{"id":876,"date":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amq-inc.com\/graphite-in-quebec\/"},"modified":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","slug":"graphite-in-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amq-inc.com\/en\/graphite-in-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphite in Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-image-1\" class=\"fiche-image-ctn\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fiche-image\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.minesqc.com\/workspace\/uploads\/fiches\/images\/school-93200_640-1448025091.png\" alt=\"CCO Public Domain\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-texte-1\" class=\"fiche-paragraphe-ctn\">\n<p>Le graphite \u00e9tait autrefois appel\u00e9 \u00ab plombagine \u00bb, puisqu\u2019on croyait que le graphite \u00e9tait en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 du plomb. Et comme on utilisait ce min\u00e9ral pour fabriquer des crayons \u00e0 mine, on parlait de crayons \u00e0 mine de plomb. Erreur ! Il n\u2019y a jamais eu de plomb dans les crayons \u00e0 mine; que du graphite et de l\u2019argile (plus il y a d\u2019argile, plus la mine est dure).<\/p>\n<p>On se servait aussi du graphite pour lubrifier les serrures, par exemple. Seul inconv\u00e9nient : le graphite est graisseux et il tache les doigts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qu\u2019est-ce que le graphite ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mern.gouv.qc.ca\/mines\/quebec-mines\/2015-11\/Graphite.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Le graphite est l\u2019un des deux min\u00e9raux naturels compos\u00e9 uniquement de carbone. Quel est l\u2019autre ? C\u2019est le diamant. Sa couleur varie de noire \u00e0 gris-noir. C\u2019est un min\u00e9ral tendre, flexible, d\u2019\u00e9clat m\u00e9tallique et d\u2019aspect graisseux et luisant. C\u2019est un excellent conducteur d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et de chaleur. De plus, il r\u00e9siste \u00e0 l\u2019attaque de la plupart des produits chimiques.<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-image-2\" class=\"fiche-image-ctn\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fiche-image\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.minesqc.com\/workspace\/uploads\/fiches\/images\/utilisation-1448027467.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-texte-2\" class=\"fiche-paragraphe-ctn\">\n<p><strong>\u00c0 quoi sert-il ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>M\u00e9tallurgie<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Il entre dans la fabrication des mat\u00e9riaux r\u00e9fractaires (creusets, moules, fonderie).<\/li>\n<li>On l\u2019ajoute \u00e0 l\u2019acier en fusion pour hausser sa teneur en carbone et satisfaire aux normes de qualit\u00e9 sur la duret\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>Il sert \u00e9galement d\u2019enduit dans les fonderies lors du moulage de pi\u00e8ces pour faciliter la s\u00e9paration de l\u2019objet moul\u00e9 de son moule lors du refroidissement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Automobile<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Il entre dans la fabrication des garnitures et des segments de frein (d\u2019o\u00f9 cette poussi\u00e8re noire sur les jantes des automobiles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Haute technologie<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parce qu\u2019il est hautement conducteur d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, le graphite est utilis\u00e9 dans la fabrication d\u2019\u00e9lectrodes pour les t\u00e9l\u00e9phones cellulaires, diverses pi\u00e8ces informatiques, de piles au zinc-carbone, de balais de moteurs \u00e9lectroniques.<\/li>\n<li>R\u00e9cemment, on a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019utiliser pour fabriquer des batteries au lithium-ion pour les v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-image-3\" class=\"fiche-image-ctn\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fiche-image\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.minesqc.com\/workspace\/uploads\/fiches\/images\/production-1448027488.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-timeline\" class=\"fiche-timeline-ctn\">\n<div class=\"timeline-titre\">\n<h2>Le graphite au Qu\u00e9bec<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-ligne\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-articles\">\n<div class=\"colonne-gauche\">\n<article id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-timeline-1845\" class=\"gauche\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<h3>1845<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contenu\">\n<p>C&#8217;est le d\u00e9but de l&#8217;exploitation du graphite au Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c7a se passait en Outaouais et dans les Laurentides, plus particuli\u00e8rement \u00e0 Buckingham (mine Walker) et \u00e0 Grenville-sur-la-Rouge (mine Miller, Keystone mine).<\/p>\n<p>La mine Miller a \u00e9t\u00e9 exploit\u00e9e pendant une trentaine d&#8217;ann\u00e9es. La mine Walker a \u00e9t\u00e9 exploit\u00e9e de fa\u00e7on sporadique jusqu&#8217;en 1902.