Patriot Battery Metals Inc. announced it has completed the first Phase of its surface exploration program, including prospecting and a geophysical survey (announced Aug. 19, 2021) at the company's Corvette-FCI Property (the "Property"), located in the James Bay Region of Quebec. more details on company Corvette-FCI property." The primary objective of the surface prospecting and rock sampling was to follow-up on the Elsass and Lorraine prospects discovered in 2019 along the Maven Cu-Au-Ag Trend, where surface sampling returned 3.63% Cu, 0.64 g/t Au, & 52.3 g/t Ag (Elsass) and 8.15% Cu, 1.33 g/t Au, & 171 g/t Ag (Lorraine). Additionally, the field crew explored the CV Lithium Trend where numerous occurrences of high-grade spodumene pegmatite have been discovered in previous programs. The CV8 (4.44% Li2O and 205 ppm Ta2O5), CV9 (4.72% Li2O) and CV10 (1.33% Li2O and 255 ppm Ta2O5) spodumene pegmatites, situated on the FCI West claim block, were discovered while prospecting for new gold occurrences in 2019. A total of 98 surface rock samples were collected and have been submitted for geochemical analysis to Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, ON. The surface work was successful in further prioritizing and ranking drill targets along both the Maven Copper-Gold-Silver Trend and the CV lithium Trend. In addition, rock type descriptions and modal mineralogy suggest several new areas of copper and lithium mineralization have been discovered, as well as several existing showings expanded. The company has also completed the induced polarization and resistivity (IP-Resistivity) geophysical survey across the Maven Cu-Au-Ag Trend. IP-resistivity is a geophysical tool commonly used in gold and base metals exploration and is often effective at qualifying drill targets, initially developed from surface mapping and sampling. Dynamic Discovery Geoscience Ltd., an expert geophysical group based in Ottawa, ON, is now assisting in the interpretation of this data. The company intends to complete a follow-up Phase II surface prospecting program this fall once the geophysical survey data, Phase I rock sample analytical data, and the KorrAI remote sensing data have been integrated and analyzed. The integrated dataset will serve as a final layer to qualify and rank drill hole targets as well as outline new targets areas to be ground truthed. The Company notes that it has developed a COVID Management Plan for the program and will carry out its field programs while adhering to all federal, provincial, and regional restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mineral exploration has been recognized as an essential service in Canada and the Province of Quebec.