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BlueBird Battery Metals starts exploration at Ashburton cobalt project in Australia

Published: 02:09 15 Nov 2018 AEDT

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BlueBird Battery Metals is a company focused on the exploration and development of strategic battery metals projects, primarily cobalt and nickel

BlueBird Battery Metals Inc (TSX-V:BATT) said it is starting the initial exploration of its 100%-owned Ashburton Project.

The Ashburton Project is located 315 km south of Karratha and 950 km north of Perth in Western Australia. It is comprised of four tenements, which include over 30 km of strike length where historical surface sampling returned anomalous cobalt values greater than 0.10%.

Cobalt associated with extensive manganese mineralization extends for over 60 km. The manganese mineralization was the focal point of historical sampling programs, but the presence of cobalt mineralization offers significant exploration upside.

READ: BlueBird Battery Metals aims to help solve a looming problem facing electric car makers: the ‘unruly teenager,’ otherwise known as cobalt

The first phase of exploration will consist of ground reconnaissance mapping and sampling focused on areas where historical surface sample results, collected by others, yielded high cobalt values. Reconnaissance-scale mapping and sampling will be undertaken to evaluate selected target areas to verify the historical results.

In addition, the company plans to collect several 15-30 kg samples that will be analyzed using acid leach analytical methods to evaluate the recoverability of the cobalt-manganese mineralization.

BlueBird Battery Metals is a company focused on the exploration and development of strategic battery metals projects, primarily cobalt and nickel.

The company is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Contact Rene Pastor at rene.pastor@proactiveinvestors.com

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