BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US Battery Metal Assets Battery Metal Assets In a Low-Risk Jurisdiction With Fast Track Potential In a Low-Risk Jurisdiction With Fast Track Potential www.bluebirdbatterymetals.com
Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward -looking statements” . All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments that BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Although BlueBird Battery Metals believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploration and production successes or failures, continued availability of capital and financing, inability to obtain required shareholder or regulatory approvals, and general economic market or business conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of BlueBird’s management on the date the statements are made. Nathan Tribble, P.Geo., has approved the information contained in this presentation. Mr. Tribble is the P.Geo of the Company and is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 2
Battery Market Update Why Nickel? ➢ Western Australia Bluebird Battery Metals Projects Canegrass Project ➢ Ashburton Project ➢ 2020 Programs and ➢ Catalysts BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 3
The Battery-Powered Industrial Revolution 70+ new battery megafactories in operation BY First government 2025 bans on gas/diesel vehicles Automakers to spend US$300B on EVs Tens of millions of EVs expected on the roads millions of charge stations installed 100,000+ GWh in new energy storage capacity expected online BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 4 4
Nickel; Set to Become The Next Winner In The Battery Boom 1. Consumer driven changes in battery design are underway - Demand is for parity with gas driven vehicles in terms of cost and distance traveled on a single charge 2. Manufacturers are moving away from: - low or no-nickel batteries - LFP - Lithium ion phosphate that uses no nickel - NMC 111 that uses equal parts nickel, manganese and cobalt 3. Manufacturers are moving towards: - Higher nickel variety batteries NMC 523, 622 and NMC 811 which uses 8 parts nickel to 1 part cobalt and - manganese 4. Fitch Solutions forecast has NMC batteries nearly tripling from 28% of global EV sales to 63% by 2027. The Trans Australian Indian Pacific Ni Roughly 125,000 people are train linking Sydney with Perth employed in Mining in Western includes a 478 kilometer straight Australia, which generated over stretch – the worlds longest! $145 billion in sales in 2018/2019 BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 5 BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 5
Nickel; Set to Become The Next Winner In The Battery Boom According to the Roskill “Nickel Outlook to 2029” the b attery nickel demand forecast: - 258,000 tonnes by 2022 - Rising to 3.69 million tonnes by 2030 Source: Western Areas Ltd., Trafigura Research, SMM, CIAP – March 2020 BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 6 BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 6
Battery Growth Drivers EV adoption headed towards unstoppable upwards trend Government action is underway Auto industry is spending • 9 Countries and multiple states, provinces, • US$300B committed to EV dev and production cities planning bans on gas/diesel vehicles by 2025 (incl. $ 87B for battery procurement) 2 from 2025 • 39 automakers have EVs available or in • China and nine US states have introduced development, including sedans and pick-ups minimum EV sales mandates Charge station numbers growing Ev adoption is accelerating 630,000+ charge stations in place; commitments • 5.4M EVs in use by end of 2018 1 . Major sales growth • to roll out multi-million location networks by year-on-year. 2.1M EVs sold in 2018 2030 1 Analysts forecasting from 20M 3 (Morgan Stanley) to • Major oil companies are investing in and 120M 4 (IEA) EVs on the road by 2030 • acquiring EV charge station companies 1 Bloomberg NEF 3 Public announcements 2 Media 4 International Energy Association BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 7
