Edison Cobalt Appoints New President and CEO
Edison Cobalt Appoints New President and CEO
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2018) -
Edison Cobalt Corp
(TSXV:
EDDY
)
("Edison
Cobalt"
or
the
"Company")
is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Pettigrew, M.Sc., P.Geo. to the position of
President and CEO replacing Jeffrey Cocks. Edison Cobalt thanks Mr. Cocks for his service as President and CEO. Mr. Cocks
will continue to serve as a director of the Company.
Mr. Pettigrew brings over 15 years of experience in the mineral exploration Industry including significant experience exploring for
battery metals, having worked in lithium, cobalt and nickel exploration. He has a long history in northeast Ontario's Cobalt camp
having first worked there in 2004. He received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Environmental Geochemistry from the University of New
Brunswick in 1999 and his M.Sc. in Earth Sciences from the University of Ottawa in 2004. He is a professional geoscientist in
good standing registered in Ontario. He has also worked for the Ontario Geological Survey as a Senior Precambrian
Geoscientist. Notable companies Mr. Pettigrew has worked with include Rainy River Resources Ltd., PC Gold Inc., Temex
Resources Corp., Placer Dome CLA Inc. and Goldcorp Inc. He has held both officer and director positions at several TSX and
TSX-V listed junior companies. Mr. Pettigrew is also a founding partner of Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation of
Thunder Bay, Ontario, a full-service mineral exploration consulting firm providing geological services to both publicly traded and
privately-held companies. Mr. Pettigrew originally joined the Company as a director in April 2017 and then as Vice President of
Exploration in December 2017.
Neil Pettigrew, President and CEO said:
"
I look forward to further
advancing
our Kittson-Cobalt project and would like to thank
Mr. Cocks for all that he ha
s
done to advance the company to this
point
."
About the Kittson
-
Cobalt Project
The Project is located near the town of Cobalt in northeast Ontario, Canada. The Project hosts the historic Thomas Edison,
Shakt-Davis and Kittson mines, as well as numerous historic workings, the deepest extending down to 628 feet, and over 2,500
feet of lateral workings. Cobalt mineralization occurs in Proterozoic-aged quartz-carbonate veins hosted in brittle shears in
Nipissing diabase. This style of mineralization is similar to that of the famous Cobalt Silver Camp located ~15 km east of the
Property, which produced 420 million ounces of silver with cobalt as a significant by-product. Veins hosting the mineralization at
the Kittson-Cobalt Project differ from the typical Cobalt Silver Camp veins in that they are lower in silver but richer in cobalt and
are associated with significant gold. Historic reports from the Shakt-Davis mine indicate values of 1.5% Co over 1.37 metres
and select grab samples returning up to 4% Co and 93.3 g/t Au. Locally significant nickel, copper and to a lesser extend lead,
zinc and bismuth also occur within the quartz-carbonate veins.
About
Edison Cobalt
Corp
.
Edison Cobalt Corp. is a Canadian-based junior mining exploration company focused on the procurement, exploration and
development of cobalt, lithium and other energy metals in North and South America. Edison Cobalt' acquisition strategy focuses
on acquiring affordable, cost-effective and highly regarded mineral properties in areas with proven geological potential. The
Company's shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EDDY", the OTC Pinks
under the symbol "PWMRF", and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol "VV0".
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Neil Pettigrew, M.Sc., P.Geo., President & CEO
and a director of the Company, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors:
"
Neil Pettigrew
"
Neil Pettigrew
President
& CEO
For more information please contact:
Howard Milne V.P. Business Development
Tel:
(604) 377-8994
Email:
Website:
www.edisoncobalt.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.