Global Atomic to Attend Mines & Money Online Global Connect

TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”), (TSX: GLO, FRANKFURT: G12, OTCQX: GLATF) will be meeting virtually with investors and other members of the investment community at Mines & Money Online Connect being held with an impressive cast of mining companies and investors from around the world starting Monday, August 31 to September 3, 2020.

Management’s discussion points with investors will include:

• the completion of extensive Mining Permit application to the Niger government for the Dasa Uranium Project with the expectation for receipt of that Permit in Q1 2021;
• the initial stages of the Pilot Plant metallurgical study now underway;
• the plans for other key elements of the project including geotechnical drilling, optimization of the development plan and a bankable feasibility study;
• potential options for project financing in the new year;
• the operation of the BST zinc plant in Turkey;
• and the price outlook for zinc and uranium.

About Global Atomic
Global Atomic Corporation (www.globalatomiccorp.com) is a TSX listed company that provides a unique combination of high-grade uranium mine development and cash-flowing zinc concentrate production.

The Company’s Uranium Division includes four deposits with the flagship project being the large, high-grade Dasa Project, discovered in 2010 by Global Atomic geologists through grassroots field exploration. The Company plans to submit its Mining Permit application for the Phase 1 high grade underground mine to the Ministry of Mines in the Republic of Niger in Q3 2020.

Global Atomics’ Base Metals Division holds a 49% interest in the Befesa Silvermet Turkey, S.L. (“BST”) Joint Venture, which operates a new, state of the art processing facility, located in Iskenderun, Turkey. The plant recovers zinc from Electric Arc Furnace Dust (“EAFD”) to produce a high-grade zinc oxide concentrate which is sold to zinc smelters around the world. The Company’s joint venture partner, Befesa Zinc S.A.U. (“Befesa”) listed on the Frankfurt exchange under ‘BFSA’, holds a 51% interest in and is the operator of the BST Joint Venture. Befesa is a market leader in EAFD recycling, with approximately 50% of the European EAFD market and facilities located throughout Europe and Asia.

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