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Torngat Metals Strange Lake Rare Earth Project

Torngat Metals' Strange Lake project: a planned open-pit mine and concentration plant at Strange Lake (Lac Brisson) in Nunavik, northern Quebec, with road and port links to Labrador and a planned rare earth separation plant at Sept-Iles, Quebec. The deposit holds light and heavy rare earths, notably dysprosium and terbium. NRCan's Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund approved up to CA$10 million (December 20, 2024, pending final due diligence); on June 17, 2025 Torngat announced a signed CA$110 million bridge loan facility from Export Development Canada plus a CA$55 million loan commitment from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, with CIB reporting financial close on its enabling-infrastructure loan on June 23, 2025. The CA$165 million funds pre-construction and early works (engineering and environmental studies, permit applications, utility connections, airstrip rehabilitation); production is targeted for 2028, with full project financing planned as a later step.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 11, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Strange Lake (Lac Brisson), Nunavik, Quebec, Canada

Mining & feedstock

Strange Lake open-pit mine and concentration plant (planned)

Financed

Planned open-pit mine and concentration plant at Strange Lake (Lac Brisson), Nunavik, for a deposit containing light and heavy rare earths including dysprosium and terbium; early works (utility connections, airstrip rehabilitation) financed via CIB enabling-infrastructure loan

Material flow

Rare Earth Ore → Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Separation

Sept-Iles rare earth separation plant (planned)

Announced

Planned rare earth separation plant at Sept-Iles, Quebec, processing Strange Lake material into separated rare earth products including dysprosium and terbium

Material flow

Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate → NdPr Oxide, Dysprosium and Terbium Oxides

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Sources