Northern Graphite Corporation announced that it has awarded a $3.5 million contract for the detailed engineering and design of the Bissett Creek graphite project to PES-BECMA. PES-BECMA, a joint effort between Porcupine Engineering Services Inc. and BECMA Ltd., will be responsible for the front end engineering and design ("FEED") of the 2,500 tonne per day processing facility, and related infrastructure, that will produce approximately 20,000 tonnes of large flake, high purity graphite per year. The detailed engineering and design phase is expected to take seven months to complete and cost $3.5 million.