ARIANNE PHOSPHATE RECEIVES PROMISING PURIFIED PHOSPHORIC ACID PRODUCTION RATIOS DAN: TSX-V (Canada) JE9N: FSE (Germany) DRRSF: OTCQB (USA) - Test results provide for potentially improved product splits and economics
ARIANNE PHOSPHATE RECEIVES
PROMISING PURIFIED PHOSPHORIC ACID
PRODUCTION RATIOS
DAN: TSX-V (Canada)
JE9N: FSE (Germany)
DRRSF: OTCQB (USA)
-
Test results provide for potentially improved product splits and economics
SAGUENAY, QC
,
April 9, 2026
/CNW/ -
Arianne Phosphate Inc (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 it has received very positive preliminary results from ongoing testing designed to
better quantify the production split of the phosphoric acid derived from the Company's high
purity
phosphate concentrate. Results received from Corem indicate that up to 80% of the acid could be
upgraded to purified phosphoric acid ("PPA"), a premium-priced end-product used in advanced
applications such as the LFP battery and, as a direct food additive.
"Phosphate concentrate can generally be processed into three major classes of acid," explained
Raphael Gaudreault, COO of Arianne Phosphate. "Phosphate is best known for its use in dry-bulk
fertilizers, a high-volume, lower-margin product. Beyond this however, if the underlying phosphate
concentrate quality allows, higher-end products can be obtained such as good-quality green
phosphoric acid used in animal feeds and specialty fertilizers, ascending through various grades of
PPA, including a premium 'white acid.' The better your phosphate concentrate, the better your
chances of producing a higher ratio of the premium products. These results demonstrate Arianne's
ability to produce a significant volume of the premium products from our concentrate."
Demand for purified phosphoric acid has been growing rapidly as applications such as the lithium-
iron-phosphate ("LFP") battery have grown in popularity, putting additional strain on available supply
and contributing to projected shortages by the end of this decade. Phosphate's use in agriculture
and energy-transition coupled with the challenging security of supply issues have led to its addition to
the critical mineral lists of both Quebec and Canada in 2024 and more recently, the United States in
late 2025. Given the rare igneous nature of Arianne's phosphate deposit, the Company has actively
been looking to participate in the downstream production of this essential commodity and in mid-
2024 released (see press releases dated June 27, 2024 and November 8, 2024) a prefeasibility
study on a PPA production facility that could handle the output from its fully-permitted Lac à Paul
mine. Since then, the Company has continued working to optimize this opportunity while receiving
significant support from the Federal and Provincial Governments.
"All the ingredients are there," said Brian Ostroff, Head of Strategic & Business Initiatives at Arianne
Phosphate. "Being based in Quebec, Canada removes many of the geopolitical and supply
security
issues historically associated with phosphate; the geological nature of our deposit allows us to
produce a very pure phosphate concentrate, and we are the only fully
permitted greenfield
phosphate mine in the West. These results, which further improve our product mix beyond previously
released figures, could significantly enhance the economic benefits associated with our projects.
Moving from roughly 65% of production as white acid to approximately 80% could mean greater
profitability and more PPA for the expanding market."
Lastly, as noted in the Arianne's Press Release of March 17, 2026, the Company has
engaged Global One Media, an arm's length party, to provide digital communications. The contract
was signed on February 20, 2026 with an effective date on March 1
st
, 2026. Global One Media (
www.globalonemedia.com
) is an investor marketing firm focused on digital communications for
publicly traded companies. By combining strategic narrative development, premium content creation,
the firm helps issuers increase visibility, connect with investors, and build sustained market
awareness across North America, Europe and Asia.
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).
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.
Follow Arianne on:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ariannephosphate
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/arianne_dan
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ArianneResources
Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arianneresources
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, the Company's 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 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: unforeseen delays in the execution of the
definitive agreements in connection with the credit facility extension or in obtaining
regulatory approval; inability to complete the credit facilities extension by the Closing Date;
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
labour 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, the material
terms of the credit facility extension having been agreed to by the parties, 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, Tel.: 418-590-1318, [email protected]; Info: Brian Ostroff, Head of
Strategic & Business Initiatives, Tel.: 514-928-9952, [email protected]
CO: Arianne Phosphate Inc.
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