魁北克省萨格奈–(Newsfile Corp. – 2022年10月12日) – First Phosphate Corp. (“First Phosphate”或“本公司”)欣然宣布，本公司已与萨格奈港签署了一份谅解备忘录（MOU），这是本公司在北美磷酸铁锂（LFP）电池市场实施六阶段整合策略又迈出得关键一步。
双方签署的谅解备忘录旨在为本公司提供潜在的深海通道，以便在国际上运输磷酸盐精矿，并提供可用于建设其设施的绿地。在此之前，新当选的魁北克省省长Francois Legault刚刚在选举中承诺将投资1.172亿加元用于萨格奈港的基础设施建设。
First Phosphate首席执行官John Passalacqua表示，“对于全球许多公司而言，在港口设施中确保航运和工业发展空间已变得越来越具有挑战性。First Phosphate现在已经与一个坚定的合作伙伴合作，在我们实施全球先进磷酸盐材料战略的过程中，确保深海运输畅通无阻意义重大。我们战略的第一阶段是在该地区发展磷酸盐开采业务，并提供高纯度磷酸盐精矿，即全球知名的‘魁北克磷酸盐岩’，离岸港为萨格奈港，以便更广泛地应用于全球的LFP电池行业。”
First Phosphate在加拿大魁北克省萨格奈地区拥有1500平方公里的土地所有权，目前正在积极开发，以生产符合ESG标准的电池级磷酸盐，并实现低碳排放。
Forward-Looking Information and Cautionary Statements
Certain information in this news release constitutes forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Any statements that are contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as “may”, “should”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “potential”, “believe”, “intend” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements relating to: the anticipated timing of the closing of the Offering; MOU and the anticipated use of proceeds from Company’s access to the Port of Saguenay providing the Company with potential international shipping access and land to build its facilities; the Offering; Company’s strategy to develop its mining operations in the receipt region and to deliver a high purity phosphate concentrate to be known globally as “Quebec Rock Phosphate” for use in the LFP battery industry worldwide; the Company’s active development of phosphate materials at its Saguenay property at ESG standard and with a low-carbon footprint; the Port of Saguenay’s support of the Company’s projects and such support being vital to ensuring that Quebec and Canada are global leaders in the sustainable automotive ecosystem; the type of phosphate material being developed at the Lac a L’Orignal property is type that is required approvals by the North American LFP battery; the stated goals of the partnership between the Company and the Pufahl Research Group at Queen’s University; the Company’s announcement of its 43-101 technical report results for Lac à l’Orignal this fall; the Company’s stated future plans and goals; and the Company focus on integrating its phosphate material directly into the supply chain of major battery and electric vehicle producers in North America.
Forward-looking information in this press release are based on certain assumptions and expected future events, namely: the MOU and the Company’s access to the Port of Saguenay will provide the Company with international shipping access and land to build its facilities; the Company will follow through its strategy to develop its mining operations in the region and to deliver a high purity phosphate concentrate to be known globally as “Quebec Rock Phosphate” for use in the LFP battery industry worldwide; the Company will develop phosphate materials at its Saguenay property at ESG standard and with a low-carbon footprint; the Port of Saguenay will support of the Company’s projects and such support will be vital to ensuring that Quebec and Canada are global leaders in the sustainable automotive ecosystem; the type of phosphate material being developed the Lac a L’Orignal property will be the type that is required by the North American LFP battery; the partnership between the Company and the Pufahl Research Group at Queen’s University will achieve the stated goals; the Company 43-101 technical report results for Lac à l’Orignal will be available this fall; the Company will accomplish its stated future plans and goals within the stated timelines; and the Company will continue its focus on integrating its phosphate material directly into the supply chain of major battery and electric vehicle producers in North America.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to: the Company’s inability to complete the Offering and/or utilize the use of proceeds on the terms and within the timelines anticipated or at all; and the Company’s inability to obtain the required approvals to complete the Offering on the proposed terms and timeline or at all MOU and the Company’s access to the Port of Saguenay will not provide the Company with international shipping access and land to build its facilities; the Company will not follow through its strategy to develop its mining operations in the region and to deliver a high purity phosphate concentrate to be known globally as “Quebec Rock Phosphate” for use in the LFP battery industry worldwide; the Company will not develop phosphate materials at its Saguenay property at ESG standard and with a low-carbon footprint; the Port of Saguenay will not support of the Company’s projects and such support will not be vital to ensuring that Quebec and Canada are global leaders in the sustainable automotive ecosystem; the type of phosphate material being developed the Lac a L’Orignal property will not be the type that is required by the North American LFP battery; the partnership between the Company and the Pufahl Research Group at Queen’s University will not achieve the stated goals; the Company 43-101 technical report results for Lac à l’Orignal will not be available this fall; the Company will not accomplish its stated future plans and goals within the stated timelines; and the Company will not continue its focus on integrating its phosphate material directly into the supply chain of major battery and electric vehicle producers in North America.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and reflect the Company’s expectations as of the date hereof and are subject to change thereafter. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
