Torngat Metals

Project components:

Access road and port

The access road from the mine site in Quebec to Voisey’s Bay, Labrador will form an essential link with our separation plant in Sept-Îles.

This road will be used in the winter to transport rare earth concentrates to a port facility on the east coast of Labrador. It will then be transported by ship to our separation plant once the waterway is ice-free (late spring/summer).

The following are designed to reduce environmental impacts:

  • 180-km-long single-lane access road.
  • 55 km/h speed limit.
  • Seasonal winter use for transportation of rare earth concentrates and mining equipment.
  • Port with a floating dock for storage and ice-free loading.
Road layout

Torngat Metals explored various access road options. After consultation with Nunatsiavut stakeholders and the Innu Nation, and based on a more detailed engineering analysis, the proposed single-lane route is optimized to minimize impacts on the environment, biodiversity and Indigenous use.

An estimated 200,000 tonnes of rare earth concentrate will be packaged in 1- to 2-tonne bags and loaded into sealed sea containers. GPS-monitored truck convoys will bring the containers to the port for storage over the winter. When the waterway is ice-free, the containers will be transported to the Sept-Îles plant.

Next steps

As we complete our environmental/cultural research and consultations, we will continue to refine and optimize the road and port design.

The ongoing environmental impact assessment study is expected to be completed in 2026 and will be submitted to the Newfoundland and Labrador and Canadian governments for approval.

We will continue to engage with communities at every stage of the project, from environmental design engineering and planning through to construction and operations.

Contact us

If you have any questions or comments about our proposed access road and port or would like to share your ideas with us, please send an email to:
engage-NL@torngatmetals.com

*Voisey’s Bay is just south of VALE’s Voisey’s Bay mine which is in Anaktalak Bay.