Patriot Renames the Corvette Project Shaakichiuwaanaan (shaa-gi-chi-waa-naan) Project
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Patriot Renames the Corvette Project Shaakichiuwaanaan
(shaa-gi-chi-waa-naan) Project
July 31, 2024 – Vancouver, BC, Canada August 1, 2024 – Sydney, Australia
Highlights
• Patriot is proud to announce the re-naming of the Corvette Project to the
Shaakichiuwaanaan Project ( pronounced Shaa -gi-chi-waa-naan), as proposed by the
Chisasibi elders and members of the Tallyman’s family.
• A logo has been developed for the Project, designed in collaboration with the T allyman’s
family.
• Since 2022, more than 200 communication activities have taken place with various Chisasibi
leadership, land users, community members, entrepreneurs and organizations, reflecting a
high level of broad community participation in consultation processes to date.
• The contribution of Cree community members to direct site activities includ es drilling
operations, civil works, camp operations and road construction. More than 105 First
Nations workers have worked on the Project to date during 2024.
• Environmental baseline data collection is conducted by a Cree enterprise (Niigaan), with
Cree field staff.
• The Grand Opening of Patriot’s office in Chisasibi will take place in August 2024.
• Patriot remains on schedule for a Mineral Resource Estimate update for the
Shaakichiuwaanaan Project in August 2024, including both the CV5 and CV13 spodumene
pegmatites.
Alix Drapack, Patriot’s Executive Vice President of ESG, comments: “The decision to change the
name of the Corvette Project to the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project reflects Patriot’s commitment to build a
strong relationship with the Cree Nation of Chisasibi and the Tallyman’s family. The Company
acknowledges, highly values and respects Cree traditional territory and their connection to the land.
“Introducing a Cree language reference to the Project name presents a great opportunity to share Cree
culture through the storyline the name represents. In this way, Patriot can further share Cree culture with
the broader Patriot stakeholder community,” she added.
Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Patriot”) (TSX: PMET) (ASX: PMT)
(OTCQX: PMETF) (FSE: R9GA) is pleased to announce the renaming of the Corvette Project
to the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project. The Cree word, Shaakichiuwaanaan, means climbing a hill or a
mountain and refers to three hills/mountains in the vicinity of the Project.
The 100% -owned Shaakichiuwaanaan Property (the “Property” or “Project”) is located in the
Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec. Specifically, all of Patriot’s drill exploration activities
have been located on trapline CH39, on the traditional territory of the Cree Nation of Chisasibi.
Photo looking north -west of CV5 showing the three mountains/hills – the basis of the word
Shaakichiuwaanaan.
More than 200 communication activities have taken place with various Chisasibi leadership, land
users, entrepreneurs, organizations and community members since 2022. Patriot’s ESG team visits
the community in person, approximately every six weeks. During several of the communications
sessions with the Tallyman’s family and the community-at-large, the idea of renaming the Project
was both suggested and discussed. Patriot asked for input from the Tallyman and the elders of the
community and the recommendation was to use the Cree word, Shaakichiuwaanaan, in reference
to the Project.
Building on this recommendation, a logo has been developed for the Project in collaboration with
the Tallyman’s family, including symbols important to the Cree such as a goose, a teepee and Cree
syllabics.
Project logo: Designed in collaboration with the Tallyman’s family
A key to the success of the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project is the contribution of First Nations workers
at site. Cree community members have been contributing to site activities including drilling
operations, civil works, camp operations and road construction. More than 105 First Nations
workers have worked on the Project during 2024. Just prior to Goose Break in April , this
represented approximately 23% of the workers at site.
Environmental baseline data collection has been underway at the site since 2022, conducted by a
Cree enterprise, Niigaan. As part of this joint venture partnership, Chisasibi community members
assist biologists from various environmental consulting firm s, in a mutually beneficial approach
allowing for sharing of information from Crees that reflects their unique understanding of their
land.
Patriot is also very pleased to announce the lease of office space in the Chisasibi Commercial
Center, beginning on August 1, 2024. Edward Bearskin, Patriot’s Community Liaison Officer, will
work out of the office , providing community members with the opportunity to discuss the
Shaakichiuwaanaan Project and provide feedback as the Project progresses.
About Patriot Battery Metals Inc.
Patriot Battery Metals Inc. is a hard -rock lithium exploration company focused on advancing its
district-scale 100% owned Shaakichiuwaanaan Project (formaly known as the Corvette Project)
located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, Canada, and proximal to regional road
and powerline infrastructure. The Shaakichiuwaanaan Project hosts the CV5 Spodumene Pegmatite
with a current Mineral Resource Estimate that ranks as the largest lithium pegmatite resource in
the Americas based on contained lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE), and one of the top 10 largest
lithium pegmatite resources in the world. Additionally, the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project hosts
multiple other spodumene pegmatite clusters that remain to be drill tested, as well as significant
areas of prospective trend that remain to be assessed.
For further information, please contact us at [email protected] or by calling +1 (604)
279-8709, or visit www.patriotbatterymetals.com. Please also refer to the Company’s continuous
disclosure filings, available under its profile at www.sedarplus.ca and www.asx.com.au, for available
exploration data.
This news release has been approved by the Board of Directors.
“KEN BRINSDEN”
Kenneth Brinsden, President, CEO, & Managing Director
Brad Seward
Vice President, Investor Relations
T: +61 400 199 471
Olivier Caza-Lapointe
Head, Investor Relations – North America
T: +1 (514) 913-5264