Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, arrives to make an announcement at the Nouveau Monde Graphite mine alongside, from left, Quebec Economy Minister Bernard Drainville, NMG CEO Eric Desaulniers, Mayor of Saint-Michel-des-Saints Mario Venne and Chief of the Atikamekw Council of Manawan Sipi Flamand in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Que., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Mark Carney touts new construction at Quebec mine after fast-tracking major project

by The Canadian Press May 19, 2026

written by The Canadian Press May 19, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney is touting the start of construction at a Quebec graphite mine that is slated to become the largest of its kind in North America, once completed. The Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie mine in Quebec’s Lanaudière region is expected to produce 106,000 tonnes of graphite ann...

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