Lodestar Battery Metals Corp. announced Experienced geologist Leo Horn will join the board of directors, adding significant technical and geological capability to the Company. Mr. Horn is an executive technical geologist with 22 years of experience across the exploration and mining industry for precious, base, battery and rare earth metals, diamonds and uranium across Canada, Australia, SE Asia, South America, Africa and Europe. During that time, he has contributed to major discovery success, including leading the team that delineated several large, high-grade uranium resources in the prolific Athabasca Basin of Canada. Mr. Horn is lso on the oard of ASX-listed Cosmos Exploration, currently actively exploring lithium projects in Canada in the James Bay district of Quebec. Mr. Horn's experience and network in Canada will be invaluable for Lodestar as well as his experience on various other lithium pegmatite projects, including the world-class Kenticha lithium-tantalum deposit in Ethiopia. Lodestar would also like to announce that Mr. Luke van der Meer (P.Geo.) has been appointed as Vice- President Exploration of the Company. Mr. Van der Meer has been with the Company since July 2022, as the Company's Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 guidelines - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). Luke brings a wealth of expertise to his newly appointed role, with an impressive background spanning
over two decades in mineral exploration, mining, and civil engineering. He will be an integral part of the Company moving forward, assisting with the exploration for the upcoming 2023 summer work program.