MONTREAL – A graphite mine in Quebec has been included on the federal government’s expanded list of major projects in the national interest to be considered for regulatory fast-tracking. Here are five things to know about Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie Mine.

Two facilities

The project includes the company’s future open-pit Matawinie Mine in the Lanaudière region, about 120 kilometres north of Montreal, which plans to produce 106,000 tonnes per year of graphite concentrate over 25 years. The raw materials will be transformed into spherical graphite at a battery plant the company plans to build in Bécancour, Que., near Montreal.

Why it made the list

Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs, says that once operational the mine will supply Canada and its allies with a cri

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