Powered BY Cobalt … Driven BY Demand Global Energy Metals Significantly Increases Its Australian Cobalt Footprint at Millennium with Acquisition of District-Scale MT. Isa Cobalt Projects
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GLOBAL ENERGY METALS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES ITS
AUSTRALIAN COBALT FOOTPRINT AT MILLENNIUM WITH
ACQUISITION OF DISTRICT-SCALE MT. ISA COBALT
PROJECTS
Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / March 14, 2018 / Global Energy
Metals Corporation TSXV:GEMC | OTCQB:GBLEF | FSE:5GE1
(“Global Energy Metals”, the “Company” and/or "GEMC") is pleased
to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the “LOI”)
with Hammer Metals Limited (“Hammer”) setting the terms for the
strategic acquisition of the Mount Dorothy Cobalt Project and the
Cobalt Ridge Project, collectively the “Mt. Isa Projects”, a district-
scale exploration opportunity located in Queensland Australia’s Mt. Isa
mining jurisdiction.
Highlights:
•Positions Global Energy Metals as a leading cobalt explorer and de-
veloper in the famed Mt. Isa mining district.
•Expands cobalt footprint delivering a transformational nearly twen-
ty-fold increase in the Company’s Australian land position from 135
hectares at Millennium to 2560 hectares with the addition of the Mt.
Isa Projects creating a district-scale cobalt exploration and devel-
opment opportunity.
•Significant upside exploration potential with cobalt-copper mineral-
ization previously identified but not exploited with cobalt being the
commodity of emphasis.
•Strategic exploration and development alliance strengthens partner-
ship with Hammer Metals and utilizes their regional and technical
expertise to effectively and efficiently develop a systematic explo-
ration plan that will determine the extent of the potential cobalt
mineralization.
•Upon completion of the transaction the Company intends to imme-
diately commence field and geophysical exploration work to further
delineate drilling targets and define a resource within the prospec-
tive new cobalt camp.
Mitchell Smith, President & CEO commented on the building of an
Australian cobalt district, “In addition to advancing the Millennium
Cobalt Project, the acquisition of these district-scale cobalt
properties to our cobalt portfolio represents an opportunistic and
strategic investment consistent with the Company’s cobalt focused
supply mandate. Our alliance with Hammer provides greater depth
to our exploration efforts in the region and allows for the defining of
a new district-scale cobalt camp. The need to source non-conflict
future supply of cobalt as feed to the growing demand being fuelled
by the surge in production of electric vehicles and battery based
consumer electronics has become very apparent. This building of a
cobalt camp in Australia is a step closer to supply diversification that
will further unlock and enhance value for our shareholders and
strategic downstream partners.”
Alex Hewlett, Managing Director of Hammer Metals also
commented, “We are very pleased to be strengthening our
partnership with GEMC and combining efforts to build a new cobalt
camp in the Mt. Isa mining district. This strategic alliance offers
shareholders of both companies extensive possibilities for growth and
aligns well with Hammer’s strategy by leveraging our infrastructure
and proven operational expertise that will be key in furthering the
exploration and development potential in this important cobalt rich
region.”
Strategic Exploration Alliance Terms:
The terms of the proposed LOI (the “Transaction) provide that,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, but not
limited to, completion of due diligence, negotiation of definitive
documentation in respect of the transaction, and the receipt of any
required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange, GEMC would have the right to acquire 100% of
certain rights and interests known as the the Cobalt Ridge and Mt.
Dorothy projects (the “Mt. Isa Projects”) located in Queensland,
Australia.
Upon completing its due diligence and upon meeting the
aforementioned conditions, should GEMC elect to enter into a
Definitive Agreement with Hammer, GEMC would have the exclusive
right to acquire a 100% interest in the Mt. Isa Projects by:
•Issuing to Hammer a cash payment of $80,000 on execution of the
Definitive Agreement;
•Issuing to Hammer the equivalent of $300,000 in common shares in
the capital of GEMC at a deemed issue price determined by the
greater of $0.25 or the 5 day average price per share from the final
acceptance by the TSX-V of the transaction (the “Closing Date”);
•Within the first 24 months from the Closing Date, agree to incur a
minimum cumulative exploration expenditure on the properties in
the amount of $1,000,000;
•Should GEMC fail to make the required exploration
expenditures, GEMC will will issue to Hammer a cash payment
of $100,000 and the equivalent of $250,000 in common shares
in the capital of GEMC;
•The parties will also agree to a 1.5% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) in
favour of Hammer; and
•Upon completing a NI 43-101 compliant resource report on either of
the two projects, GEMC will issue to Hammer the equivalent of
$250,000 in common shares in the capital of GEMC.
