- First Phosphate (CSE:PHOS) has come out a clear winner from the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France, having secured two letters of interest from top financial institutions and two offtake agreements with international partners under the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance.
- The mineral exploration and development and clean technology company is advancing North America’s lithium iron phosphate battery supply chain.
- First Phosphate stock has added 456.25 per cent year-over-year.
First Phosphate (CSE:PHOS) has come out a clear winner from the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France, having secured two letters of interest (LOI) from top financial institutions and two offtake agreements with international partners under the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance.
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In terms of LOIs, the company secured an up to C$275 million guarantee from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark to develop its robustly mineralized Bégin-Lamarche mine in Quebec, whose preliminary economic assessment details an after-tax net present value of C$1.59 billion, based on average annual production of 900,000 tons of phosphate concentrate and 380,000 tons of magnetite over a 23-year mine life.
A second LOI, in partnership with the Italian Export Credit Agency (SACE), Italy’s National Promotional Institution, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, the international growth partner for Italian companies (SIMEST), as well as the Italian engineering group MAIRE, is tied to the deployment of Ballestra S.p.A technology at the company’s phosphoric acid plant at Port Saguenay.
These early-stage financings are in addition to a pair definitive offtake agreements, including a deal for a minimum of 200,000 tons of phosphate concentrate per year from the Bégin-Lamarche mine and another for a minimum of 60,000 tons of phosphoric acid per year from First Phosphate’s Port Saguenay plant.
The milestones follow a C$15.4 million capital raise closed earlier this week.
Leadership commentary
“These offtake and investment agreements announced under the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance at the 2026 G7 Summit demonstrate the strategic importance being assigned to establishing a secure, traceable and robust international supply chain for critical battery-grade phosphate material,” John Passalacqua, Chief Executive Officer of First Phosphate, said in Wednesday’s news release. “We are proud to lead the G7 in the development of this clean, rare igneous phosphate material from Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, into a downstream lithium iron phosphate battery supply chain for the G7 Alliance.”
“Canada has what the world wants and we are delivering. By working with trusted allies through the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance, investments are being made, projects are coming online faster and we are strengthening supply chains in Canada and beyond,” added the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. “By advancing projects like the Bégin-Lamarche mine, we’re securing the materials essential to the clean energy transition, creating good Canadian jobs and positioning Canada as a leader in an increasingly competitive global economy.”
About First Phosphate
First Phosphate is a mineral exploration and development and clean technology company advancing North America’s supply chain for lithium iron phosphate batteries, whose applications span energy storage, data centers, robotics, mobility and national security.
First Phosphate stock (CSE:PHOS) is up by 9.20 per cent on the news trading at C$1.78 as of 12:53 pm ET. The stock has added 456.25 per cent year-over-year.
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