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Matawinie mining project, Canada

Matawinie mining project, Canada

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8th April 2021

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Matawinie mining project.

Location
Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 150 km north of Montréal, in Quebec, Canada.

Project Owner/s
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.

Project Description
Matawinie constitutes the biggest projected graphite operation in North America and Europe and is expected to become the world’s first all-electric openpit mine. This represents a reduction of more than 300 000 t of carbon dioxide emissions over the mine’s 25.5-year life span.

The project has a measured and indicated resources of 120.3-million tonnes grading 4.26% graphitic carbon. Inferred resources are estimated at 4.5-million tonnes grading 4.43% graphitic carbon.

The project covers production of 100 000 t/y of high-quality graphite material, which will form part of Nouveau Monde’s value-added anode strategy – supplying material for the electrical vehicles and renewable-energy storage industries.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
The project has a pretax net present value, at an 8% discount rate, of C$1.29-billion and an internal rate of return of 40.6%, with a payback of 2.2 years.

Capital Expenditure
The project has an initial capital expenditure of C$276-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Construction is expected to start in 2021.

Latest Developments
The Quebec government has issued a Ministerial decree authorising Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc’s Matawinie mining project.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc, tel +1450757 8905.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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