Arianne Phosphate Receives Final Approval FOR Financial Support from the Government of Canada DAN: TSX-V ( Canada ) JE9N: Fse ( Germany ) Drrsf: OTCQB ( USA )
ARIANNE PHOSPHATE RECEIVES FINAL
APPROVAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
DAN: TSX-V (
Canada
)
JE9N: FSE (
Germany
)
DRRSF: OTCQB (
USA
)
SAGUENAY, QC
,
Jan. 7, 2026
/CNW/ -
Arianne Phosphate (the "Company" or "Arianne")
(TSXV: DAN) (OTCQB: 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 Government of
Canada
has approved the Company for contribution funding of
up to
$735,000
to support the Company's ongoing work on processing phosphate rock and
optimizing the purified phosphoric acid ("PPA") process, as previously disclosed (
See Press Release dated
October 6, 2025
).
The funding, provided through Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Critical Minerals Research,
Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program, is part of an
$80.3 million
investment
announced by Prime Minister
Mark Carney
at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit to help build secure and
resilient critical minerals supply chains in
Canada
and, announced by the Honourable Tim
Hodgson,
Canada's
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources on a visit to Arianne's offices late last year.
Phosphate was added to the Canadian critical mineral list in 2024, joining the EU and was recently
added to the American critical mineral list. Arianne's Lac à Paul is the only fully permitted phosphate
mine in these respective jurisdictions. Having spent
$100M
towards the mine's advancement, the
Company is now actively pursuing opportunities for the downstream production of PPA, a necessary
ingredient for the lithium-iron-phosphate ("LFP") battery. Aside from being the only fully permitted
mine, Lac à Paul hosts one of the world's largest greenfield phosphate deposit, which is igneous
allowing its phosphate concentrate to be easily processed into PPA.
Arianne's decision to pursue downstream opportunities will allow the Company to be a key supplier
as the West looks to move away from
China
, which currently controls over 90% of the LFP market.
Beyond their use in EVs, LFPs are used in energy storage systems ("ESS"), a market growing
rapidly both for home usage and their use in data centers, as applications like AI further accelerate
demands.
"Investing in initiatives like Arianne Phosphate's Technology Centre reinforces
Canada's
position as a
global leader in critical minerals. This commitment drives innovation, strengthens supply chain
resilience, and creates good jobs for Canadians," said the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of
Energy and Natural Resources. "By harnessing our natural resources responsibly, we are ensuring
Canada
remains at the forefront of the clean technology transition—advancing the priorities we set
with our G7 partners in
Kananaskis
and building a cleaner, more secure future for all."
"
Canada's
support for Arianne Phosphate's cutting-edge project demonstrates our commitment to
building a secure and sustainable supply of critical minerals—key to advancing clean energy
technologies. Investments like this create good jobs and strengthen our ability to source essential
resources right here at home in
Quebec
for generations to come," added
Claude Guay
,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
"Arianne appreciates Minister Hodgson and the Government of
Canada's
support of our project,"
said
Marco Gagnon
, Arianne Phosphate's Executive Chairman of the Board. "Initiatives like this are
key if the West is going to build its own supply chain. This investment helps Arianne to move the Lac
à Paul project forward in a way that benefits the country and all of our stakeholders. Phosphate is
essential to LFP battery technology, global food and agricultural supply, it is used in pharmaceuticals
and semiconductor production; our progress aligns closely with
Canada's
vision of becoming a
leader in critical minerals."
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
information 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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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, Chief Operating
Officer, 418-590-1318, [email protected]; Information: Brian Ostroff, Head of
Strategic & Business Initiatives, 514-928-9952, [email protected]
CO: Arianne Phosphate Inc.
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