# Construction of DH Mining graphite factory in Nipepe, Mozambique halted due to COVID-19

Construction of a graphite factory in Nipepe, Mozambique, by Chinese company DH Mining has been halted due to COVID-19 travel restrictions preventing 55 Chinese workers from entering the country.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2020-06-02
- Where: Nipepe district, Niassa province, Mozambique, Mozambique
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 450
- Status: under construction
- Products: graphite
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [DH Mining](https://endata.com/companies/47636.md)

## Sources

- [mozambiqueminingjournal.com](https://mozambiqueminingjournal.com/construction-of-graphite-factory-grounds-to-a-halt-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/), 2020-06-02: "Covid-19 imposed transport restrictions have grounded to halt work on building a graphite factory in Nipepe district."

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