<\/p>\n<p>Savez-vous comment s&#8217;appelait Buckingham \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque ? Graphite City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colonne-droite\">\n<article id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-timeline-1989\" class=\"droite\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<h3>1989<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contenu\">\n<p>Stratmin ouvre une mine de graphite et une usine de concentration \u00e0 Lac-des-\u00celes, au sud de Mont-Laurier.<\/p>\n<p>Stratmin y produit 25 000 tonnes de graphite annuellement.<\/p>\n<p>La mine est toujours en activit\u00e9. Une partie de la production est vendue sur les march\u00e9s ext\u00e9rieurs (Etats-Unis, Europe). L\u2019autre partie est exp\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 une usine situ\u00e9e \u00e0 Terrebonne pour y subir d\u2019autres formes de purification.<\/p>\n<p>Stratmin a \u00e9t\u00e9 achet\u00e9e par Imerys, une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e dans les min\u00e9raux industriels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-conclusion\" class=\"fiche-conclusion-ctn\">\n<p><strong>Des projets \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tape de la mise en valeur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sur la C\u00f4te-Nord, \u00e0 30 km au sud-ouest de Fermont, la\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.focusgraphite.com\/lac-knife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Focus Graphite<\/a>\u00a0poss\u00e8de le projet Lac Knife.<\/p>\n<p>Selon une \u00e9tude de faisabilit\u00e9 publi\u00e9e en 2014, la mine pourrait produire 44 300 tonnes de concentr\u00e9 de graphite par ann\u00e9e. La mine pourrait \u00eatre en exploitation pendant 25 ans.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 300 km au nord de Baie-Comeau, se trouve le gisement de graphite naturel du Lac Gu\u00e9ret, propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.projetlacgueret.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason Graphite<\/a>. Ce projet aurait une dur\u00e9e de vie de 25 ans, avec une capacit\u00e9 de 50 000 tonnes de concentr\u00e9 par an.<\/p>\n<p>Dans la r\u00e9gion de Mont-Laurier, le projet Mousseau Ouest de\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.granizmondal.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graniz Mondal<\/a>\u00a0pourrait atteindre l\u2019\u00e9tape de la mise en valeur sous peu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production mondiale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qui est le premier producteur de graphite ? La Chine.<\/p>\n<p>Le Canada se classe au 4e rang gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une production annuelle de 25 kt.<\/p>\n<p>La production actuelle comble une demande qui cro\u00eet de 5 % \u00e0 7 % par an.<\/p>\n<p>On pr\u00e9voit que la demande mondiale pourrait doubler d\u2019ici 2020 avec la demande croissante pour les batteries au lithium-ion, utilis\u00e9es pour alimenter les voitures \u00e9lectriques, l\u2019entreposage de l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 produite par les panneaux solaires, et l\u2019\u00e9quipement informatique et les t\u00e9l\u00e9phones cellulaire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-notes\" class=\"fiche-notes-ctn\">\n<h4>Notes<\/h4>\n<p><em>L&#8217;information contenue dans cette fiche provient de sources publiques et v\u00e9rifiables.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"le-graphite-au-quebec-references\" class=\"fiche-reference-ctn\">\n<div class=\"fiche-reference-item-ctn\">\n<h4>R\u00e9f\u00e9rences<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mern.gouv.qc.ca\/mines\/quebec-mines\/2015-11\/Graphite.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Le graphite (bulletin Qu\u00e9bec Mines)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mern.gouv.qc.ca\/mines\/industrie\/mineraux\/mineraux-proprietes-graphite.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graphite : propri\u00e9t\u00e9s, usages et types de gisement (MERN)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mern.gouv.qc.ca\/mines\/industrie\/mineraux\/mineraux-potentiel-graphite.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Potentiel g\u00e9ologique du graphite (MERN)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mern.gouv.qc.ca\/mines\/industrie\/mineraux\/mineraux-exploitation-graphite.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploitation du graphite (MERN)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mern.gouv.qc.ca\/mines\/industrie\/mineraux\/mineraux-exploration-graphite.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploration du graphite (MERN)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mern.gouv.qc.ca\/mines\/industrie\/mineraux\/mineraux-perspectives-graphite.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Perspectives du march\u00e9 du graphite (MERN)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le graphite \u00e9tait autrefois appel\u00e9 \u00ab plombagine \u00bb, puisqu\u2019on croyait que le graphite \u00e9tait en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 du plomb. 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