Arianne Phosphate Enhances the Roles of TWO Key Management Positions DAN: TSX-V ( Canada ) JE9N: Fse ( Germany ) Drrsf: OTCQX ( USA )
ARIANNE PHOSPHATE ENHANCES THE
ROLES OF TWO KEY MANAGEMENT
POSITIONS
DAN: TSX-V (
Canada
)
JE9N: FSE (
Germany
)
DRRSF: OTCQX (
USA
)
SAGUENAY, QC
,
Sept. 11, 2025
/CNW/ -
Arianne Phosphate (the "Company" or "Arianne")
(TSXV: DAN) (OTCQX: DRRSF) (FRANKFURT: JE9N), a development-stage phosphate mining
company, advancing the Lac à Paul project in
Quebec's
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, is pleased
to announce that the Company has appointed
Marco Gagnon
as Executive Chairman and will also be
creating the management position of "Head of Strategic & Business Initiatives" with this role being
filled by
Brian Ostroff
, moving over from his current role of President.
Marco Gagnon
has served as Arianne's Director and Chairman of the Board since 2011 and 2023
respectively. Mr. Gagnon's move to Executive Chairman will increase his involvement in key activities
with the Company's management team which is relatively small and is currently being pushed
towards capacity as it moves its Lac à Paul project towards development. Mr. Gagnon, a 30-year
senior mining professional with large and small mining companies, founded Adventure Gold in 2007
(subsequently sold to Probe Gold in 2016) and currently serves as a Technical Advisor to Probe
Gold Inc. "I am excited to take on my new responsibilities and very pleased to work with the team in
place in advancing Arianne's Lac à Paul phosphate project. The release of our prefeasibility report in
June 2024
regarding a downstream purified phosphoric acid plant has generated a significant
increase in discussions regarding our project. Today it is all about getting the project into
development. We have been very active in our conversations with potential partners to help us do so
and Arianne's repositioning of the Company's management is being done to focus on this endeavour.
Being successful will unlock tremendous value to our stakeholders and shareholders and provide the
West with this much needed commodity." said Mr. Gagnon.
In addition to Mr. Gagnon's move to Executive Chairman, Arianne has created the position of Head
of Strategic and Business Initiatives to meet the Company's increasing discussions centered around
its partnership and financing activities and to address a significant uptick in inbound inquiries. Given
Mr. Ostroff's background in mergers & acquisitions (partner at a global M&A firm) and capital
markets finance (partner at a resources-focused hedge fund), as well as his experience in senior
management at Arianne, the Board has appointed him to this new role. Operationally, this will now
allow Mr. Ostroff to focus almost exclusively on this new role. "Aside from our previously announced
deal with a large mining company in
October 2024
, the projected tightness in the purified phosphoric
acid market has opened significant opportunities as both industry and financial players look to secure
the product they need and the economic benefit that comes with it. Added to this is the growing
awareness that the West is looking to onshore its needs for critical mineral supply and fabrication.
Arianne has the world's largest greenfield phosphate deposit, and our igneous phosphate allows for
the easy production of a cleaner PPA. The feasibility stage mining project is large, ambitious and
relatively unique being permitted and shovel ready. The addition of like-minded partners will go
towards getting the project developed and unlocking the substantial economic and strategic benefits
that come with it. In my new role, I will be able to fully dedicate my efforts towards making this a
reality." said Mr. Ostroff.
Phosphate historically has been understood as an agricultural commodity necessary for fertilizers.
Currently
North America
, along with most other jurisdictions are reliant on phosphate imports
sourced from the
Middle East
and
North Africa
. Both
Russia
and
China
are also active in phosphate
production. There is no substitute for phosphate and without its use, farm yields would be unable to
support food requirements. Demand for phosphate has grown at roughly 2% annually.
