Company officials updated the Gaston County Board of Commissioners on plans for water treatment, blasting and other issues at a public information meeting.
The graphite producer also said it was targeting readiness for a final investment decision on the expansion of the vertically integrated Vidalia facility's production capacity.
Research is to show that aligning power consumption with renewable power availability reduces the environmental impact of power generation and also improves the bottom line for mining companies.
"The problem is that, in the gold industry, most of the tier one assets remaining are embedded in bad assets. And you can’t unlock them,” Bristow says.