“The sooner we produce oxides in North America, the faster we will attract companies capable of making alloys,” Kiril Mugerman

However, Quebec and Canada are light years away from having an integrated industry, says Kiril Mugerman, president and chief executive officer of Ressources Géoméga, an SME from Boucherville that owns the Montviel rare earth deposit. , in the Nord-du-Québec region.

“The sooner we produce oxides in North America, the faster we will attract companies capable of making alloys,” he insists.