ARIANNE PHOSPHATE SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCES A HIGHER GRADE/LOWER CONTAMINANT PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATE DAN: TSX-V ( Canada ) JE9N: FSE ( Germany ) DRRSF: OTCQB ( USA ) - Concentrate ideally suited for the specialty & LFP markets
ARIANNE PHOSPHATE SUCCESSFULLY
PRODUCES A HIGHER GRADE/LOWER
CONTAMINANT PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATE
DAN: TSX-V (
Canada
)
JE9N: FSE (
Germany
)
DRRSF: OTCQB (
USA
)
-
Concentrate ideally suited for the specialty &
LFP
markets
SAGUENAY, QC
,
Jan. 22, 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 it has received results from a recently completed program aimed at improving
grade while lowering the contaminants (non P
2
0
5
elements) of its phosphate concentrate. The
completed program resulted in the production of a higher content, higher purity phosphate than ever
previously achieved by the Company and at a grade of 41.5% P
2
0
5
with a 0.02% of Minor Element
Ratio ("MER"), would be among the world's highest quality concentrates.
The tests, initiated by a customer trial, were conducted by Corem, an innovation Center offering a
range of specialized research services to develop and optimize key mineral processing procedures.
The customer trial produced 1.2 tonnes of phosphate concentrate grading 41.5% of P
2
0
5
with a
0.02% MER. The process added an additional step beyond Arianne's already optimized metallurgical
process and surpassed any of the Company's previously performed metallurgical test work.
These results are significant as the quality of the phosphate concentrate input greatly affect the
ability to produce purified phosphoric acid ("PPA"), an ingredient currently required in the food and
agricultural industry and, a necessary input for the lithium-iron-phosphate ("LFP") battery. The LFP
has become the most widely used battery world-wide as growth in the EV and ESS (Energy Storage
Systems) has generated a significant increase in demand for the inputs required to produce these
batteries. In the case of PPA, many industry analysts see a pending shortage and the requirement
for new production to come onstream, especially outside of
China
which currently accounts for over
95% of all LFP production.
"This outcome is extremely encouraging and underscores the strategic importance our Lac à Paul
project," said
Raphael Gaudreault
, Chief Operating Officer of Arianne Phosphate. "These results
continue to show how our phosphate concentrate will allow us to become a major supplier to the
battery market and benefit from the enhanced economics that come with it. It is important to
note, Lac à Paul is the only shovel-ready permitted project in the Americas and
Western Europe
and
we continue to receive interest from would-be partners as they look to secure their necessary
inputs. These results should be very helpful to those discussions."
Since 2024,
Quebec, Canada
and
the United States
have all placed phosphate on their respective
critical mineral lists, joining the EU. Arianne has established itself as the leader in the West's quest to
build out a critical minerals supply-chain separate from
China
. With 15 years and roughly
$100 million
spent advancing its Lac à Paul project, the Company is working with potential partners to advance
the project and go downstream. The recent receipt of funding support from the Government of
Canada
(see
Press Release dated
January 7, 2026
) will help advance the Companies efforts to do
so and, be a major producer of PPA.
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.
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, 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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