Published: March 8, 2019 |

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Nemaska Lithium Inc. resumed construction work at the Whabouchi mine on February 5, 2019. Mine construction activities were put on hold following a fire in the cafeteria of the Nemiscau workcamp, a facility owned and operated by an outside contractor that is located approximately 15 km away from the Nemaska Lithium mine site.

Nemaska Lithium has located an alternate cafeteria facility which is approximately 1 km from the existing lodging facility that will be opened to accommodate Nemaksa Lithium’s employees until mid-March, when the Whabouchi mine site workcamp currently under construction will be opened.

“We are very grateful for the rapid action of our local partners, who will be lending us the cafeteria of their nearby facility. Thanks to their responsiveness, we will be able to quickly get back to constructing the mine with minimal to no delays,” said Guy Bourassa, president and CEO of Nemaska Lithium.

“While we are relieved that this unfortunate incident was settled promptly, we are very touched by the impact of the fire on the Cree community of Nemaska. The cafeteria was a very popular social venue for the local community, and we are sensitive to this loss which, we hope, will only be for a short time,” added Bourassa.

At this time a small work crew remains on site to continue the construction of the Whabouchi workcamp. They are housed through VPC, a contractor of Nemaska Lithium.

About Nemaska Lithium
Nemaska Lithium Inc. is a developing chemical company whose activities will be vertically integrated, from spodumene mining to the commercialization of high-purity lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate. These lithium salts are mainly destined for the fast-growing lithium-ion battery market, which is driven by the increasing demand for electric vehicles and energy storage worldwide. With its products and processes, the corporation intends to facilitate access to green energy, for the benefit of humanity.

The corporation will be operating the Whabouchi mine in Québec, Canada, one of the richest lithium spodumene deposits in the world, both in volume and grade. The spodumene concentrate produced at the Whabouchi mine will be processed at the Shawinigan plant using a unique membrane electrolysis process for which the corporation holds several patents.

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