Aside from its use in agriculture, phosphate demand, specifically phosphoric acid, has been
increasing drastically because of the widespread adoption of the lithium-iron-phosphate ("LFP")
battery. The LFP battery has become the predominant battery in electric vehicles as well as energy
storage systems, with demand for these batteries set to grow significantly in the coming years. LFP
batteries require purified phosphoric acid ("PPA"), a product that ideally requires a high-quality
phosphate concentrate as its feedstock. Demand for battery-grade PPA is expected to double over
the next 5-10 years.
China
currently produces over 90% of all LFPs adding an additional challenge
as the West is adopting these batteries at an increasing rate while looking to diversify its supply
chains away from
China
. Recognizing these dynamics, both
Quebec
and
Canada
joined the EU in
adding phosphate to their critical mineral lists.
Arianne Phosphate owns the Lac à Paul phosphate project, the world's largest greenfield phosphate
deposit. Situated in
Quebec, Canada
, the project benefits from being in a geopolitically safe
jurisdiction as the West looks to secure its own supply of this critical mineral. Arianne's deposit being
igneous, it allows to produce a high purity phosphate concentrate which is easily transformed into
PPA. The Company has spent over
$100 million
over the last 15 years advancing the project through
exploration, feasibility studies, metallurgical testing and ultimately permitting. Today, Lac à Paul
stands as the most advanced phosphate project in the West. The Company also published a
prefeasibility study showing the immense benefits of adding a downstream segment to its business.
About Arianne Phosphate:
Arianne Phosphate ("Arianne Phosphate Inc.") (
www.arianne-inc.com
) is developing the Lac à Paul
phosphate deposits located approximately 200 km north of the Saguenay/Lac St. Jean area
of Quebec,
Canada
. These deposits will produce a high-quality igneous apatite concentrate grading
39% P
2
O
5
with little or no contaminants (Feasibility Study released in 2013). The Company has
213,714,811 shares outstanding.
Qualified
Person
Raphael Gaudreault
, eng., Qualified Person by Regulation 43-101, has approved the technical
disclosure in this release. Mr. Gaudreault is also the Company's Chief Operating Officer.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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Facebook:
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Resource Investing News:
http://resourceinvestingnews.com/?s=Arianne
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information"
within the meaning of applicable securities regulations in
Canada
and
the United States
(collectively, "forward-looking information"). Forward-looking information includes, but is
not limited to, anticipated quality and production of the apatite concentrate at the Lac à Paul
project. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
words such as "plans", "expects, "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes", or the negatives thereof or variations of
such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could",
"would", "might", or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information is
subject to be known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information,
including but not limited to: volatile stock price; risks related to changes in commodity
prices; sources and cost of power facilities; the estimation of initial and sustaining capital
requirements; the estimation of labor and operating costs; the general global markets and
economic conditions; the risk associated with exploration, development and operations of
mineral deposits; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; the risks associated with
uninsurable risks arising during the course of exploration, development and production;
risks associated with currency fluctuations; environmental risks; competition faced in
securing experienced personnel; access to adequate infrastructure to support mining,
processing, development and exploration activities; the risks associated with changes in the
mining regulatory regime governing the Company; completion of the environmental
assessment process; risks related to regulatory and permitting delays; risks related to
potential conflicts of interest; the reliance on key personnel; financing, capitalization and
liquidity risks including the risk that the financing necessary to fund continued exploration
and development activities at Lac à Paul project may not be available on satisfactory terms,
or at all; the risk of potential dilution through the issue of common shares; the risk of
litigation. Forward-looking information is based on assumptions management believes to be
reasonable at the time such statements are made, including but not limited to, continued
exploration activities, no material adverse change in commodity prices, exploration and
development plans proceeding in accordance with plans and such plans achieving their
stated expected outcomes, receipt of required regulatory approval, and such other
assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
the forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Forward-looking
information is made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not
undertake to update such forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.
SOURCE
Arianne Phosphate Inc.
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For further information:
Contact Information: Technical: Raphael Gaudreault, Tel. : 418-590-1318,
[email protected]; Info: Brian Ostroff, Tel. : 514-908-4202,
CO: Arianne Phosphate Inc.
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