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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Lac à l’Orignal Flagship Mine

First Phosphate

North of Port Saguenay, QC, Canada

-70.8044771, 49.1647924

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 428

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Phosphate


Project Announcement Date: 11/15/2022

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Operating Status: Pilot


Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“First Phosphate reports resources of phosphorous, iron, titanium in Quebec”, Marilyn Scales, Canadian Mining Journal, 15 Nov 2022. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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