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2020 Goals: Focus on Preparing Commercial Activities
Nouveau Monde will simultaneously advance its mining and secondary transformation projects during the year to favourably position itself for the start of commercial activities planned for 2022. As such, here are some of the Company’s goals for 2020:
- Production of micronized and spheronized graphite will launch at the
Saint-Michel-des-Saints demonstration plant in Q1-2020 in order to optimize the process and qualify these products for potential customers. - Mineral resource update for the Matawinie deposit, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 43-101 respecting Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, during Q1-2020.
- Consultations of the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement about the Matawinie mining project and finalization of the government's environmental analysis for a decree authorizing the project in the second half of the year.
- Application for permits and start of pre-construction work on the mining project's commercial facilities near the end of Q3-2020.
- Continuation of the second year of operation of the demonstration flotation plant according to the highest health, safety and environmental standards.
- Construction and start-up of demonstration purification operations in the second half of the year to produce anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
- Progress in detailed engineering and procurement of long-lead equipment for mining facilities by the end of Q4-2020.
- Deployment of employee training and business opportunity promotion programs targeting the Upper Matawinie and Atikamekw communities.
- Ongoing marketing and qualification process for graphite concentrate and spherical graphite for international customers. Sales activities are intensifying with a first 2020 delivery already on the road (photo).
- Establishment of the Matawinie project financing.
- Continued integration of Upper Matawinie communities, namely
Saint-Michel-des-Saints , Saint-Zénon and the Atikamekw First Nation, in initiatives reconciling economic, social and environmental development.
“While we built a strong foundation for our Company in 2019, 2020 will be a pivotal year for us to deploy our business strategy in a concrete and productive way,” stated
Overview of 2019
Major advances in all areas of Nouveau Monde’s business plan have put the Company in good stead for 2020:
- Offtake and joint marketing and agreement with
Traxys Group for 25,000 tonnes of flake graphite concentrate. - CA$22 million raised in combined capital, including a private placement with leading global mining investor
Pallinghurst Group for the operation of the existing flake graphite plant, the construction of a demonstration VAP plant, and working capital. - Reinforcement of the executive and technical team to create a pool of outstanding talents to meet the company’s challenges.
- A CA$4.2-million grant from the Sustainable Development Technology Canada program to build a pilot plant for purified spherical graphite.
- Signing of a predevelopment agreement with the
Manawan Atikamekw Council and theAtikamekw Nation Council . - Winner of the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association’s Award of Excellence in
Sustainable Development - Advancement of NMG's VAP strategy with the purchase of micronization and spheronization equipment for the demonstration plant.
- Submission of the environmental and social impact study for the Matawinie project and continuation of the environmental assessment process with the government. Receipt of notice of admissibility initiating public hearings for the Matawinie project.
- Start of detailed engineering to prepare for commercial operations for graphite extraction and processing.
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