First Phosphate Corp has announced that it has commenced an exploration drilling program at its Bégin-Lamarche phosphate property in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Region of Québec, Canada.
The drill program will consist of 4,000 metres of drill holes to test the continuity of high-grade phosphate-bearing nelsonites previously found on surface, First Phosphate said in a statement.
"After obtaining results from field samples, geological reconnaissance, and a high-resolution magnetic survey completed during the second half of 2022, we are excited to initiate drilling at our Bégin-Lamarche property," First Phosphate president Peter Kent commented.
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"High-grade phosphate assays in nelsonites coupled with a well-defined magnetic structure offer the potential for discovery of a large scale phosphate mineralization area."
Phosphate-bearing rock layers in anorthosite are easily identified through magnetic surveying as the phosphate is associated with magnetite, the company noted.
The heliborne magnetic survey completed in 2022 revealed a strong and continuous high magnetic structure that coincides with multiple grab samples that assayed at over 10% P2O5, which is phosphate, it added.
First Phosphate 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.
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