Quebec residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin
In May, Lomiko Metals Inc. announced it received a grant of $11.4 million from the U.S. Department of Defence and another $4.9 million from Natural Resources Canada to study the conversion of graphite into battery-grade material for powering electric vehicles.
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![At least one hundred people gathered near the municipal beach in Lac-des-Plages, Outaouais, last August to voice their opposition to Lomiko Metals's mining project. A crowd of people gathered with posters denouncing the La Loutre mining project and mining in the Outaouais region. The rally took place near the Lac-des-Plages municipal beach.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7229562.1717933274!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/graphite-mine-laurentians-protest.jpg)
In May, Lomiko Metals Inc. announced it received a grant of $11.4 million from the U.S. Department of Defence and another $4.9 million from Natural Resources Canada to study the conversion of graphite into battery-grade material for powering electric vehicles.