UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of January, 2025 .
Commission
File Number 000-54260
First
Phosphate Corp.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
1055
West Georgia Street, 1500 Royal Centre, P.O. Box 11117, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4N7
(Address
of principal executive office)
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The
following documents of the Registrant are submitted herewith:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit
99.1
First
Phosphate Announces Filing of PEA Technical Report for the Bégin-Lamarche Phosphate Project, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec,
Canada
NOT
INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR THE UNITED STATES
Saguenay,
Quebec – January 17, 2025 – First Phosphate Corp. (“First Phosphate” or the
“Company”) (CSE:PHOS) (OTCQB: FRSPF) (FSE:KD0) is pleased to announce it has filed on SEDAR+ its Preliminary Economic
Assessment (“PEA”) Technical Report on the Bégin-Lamarche Phosphate Project (the “Property”
or the “Project”) located 75 km northwest of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.
The
PEA provides a potentially viable case for developing the Property by open pit mining for the primary production of a phosphate concentrate
and secondary recovery of magnetite concentrate.
Highlights of
the PEA (all dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars on a 100% project ownership basis unless otherwise indicated):
- The Project would produce an annual average
of 900,000 tonnes of beneficiated phosphate concentrate at 40% P2O5 content and 380,000 tonnes of magnetite
at 92% Fe2O3 content over a 23-year mine life.
- The Project would generate a pre-tax
internal rate or return (IRR) of 37.1% and a pre-tax net present value (NPV) of $2.100 Billion at an 8% discount rate at an approximate
3-year trailing average phosphate price plus a premium for purity and potential secure source of supply, and a 2-year trailing average
magnetite price plus a premium for purity.
- The Project would generate an after-tax
internal rate or return (IRR) of 33.0% and an after-tax net present value (NPV) of $1.590 Billion at an 8% discount rate.
- The Project would generate an after-tax
cash flow of $700 Million in years 1 to 3, resulting in a 2.9-year payback period from start of production. Pre-tax cash flow in years
1 to 3 is $783 Million for a 2.6-year payback period.
- The Project benefits from adjacent paved
provincial road access and nearby electrical power line, and year-round accessible deep-sea Port of Saguenay at approximately 85 km driving
distance. Initial capex for the Project is estimated at $675 million.
- The PEA used Indicated and Inferred Mineral
Resources in its calculations.
- The Project has no outstanding royalties
or financing streams registered against it.
- 3D deposit model : https://firstphosphate.com/BeginLamarche3D
- A copy of the PEA can be found at the
Company website at: https://firstphosphate.com/projects/begin-lamarche
The
PEA is considered by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. to meet the requirements as defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards
of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. This PEA is preliminary in nature and includes Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too
speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be classified as Mineral Reserves,
and there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic
viability. There is no guarantee that First Phosphate will be successful in obtaining any or all of the requisite consents, permits or
approvals, regulatory or otherwise, for the Project to be placed into production. The PEA has an effective date of December 4, 2024,
and the Technical Report is dated January 17, 2025.
The
detailed results of the PEA were previously reported in the Company’s news release dated December 4, 2024, and there are no differences
in the PEA Technical Report from those results.
The
PEA Technical Report titled “Preliminary Economic Assessment of the
Bégin-Lamarche Phosphate Property, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Northern Quėbec” can be found on
SEDAR+ (http://www.sedarplus.ca/) and the Company’s website at www.FirstPhosphate.com.
The
PEA was led by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. with contributions from BBA Inc.
Qualified
Persons
The
Qualified Persons responsible for the PEA Technical Report are as follows:
- Andrew Bradfield, P.Eng. (P&E Mining
Consultants Inc.),
- Eugene Puritch, P.Eng., FEC, CET (P&E
Mining Consultants Inc.),
- Antoine Yassa, P.Geo. (P&E Mining
Consultants Inc.),
- Grant Feasby, P.Eng. (P&E Mining
Consultants Inc.)
- John Henning, Ph.D, P.Eng. (BBA Inc.),
- Hugo Latulippe, P.Eng. (BBA Inc.),
The
scientific and technical disclosure in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Gilles Laverdière, P.Geo. Chief Geologist
of First Phosphate and Eugene Puritch, P.Eng., FEC, CET, President of P&E Mining Consultants Inc., both Qualified Persons under National
Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). Mr. Puritch is independent
of First Phosphate.
Restricted
Share Units (“RSUs”)
The
Company has also granted 70,000 RSUs of the Company (“RSUs”) to an eligible consultants of the Company. The RSUs vest on
February 28, 2025.
About
P&E Mining Consultants Inc.
