Imerys LAC-Des-Iles Natural Graphite MINE Director Joins Nouveau Monde Graphite Team Symbols: Nouveau Monde - NOU (TSX Venture), OTCQB: Nmgrf, Frankfurt: NM9
IMERYS LAC-DES-ILES NATURAL GRAPHITE MINE DIRECTOR JOINS NOUVEAU MONDE
GRAPHITE TEAM
SYMBOLS:
NOUVEAU MONDE - NOU (TSX VENTURE), OTCQB: NMGRF, FRANKFURT: NM9
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 11, 2017
SAINT-MICHEL-DES-SAINTS, QUEBEC – Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (TSX-V: NOU) (“Nouveau
Monde” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Karl Trudeau as the
Corporation’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Trudeau is an experienced professional
specialized in Mining, Production, Engineering and Processing. Mr. Trudeau brings more than 17
years of mine and industrial process management experience to No uveau Monde, including his
most recent post, for the last 6 years, as Natural Graphite Operations Leader of Imerys Graphite
and Carbone Canada Inc., Lac-des-Iles project where he was responsible for the mine operations
and graphite processing. As Chief Ope rating Officer at Nouveau Monde , Mr. Trudeau will be
responsible for all operational processes, including the supervision of mandatory studies and
permits. Mr. Trudeau will also lead the planning, construction and start-up of Nouveau Monde’s
demonstration plant.
“Karl is a fantastic addition to our team, his graphite mine production and industrial processing
management skills are accretive to our executive team and will be critical to Nouveau Monde at
this stage of our Matawinie graphite project development. Nouveau Monde is in a unique and
enviable position of having successfully built a team with more than 40 years of unmatched hands-
on graphite production and sales experience. In addition, Karl has been a part of a team that
transformed a mineral depos it into a viable producer, and he brings that valuable start -up
expertise and experience to Nouveau Monde having built projects from the ground up ,” said Eric
Desaulniers, President and CEO of Nouveau Monde.
Mr. Desaulniers continued, “ In addition to his practical knowledge of graphite production, Karl
brings a deep understanding of the local community having been born and raised in the Saint -
Michel-des-Saints area. He’s more than happy to be back and based at our local office where he
will play a critical role in our on-going community relations and outreach. He understands the area,
the people, and appreciates the economic and social benefits of creating a new industry in this
region. I’m very excited to welcome him onboard, he is a perfect fit fo r our Company and I am
confident he will deliver tangible results on all fronts.”
Nouveau Monde granted 5 00,000 options to Karl Trudeau and 100,000 t o other employees as
part of there employment package. Each option shall entitle to subscribe for one common share
of the Corporation, at a price of $0.30 per common share, for a period of five years from the date
of grant. These options were granted in accordanc e with the terms of the current stock option
plan of the Corporation.
About Nouveau Monde
In 2015, Nouveau Monde is developing its Matawinie graphite Project with the objective of
becoming the largest graphite mine in North America. The company published a Preliminary
Economic Assessment, completed according to NI 43 -101 guidelines, in June of 2016. This study
demonstrated strong economics with a planned production of 50,000 tpy of high purity flake
graphite over a period of 25.7 years which is expected to provide a solid operational margin and
relatively low capital expenditures (see press release dated June 22, 2016). The project is located
in the Saint-Michel-des-Saints area, some 120 km north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has direct
access to all needed infrastructure, labour as well as green and affordable
hydroelectricity. Nouveau Monde is developing its project with the highest corporate social
responsibility standards while targeting a low environmental footprint (targeting a net zero
carbon emission operation).
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For further information, please contact:
Eric Desaulniers, M.Sc., P.Geo.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Nouveau Monde
(819) 923-0333
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Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward -looking
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