Québec Phosphate Battery Potential
New Study Highlights High-Purity Phosphate Potential at Québec Deposit for Batteries
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A peer-reviewed study published in Ore Geology Reviews examined First Phosphate Corp.’s Bégin-Lamarche igneous phosphate deposit in Québec and found geological continuity across its Mountain, North and South Zones. Researchers from Queen’s University and Université du Québec à Chicoutimi identified apatite as the primary phosphate mineral and reported concentrate grades of about 40% P₂O₅, with low chlorine and other harmful trace elements. Those characteristics could support production of purified phosphoric acid for lithium iron phosphate battery cathode materials and strengthen First Phosphate’s plans for a North American LFP supply chain. The deposit’s near-surface, thick and favorable phosphate layers may also permit open-pit mining, although further engineering, mine planning and permitting work is required.
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The property’s resource estimate is supported by more than 65,000 metres of drilling, including a 40,000-metre drill campaign.
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First Phosphate is targeting completion of a feasibility study by the end of 2026 or early 2027, followed by permitting and a formal investment decision by the end of 2027.
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The deposit is part of the approximately 1.14-billion-year-old Lac-Saint-Jean Anorthositic Suite, described as the world’s largest anorthosite complex.
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The company said the findings could guide exploration of additional igneous phosphate layers throughout Québec’s anorthosite and may have relevance to other phosphatic anorthosites globally.
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