Apatite is the calcium-phosphate mineral that hosts most of the world's phosphate rock supply. Its phosphate content is reported as P2O5 (diphosphorus pentoxide); higher-grade apatite concentrates are used to make fertilizers, purified phosphoric acid and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials.

P2O5 (diphosphorus pentoxide) is the standard chemical metric used to report the phosphate grade of apatite ore and concentrates. Higher P2O5 grades mean less rock has to be processed to produce phosphoric acid, fertilizer or LFP-grade phosphate.

How is phosphate used in fertilizer and LFP batteries?

Phosphate from apatite is processed into phosphoric acid, the building block for both agricultural fertilizers and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathodes. Demand from fertilizer markets and the fast-growing LFP battery supply chain is driving renewed interest in North American phosphate exploration.

Quebec, Canada

Quebec
Phosphate CH-98

Q: Where are Beauce Gold Fields' phosphate properties located?

Beauce Gold Fields' Quebec phosphate properties include the CH-98 Phosphate Property and the France Phosphate Property, both located in apatite-prospective geology in Quebec, Canada.

Advancing a high-purity apatite-phosphate project in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec.

CH-98 is a robust, high-grade phosphate concentrate with exceptional recovery — positioned to power critical industries and global food security.

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QUÉBEC PHOSPHATE PROJECT

Québec Phosphate Project

Advancing CH-98: A Québec Apatite-Phosphate Project in the Lac-Saint-Jean Anorthosite Complex

Beauce Gold Fields is advancing its CH-98 Phosphate Property, located in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec, within one of North America’s important igneous phosphate districts.

The Company’s Québec Phosphate strategy is focused on near-surface apatite-bearing targets with potential to contribute to North American phosphate supply chains for fertilizer, purified phosphoric acid, and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

CH-98 Property: In the Lac-Saint-Jean anorthosite complex
Combined Land Package: 102 claims totalling 5,665 hectares
Confirmed Phosphate Assays: Up to 8.07% P₂O₅ from apatite rock sampling
Historical Showing Confirmed: CH-98-61 historical government sample reported 8.59% P₂O₅
Metallurgical Test Work: COREM flotation tests produced a 38.9% P₂O₅ concentrate with 93.4% recovery
Low Impurity Profile: MER of 0.05 reported in concentrate characterization

Quebec Phosphate Exploration

Beauce Gold Fields is building exposure to Quebec phosphate exploration through prospective apatite and phosphate properties in Canada, including the CH-98 Phosphate Property and the France Phosphate Property. These Beauce Gold Fields phosphate assets may support long-term interest in phosphate, fertilizer markets, P₂O₅ feedstock for purified phosphoric acid, and the LFP battery material supply chain — extending phosphate exploration in Canada into a new generation of critical-minerals projects.

Field sampling at CH-98 Phosphate Property

CH-98 Metallurgical Test Results

High-Purity Apatite Concentrate Produced by COREM

Independent metallurgical flotation test work completed by COREM confirmed that apatite mineralization from the CH-98 Property responds well to conventional flotation processing and can produce a high-grade, low-impurity apatite concentrate.

Key Results

CONCENTRATE GRADE

38.9%P₂O₅

P₂O₅ RECOVERY

93.4%

APATITE PURITY

~94%apatite gravimetric

NET IMPURITY RATIO

0.05

Conventional Flotation Process

CH-98 ORE
Apatite-bearing anorthosite
GRINDING
Coarse grind testing up to P80 of 300 μm
FLOTATION
• Fatty acid collector (TP-CL1) • Corn starch depressant (TP-C33) • Sodium silicate
HIGH-PURITY APATITE CONCENTRATE
• 38.9% P₂O₅ grade • 93.4% P₂O₅ recovery • MER of 0.05

Test Work Images

FLOTATION FROTH
Strong and resilient froth during rougher flotation.
FINAL CLEANER CONCENTRATE (DRY)
High-grade apatite concentrate produced.
LARGE APATITE CRYSTALS
Visible, well-formed apatite crystals in high-grade CH-98 ore.

Test Work Highlights

Tests completed by COREM (Report No. T3913 — Rev. 3)
Best results achieved at P80 of 300 μm
High-grade (>39% P₂O₅) concentrate at grind size tested
Low impurity and low radioactive elements (U, Th)
Conventional reagents and flowsheet

See COREM Report No. T3913 — Revision 3 dated March 2, 2026.

Potential End Markets

Fertilizer Supply Chains

LFP Battery Supply Chains

CH-98 satellite map showing Quebec Phosphate property, Ariane Phosphate and First Phosphate

Project Location & Infrastructure + map

The CH-98 Property is located in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec and is hosted within the Lac-Saint-Jean anorthosite complex, a geological environment known for apatite-bearing anorthosite, gabbro-norite and related phosphate-titanium mineralization.

The property is accessible by maintained forestry roads, which may support cost-effective early-stage exploration, mapping, sampling and geophysical work.

Pessamit Innu First Nation

Beauce Gold Fields respectfully acknowledges that the CH-98 Phosphate project is located within the traditional territory of the Pessamit Innu First Nation. The company is committed to fostering respectful, transparent and collaborative relationships with local indigenous communities.

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Development Roadmap

Our Path to Creating Long-Term Value

01
Exploration
- Target generation
- Mapping & sampling
- Geophysics
02
Metallurgy
- Test work
- Flow sheet optimization
- Value-added technology
03
Resource Delineation
- Drilling
- Resource modeling
04
Economic Studies
- Scoping studies
- Market analysis
05
Permitting
- Environmental
- Social engagement
- Regulatory
06
Production
- Construction
- Operations
- Creating value

Why Phosphate Matters

Essential for Fertilizer and LFP Battery Supply Chains

Phosphate is essential to global food security through fertilizer production. It is also a key input for LFP battery cathodes, a fast-growing battery chemistry used in electric vehicles, energy storage, data centres, robotics and industrial applications.

FAQ

Quebec Phosphate Exploration — FAQ

Common questions about Quebec phosphate exploration, apatite, P2O5 grade and the use of phosphate in fertilizer and LFP battery supply chains.

Quebec phosphate exploration is the search for apatite-bearing rock units in Quebec, Canada that can be mined and processed into phosphate concentrate for fertilizer, purified phosphoric acid and LFP battery cathode supply chains. Beauce Gold Fields is exploring apatite-phosphate targets in Quebec, including the CH-98 property in the Lac-Saint-Jean region.