LiCo Energy Metals - Intersects 0.77 % Cobalt over 3.40 m and 1.50% over 0.40 m at the Teledyne Cobalt Property
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PRESS RELEASE
LiCo Energy Metals - Intersects 0.77 % Cobalt over 3.40 m and 1.50% over 0.40 m at the Teledyne
Cobalt Property
March 7, 2018: Vancouver, British Columbia; - LiCo Energy Metals Inc. (“the Company” or LiCo”) TSX-V:
LIC, OTCQB: WCTXF is pleased to report assay results for drill holes TE17-06 through to TE17-11 completed
on the Teledyne Cobalt Property, located 6 km northeast of Cobalt, Ontario . The current drill program
was designed to confirm and extend the existing known mineralization along strike and up and down dip.
“LiCo is pleased to report the final assay results for the Phase 1 diamond drill program completed at the
Teledyne Cobalt Property. Drill hole TE17-08 intersected multiple zones of cobalt mineralization over a
core interval of just over 19 m” says Tim Fernback, President & CEO of LiCo.
A summary of the most significant results of the recent drill core assays are:
• TE17-07 0.50% Co over 2.10 m from 127.60 to 129.70 m, including 1.50% over 0.40 cm from
128.20 to 128.60 m.
• TE17-08 0.77% Co over 3.40 m from 169.50 to 172.90 m, including 1.17% Co over 2.00 m from
169.50 to 171.50 m.
• TE17-08 0.59% Co over 1.20 m from 174.00 to 175.20 m.
• TE17-08 0.62% Co over 0.60 m from 178.60 to 179.20 m.
• TE17-11 0.54% Co over 2.00 m from 130.00 to 132.00 m, including 1.07% Co over 0.50 m from
130.00 to 130.50 m.
On the Teledyne Cobalt Property, the Company completed a total of 11 diamond drill holes totaling 2,200
m in the fall of 2017.
The results and drill hole collar information for diamond drill holes TE17-06 to TE17-11 are summarized in
Tables 1 & 2 below.
Table 1: Summary of Diamond Drill Results
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DDH From
(m)
To
(m)
Core
Length
(m)
Co
(%)
Ag
(ppm)
Cu
(ppm)
Zn
(ppm)
Pb
(ppm)
TE17-06 164.00 165.00 1.00 0.14 0.7 4 33 6
TE17-07 127.60 129.70 2.10 0.50 2.3 130 157 32
incl. 128.20 128.60 0.40 1.50 6.6 206 84 46
TE17-08 160.00 160.50 0.50 0.25 7.7 516 27 402
TE17-08 165.50 166.50 1.00 0.23 4.7 59 31 652
TE17-08 169.50 172.90 3.40 0.77 7.6 252 68 1370
incl. 169.50 171.50 2.00 1.17 8.3 62 41 1758
incl. 171.00 171.50 0.50 2.09 23.5 228 46 5400
TE17-08 174.00 175.20 1.20 0.59 21 338 43 2191
incl. 174.30 175.20 0.90 0.71 24.4 437 43 2548
TE17-08 178.60 179.20 0.60 0.62 20.8 101 72 991
TE17-09 145.50 147.50 2.00 0.09 0.4 13 16 5
incl. 146.40 146.65 0.25 0.20 0.4 5 15 2
TE17-10 124.55 128.00 3.45 0.11 0.5 10 24 4
incl. 124.55 125.50 0.95 0.19 0.7 9 25 5
TE17-11 130.00 132.00 2.00 0.54 1.1 13 36 8
incl. 130.00 130.50 0.50 1.07 0.7 14 29 3
Note: Intervals reported in Table 1 represent core lengths and not true widths.
Table 2: Drill hole Collar Information
DDH Azm Dip
TE17-06 090 -45
TE17-07 090 -50
TE17-08 090 -49
TE17-09 090 -45
TE17-10 090 -45
TE17-11 090 -54
QA/QC Program
LiCo Energy Metals Inc. has implemented a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program for
Teledyne Cobalt Property Phase 1 diamond drilling program.
Diamond drill core was logged, then sawed in half, with one half placed in a labelled bag, and the
remaining half placed back into the core box and stored in a secured compound. Either a standard or a
blank was inserted every 20th sample. All samples were shipped to Activation Laboratories in Ancaster,
Ontario. Each sample is coarsely crushed and a 250 g aliquot is pulverized for analysis. A 0.25g sample is
digested with a near total digestion (4 acids) and then analyzed using an ICP. QC for the digestion is 14%
for each batch, 5 method reagent blanks, 10 in -house controls, 10 samples duplicates, and 8 certified
reference materials. An additional 13% QC is performed as part of the instrumental analysis to ensure
quality in the areas of instrumental drift. I f over limits for Cu, Pb, Zn, and Co are encountered, a sodium
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peroxide fusion, acid dissolution followed by ICP-OES is completed. For Ag over limits, a four-acid digestion
is completed followed by ICP-OES.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved Joerg Kleinboeck, P.Geo., an
independent consulting geologist and a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101.
