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First Phosphate Corp. CEO John Passalacqua joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the successful closing of a $15.4 million financing, strengthening the company’s balance sheet as it advances its vertically integrated phosphate-to-battery materials strategy in North America. Passalacqua noted that with this latest raise, First Phosphate has secured approximately $78 million since June 2022 through a combination of management-led non-brokered private placements and warrant and option exercises. The funding will support the company’s exploration, development, and downstream processing initiatives as it works to establish a fully integrated North American supply chain for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The CEO highlighted growing industry momentum surrounding LFP battery technology, driven by increasing demand from energy storage systems, AI data centers, robotics, factory automation, electric mobility, and national security applications. He also pointed to rising interest in igneous phosphate resources following the entry of major global mining companies into the sector. Passalacqua described igneous phosphate as a strategic long-term resource and emphasized the company's commitment to becoming a leader in the emerging North American LFP battery materials market. First Phosphate’s flagship Bégin-Lamarche Project in Quebec’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region hosts a rare igneous phosphate deposit known for producing high-purity phosphate with exceptionally low impurity levels. Management believes the project can serve as a critical domestic source of phosphate for North America's growing battery manufacturing industry. With strong financial backing and increasing demand for LFP battery materials, First Phosphate is focused on advancing its mine-to-market strategy and strengthening supply chain security for key industrial and energy transition sectors. #proactiveinvestors #firstphosphatecorp #cse #phos #otcqx #frspf #frspf #BeginLamarche #PhosphateMining #LFPBatteries #BatteryMaterials #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #Phosphate #NorthAmericanManufacturing #EnergyStorage #MiningNews #SupplyChainSecurity