13 July 2024, 10:38am EDT

Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon

Lomiko Metals Québec Environmental Assessment
Source:
The Canadian Press

Lomiko Metals Inc. received $11.4 million from U.S. government for mining project

Joe Bongiorno · The Canadian Press
A crowd of people gathered with posters denouncing the La Loutre mining project and mining in the Outaouais region. The rally took place near the Lac-des-Plages municipal beach.

At least 100 people gathered near the municipal beach in Lac-des-Plages, Outaouais, in August 2023 to voice their opposition to Lomiko Metals' mining project. (Rebecca Kwan/Radio-Canada)

Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a graphite mine with ties to the Pentagon have created an alliance to accelerate public consultations on the project and pressure the provincial government to listen to what locals have to say.

When Lomiko Metals Inc., a mining company based in Surrey, B.C., announced plans for a mine in Quebec's Laurentians region to produce graphite — one of the world's most sought after minerals needed for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries — some residents living nearby began protesting the project, fearing the potential harm to the environment.

They got even more upset when they learned that Lomiko received $11.4 million from the United States Department of Defence for the project.

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