Nouveau Monde Graphite says it’s making ready for the development of its Section-2 Matawinie Mine – a serious venture of nationwide curiosity as recognized by the Authorities of Canada – through the procurement of key building capability, companies, gear and supplies.
Main contracts awarded over the previous few months, with provisions for full execution upon the corporate having reached a constructive closing funding choice, characterize over 50% of the venture’s CAPEX and are inside estimates of NMG’s up to date feasibility examine for the Section-2 Matawinie Mine in accordance with Nationwide Instrument 43-101.
Eric Desaulniers, Founder, President, and CEO of NMG, said: “By locking in high‑tier companions forward of FID, we’re additional de‑risking the ultimate financing steps and upcoming venture execution. Efforts invested in rigorous building planning and early contractor involvement is yielding tangible advantages—securing the capability to mobilise instantly upon a constructive FID and to ship inside the pricing envelope set by our newest technical report. We’re proud to deepen our relationship with the Atikamekw First Nation of Manawan by the civil works contract awarded to Manawan‑Fournier and to increase our collaboration with Pomerleau, whose work to this point has sharpened our execution technique. We’re planning on increasing this group of like-minded companions who share our values of security, high quality, and sustainability, through contracts in concrete, buildings, programs, and specialised companies, at all times striving to create direct and oblique alternatives for Indigenous and native companies and employees.”
In continuity with the pre-construction mandate, NMG has appointed Pomerleau as Development Supervisor for the development and commissioning levels of the Matawinie Mine, specifically the commercial platform, concentrator, environmental infrastructure, water remedy plant, and related services. Via its direct involvement in planning and optimising the Matawinie Mine building over the previous two years, Pomerleau has acquired a deep understanding of the venture and contributed to mapping the execution technique. As a part of NMG’s built-in venture staff, Pomerleau will oversee the detailed building sequence and schedule, contractors’ supervision, worksite logistics, implementation of the well being and security, atmosphere, and high quality applications, in addition to value management.
The primary and largest building package deal that may kick-start building actions upon reaching a constructive FID was awarded to Manawan-Fournier, an Atikamekw joint-venture between the Manawan Atikamekw Band Council and L. Fournier & Fils, a longtime East Canadian mining and civil contractor who had carried out the development of the entry street and preparatory work for the commercial platform in 2021-2022. Civil work contains the development and growth of varied networks (stormwater, sanitary, firefighting, water, and many others), industrial buildings (basins, platforms, buildings, domes, roads), in addition to concrete work, short-term buildings, and upkeep work vital for the entire realisation of the venture.
The collaboration with Manawan-Fournier additional advances NMG’s dedication to stimulate enterprise alternatives, coaching and employment for the Atikamekw First Nation of Manawan, as mirrored within the firm’s long-term engagement in the neighborhood and formalised within the Impression and Profit Settlement. In collaboration with the Fee de la building du Québec, NMG and the Atikamekw First Nation of Manawan co-hosted particular data actions for the neighborhood February 10 and 11, 2026, to facilitate the participation of employees and contractors within the building. Coaching periods for the ASP Development card are additionally being supplied in the neighborhood.
The metal buildings package deal has been awarded to Beauce Atlas, a Québec-based firm specialising within the engineering, detailing, fabrication, and set up of advanced structural metal for buildings and heavy industrial services. Via an early contractor involvement strategy, Beauce Atlas will actively take part within the closing engineering and constructability optimisation of the commercial services. Beauce Atlas’ scope of labor will embody the strategic sourcing of metal, fabrication of structural elements, and full on-site set up, encompassing buildings, crane rails, in addition to all related works and logistics.
NMG can be finalising an settlement with Metso, a pacesetter in sustainable applied sciences, end-to-end options and companies in mineral processing, to provide key processing gear, together with the crushing station, apron feeders, mills, flotation cells and filter presses. Engineering for the gear is 90% full. This settlement is about to additional strengthen NMG and Metso’s partnership, supporting coordinated planning for long-lead objects and alignment with the development schedule.
Further contracts secured embody mechanical gear, turnkey options for services, electrical substation and powerline, and specialised consultants. These contracts, mixed with near 80% development stage on detailed engineering, solidify the corporate’s execution plan to carry the Matawinie Mine from shovel-ready to commissioning.
