Beauce Gold Fields acquired, through map staking, 21 prospective phosphates (P2O5) properties throughout Quebec.
Under the Quebec Phosphate banner, we will explore our new phosphate properties and seek innovative technologies to process our phosphate rock for the production of phosphoric acid for LFP batteries.
Phosphate is used in agriculture and is also a key component in producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which are increasingly used in electric vehicles.
The 21 acquired projects are strategically located and are geologically prospective. The properties were staked throughout southern Quebec and comprised 300 claims totaling 19,935 hectares that are 100% owned and royalty-free.
Key Property Highlights
The Company’s selection criteria were to stake properties that held historical phosphate (P2O4) occurrences or sample data and are accessible for exploration.
Data was sourced from Quebec’s Ministère des Ressources Naturelles (MERN), Système d’information géominière du Québec (SIGEOM) and the Géofiche databases.
Proprieties ranked by P2O5 potential
The Company will continue with data analysis to rank the proprieties for their P2O5 potential. Properties deemed to have the highest potential will be prioritized for on-site exploration and outcrop sampling.
This will be done concurrently with the Company’s gold projects.
|
Property |
Region |
Host Rock |
Mineral |
P2O5 Grade* |
|
Riv. Cascapédia |
Gaspésie |
Mudstone |
Phosphate |
14% |
|
St-Cléophas |
Gaspésie |
Phosphorite |
Phosphate |
|
|
St-René de Matane |
Gaspésie |
Schiste |
Phosphate |
12% |
|
Manouane Est |
Lac Saint-Jean |
Anorthosite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Manouane Nord |
Lac Saint-Jean |
Anorthosite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Manouane |
Lac Saint-Jean |
Anorthosite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Lac Pic |
Lac Saint-Jean |
Anorthosite |
Phosphate |
|
|
CH-98-0 |
Lac Saint-Jean |
Leuconorite |
Phosphate |
8.59% |
|
Des Commissaires |
Lac Saint-Jean |
Anorthosite |
Phosphate-Titanium |
6.94% |
|
Carriere du Rang 1 |
Lac Saint-Jean |
Gabbronorite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Riv. aux Outardes |
Baie Comeau |
Nelsonite |
Phosphate |
10.7% |
|
St-Michel-des-Saint |
Mauricie |
Gneiss |
Phosphate-Titanium |
2.89% |
|
Riv. au Lievre-Well |
Laurentide |
Pegmatite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Lac Hanson-Sud |
Laurentide |
Pegmatite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Brockaby |
Mont-Laurier |
Marbre |
Lithium-Phosphate |
|
|
Bardy |
La Tuque |
Gaboronorite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Barrage Beaumont |
La Tuque |
Granite |
Lithium-Phosphate |
|
|
Baie-Obaoca |
Lanaudiere |
Syenite |
Phosphate |
4% |
|
Desile-2 |
Manicouagan |
Gaboronorite |
Phosphate-Titanium |
4.95% |
|
Car. de L'Anse Verte |
Côte Nord |
Anorthosite |
Phosphate |
|
|
Riviere Nipissis |
Côte Nord |
Gabbro |
Phosphate |
Phosphate: A Crucial Resource for Agriculture and EVs
Phosphate is a crucial resource for plant growth and agriculture, commonly used in fertilizers to enhance crop yields.
The global demand for phosphate is increasing rapidly due to population growth and dietary changes, which could lead to a depletion of global phosphate reserves in the near future, also known as “Peak Phosphate.”
Phosphate is a key component in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs), which creates new demand for this resource.
The use of phosphate in LFP batteries highlights the need to explore for new phosphate reserves.
It is essential to find new sources of phosphate to meet the growing global demand and avoid depleting reserves of this critical resource.
Corporate Information
About Our Company
Beauce Gold Fields is a gold exploration company focused on placer to hard rock exploration in the Beauce region of Southern Quebec.
