Senior Mining Executive – Frederic Mercier-Langevin to Join Patriot Battery Metals
Patriot Battery Metals Inc.
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Senior Mining Executive – Frederic Mercier-Langevin to Join
Patriot Battery Metals
April 6, 2025 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 7, 2025 – Sydney, Australia
Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Patriot”) (TSX: PMET) (ASX: PMT)
(OTCQX: PMETF) (FSE: R9GA) is pleased to announce that highly experienced and Quebec-
based mining executive Frederic Mercier-Langevin, will join Patriot Battery Metals commencing
immediately. Mr Mercier -Langevin takes on the role of Chief Development / Operating Officer
(CDO/COO) for the Company driving the further assessment , development and value -added
opportunities for our Shaakichiuwaanaan (shaa-gi-chi-waa-naan) Project.
Mr Mercier-Langevin, is a Mining Engineer by training (including a Masters in Rock Mechanics), with
over 20 years’ experience in open pit and underground mining environments, leading into senior
and executive roles respectively, with both Agnico Eagle Mines and more recently Wesdome Gold
Mines Ltd.
Mr Mercier -Langevin’s extensive commissioning, operations and development experience,
including large-scale open pit and underground mines in the North, is a key inclusion to Patriot’s
executive team. He will be instrumental in the next steps of development of the Shaakichiuwaanaan
Project, as the team progresses towards a timely and high -quality completion of the F easibility
Study and ESIA.
Ken Brinsden, Patriot’s Managing Director said: “With Frederic as a timely addition to Patriot’s
executive team we are further building capability, experience and localising the senior management team.
These are important elements that will help contribute to the successful development of our
Shaakichiuwaanaan Project.
“Add to that Frederic’s solid reputation, his engaging style and command of local Quebec conditions , we
are lucky that he has chosen to join us,” Mr Brinsden added.
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 Pro ject located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay
region of Quebec, Canada, which is accessible year -round by all-season road and is proximal to
regional powerline infrastructure. The Shaakichiuwaanaan Mineral Resource 1, which includes the
1 Shaakichiuwaanaan (CV5 & CV13) Mineral Resource Estimate (80.1 Mt at 1.44% Li2O and 163 ppm Ta2O5
Indicated, and 62.5 Mt at 1.31% Li2O and 147 ppm Ta2O5 ppm Inferred) is reported at a cut -off grade of 0.40% Li2O
(open-pit), 0.60% Li2O (underground CV5), and 0.80% Li2O (underground CV13) with an Effective Date of August 21,
2024 (through drill hole CV24-526). Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves as they do not have demonstrated
economic viability.
CV5 & CV13 spodumene pegmatites, totals 80.1 Mt at 1.44% Li2O Indicated, and 62.5 Mt at 1.31%
Li2O Inferred, and ranks as the largest lithium pegmatite resource in the Americas, and the 8 th
largest lithium pegmatite resource in the world.
A Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) was announced for the CV5 Pegmatite August 21,
2024, and highlights it as a potential North American lithium raw materials powerhouse. The PEA
outlines the potential for a competitive and globally significant high-grade lithium project targeting
up to ~800 ktpa spodumene concentrate using a simple Dense Media Separation (“DMS ”) only
process flowsheet.
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
Olivier Caza-Lapointe
Head, Investor Relations – North America
T: +1 (514) 913-5264
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