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Alaska authorities highlighted the Graphite Creek project, a mining initiative that will move graphite minerals through the Port of Nome. The State Governor, Mike Dunleavy, identified the Graphite One project as a potentially significant national source of graphite for the United States, as part of efforts to strengthen critical mineral supply chains and reduce dependence on foreign sources.
The initiative includes the extraction and processing of natural graphite in Alaska, the transportation of materials through the Port of Nome, the manufacturing of advanced materials in Ohio, and potential recycling.
The governor stated that "among its numerous mineral deposits, Alaska has an abundant reserve of graphite in the Graphite Creek project, whose name fits it perfectly. New estimates suggest that this reserve alone could provide enough graphite to cover the entire country's needs for a century."
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Graphite Creek constituted the largest known graphite deposit in the country. The entity's 2026 report on mineral commodities indicated that, in 2025, the United States continued to depend 100% on net imports of natural graphite, while Alaska hosted known resources of 57 of the 60 critical minerals designated by the U.S. government.
Graphite One President and CEO, Anthony Huston, stated that "Governor Dunleavy's statements underscore the strategic importance of Graphite Creek for the United States."
The executive added that "Graphite One is driving a fully integrated U.S. supply chain, with Graphite Creek in Alaska as its central hub and the manufacturing of advanced graphite materials in Ohio, designed to transform a world-class U.S. resource into a secure U.S. supply."
Huston also stated that "if the United States truly wants to reduce its dependence on foreign graphite, it must develop large-scale domestic resources. That is the goal of building Graphite One."
The governor's support for the initiative included his previous proposal to qualify Graphite Creek as a high-priority federal infrastructure project. In June 2025, the initiative was accepted as a "covered project" under the federal FAST-41 permitting process, becoming Alaska's first mining project to enter that dashboard.
