Huntsman Acquires Highly Prospective Ground in the PGE‐Ni‐Cu‐Co‐Au Rich Western Yilgarn and Windimurra Districts
Huntsman Acquires Highly Prospective Ground in the
PGE‐Ni‐Cu‐Co‐Au Rich Western Yilgarn and Windimurra Districts
Vancouver, British Columbia, February 14, 2022 – Huntsman Exploration Inc. (TSXV: HMAN; US:
BBBMF) (the “Company” or “Huntsman”) is pleased to announce that is has entered into an
agreement with its wholly‐owned Australian subsidiary, Bluebird Battery Metals Australia Pty Ltd.
(“Bluebird”), and the major shareholders of PieCo Metals Pty Ltd (“Pieco”), whereby Bluebird has
the exclusive option to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of PieCo from the
shareholders of Pieco (collectively, the “Vendors”). If Bluebird exercises the option, it will result
in Pieco becoming a subsidiary of Huntsman.
PieCo has a portfolio of projects (the “Projects”) within the highly prospective Julimar province
of Western Australia and proximal to Huntsman’s Canegrass project. The Julimar province is a
newly defined mineral district which is host to the recently announcement world class 10moz
PGE‐Ni‐Cu‐Co‐Au (maiden resource) Gonneville discovery by Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN) in 2020.
Property Acquisition Highlights
Huntsman to acquire 719km2 tenement package covering four discrete areas located
within the rapidly emerging Julimar complex comprising the Goomalling, Dowerin, Grass
Valley and Mookine projects, each located within 35 to 120km of Chalice Mining’s (ASX:
CHN) major PGE‐Nickel‐Copper discovery.
The four Project areas are located 210km northeast of Perth, within the geological
province which has been demonstrated to host mafic and ultramafic rocks that contain
significant PGE‐Ni‐Cu‐Au mineralisation, including the Gonneville intrusion on the Julimar
Project (Figure 1).
Recent processing of gravity data at the Gommalling located directly east of Caravel
Minerals porphyry copper project have defined coincident gravity and magnetic
anomalies with multiple intrusive dykes appearing to extend from a much larger intrusive
body.
Dowerin project is underlain by a 20km by 4km belt of mafic/ultramafic units that are
providing a pronounced regional gravity response. The Dowerin project lies directly north
and along strike to Anglo American’s province scale land acquisition.
The Windimurra Portfolio covers a land area of 185km2 proximal to Huntsman’s
Canegrass Project (Figure 2). The Canegrass Well Project contains a magnetic feature
interpreted to be the paralleling sequence that is host to Ni‐Cu‐PGE sulphide
mineralisation at Huntsman’s Canegrass Project.
In relation to the Western Yilgarn Project acquisition, Hunstman CEO, Scott Patrizi, said:
“Chalice’s recent discovery of the PGE‐Ni‐Cu Gonneville project has highlighted the historically
overlooked West Yilgarn province as being highly prospective for a new style of mineralisation.
The Projects we are acquiring have demonstrated a number of key pathfinders which we believe
demonstrate that we have a great chance to replicate the success of Chalice and other companies
in the region. We will now look conclude land access agreements and commence the
electromagnetic and soil geochemical surveys to generate targets for drill testing later in the
year”.
Figure 1. Western Yilgarn Project Portfolio with regional magnetic signatures
Figure 2. Windimurra Project Portfolio with regional magnetic signatures
Project Acquisition Terms
The Company has paid a non‐refundable option fee of AUD $30,000 to the Vendors for the
option, which may be exercised until February 28, 2022. Subject to the completion of satisfactory
due diligence by the Company, the Company will acquire, through Bluebird, all the issued and
outstanding shares of Pieco from the Vendors in consideration for the issuance of the following
common shares of the Company to Vendors (or their nominees) (collectively, the “Consideration
Shares”):
13,000,000 common shares on closing of the acquisition;
13,000,000 common shares on or before six months after closing; and
13,000,000 common shares on or before the first anniversary of closing.
The agreement provides that the second or third share issuances will be deferred in the event
that the issuance would result in any of the Vendors (or their nominees) becoming “insiders”
pursuant to Canadian securities laws to such later time or times that the issuance will not result
in the creation of an “insider”.
The Vendors will retain a 1.5% net smelter returns royalty on the Projects. The transaction is
subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Nathan Tribble,
P.Geo., a director of the Company and a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43‐
101. The qualified person has not yet visited the Projects or the Canegrass Project and therefore
has not yet verified the data disclosed, including sampling, analytical, and test data underlying
the information or opinions contained in the written disclosure.
About Huntsman Exploration Inc.
Huntsman is a mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of the
Canegrass Nickel Sulphide project in Western Australia under the Company’s Huntsman Nickel
division, and the exploration and development of the Company’s gold projects under the
Huntsman Gold division, specifically the Baxter Spring historical gold discovery in Nevada and the
Flint property in Idaho.
On Behalf of the Board of Huntsman Exploration Inc.
Scott Patrizi
President and Chief Executive Officer
For more information, please contact 1‐855‐584‐0160 or [email protected]
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accuracy of this release.
Forward Looking Statements: Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are
forward‐looking statements, which are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainness
and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our
forward‐looking statements,, such as the Company’s decision to not close the acquisition for any reason,
including as a result of adverse due diligence results. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those
described in forward‐looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results
not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove
to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward‐looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.