Fuse Cobalt signs MOU with Electra Battery Materials as a First Step to Supply Cobalt Raw Material for Electra’s Cobalt Refinery in Ontario

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Fuse Cobalt signs MOU with Electra Battery Materials as a First Step to

Supply Cobalt Raw Material for Electra’s Cobalt Refinery in Ontario

PRESS RELEASE

Coquitlam, BC – August 11, 2022 – Fuse Cobalt Inc. (“the Company“ or “Fuse”) (TSXV: FUSE,

OTCQB: FUSEF FRA:43W3) ”) is pleased to announce that effective August 9, 2022 , the Company

has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) regarding a Cobalt Raw Material

Supply Agreement with Electra Battery Materials Corporation (“Electra”) (NASDAQ: ELBM, TSX:

ELBM). This agreement is focused primarily on Fuse’s Teledyne and Glencore Bucke Cobalt

Exploration Projects located in Cobalt, Ontario in close proximity to Electra’s cobalt sulfate refinery

in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario.

Mr. Robert Setter, Fuse CEO comments “This MOU is the first step towards a potential Definitive

Agreement to supply cobalt raw material for Electra’s nearby cobalt refinery and sets out the terms

by which we will exchange information with Electra to advance a potential transaction to involving

the supply of cobalt raw materials. The end result of this collaboration will be the execution of a

Definitive Agreement to provide cobalt feed stock to the Electra Cobalt Refinery which is roughly a

stone’s throw away from our two cobalt exploration properties in Ontario.”

Trent Mell, Electra’s CEO stated, “Having a domestic source of cobalt raw material produced ethically

and with low-carbon emissions will help us to better address the demand for onshore EV battery

materials. We look forward to working with Fuse Cobalt as they advance development of their

projects and begin production.”

The Transaction contemplates the supply of cobalt raw material from either one or both of the

Company’s Glencore Bucke and Teledyne mining projects located in northeastern Ontario, Canada.

The transaction is expected to provide a ‘Made in North America’ , low greenhouse gas emissions

cobalt sulfate solution, capable of supplying the continent’s growing lithium-ion battery supply

capacity.

This MOU is anticipated to lay the framework for a future Transaction contemplating the following

elements:

 Electra commits to purchase up to 2 kpta (kilo tonnes) per annum of cobalt contained in raw

material from Fuse Cobalt’s ‘Glencore Bucke’ and/or ‘Teledyne’ operations to Electra’s Cobalt

Camp Refinery.

 Fuse Cobalt will use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve commercial production on or

before January 1, 2028, which may be extended by agreement of the parties for up to 12

months following which Electra has a right to terminate the agreement and Fuse Cobalt may

elect to sell to other parties.

 The purchase price to be paid by Electra for cobalt in raw material will be linked to

Fastmarkets MB’s standard-grade metal price multiplied by a payable mechanism to be

agreed prior to completion of the Transaction.

 Electra and Fuse Cobalt agree to collaborate on ways to extract copper by-product on a profit

share basis.

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The Transaction is subject to a Definitive Agreement which is in turn subject to the following

conditions:

 Fuse to develop a processing flowsheet designed to produce a cobalt material which is

suitable for further processing to battery grade cobalt sulfate at Electra’s refinery.

 Fuse to align with and abides by Electra’s Supply Chain Policy, Environmental Policy,

Sustainability Policy, and Human Rights Policy, as outlined in Appendix A of this MOU. Within

12 months of first production, furthermore, Fuse Cobalt commits to starting the process to

become Responsible Minerals Initiative certified through the Responsible Minerals

Assurance Process.

 Fuse to successfully complete a bankable feasibility study of either or both of the

aforementioned primary cobalt projects.

About Fuse Cobalt Inc. https://fusecobalt.com/

Fuse Cobalt Inc. is a Canadian based exploration company that trades under the symbol FUSE on the

TSX Venture Exchange. The Company's focus is on exploration for high value metals required for the

manufacturing of batteries.

Ontario Cobalt Properties:

Fuse owns a 100% interest its Glencore Bucke Property, situated in Bucke Township, 6 km east-

northeast of Cobalt, Ontario, subject to a back-in provision, production royalty and off-take

agreement. The Glencore Bucke Property consists of 16.2 hectares and sits along the west boundary

of Fuse’s Teledyne Cobalt Project. The Company also owns a 100% interest, subject to a royalty, in

the Teledyne Project located near Cobalt, Ontario. The Teledyne Property adjoins the south and west

boundaries of claims that hosted the Agnico Mine.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

“Robert Setter”

Robert Setter, President & CEO

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