Arianne Phosphate secures favourable power agreement with Quebec government DAN: TSX-V (Canada) JE9N: FSE (Germany) DRRSF: OTC (USA)
Arianne Phosphate secures favourable power agreement with Quebec
government
DAN: TSX-V (Canada)
JE9N: FSE (Germany)
DRRSF: OTC (USA)
SAGUENAY, QC, Feb. 23, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Arianne Phosphate (the "Company" or "Arianne")
(TSXV: DAN) (OTC: 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 secured a favorable power agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. This
agreement confirms that an additional power bloc of 14-MW from Hydro-Quebec will be made available
for the Lac à Paul project's ore processing facilities. This power bloc now totals 129-MW. Details of the
agreement were laid out in a letter to Arianne dated February 21, 2017.
With this additional power bloc, Arianne will be able to supply all of its processing facilities with
hydroelectric power, making it the apatite concentrate producer with the lowest greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions on the market. A significant portion of the whole power bloc of 129-MW, i.e. 42-MW, will be
used for the electric dryer to dry the apatite concentrate. The innovative technology integrated into the
dryer will prevent the equivalent of 86,000 metric tonnes per year of CO2 emissions. It will also have a
positive economic impact on the Lac à Paul project.
"Once again, we would like to thank the Québec Government for the additional power bloc," said Jean-
Sébastien David, Arianne's COO. "The hydroelectric supply for all of our mining facilities will make the
Lac à Paul project the most environmentally responsible phosphate project in the industry."
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% P2O5 with
little or no contaminants. The Company has 97,648,080 million shares outstanding.
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 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 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, 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 approvals, 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: Source: Jean-Sébastien David, C.O.O., Tel. : 418-549-7316,
[email protected]; Info: Brian Ostroff, C.E.O., Tel. : 514-908-4202, brian.ostroff@arianne-
inc.com; Medias: Joëlle Brodie, Tel. : 418-549-7316, [email protected]
CO: Arianne Phosphate Inc.
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