Projet minier de terres rares du lac Strange

The project mainly includes an open pit, a tailings management facility, a low-grade ore pile, a waste rock pile, a collection basin, an industrial area housing the ore mill and the camp, an airstrip and a landfill. The proponent also plans to develop a 160 km access road linking the mine to port facilities on the east coast of Labrador. An 18 km section of this road will be located in Quebec.
During the 30-year operation phase, between 160 and 200 million tonnes of ore will be extracted from the open pit, or an average of 5.7 to 6.7 million tonnes per year. Between 125,000 to 300,000 tonnes per year of rare earth concentrate will then be produced by on-site beneficiation plant with a processing capacity of 16,000 to 20,000 tonnes of crushed ore per day.

Project Schedule submitted by the promoter

Submission of preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment information April 2023
Start of the final phase of the Pre-Feasibility Study August 2024
Issuance of the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) December 2024
Start of Feasibility Study (FS) January 2025
Submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment report May 2025
Feasibility Study completed May 2025
Environmental Impact Assessment decision (MELCCFP/Kativik) April 2026
Development and construction phases 2026-2027
Detailed engineering, applications for certificates of authorization, obtaining certificates and
construction work (in phases) 2026-2027
Beginning of mining operations and start of mining processing End of 2027
Operational phase (30-year operation) 2027-October 2057
Post-operation environmental monitoring (annual over 5 years) 2057-2062
Closure and restoration phase 2057-2062
Post-restoration environmental monitoring (annual monitoring) 2062-2072 (minimum
duration)