VANCOUVER, BC, July 31,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - 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 Tallyman'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 includes 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.
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.
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 firms, 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
info@patriotbatterymetals.com 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
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