase 1 operation producing up to 20 000 t/y of concentrate and micronised products.

Phase 2 will start development within two years of Phase 1 commissioning to expand mine output to up to 70 000 t/y of concentrate.

It is planned that a downstream beneficiation facility will upgrade small flake concentrate into battery-ready 99.95% total graphitic carbon uncoated spheronised purified graphite (USPG) product, initially up to 20 000 t/y, with modular expansion aligned to the scale-up of mining.

Beyond Phase 2 production, Orom-Cross is expected to expand in stages towards 175 000 t/y of concentrate and 80 000 t/y of USPG, funded entirely by cash flow generated in house.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated in the provided DFS announcement.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
The DFS reports an after-tax net present value, at a 10% discount rate, of $1.087-billion and an internal rate of return of 96% for the integrated mine and downstream beneficiation facility.

Capital Expenditure
Phase 1 is at estimated at $40-million and Phase 2 at $120-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Phase 1 is targeting first production in the first half of 2027.

Latest Developments
The project has been formally transitioned into financing and development. This funding package will initiate ordering, construction and commissioning.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
CPC Engineering (DFS management and sign-off)

Contact Details for Project Information
Blencowe Resources, tel +44 1624 681 250 or email info@blencoweresourcesplc.com.