Junior miner First Phosphate Corp., Saguenay, Quebec, which is developing phosphate claims in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region of Quebec, announced on Feb. 13 that a pilot project has successfully transformed its high purity phosphate concentrate into battery-grade purified phosphoric acid (PPA) for the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery industry.
“Our full transformation process from Quebec igneous phosphate rock to PPA for LFP batteries is now complete,” said First Phosphate CEO John Passalacqua. “We can now engage our partners to begin the pilot process of producing LFP cathode active material and LFP battery cells from a fully North American source of battery-grade PPA.”
The company said PPA samples are available upon selected client request and at nominal fee.