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Coquitlam, BC - TheNewswire - February 2, 2023 - Fuse Battery MetalsInc. (formerly “ Fuse Cobalt Inc .”) (“ the Company “ or“ Fuse ”) (TSXV:FUSE ) ( OTC:FUSEF ) ( FRA:43W3) announces the grant of stock optionsexercisable to purchase an aggregate of 2,250,000 common shares of theCompany to certain directors and officers. The stock options aregranted pursuant to the terms of the Company’s stock option plan,and the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Stock optionsare exercisable at a price of $0.0525 per share for a period of fiveyears from the grant date.
The stock options granted are subject to a four?monthand a day hold period expiring on June 3, 2023, in accordance withapplicable Canadian Securities Laws.
About Fuse Battery Metals Inc.(formerly “Fuse Cobalt Inc.”) https://fusecobalt.com/
Fuse Battery Metals Inc. is a Canadian basedexploration company that trades under the symbol FUSE on the TSXVenture Exchange. The Company's focus is on exploration for high valuemetals required for the manufacturing of batteries.
Ontario Cobalt Properties
Fuse owns a 100% interest its Glencore Bucke Property,situated in Bucke Township, 6 km east-northeastof Cobalt, Ontario, subject to a back-in provision, production royaltyand off-take agreement . The Glencore Bucke Property consists of 16.2hectares and sits along the west boundary of Fuse’s Teledyne CobaltProject. The Company also owns a 100% interest, subject to aroyalty, in the Teledyne Project located near Cobalt, Ontario. TheTeledyne Property adjoins the south and west boundaries of claims thathosted the Agnico Mine.
Glencore Bucke/TeledyneProperty
Situated in Bucke Township, 6 km east-northeast ofCobalt, Ontario the Glencore Bucke Property adjoins, on its northeastcorner, the former cobalt producing Agaunico Mine. From 1905 throughto 1961, the Agaunico Mine produced a total of 4,350,000 lbs. ofcobalt (“Co”), and 980,000 oz of silver (“Ag”)(Cunningham-Dunlop, 1979). Theamount of cobalt produced from the Agaunico Mine is greater than thatof any other mine in the Cobalt Mining Camp. Production ceased in 1961 due to depressed Co prices and over-supply(Thomson, 1964). The Glencore property is 100% owned by Fuse Batterysubject to a back-in provision, production royalty and off-takeagreement.
The associated Teledyne Property, located in Bucke andLorrain Townships, consists of 5 patented mining claims totaling 79.1ha, and 46 unpatented mining claim cells totaling approximately 700ha. The Property is easily accessible by highway 567 and awell-maintained secondary road .
Over $25 million Can has been spent thus far, (2020dollars inflation-adjusted) on the Teledyne Property resulting invaluable infrastructure including a development ramp and a moderndecline going down 500 ft parallel to the main cobalt mineralizedvein. The Teledyne Property is subject to a production royalty infavor of New Found Gold and an off-take agreement in favor of GlencoreCanada Corp., while the Glencore Bucke Property is subject to aback-in provision, production royalty, and an off-take agreement infavor of Glencore Canada Corp. Glencore PLC is the world’s largestproducer of cobalt. Asignificant portion of the cobalt that was produced at the AgaunicoMine was located along structures (Vein #15) that extended southwardtowards the northern boundary of the Teledyne Cobalt Property, currently 100% owned by FUSE. Mineralization wasgenerally located within 125 ft (38.1 m) above the Huronian/Archeanunconformity. Stoping widths of up to 50 ft (15.2 m) were not unusualat the Agaunico Mine (Cunningham-Dunlop,1979).
On Behalf of the Board ofDirectors
“Tim Fernback”
Tim Fernback, Interim President &CEO
Contact Information:
Email: info@fusebatterymetals.com
Phone: 236-521-0207
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