Rose (Pivert)

The Property is located in northern Québec’s administrative region, on the territory of Eeyou Istchee James Bay, on Category III land, on the Traditional Lands of the Eastmain Community, some 40 km north of the Cree village of Nemaska. The latter is located at more than 300 km north-west of Chibougamau. The Property is accessible by the Route du Nord, usable all year round from Chibougamau. The Project can also be reached by Matagami, via Route 109 and Route du Nord. Figures 4.1 and 4.2 show the location of the Project.

Source: Rose Lithium-Tantalum project feasibility study NI 43 101 Technical report (November 29, 2017) page : 18

ROAD The Project is accessible via Route du Nord (North Road), a gravel-top road open year-round which links the Cree village of Nemaska and Chibougamau. From Nemaska, the well-maintained Eastmain-1 gravel road belonging to Hydro-Québec leads directly to the Project. The site can also be reached from Matagami, via Route 109, Route de la Baie-James and Route du Nord. Figure 5.1 shows the main access roads to the site. The Route du Nord is a 407 km entirely unpaved road in central Québec. It starts at km 0 in Chibougamau and ends at a junction with Route de la Baie-James (James Bay highway), 275 km north of Matagami. Extensive logging is present along the southern half of the Route du Nord. A junction with a main gravel road leading to the Eastmain-1 hydroelectric power station exists at km 291 of the Route du Nord. The Project is located some 43 km north of that junction. The east part of the Project overlaps the Eastmain-1 road so that the road passes a mere 320 m east of the proposed open-pit. The Project is located less than 20 km south of the Eastmain-1 power station (24 km using roads). Access to the Project is available year-round. AIRPORT The closest airport is located in Nemaska, 30 km south of the Project, at km 294 of the Route du Nord, near Nemiscau electrical station (50 km by road). The airport is owned and operated by Hydro-Québec. The Nemaska airport offers weekday flights to Montréal, via Air Creebec, a regional air carrier. Flight time from Nemaska to Montréal is approximately two-and-a-half hours. Small craft landing strips are also located in Eastmain, 164 km west of the Project (258 km by road), and in Waskaganish, 190 km west of the Property (297 km by road). PORT Port facilities are found in Eastmain, 170 km west of the Project in the James Bay, and 700 km south of the Project in Grande-Anse in the Saguenay River (municipality of La Baie). The Grande-Anse Marine Terminal is a deep-sea general cargo port facility, open year-round, accredited by the International Ship and Port Facility Code to receive vessels from abroad of more than 100,000 deadweight tonnes. The Grande-Anse Marine Terminal provides direct connection with international ocean shipping lines. As a result, it could eventually play an important role in the shipment of raw materials to, and of lithium and tantalum concentrates from the Project site. RAILROAD The closest railway is in Chibougamau, providing a connection with the North American railroad network. Rail service is also available in Matagami. Figure 5.1 shows the location of Northern Québec’s main roads, airports, ports and railroads.

Source: Rose Lithium-Tantalum project feasibility study NI 43 101 Technical report (November 29, 2017) page : 26

Because of its continental location approximately 200 km east of James Bay, the Project area receives less precipitations than other regions located at similar latitude along the shore. The climate is sub-arctic, characterized by long cold winters and short cool summers. Break-up usually occurs early in June and freeze-up in early November.

Source: Rose Lithium-Tantalum project feasibility study NI 43 101 Technical report (November 29, 2017) page : 36