Highlights: South Star’s flagship graphite mine Santa Cruz was selected by Brazilian National Development Bank (“BNDES”) and Brazil’s Innovation Agency (“FINEP”) as part of the Transformation of Strategic Minerals initiative. The BNDES and FINEP partnership aims to promote investments to increase production, research and development as well as innovation in the processing of strategic minerals, such as graphite. The first... Read More

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- South Star Battery Metals Corp. (“ South Star ” or the “ Company ”) (TSXV: STS ) (OTCQB: STSB F), is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”) of up to 9,090,909 units (the “Units”) at price of US$0.22 (C$0.3019) per Unit for gross proceeds of up to US$2,000,000 (C$2,744,600). Each Unit will consist... Read More

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- South Star Battery Metals Corp. (“South Star” or the “Company”) (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB: STSBF), is pleased to announce the successful production and shipment of the first container of natural flake graphite concentrates, as well provide an operational update for the Santa Cruz Graphite Mine in Bahia, Brazil. The maiden shipment comprised of 20 bulk bags of graphite... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2025 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce the appointed of Mr. Tiago Cunha to its board of directors. Mr. Cunha is the manager of equity at investment fund firm Ace Capital and a veteran capital markets executive with extensive mineral resource and energy transition experience. Richard Pearce, CEO of South... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it has completed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa ("UA") on behalf of its Alabama Mobility and Power Center ("AMP") to develop a binding Definitive Partnership Agreement ("Agreement") to support a battery anode... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2025 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS) (OTCQB:STSBF) announces that it has granted 542,899 restricted share units and 480,000 deferred shares units all with a vesting term of 1 year and 1,745,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company, in accordance with the Company's omnibus incentive plan dated... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 21, 2025 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it has successfully exercised its right to earn-in 75% of the BamaStar Graphite Project (the "Project"), which was formerly named the Ceylon Graphite Project, located in Coosa County, Alabama. Per the terms of the binding earn-in agreement (the "Agreement")... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 8, 2025 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS) (OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it that it has successfully completed the closing of the third and final tranche of its upsized, non-brokered private placement (the " Private Placement ") of Units for gross proceeds to the Company of US$879,449.45 (CA$1,231,229.06). When combined with Tranche 1... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 23, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that as a result of demand, it is increasing the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the " Private Placement ") to up to an aggregate total of US$3,200,000 (CA$4,480,000). The Private Placement is comprised of units (the " Units "), each... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 19, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it that it has successfully completed a second tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of units (the "Units") for gross proceeds to the Company of US$1,312,528 (CA$1,837,538.78). When combined with the proceeds from Tranche 1, the... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it that it has successfully completed an initial tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of units (the "Units") for gross proceeds of US$808,022.55 (CA$1,131,230). Proceeds from the Private Placement will be used for exploration,... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 2, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it intends to reprice the previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of common shares (the "Shares") at a revised unit price consisting of one (1) common share priced at US$0.43 (C$0.60) per Share and one (1) common share... Read More

Highlights: Positive National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for the BamaStar Mine and Concentrator Plant in Coosa County, AL and a value-add upgrading plant in Mobile, AL. The natural flake graphite concentrate precursor material for the value-add plant will come from South Star's BamaStar and Santa Cruz Mines, which is now in Phase 1 operations in Brazil. First production for... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 24, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS) (OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of common shares (the "Shares") at a price of US$0.43 (C$0.60) per Share to raise up to US$2,500,000 (C$3,459,500). Closing of the Private Placement is subject to customary closing... Read More

Highlights: Positive National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for the BamaStar Mine and Concentrator Plant in Coosa County, AL and a value-add upgrading plant in Mobile, AL. The natural flake graphite concentrate precursor material for the value-add plant will come from South Star's... Read More

Highlights: Commissioning is complete at Santa Cruz Phase 1 Graphite Mine ("Santa Cruz") in Bahia, Brazil, and first one tonne product has been placed in the bulk bag. Commercial production will ramp-up in October with first product shipments expected by end of October. Phase 1 construction and commissioning was completed as Santa Cruz team approaches 286,488 manhours and 678 days without a loss-time accident. As-builts and... Read More

Highlights: BamaStar natural flake graphite concentrate was successfully upgraded to 99.95% fixed carbon, which is suitable for lithium-ion batteries and a variety of other value-add applications. South Star is advancing a process flowsheet for producing coated, spheronized, purified graphite ("CSPG") using commercially available equipment and industry standard, proven technology with no special products or proprietary... Read More

Advancing the First New Natural-Flake Graphite Mine in the Americas this Century VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 6, 2024 / SOUTH STAR BATTERY METALS CORP. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF) is pleased to announce that, further to the Company's May 6, 2024 announcement ("South Star Battery Metals Announces the First Sale of Natural Flake Graphite Concentrate from its Santa Cruz Graphite Mine in... Read More

South Star advancing the first new natural-flake graphite mine in the Americas this century. VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 1, 2024 / SOUTH STAR BATTERY METALS CORP. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS) (OTCQB:STSBF) is pleased to announce that further to the Company's May 6, 2024 announcement (" South Star Battery Metals Announces the First Sale of Natural Flake Graphite Concentrate from its Santa Cruz Graphite... Read More

Mine prestrip, preliminary dump foundations and ramps are complete, and approximately 50,000 tonnes of ore is being placed on the ore pad by end of August for commissioning and initial operations. The following plant areas are substantially complete, and commissioning of the equipment is underway: Primary and secondary crushing circuit Floatation/grinding/screening plant Tailings thickener and filter press facilities... Read More

