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GLOBAL ENERGY METALS COMPLETES ON ROYALTY
SALE OF AUSTRALIAN BATTERY MINERAL
PORTFOLIO; EARNS MEANINGFUL EQUITY STAKE IN
ELECTRIC ROYALTIES
Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / February 2nd, 2021 / Global Energy Metals
CorporaCon TSXV:GEMC | OTCQB:GBLEF | FSE:5GE1 ( “ G l o b a l E n e r g y
Metals” , the “Company” and/or "GEMC") is pleased to announce that the
Company has closed the sale of its 0.5% gross metal royalty (the “Royalty”)
announced on July 23, 2020 to Electric RoyalUes Ltd. (“Electric RoyalUes” and/
or “ELEC”) on the Millennium Cobalt Project, the Mt. Dorothy Cobalt Project
and the Cobalt Ridge Project located in Queensland, Australia.
Mitchell Smith, President and CEO, states:
"We are pleased by this first mone3za3on of our Australian-based ba9ery
mineral asset por:olio. The ini3al 1,150,000 shares in Electric Royal3es,
equa3ng to approximately a 2.5% interest in ELEC, will provide our
shareholders with a way to par3cipate in an aggressive and rapidly growing
royalty company focused on minerals core to the electric revolu3on.
Addi3onally, the cash component from the sale will allow GEMC to accelerate
its mandate of diversifying exposure to the ba9ery minerals supply chain and
allow for the Company to further capitalize on the shiO to electric mobility and
new forms of clean energy storage driven by accelerated efforts to reduce the
world’s dependence on fossil fuels.”
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Element Minerals Australia PTY, Global
Energy Metals has established extensive tenement holdings totaling 2,560
hectares (6,326 acres) across the Mount Isa and Cloncurry mining districts in
northwest Queensland, Australia. This commanding land package contains a
number of properUes with significant cobalt, copper, gold and base metal
exploraUon potenUal. These range from undeveloped exploraUon prospects to
JORC-compliant resources. The properUes include the Millennium Cobalt
Copper Gold deposit, and the Mount Dorothy and Cobalt Ridge exploraUon
prospects.
The Mount Isa Inlier is a significant gold and base metal producing district
hosUng many world class copper-gold and lead-zinc-silver deposits. The region
is also prospecUve for gold, phosphate, cobalt, rare-earths, molybdenum and
rhenium mineralisaUon and has a number of significant operaUng mines and
new projects in development. There is well established mining, transport and
processing infrastructure in close proximity to the regional centres of Mount
Isa and Cloncurry and the Millennium property.
Figure 1. Loca3on Map of Millennium and Mount Isa Projects in an Established
Mining Region with World-Class Infrastructure
IniCal Royalty
As consideraUon for the Royalty on Millennium and the Mount Isa Projects,
Electric RoyalUes will issue to Global Energy Metals 1.15 million shares (the
“ConsideraUon Shares”) in Electric RoyalUes and make a CAD $150,000 cash
payment. The ConsideraUon Shares will be subject to resale restricUons over a
period of eighteen months from the date of issuance.
AddiConal RoyalCes OpCon
Electric RoyalUes has also been granted a call op Uon (“First OpUon”),
exercisable at any Ume, for a period of two years from the closing date, to
acquire a 0.5% royalty on the Net Smelter Returns from the Millennium
Cobalt Project (the “Millennium NSR”), by paying C$500,000 to Global,
payable up to 25% in shares of ELEC, at ELEC’s elecUon.
Upon exercise of the First OpUon, ELEC will have a call opUon, exercisable on
the earlier of: (i) the third anniversary of the closing date and (ii) six months
from the date that a preliminary economic analysis or similar study on the
Millennium Project is provided to ELEC, to increase the Millennium NSR by a
further 1%, by paying C$1,000,000 to Global, payable up to 25% in shares of
ELEC, at the elecUon of ELEC.
For more informaUon about the Royalty transacUon please refer to the terms
of the agreement first announced on February 27, 2020 and subsequently on
July 23, 2020.
About Electric RoyalCes Ltd.
Electric RoyalUes is a royalty company established to take advantage of the
demand for a wide range of commodiUes (lithium, vanadium, manganese, Un,
graphite, cobalt, nickel & copper) that will bene fit from the drive toward
electrificaUon of a variety of consumer products: cars, rechargeable baGeries,
large scale energy storage, renewable energy genera Uon and other
applicaUons.
Electric vehicle sales, baGery producUon capacity and renewable energy
generaUon are slated to increase significantly over the next several years and
with it, the demand for these targeted commodiUes. This creates a unique
opportunity to invest in and acquire royalUes over the mines and projects that
will supply the materials needed to feed the electric revoluUon.
Electric RoyalUes has a por oolio of 11 royal Ues and plans to focus
predominantly on acquiring royalUes on advanced stage and opera Ung
projects to build a diversi fied poroolio located in jurisdicUons with low
geopoliUcal risk.
Qualified Person
Mr . Paul Sarjeant, P . Geo. and Director, is the qualified person for this release
as defined by NaUonal Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects and has reviewed and veri fied the technical informaUon
contained herein.
Global Energy Metals CorporaCon
(TSXV:GEMC | OTCQB:GBLEF | FSE:5GE1)
Global Energy Metals is focused on offering investment exposure to the raw
materials deemed criUcal for the growing rechargeable baGery market, by
building a diversified global poroolio of baGery mineral assets including
project stakes and sector specific equity posiUons. GEMC anUcipates growing
its business through the acquisiUon and development of baGery mineral
projects alongside key strategic partners. The Company holds 100% of the
Millennium Cobalt Project and two neighbouring discovery stage exploraUon-
stage cobalt assets in Mount Isa, Australia posiUoning it as a leading cobalt-
copper explorer and developer in the famed mining district in Queensland,
Australia. The Company holds an 85% interest in two baGery mineral projects,
the Lovelock Cobalt Mine and Treasure Box Project, located on the doorstep
of the world’s largest lithium-ion baGery producUon plant, GigaNevada that
Tesla Motors Ltd. and partner Panasonic Corp. have built in Nevada, USA.
AddiUonally, the Company holds a 70% interest in the past-producing Werner
Lake Cobalt Mine project in Ontario, Canada.
For Further InformaCon:
Global Energy Metals CorporaUon
#1501-128 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, V6B 1R8
Email: [email protected]
t. + 1 (604) 688-4219
www.globalenergymetals.com
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Certain informa3on in this release may cons3tute forward-looking statements
under applicable securi3es laws and necessarily involve risks associated with
regulatory approvals and 3melines. Although Global Energy Metals believes
the expecta3ons expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assump3ons, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from
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Company undertakes no obliga 3on to update these forward-looking
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other factors, should change.
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widespread global outbreak of a contagious disease, including the recent
outbreak of illness caused by COVID-19. It is not possible to accurately predict
the impact COVID-19 will have on opera3ons and the ability of others to meet
their obliga3ons, including uncertain3es rela3ng to the ul3mate geographic
spread of the virus, the severity of the disease, the dura3on of the outbreak,
and the length of travel and quaran3ne restric3ons imposed by governments
of affected countries. In addi3on, a significant outbreak of contagious diseases
in the human popula3on could result in a widespread health crisis that could
adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries,
resul3ng in an economic downturn that could further affect opera3ons and
the ability to finance its opera3ons.
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