• First Phosphate’s Bégin-Lamarche igneous rock phosphate mining project won “Filon” fast-track support from Québec’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests.
• The program aims to accelerate key development milestones through specialized government support on mining authorizations and permits.
• Québec positioned the project as a high-purity phosphate supply for the battery sector, tied to onshoring the lithium iron phosphate battery supply chain in North America.
• Filon forms part of Québec’s 2025-2031 strategy for critical and strategic minerals.

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