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Financings

First Phosphate receives $530K (U.S.) under offtake LOI

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Jan 06, 2026 · 16:11 PHOS · 1.06 First Phosphate Corp
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Executive Summary

  • First Phosphate Corp. received an initial lump-sum prepayment of $530,000 USD under an amended long-term offtake agreement with an existing partner to fund the advancement of the Begin-Lamarche phosphate project toward a feasibility study.
  • The prepayment is refundable if the company decides not to proceed to a feasibility study or makes a negative production decision.
  • The company is currently executing a 30,000-metre drill program to convert mineral resources and finalize the geological model, with completion expected by April 2026.

Key Details

  • Prepayment Amount: $530,000 (U.S.) lump-sum payment received from the purchaser.
  • Purpose of Funds: To assist in advancing the Begin-Lamarche phosphate mining project to a feasibility study and an eventual production decision.
  • Refund Condition: The lump-sum prepayment is refundable to the purchaser if First Phosphate decides not to advance to a feasibility study or makes a negative production decision.
  • Project Status (Begin-Lamarche):
    • Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) completed on Dec. 4, 2024.
    • PEA recommended additional drilling and exploration to convert inferred resources to indicated, and indicated to measured resources.
    • Current activity: Completing a 30,000-metre drill program.
    • Expected completion of drill program: April 2026.
    • Goal: Finalize geological model relative to mineral resources to inform the feasibility study decision.
  • Collaboration Agreement Update:
    • Under the collaboration agreement signed April 9, 2024, First Phosphate issued 240,132 shares to the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation.
    • Consideration: Shares issued for exploration and development expenditures undertaken by the company on the First Nation's lands in calendar 2025.

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