All GEMC shares issued pursuant to the transaction will be subject to
a statutory hold period of four months and one day following the date
of issuance thereof and the deemed issue price determined by the 5
day average price per share from the date of issuance. In addition,
the ordinary shares of GEMC to be issued will be subject to a
contractual lock-up period of twelve months following their issue to
Hammer, during which these shares may not be transferred.
Developing the Mt. Isa Cobalt Portfolio
These projects, in addition to the Millennium Cobalt Project
(“Millennium”) comprise GEMC’s Mt. Isa cobalt project portfolio and
along with its Werner Lake Cobalt Project (“Werner Lake”) in
northwestern Ontario Canada will be a foundation to further
corporate growth as the Company advances the assets towards
economically mineable deposits. As previously reported, GEMC has
also teamed with partner Marquee Resources, an Australian company
that is sole-funding a CAD $2.5 million work campaign to advance the
past producing Werner Lake mine.
Further exploration and development of the new Mt. Isa projects
along with the existing advancement of Millennium is a priority for
GEMC. With the recent successful drilling at Millennium Global
Energy sees great value in strengthening its strategic exploration
alliance with Hammer. Hammer brings a track record of efficiently
moving assets from exploration through permitting to development
and was recipient of the Queensland Miner of the Year (2015) by the
ASX. They will utilize their regional and technical expertise to
effectively and efficiently develop a systematic exploration plan that
will determine the extent of the potential cobalt mineralization.
Under the terms of the agreement, GEMC will provide a million
dollars funding field and geophysical exploration work in an effort to
further delineate drill targets that will be used to define a resource
within the prospective new cobalt camp. Historic work on the Mt. Isa
Cobalt Projects has shown that past results have been very promising,
including favourable drilling results that highlighted cobalt
mineralization.
Given their expertise in the region, Hammer will manage the
programs and will be granted a services agreement for a period of
time no less than 12 months providing for local engineering,
geological services, permitting and environmental services for the
projects. According to the LOI, exploration programs and budget
plans to be applied on the Mt. Isa Cobalt Projects will be under the
guidance of GEMC.
The Mt. Isa Projects:
The Mt. Isa Projects present as an excellent opportunity to acquire
high-grade, underexplored assets in close proximity to a processing
solution as well as stand-alone potential.
Figure 1. Location Map of the Mt. Isa Projects
Exploration to date has returned outstanding, high-grade intercepts
and there is excellent potential to significantly improve the
understanding of the projects with with multiple high grade targets
awaiting further exploration and testwork. Significant cobalt
intercepts include:
•Mount Dorothy exploration drilling:
▪7m @ 0.14% Co, 2.55% Cu
▪2m @ 0.12% Co, 0.13% Cu
•Cobalt Ridge exploration roc chip sampling:
▪ 0.31% Co, 3.63% Cu, 1.25g/t Au
The deposits and prospects are similar in size and style to other
deposits in the region that have been successfully mined by small-
scale open pit techniques which implies that the project
mineralisation may be economically extracted.
The Mt Isa Inlier is a highly mineralised, established, world class
mining jurisdiction with significant regional infrastructure several
world-class copper-gold-cobalt and lead-zinc-silver mines and
deposits, including CuDeco Limited’s operating Rocklands copper-
gold-cobalt project.
Qualified Person
Mr. Paul Sarjeant, P . Geo., the Company’s VP Projects and Director, is
the qualified person for this release as defined by National Instrument
43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and has reviewed
and verified the technical information contained herein.
Hammer Metals Limited (ASX:HMX)
Hammer Metals holds a strategic tenement position covering approx-
imately 3,100km2 within the Mount Isa mining district, with 100% in-
terests in the Kalman (Cu-Au-Mo-Re) deposit, the Overlander North
and Overlander South (Cu-Co) deposits, the Millennium (Cu-Co- Au)
deposit as well as the recently acquired Elaine-Dorothy (Cu-Au) de-
posit. Hammer is an active mineral explorer , focused on
discovering large copper-gold deposits of the Ernest Henry style and
has a range of prospective targets at various stages of testing.
Global Energy Metals Corporation
(TSXV:GEMC | OTCQB:GBLEF | FSE:5GE1)
Global Energy Metals is focused on offering security of supply of
cobalt, a critical material to the growing rechargeable battery
market, by building a diversified global portfolio of cobalt assets
including project stakes, projects and other supply sources. GEMC
anticipates growing its business by acquiring project stakes in battery
metals related projects with key strategic partners. Global Energy
Metals currently owns and is advancing the Werner Lake Cobalt Mine
in Ontario, Canada and has entered into an agreement to earn-in to
the Millennium Cobalt Project in Mt. Isa, Australia.
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