South Star Battery Metals Enhances Board and Executive Management Team
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NEWS RELEASE
South Star Battery Metals Enhances Board and Executive Management Team
Vancouver, Canada, August 21, 2023 – South Star Battery Metals Corp. (“South Star” or the “Company”) (TSXV:
STS) (OTCQB: STSBF), is pleased to announce that Roger Mortimer, an experienced capital-markets executive and
global climate/energy-transition fund manager, has joined the board of directors and will serve as an advisor to
the Company. In addition, Ty Dinwoodie, a graphite-industry veteran, senior corporate advisor and specialist in
Li-ion battery materials, has joined the executive team as a senior technical/commercial advisor.
Richard Pearce, CEO of South Star, said, “We are excited to welcome Roger and Ty to our team, and I look forward
to working closely with both as we scale our operations and ramp up our production in quality graphite
concentrates as well as midstream and downstream products . Roger brings a wealth of capital markets
experience and extensive industry relationships as a global climate/energy transition fund manager and CIO for
over 20 years. He will strengthen our board and play a key role in helping us increase our presence and investor
awareness in the United States and globally.”
Mr. Mortimer has a BA in Economics and MBA degrees from the Western University. He has managed public
equities globally for more than 20 years and has considerable experience in resource sectors, including energy
and mining. He has held oversight positions as a Senior Vice President at both Aim Funds (now Invesco) and at CI
Funds, and was a portfolio manager and partner at Capi tal Group Companies. He has won multiple awards as a
portfolio manager brings extensive capital markets experience as an investor, issuer and banker.
For more than a decade, Mr. Dinwoodie has specialized in Li -ion battery-ready graphite materials with specific
expertise in active battery-ready anode products, and the associated downstream transformational technologies
and processes. He has served as an executive officer and senior strategic advisor for several private and public
technology, advanced-materials, and mining and exploration companies in North America, Europe, and Australia,
including governments, US Department of Defense contractors, universities, institutional investors, and leading
multinational corporations. While Mr. Dinwoodie’s work encompasses the global Li-ion battery-supply chains, he
is most passionate about battery-grade graphite with a particular focus on North American security of supply and
downstream transformational commercial capacity. Mr. Dinwoodie studied economics at McMa ster University
and physics at Laurentian University.
Mr. Pearce continued, “We are very lucky to have Ty join our team. Ty will help us design and implement our
battery-material testing programs and flowsheet development so that we can quickly advance Sou th Star’s
strategic plan of vertically integrated our graphite operations by 2027.”
ABOUT SOUTH STAR BATTERY METALS CORP
South Star Battery Metals Corp. is a Canadian battery metals project developer focused on the selective
acquisition and development of near-term production projects in the Americas. South Star’s Santa Cruz Graphite
Project, located in Southern Bahia, Brazil is the first of a series of industrial and battery metals projects that will
be put into production. Brazil is the sec ond-largest graphite-producing region in the world with more than 80
years of continuous mining. Santa Cruz has at -surface mineralization in friable materials, and successful large -
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scale pilot-plant testing (> 30t) has been completed. The results of the te sting show that approximately 65% of
Cg concentrate is +80 mesh with good recoveries and 95% -99% Cg. With excellent infrastructure and logistics,
South Star is fully funded for Phase 1, and the 12 -month construction and commissioning are underway. Santa
Cruz will be the first new graphite production in the Americas since 1996 with Phase 1 commercial production
projected in Q4 2023. Phase 2 production (25,000 tpy) is partially funded and planned for 2026, while Phase 3
(50,000 tpy) is scheduled for 2028.
South Star’s second project in the development pipeline is strategically located in Alabama in the center of a
developing electric vehicle, aerospace, and defense hub in the southeastern United States. The BamaStar Project
is a historic mine active during World Wars I & II. A NI43-101 technical report with the maiden resource estimate
has been filed on S EDAR. Trenching, phase 1 drilling, sampling, analysis, and preliminary metallurgic al testing
have been completed. The testing indicates a traditional crush/grind/flotation concentration circuit that achieved
grades of approximately 9 4-97% Cg with approximately 86% recoveries. South Star is executing on its plan to
create a multi -asset, diversified bat tery metals company with near -term operations in strategic jurisdictions.
South Star trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol STS, and on the OTCQB under the symbol STSBF.
South Star is committed to a corporate culture, project execution plan a nd safe operations that embrace the
highest standards of ESG principles based on transparency, stakeholder engagement, ongoing education , and
stewardship. To learn more, please visit the Company website at http://www.southstarbatterymetals.com.
This news release has been reviewed and approved by Richard Pearce, P.E., a “Qualified Person” under National
Instrument 43-101 and President and CEO of South Star Battery Metals Corp.
On behalf of the Board,
MR. RICHARD PEARCE
Chief Executive Officer
For additional information, please contact:
South Star Investor Relations
Email: [email protected]
+1 (604) 706-0212
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
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Forward-looking statements relate to information that is based on assumptions of management, forecasts of
future results, and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. Any statements that express p redictions,
expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not
statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements in this press
release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding, moving Santa Cruz into production and scaling
operations as well as advancing the Alabama project; and the Company’s plans and expectations.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or
results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: risks related
to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms; risks related to the outcome of
legal proceedings; political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; risks related to the
maintenance of stock exchange listings; risks related to environmental regulation and liability; the potential for
delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies; the uncertainty of
profitability; risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity
of mineral deposits; risks related to the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential
for unexpected costs and expenses; results of prefeasibility and feasibility studies, and the possibility that future
exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations; risks related
to commodity price fluctuations; and other risks and uncertainties related to the Company's prospects, properties
and business detailed elsewhere in the Company's disclosure record. Should one or more of these risks and
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those described in forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty
to forw ard-looking statements. These forward -looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the
Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Actual
events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations or projections.