DUMONT

Dumont Nickel has received its major environmental approvals and is rapidly moving towards the production phase. Dumont is a large-scale project located 25 km west of the town of Amos, between the municipalities of Launay and Trécessson, in Quebec’s well-established Abitibi mining region. The mining reserve is set at over 1 billion tonnes grading 0.27% nickel and 107 ppm cobalt.

Once in operation, this reserve will ensure average annual production of 42 kt of nickel for a mine life of over 30 years, creating some 570 skilled, well-paid jobs. This production will provide enough nickel to build around 840,000 electric vehicles per year.

The Dumont project has the potential to be the key to nickel supply for the Quebec battery industry.
The construction and operation of the mine and processing facilities will be facilitated by the presence of excellent infrastructure, including road and rail networks and a supply of hydroelectricity, which will reduce the project’s environmental footprint. Waste rock and tailings will not be acid-generating, another clear environmental advantage. 
The project’s carbon footprint is further reduced by the tailings’ ability to sequester carbon spontaneously.

With an initial capital expenditure of $2.4 billion and annual economic spin-offs in the order of $300 million in parts and services, the Dumont project will benefit both the local economy and that of Quebec as a whole. In addition to the construction costs, Dumont Nickel estimates that it will spend nearly $575 million a year to operate and maintain the mining complex and plant.