The RPLPN (Regroupement de Protection des Lacs de la Petite-Nation), continues to closely monitor the Lomiko Metals graphite mining project on Petite-Nation territory.
A new pre-feasibility study, funded by the U.S. Department of War and the Canadian federal government, has just been released by Lomiko, and the news is very concerning: the project has nearly doubled in size. The mine’s lifespan would increase from 15 to 28 years, with blasting operations running 24 hours a day for 10 months of the year, year-round crushing and processing, doubled mining residues, and increased heavy traffic on our regional roads (routes 315, 321 and 323).
All of this despite the 2025 referendum in which 95.5% of the population voted against the project. Lomiko has not even commented on these results and continues moving forward as if nothing happened.
The RPLPN remains fully mobilized: meetings have taken place with MNA Mathieu Lacombe and the Minister of Natural Resources, the five municipalities of the Alliance Petite-Nation Nord have taken an official stand against the project, and a scientific committee is preparing for a potential BAPE environmental review. You can also help by contacting federal MP Stéphane Lauzon to express your opposition.
We invite you to read both RPLPN articles to learn more: