Mason's ore value is highest @ $161/tAlthough Mason’s flake size distribution is not as good as either Nouveau Monde’s or Northern Graphite’s, because of Lac Gueret’s much higher grade, the ore value/tonne is much higher than either of the other two deposits. What’s more, because much less rock will need to be mined and milled at Lac Gueret to produce a tonne of graphite, its carbon footprint will be much less than either of the other two projects.
The Mookster
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size | Price/t
(US$) | Mason (Lac Gueret)
Grade 28%
(616 lbC/t) | Nouveau Monde
(Matawinie) 4.3%
(97 lbC/t) | Northern Graphite
(Bissett) Grade 2.1%
(46 lbC/t) |
| | | % | lb/t | $/t | % | lb/t | $/t | % | lb/t | $/t |
| -32 | $6200 | | | | | | | 16 | 7 | 22 |
| -50 | 1200 | 13 | 80 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 42 | 19 | 11 |
| -80 | 500 | 16 | 99 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 4 |
| -100 | 490 | 14 | 86 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| fines | 375 | 57 | 351 | 66 | 10 | 10 | 2 | nil | | |
| | | | Total | $161/t | | Total | $29/t | | Total | $39/t |