Highlights: Metallurgical work completed on representative oxide, transition and fresh rock composite samples ranging in grade from 2.36% Cg for fresh rock to 3.04% Cg for oxide samples. Bond abrasion and work index testing show low to medium abrasion and low energy requirements. Open circuit flotation tests resulted in excellent concentrates grade ranging from 94.4% Cg for fresh rock materials to 99.5% Cg for oxide samples... Read More

Santa Cruz Graphite Mine Highlights: Final payment of land purchase for Phase 1 Plant and Operations. Approval of the Definitive Mining Licenses For Phases 1, 2 & 3. All mining and environmental licenses/permits are approved and in-hand for the future phased, modular expansion of Santa Cruz graphite production up to 50,000 tonnes/year. Phase 1 construction is on schedule for substantial completion by the end of June 2024... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 6, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF) is pleased to announce the execution of a binding sales agreement (the " Agreement ") for the initial purchase of 100 tonnes of the Company's graphite concentrate from its Santa Cruz Graphite Mine in Brazil. The material will be shipped in five (5) industry-standard intermodal ISO 20-foot... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 1, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that Richard Vigil has been appointed as Vice President of Operations of the Company. Mr. Vigil is a mining engineer with an MBA specializing in international business and finance. He has 15 years of experience evaluating mines and projects globally but with a focus on the... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 6, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. (" South Star " or the " Company ") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that the environmental permits for Santa Cruz Graphite Mine Phases 2 and 3 have been approved for up to 50,000 tonne per annum ("tpa") of concentrate for eight mining claims. Following approval of the environmental permits, five of the principal claims were... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2024 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. (" South Star " or the " Company ") (TSXV:STS) (OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that as a result of significant demand, it has increased the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of common shares (the "Shares") at a price of C$0.72 per common share (see news release dated December 13, 2023). South Star will now... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 22, 2023 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. (" South Star " or the " Company ") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF) announces that it has granted stock options pursuant to its 2022 10% rolling stock option plan to a director and a consultant of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 208,000 common shares of the Company. The stock options are exercisable at $0.74 per share and expire 5 years... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 14, 2023 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. (" South Star " or the " Company ") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement" or "Offering") of common shares (the "Shares") at a price of C$0.72 per Share to raise up to C$5,000,000. Management believes the Private Placement will be fully subscribed.... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 8, 2023 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. (" South Star " or the " Company ") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that its 2023 drilling campaign has been completed on its BamaStar Graphite Project in Coosa County, Alabama. The program was designed to test continuity and limits... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 18, 2023 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. (" South Star " or the " Company ") (TSXV: STS )(OTCQB: STSBF ), is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it has retained the services of Venture Liquidity Providers Inc. (" VLP ") to initiate its market-making services to provide assistance in maintaining an orderly trading market for the common shares of the Company. The... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 21, 2023 / South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV:STS)(OTCQB:STSBF), is pleased to announce that Roger Mortimer, an experienced capital-markets executive and global climate/energy-transition fund manager, has joined the board of directors and will serve as an advisor to the Company. In addition, Ty Dinwoodie, a graphite-industry veteran, senior corporate... Read More

Highlights: 520,000 tonnes of contained graphite with an open pit-constrained mineral resource estimate of 22M tonnes of inferred resources at an average grade of 2.4% (Cg), based on a 1.1% cut-off grade. Estimate is based on 12 drill holes totaling 506m of HQ diamond drilling completed in 2022. The mineral resource estimate confirms the significant potential of this historical mine with graphite mineralization open at depth... Read More

VANCOUVER , BC , Feb. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - South Star Battery Metals Corp . ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB: STSBF), is pleased to provide the Company's 2022 year in review and 2023 catalysts. Happy 2023 to everyone! As I reflect on 2022, Charles Dickens' classic line from Tale of Two Cities comes to mine (bad pun intended), "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was... Read More

Highlights: Successful completion of 12 hole maiden diamond drilling program ( 506m ) confirming at- or near-surface mineralization with a total of 324.5 meters of mineralization and an average weighted grade of 2.12% Cg. All the holes have significant intervals with grades typically ranging from 1.5% to 4.5% Cg and consistent... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC , Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB: STSBF), is pleased to announce that it has completed a non-brokered private placement of units (the "Private Placement" or the "Offering") for total proceeds of C$230,166 . This Offering is related to the Company's previous private placement completed in November 2022 (See press release dated Nov.... Read More

Highlights: Civil and earthworks contractors mobilized, and Santa Cruz is on schedule to complete construction and commissioning by December 2023 . Majority of major equipment contracts signed and down payments completed to lock in equipment CAPEX. All major equipment contracts scheduled to be finalized in January 2023.... Read More

Successful completion of maiden drilling program confirming at- or near-surface mineralization with 16.5m (CD2201) at 2.73% Cg, 18m (CD2202) at 2.67% Cg, 28.5m (CD2203) at 2.50% Cg, 51m (CD2204) at 2.35% Cg, 9.5m (CD2209) at 2.42% Cg, and 8m (CD2210) at 2.90% Cg. All drilling assays should be completed yearend 2022. All... Read More

VANCOUVER, BC , Nov. 16, 2022 /CNW/ - South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB: STSBF), is pleased to announce that it has completed the second tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units (the "Private Placement" or the "Offering") for total proceeds of C$2,326,700 . The entire second tranche of the Offering was with global institutional investors who... Read More

South Star Battery Metals Corp. ("South Star" or the "Company") (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB: STSBF), is pleased to announce that it has completed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units (the "Private Placement" or the "Offering") for total proceeds of C$2,308,863 . The majority of participation in the first tranche of the Offering was with global institutional investors who are very... Read More