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Sri Lankan production declined slowly with small revivals during the First and Second World Wars, when 30,000 metric tons of natural graphite was exported per year and over 6,000 shallow workings, pits and small scale mines were in operation. The highest historical production of 33,411 t (32,883 long tons; 36,829 short tons) in a single year ...
He began his early career by foreseeing the potential of the plumbago industry and subsequently became the industry magnate after acquiring the Ragedra mine in the district of Kurunegala. [1] [9] [10] Around 1880s, he owned one of the largest commercial houses in the nation employing a labour force of approximately 3000 employees in his mines ...
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Bogala Graphite Mine (Sinhala: බොගල ග්රැෆයිට් පතල) is a graphite mine located near the village of Aruggammana in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It is one of the largest graphite mines in Sri Lanka, with commercial mining at this location first commencing in 1847.
Dumbara is a town located in the Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. It has a long history of mining activities. It has a long history of mining activities. It is where the first commercial operating graphite mine in the country, opening in 1840.
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