About LiCo Energy Metals: https://licoenergymetals.com/
LiCo Energy Metals Inc. is a Canadian based exploration company whose primary listing is on the TSX
Venture Exchange. The Company's focus is directed towards exploration for high value metals integral to
the manufacture of lithium ion batteries.
Glencore Bucke Cobalt Project (Cobalt, Ontario): The Company has purchased a 100% interest from
Glencore Canada Corporation (subsidiary of Glencore plc) in the 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. Strategically, the Glencore Bucke Property consists of 16.2 hectares and
sits along the west boundary of LiCo’s Teledyne Cobalt Project. The Property covers the southern
extension of the #3 vein that was historically mined on the neighbouring Cobalt Contact Property
located to the north of the Glencore Bucke Property. Diamond drilling in 1981 on the Glencore Bucke
Property delineated two zones of mineralization measuring 150 m and 70 m in length.
Ontario Teledyne Cobalt Project (Cobalt, Ontario):
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The Company has an option to earn 100% ownership, subject to a royalty, in the Teledyne Project
located near Cobalt. Ontario. The Property adjoins the south and west boundaries of claims that hosted
the Agaunico Mine. From 1905 through to 1961, the Agaunico Mine produced a total of 4,350,000 lbs.
of cobalt and 980,000 oz. of silver. A significant portion of the cobalt that was produced at the Agaunico
Mine located along structures that extended southward onto the Teledyne property. The Company
completed a total of 11 diamond drill holes totaling 2,200 m in the fall of 2017. The drilling has
confirmed cobalt mineralization present on the Property which is consistent with historical grades as
reported historically by Cunningham-Dunlop (1979) and Bressee (1981), disclosed in earlier news
releases. These reports are available in the public domain through MNDM’s AFRI database.
NI 43-101 Reports for both the Teledyne and Glencore Bucke Properties, are publicly available on
www.SEDAR.com as well as the Company’s website. LiCo’s recently completed diamond drilling
program (September to December 2017) consisted of both twinning and infill drilling of the historical
drill holes located on both the Teledyne Cobalt and Glencore Bucke Properties.
Purickuta Lithium Project (Chile):
The Purickuta Project is located within Salar de Atacama, a salt flat encompassing 3,000 km2, being
about 100 km long, 80 km wide and home to approximately 37% of the worlds Lithium production and
Chile itself holds 53% of the world’s known lithium reserves (Source: Bloomberg Markets – June 23,
2017, “Lithium Squeeze Looms as Top Miner Front-Loads, Chile Says”). The property is 160 hectares
large and is enveloped by a concession owned by Sociedad Quimica y Minera (“SQM”) and lies within a
few kilometers of a property owned by CORFO (the Chilean Economic Development Agency) where its
leases land to both SQM and Albermarle’s Rockwood Lithium Corp. (“Albermarle”) for lithium
extraction. Together these two companies, SQM and Albermarle, have a combined annual production
of over 62,000 tonnes of LCE (Lithium Carbonate Equivalent) making up 100% of Chile’s current lithium
output. As reported in The Economist (June 15, 2017 – A battle for supremacy in the lithium triangle),
the Salar de Atacama has the largest and highest quality proven reserves of lithium. The combination of
the desert’s hot sun, scarce rainfall, and the mineral-rich brines make Chile’s production costs the
world’s lowest. This together with a favourable investment climate, low levels of corruption, and the
quality of its bureaucracy and courts makes Chile a favourable place to conduct business.
Dixie Valley Lithium Project (Nevada, USA):
The Company has an option to acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 3% NSR, on a large lithium
exploration project at the Humboldt Salt Marsh in Dixie Valley, Nevada. Some important geological
similarities exist between various lithium brines, notably geothermal activity, a dry climate, a closed
basin, an aquifer, and tectonically driven subsistence exist at Dixie Valley along with Clayton Valley and
various lithium bearing salars in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
Black Rock Desert Lithium Project (Nevada, USA):
The Company has entered into an option agreement whereby the Company may earn an undivided
100% interest, subject to a 3% NSR, in the Black Rock Desert Lithium Project in southwest Black Rock
Desert, Washoe County, Nevada.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved Joerg Kleinboeck, P.Geo., an
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independent consulting geologist and a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Tim Fernback, President & CEO
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