P&E
was established in 2004 and provides geological and mine engineering consulting reports, Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Reports,
Preliminary Economic Assessments and Pre-Feasibility Studies. P&E is affiliated with major Toronto area based consulting firms for
the purposes of joint venturing on Feasibility Studies.
About
First Phosphate Corp.
First
Phosphate (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQB: FRSPF) (FSE: KD0) is a mineral development company fully dedicated to extracting and purifying phosphate
for the production of cathode active material for the Lithium Iron Phosphate (“LFP”) battery industry. First Phosphate is
committed to producing at high purity level, in a responsible manner and with low anticipated carbon footprint. First Phosphate plans
to vertically integrate from mine source directly into the supply chains of major North American LFP battery producers that require battery
grade LFP cathode active material emanating from a consistent and secure supply source. First Phosphate is owner and developer of the
Bégin-Lamarche Property in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, Canada that consists of rare anorthosite igneous phosphate rock that
generally yields high purity phosphate material devoid of harmful concentrations of deleterious elements.
For
additional information, please contact:
Bennett
Kurtz
Chief
Financial Officer
bennett@firstphosphate.com
Tel:
+1 (416) 200-0657
Investor
Relations: investor@firstphosphate.com
Media
Relations: media@firstphosphate.com
Website: www.FirstPhosphate.com
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First Phosphate:
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-phosphate
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Forward-Looking
Information and Cautionary Statements
This
news release contains certain statements and information that may be considered “forward-looking statements” and “forward
looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. In some cases, but not necessarily in all cases, forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “targets”,
“expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “an opportunity exists”, “is positioned”,
“estimates”, “intends”, “assumes”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”
or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”,
“could”, “would”, “might”, “will” or “will be taken”, “occur”
or “be achieved” and other similar expressions. In addition, statements in this news release that are not historical facts
are forward looking statements, including, among other things,: the Company’s planned exploration and production activities; the
properties and composition of any extracted phosphate; the Company’s plans for vertical integration into North American supply
chains; the calculation of mineral resources at the project and the possibility of eventual economic extraction of minerals from
the Project; the projected yearly production profile from operations; life of mine sustaining costs; process plant throughput and average
grades; the projected economics of the Project, including total sales, premiums, margins, taxes, average annual production; the net present
value of the Project; the internal rate of return on the Project; Project payback period, average yearly free cash flow, life of mine
unit costs, projected mine life, the total initial capital and sustaining capital costs; and the project design, including the location
of the tailings management facility, process plant, infrastructure area, stockpile areas, remediation plans and the proposed mine and
transportation plans.
These
statements and other forward-looking information are based on assumptions and estimates that the Company believes are appropriate and
reasonable in the circumstances, which may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to, the various assumptions set forth
herein and in the Company’s public disclosure record including the short form base prospectus dated June 5, 2024, as well as: there
being no significant disruptions affecting the activities of the Company or inability to access required Project inputs; permitting and
development of the Project being consistent with the Company’s expectations; the accuracy of the current mineral resource estimates
for the Company and results of metallurgical testing; certain price assumptions for P2O5 and Fe2O3;
inflation and prices for Project inputs being approximately consistent with anticipated levels; and the Company’s relationship
with Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan First Nation and other Indigenous parties remaining consistent with the Company’s expectations.
There
can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. There can be no assurance that any opportunity will be successful, commercially viable, completed
on time or on budget, or will generate any meaningful revenues, savings or earnings, as the case may be, for the Company. In addition,
the Company will incur costs in pursuing any particular opportunity, which may be significant. These factors and assumptions are not
intended to represent a complete list of the factors and assumptions that could affect the Company and, though they should be considered
carefully, should be considered in conjunction with the risk factors described in the Company’s other documents filed with the
Canadian and United States securities authorities, including without limitation the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s
Management Discussion and Analysis dated October 23, 2024 and Annual Report on 20-F dated July 8, 2024, which are available on SEDAR
at www.sedarplus.ca. Although the Company has attempted to identify factors that would cause actual actions, events or results
to differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking information or information, there may be other factors that cause actions,
events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking
information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Certain
forward-looking statements in this press release may also constitute a “financial outlook” within the meaning of applicable
securities laws. A financial outlook involves statements about the Company’s prospective financial performance, financial position
or cash flows and is based on and subject to the assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action and the risk factors
in relation to such financial outlook noted in this press release. Such assumptions are based on management’s assessment of the
relevant information currently available, and any financial outlook included in this press release is provided for the purpose of helping
readers understand the Company’s current expectations and plans for the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on any financial
outlook may not be appropriate for other purposes or in other circumstances and that the risk factors described above, or any other factors
may cause actual results to differ materially from any financial outlook. The actual results of the Company’s operations will likely
vary from the amounts set forth in any financial outlook and such variances may be material.
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