魁北克省萨格奈–(Newsfile Corp. – 2022年10月26日) – First Phosphate Corp. (“First Phosphate”或“本公司”)欣然宣布本公司的Lac à l’Orignal和Bégin-Lamarche项目区已获得钻探许可证。本公司感谢当地因努原住民为本公司及时获得钻探许可证提供的帮助：Tshinashkumitinan。钻探活动将由魁北克省马什图阿特什市的Forage Premières Nations – First Nations Drilling负责，并将为当地有抱负的年轻人提供就业培训机会。
Lac à l’Orignal钻探许可包括多达150个钻孔，钻探总长度达25000米。钻探计划的目的是扩大已知含钛磷酸盐辉长苏长岩层的范围，目前正在对该岩层进行NI 43-101首次资源量评估。以50米为半径的加密钻探将为该项目的初步经济评估奠定基础。
Bégin-Lamarche项目区的钻探许可证允许本公司启动一项初次钻探计划，该计划包括38个钻孔，钻探长度至少7600米。钻探计划的目标是验证最近发现的地表钛磷矿的深度连续性。
First Phosphate总裁Peter Kent表示，“今天的公告是First Phosphate为北美磷酸铁锂（LFP）电池行业制定的六阶段发展战略的重要一步。我们的团队致力于通过清洁、环保的加工方法生产电池级磷酸盐材料，为加拿大魁北克省提供稳定、符合道德标准的供应，造福整个北美乃至全世界。”
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Forward-looking information in this press release are based on certain assumptions and expected future events, namely: the Company will develop its Saguenay region claims; the Lac à l’Orignal and Bégin-Lamarche drilling permits will allow the Company to achieve the stated purposes; the drill programs will be completed under the stated purposes and in the manner stated herein; the Preliminary Economic Assessment will be conducted in the manner stated herein; the Company will produce battery grade phosphate through clean and environmentally safe processing methods; the Company’s MOU with the Port of Saguenay will accomplish the Company’s goals as stated; the Company’s will focus on integrating its phosphate material directly into the supply chain of major battery and electric vehicle producers in North America; and the Company will complete its 43-101 technical report for its properties under the stated timelines herein.
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 develop its Saguenay region claims; the Lac à l’Orignal and Bégin-Lamarche drilling permits will not allow the Company to achieve the stated purposes; the drill programs will not be completed under the stated purposes and in the manner stated herein; the Preliminary Economic Assessment will not be conducted in the manner stated herein; the Company will not produce battery grade phosphate through clean and environmentally safe processing methods; the Company’s MOU with the Port of Saguenay will not accomplish the Company’s goals as stated; the Company’s will not focus on integrating its phosphate material directly into the supply chain of major battery and electric vehicle producers in North America; and the Company will not complete its 43-101 technical report for its properties under the stated timelines herein.
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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.