Battery Metal Jurisdiction Risks Cobalt: Nickel: Co Ni 65% of global supply from DRC 33% of global supply from Indonesia Resurgence of conflict in the eastern DRC & Philippines • Institutionalized corruption Graft/corruption and limited • • Volatile inflation ownership • Child labor Import/export restrictions • • Questionable supply chain/product provenance • Vanadium: Copper: V Cu 40% of global supply from Russia, 30% of global supply from Chile, S. Africa & Brazil Peru & DRC Niche, small and opaque market Old, depleting mines • • Few pureplay producers Geopolitical risk and worsening • • international trade relations BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 8
The Western Australia Jurisdiction Advantage Consistently ranked World Top 5 jurisdiction ▪ Global battery metal production is Politically stable and pro-mining dangerously reliant on unstable, ▪ high-risk jurisdictions Stable regulatory framework ▪ Attractive investment environment ▪ Highly prospective mineralogy ▪ Excellent infrastructure including road, rail, ports End users are actively seeking ▪ stable, reliable and conflict-free sources High quality end product for battery metals ▪ of production Skilled and experienced workforce ▪ PILBARA MINERALS ALTURA MINING MINERAL RESOURCES WA projects can Discovery to Production Discovery to Production Discovery to Production move rapidly 4 years 3.6 years 4 years into production BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 9 BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 9
Fast Track Potential in a Low-Risk Jurisdiction Broad Exposure to Booming Battery • Industry with Ni-Cu- Co and PGE’s Projects with Clear Path for Advancement • Low-Risk , Pro-Mining Jurisdiction that • Facilitates Rapid Project Development Experienced Management and • Technical Team Multiple Catalysts with Work Programs • Underway Long-term Battery Metal Growth Trend • Battery Metal Growth moving towards • higher Nickel content batteries to improve vehicle range BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 10
Project Portfolio Ashburton Project Mn Co Western Australia ✓ Located in established mining districts known for high-value deposits ✓ Excellent infrastructure ✓ 100 % Ownership A U S T R A L I A Geraldton Perth Canegrass Project V Ni Cu Pd Co Western Australia BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 11
Ni Co Cu V Pt Pd Canegrass Project Canegrass Tenement High Grade Ni-Cu-Co-Pt-Pd-V 2 O 5 2018 Drilling Success Multiple, high-grade, near-surface hits • Successful holes in line with survey anomalies • Multiple exploration expansion targets Opportunity to expand known mineralization • A U S T R A L I A along strike and at depth More survey anomalies to be drill tested • High-grade Nickel, Copper, Palladium • discovered in near-surface drilling (2018 drilling) Canegrass Project Western Australia BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 12
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Canegrass Project – Regional Magnetics Atlantic Vanadium Windimurra Mine Bluebird Canegrass Property BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 14
Canegrass Project 4200 Ha property in WA (Western Australia). ➢ Underexplored, located in the Windimurra Intrusive ➢ Complex. Road accessible – 500 km from tidewater. ➢ Demonstrated Ni-Co-Cu potential associated with ➢ airborne VTEM TM anomalies. Multi-element rock and soil sampling ➢ (historical) indicates the absence of arsenic. Surface EM (2018) has confirmed strong EM ➢ anomalies associated with many of the VTEM TM anomalies. BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 15
Canegrass Project 2018 Drill Highlights ➢ All holes returned anomalous values of Ni, Cu, Co (and PGE) 2020 Drill program ➢ BBRC001 (Winx) 14m @ 1.17% Ni, 0.88% Cu and 0.05% Co from 65m, including 1m ➢ Two phase, 18 holes @ 2.70% Ni, 0.23% Cu and 0.12% Co ➢ 1660 meters RC drilling ➢ BBDD001 (Sunline) 0.57m @ 3.07 % Ni, 0.62% Cu and 0.24% Co from 144.1m ➢ 1500 meters DDH core ➢ BBDD002 (Tulloch) 14.25m @ 0.69% Ni, ➢ Eight target areas 0.82% Cu and 0.05% Co from 243.2, including 4 .9m @ 1.33% Ni, 1.26% Cu and 0.10% Co ➢ All mineralized holes open along strike and at depth ➢ Downhole electromagnetic (DHEM) testing identified anomalies in holes BBRC001 and 002, BBDD001 and 002, strongly suggesting mineralization is more extensive than intersected BLUEBIRDBATTERYMETALS.COM | BATT: TSX-V BBBMF: US 16
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