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Cases / Mining · Mozambique · 2024

Syrah declares force majeure at Mozambique graphite mine after unrest

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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 3 none on record · 1 insufficient · 1 not measured See the gaps

Syrah declared force majeure at its Balama graphite mine in Mozambique because of unrest, and defaulted on US DFC and DOE loans, Club of Mozambique reported. The sources reviewed do not set out the effect on the local environment or communities.

What?
Syrah declared force majeure at its Balama graphite mine in Mozambique because of unrest. Club of Mozambique
Where?
Balama, Mozambique. Club of Mozambique
When?
Reported between December 2024 and June 2026. Club of Mozambique
Who?
Gained
Lost
Harmed
None on record
Why?
The force majeure is attributed to unrest at the mine; the cause of the unrest is not stated in the sources reviewed. Club of Mozambique
How?
Syrah declared force majeure and defaulted on US loans, Club of Mozambique reported. Club of Mozambique
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

Club of Mozambique reported that Syrah declared force majeure at its Balama graphite mine because of unrest.

Club of Mozambique reported that Syrah defaulted on loans from the US International Development Finance Corporation and the US Department of Energy.

The same report said a Tesla supply agreement with Syrah was maintained in June 2026.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not describe the cause of the unrest or who was involved.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not give the amounts of the DFC and DOE loans.
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: a search-result list also names a Syrah loan default; no page for it is among the sources reviewed.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not describe environmental or community impacts at Balama.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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    Press and investigations

    Connected cases

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    Terms used on this page

    Law and courts

    Force majeure
    An extraordinary event outside anyone's control, such as extreme weather, that can excuse liability.

    Institutions

    DFC
    The US International Development Finance Corporation, a government agency that lends to and insures private projects abroad.

    Insurance

    Political-risk insurance
    Insurance that protects lenders and investors against losses caused by government actions, such as a state failing to pay.
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