• A report from Queen’s University’s Pufahl Research Group suggests that First Phosphate’s (PHOS) Lac à l’Orignal deposit is a source of phosphorus for the LFP battery industry 
  • CEO John Passalacqua sat down with Coreena Robertson to discuss the results and implications of the report
  • First Phosphate is a mineral development company focused on extracting and purifying phosphate for the production of cathode active material
  • First Phosphate (PHOS) opened trading at C$0.80

First Phosphate (PHOS) has received the final research report from Queen’s University’s Pufahl Research Group.

The report, completed by Dr. Sandeep Banerjee, Postdoctoral Researcher, is titled  “Characterization of First Phosphate’s Lac à l’Orignal Phosphate Deposit, Lac-Saint-Jean Anorthosite (LSJA) Complex, Quebec, Canada: Implications for Supplying Lithium Ferro (Iron) Phosphate (LFP) Batteries”.

The report suggests that the Lac à l’Orignal Deposit is a highly probable ESG-compliant source of phosphate for the LFP battery industry.

CEO John Passalacqua sat down with Coreena Robertson to discuss the results and implications of the report.

First Phosphate is a mineral development company focused on extracting and purifying phosphate for the production of cathode active material for the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery industry. 

First Phosphate (PHOS) opened trading at C$0.80.


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