Electra Confirms Cobalt Mineralization at New Target in Idaho

TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Electra Battery Supplies Company (TSX-V: ELBM) (OTCQX: ELBMF) (“Electra”) confirmed at this time the existence of a brand new cobalt zone within the Idaho Cobalt Belt, following the receipt of assay outcomes from drilling at its Ruby prospect. The brand new drill intercepts are positioned in shut proximity to the Firm’s flagship Iron Creek cobalt-copper deposit. Outcomes from Electra’s summer season exploration program help a extra in depth drill marketing campaign to find out the total extent of Ruby’s mineralization.

“Important investments are being made in North America to onshore the electrical car provide chain, and the State of Idaho has an essential position to play in creating a home provide of crucial metals resembling cobalt,” mentioned Trent Mell, Electra’s CEO.  “We’re very excited that drilling of our Ruby prospect helps our thesis that there are new cobalt targets within the Idaho Cobalt Belt.

Mr. Mell added, “The assay outcomes pave the way in which for extra drilling and underscore the potential for Idaho to turn into and essential supply of cobalt within the U.S. and scale back North America’s reliance on overseas provide.”

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Ruby goal is a brand new zone of cobalt mineralization positioned roughly 1.5 km southeast of Electra’s flagship Iron Creek deposit.
• Cobalt mineralization intercepted within the first two holes drilled at Ruby embrace:
• 6.4 metres @ 0.21% cobalt in IC22-02 from 307.5 to 313.9 metres
• 0.64 metres @ 0.87% cobalt in IC22-03A from 364.3 to 364.9 metres
• The drillholes are Electra’s first within the Ruby goal, testing the japanese portion of a geophysics anomaly that seems to thicken to the west because it approaches a fault system.

“Drill outcomes confirmed the presence of serious cobalt mineralization recognized within the chargeability anomaly imaged on this yr’s 3D-induced polarization survey,” mentioned Dan Tempo, Electra’s Principal Geologist. “Extra drilling is warranted to judge the extent of the mineralization, which has an analogous geophysical footprint to the Iron Creek deposit.”

Electra’s Idaho Property

The Iron Creek Challenge is positioned inside Electra’s Idaho property, which consists of mining patents and exploration claims over an space of two,300 hectares protecting the strike extent of strata internet hosting mineralization. Historic underground growth at Iron Creek consists of 600 metres of drifting from three adits. An all-weather street connects the property to a state freeway and close by cities, Challis and Salmon.

Iron Creek is one in all a number of cobalt-copper assets and prospects inside the Idaho Cobalt Belt, a potential mineralized system that accommodates the most important main assets of cobalt in the USA, based on the U.S. Geological Survey. Inside Electra’s personal property boundaries, quite a few satellite tv for pc targets have been recognized, together with the Ruby Zone cobalt prospect positioned 1.5 km southeast of Iron Creek which is the main focus of the 2022 program (Determine 1).

2022 Drilling Abstract

Electra accomplished 1,674 meters of drilling within the 2022 exploration program.  One gap was drilled focusing on the japanese extension of the Iron Creek useful resource with outcomes pending.  Three holes and two wedge offset holes have been accomplished on the Ruby goal roughly 1.5 km southeast of Iron Creek focusing on geophysical anomalies and floor outcropping cobalt mineralization (Determine 2). Wedges have been used to get better mineralization in zones of poor restoration (IC22-03/03A) and to increase drilling to depth the place the unique gap was misplaced above goal (IC22-04/04A).  All drillholes have been collared with HQ diameter core and IC22-03/3A and IC22-04A have been accomplished with NQ core. All drillholes encountered important pyrite mineralization and outcomes have been finalized for 2 holes and one wedge offset that are reported on this launch.  The primary reported intercepts verify the presence of serious cobalt mineralization related to the pyrite zones intercepted in drilling at Ruby (desk 1).

Allowing Replace

Electra is aggressively advancing allowing on a brand new Plan of Operations in collaboration with the Salmon-Challis Nationwide Forest to conduct further drilling packages in 2023.  The plan will permit for a multi-year exploration program to systematically consider the Ruby zone, full step out drilling on the Iron Creek useful resource, and consider further excessive precedence targets inside the declare block.  Electra has additionally been awarded a 217 acre ft water proper from the State of Idaho Division of Water Sources to help exploration and mining actions on the Iron Creek property.  The water proper is contingent on exhibiting useful use on or earlier than September 1, 2027.

Desk 1. Assay Outcomes

True thickness is estimated at 70-95% of reported thickness primarily based on the contact angle of the sulfide zones to the core axis.  Cobalt intercepts are calculated utilizing a 0.18% cobalt cutoff and permitting one pattern interval of inside dilution. IC22-03A is a wedged/twin of IC22-03 from 361 to 380 metres and is a extra consultant intercept of the mineralized zone than IC22-03.

High quality Assurance and High quality Management

Blanks, duplicates, and requirements have been inserted into the pattern chain on the core processing web site as a part of the QA/QC program. All samples have been submitted to ALS laboratories in Twin Falls, Idaho by Firm workers. Drill core samples are dried, weighed, crushed to 70% passing -2mm, cut up to 250g pulps crushed to 85% passing minus 75 microns. Samples have been dissolved with a 4 acid digestion and analyzed by ICP-AES and ICP-MS.

Certified Individual Assertion

Dan Tempo is a Registered Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration and is the Certified Individual as outlined by Nationwide Instrument 43-101 who has reviewed and authorised the contents of this information launch. Mr. Tempo is employed as Principal Geologist for Electra Battery Supplies Company.

About Electra Battery Supplies

Electra is a processor of low-carbon, ethically-sourced battery supplies. At present commissioning North America’s solely cobalt sulfate refinery, Electra is executing a multipronged technique centered on onshoring the electrical car provide chain.  Keys to its technique are integrating black mass recycling and nickel sulfate manufacturing at Electra’s refinery positioned north of Toronto, advancing Iron Creek, its cobalt-copper exploration-stage mission within the Idaho Cobalt Belt, and increasing cobalt sulfate processing into Bécancour, Quebec. For extra info go to www.electrabmc.com.

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