魁北克省薩格奈–(Newsfile Corp. – 2022年10月12日) – First Phosphate Corp. (“First Phosphate”或“本公司”)欣然宣布，本公司已與薩格奈港簽署了一份諒解備忘錄（MOU），這是本公司在北美磷酸鐵鋰（LFP）電池市場實施六階段整合策略又邁出得關鍵一步。
雙方簽署的諒解備忘錄旨在為本公司提供潛在的深海通道，以便在國際上運輸磷酸鹽精礦，並提供可用於建設其設施的綠地。在此之前，新當選的魁北克省省長Francois Legault剛剛在選舉中承諾將投資1.172億加元用於薩格奈港的基礎設施建設。
First Phosphate首席執行官John Passalacqua表示，“對於全球許多公司而言，在港口設施中確保航運和工業發展空間已變得越來越具有挑戰性。First Phosphate現在已經與一個堅定的合作夥伴合作，在我們實施全球先進磷酸鹽材料戰略的過程中，確保深海運輸暢通無阻意義重大。我們戰略的第一階段是在該地區發展磷酸鹽開采業務，並提供高純度磷酸鹽精礦，即全球知名的‘魁北克磷酸鹽岩’，離岸港為薩格奈港，以便更廣泛地應用於全球的LFP電池行業。”
First Phosphate在加拿大魁北克省薩格奈地區擁有1500平方公裏的土地所有權，目前正在積極開發，以生產符合ESG標准的電池級磷酸鹽，並實現低碳排放。
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.
