Critical Minerals
Phosphorus was added to Canada's Critical Minerals List in 2024, and Québec added apatite to its list of critical and strategic minerals in 2024.
Québec · Phosphate
CH-98 Phosphate Property
Inspiration Mining Corp. has entered into an arm's-length agreement with Beauce Gold Fields Inc. to acquire a 100% interest in the CH-98 phosphate property in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec, subject to necessary regulatory approvals.
Regional Context
Québec's
Phosphate District
The CH-98 property is situated within Québec's Lac-Saint-Jean anorthositic suite, a region known for its significant igneous phosphate occurrences.
The property is located near Arianne Phosphate's (TSXV: DAN) Lac à Paul phosphate project and within the broader Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region that also hosts First Phosphate Corp.'s (CSE: PHOS) Bégin-Lamarche phosphate deposit.
Location & Access
The CH-98
Property
- Location
- Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec
- Land Package
- 111 mining claims
- Access
- Accessible by the Lac Froid gravel road
Completion remains subject to receipt of the required regulatory approvals.
Strategic Rationale
Why Phosphate
Fertilizer & Battery Materials
Phosphate is used in fertilizer production and can serve as a feedstock for phosphoric acid and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials.
Geological Setting
Lac-Saint-Jean
Anorthositic Suite
Beauce Gold Fields previously reported outcrops of granoblastic anorthosite containing coarse apatite, with additional apatite-bearing gabbro-norite mapped in the eastern sector.
Beauce Gold Fields also identified a nearby northeast-southwest-trending fault corridor as a possible structural influence on apatite concentration.
Previously Reported Results
Sampling &
Preliminary Metallurgy
Previously reported by Beauce Gold Fields, including in its November 17, 2025, March 12, 2026 and May 6, 2026 news releases.
Québec Government Sampling · 1998
8.59% P₂O₅
Québec government sampling in 1998 reported 8.59% P₂O₅ at the CH-98-61 outcrop.
Preliminary COREM Flotation
Concentrate grading up to38.9% P₂O₅
COREM laboratory flotation test work on material from CH-98-61 produced a concentrate grading up to 38.9% P₂O₅ at 93.4% recovery under the tested conditions.
The sampling and metallurgy do not establish the average grade, continuity, economic viability or commercial-scale recoverability of mineralization across the property. Read the November 2, 2026 news release.
CH-98
Looking Ahead
“We look forward to building an exploration program to better understand the size, continuity and metallurgical characteristics of the apatite mineralization.”Charles Desjardins
Chief Executive Officer · November 2, 2026
Completion remains subject to receipt of the required regulatory approvals.
Sources and technical information
Project information is drawn from Inspiration Mining Corp.'s November 2, 2026 acquisition announcement. The technical information in the November 2, 2026 news release has been reviewed and approved by Christian Tremblay, M.Sc., P.Geo., an independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
The interactive map includes dated Québec MRNF / GESTIM title and restriction data and Québec MELCCFP protected-area data. Arianne's outline represents registered titles in the Lac à Paul area; it is not a verified complete project boundary. Map sources and dates are available through its Sources control.
The sampling and metallurgy were previously reported by Beauce Gold Fields. They do not establish the average grade, continuity, economic viability or commercial-scale recoverability of mineralization across the property.