American Battery Metals Corporation Joins the Critical Materials Institute - Advisory Board

INCLINE VILLAGE, March 30, 2021 - American Battery Metals Corp. (OTCQB:ABML) (the "Company"), an American-owned lithium-ion battery recycling technology and advanced extraction company with extensive mineral resources in Nevada, which is in the process of changing its name to American Battery Technology Company, today announced that it has been invited to join the Critical Materials Institute advisory board as a representative of the lithium ion battery recycling community.

The Critical Materials Institute is an Energy Innovation Hub of the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. As a member of the advisory board, American Battery Technology Company will provide CMI with guidance on strategic planning and its R&D portfolio. American Battery Technology Company will work with CMI to define and understand the technological challenges in the recycling industry and help delineate pre-competitive research direction.

American Battery Technology Company was chosen for its technical capabilities and market knowledge to help CMI and its affiliates understand the challenges and opportunities of establishing a robust domestic U.S. supply chain around lithium ion battery recycling as well as to develop an understanding of the supportive government funding landscape.

"American Battery Technology Company is honored to join the CMI Advisory Board to represent the lithium-ion battery recycling community" said Ryan Melsert, American Battery Technology Company Chief Technical Officer. "There are significant opportunities for industry and CMI to work together to help ensure the responsible end-of-life management of these batteries and to help provide a low-cost domestic resource of the extracted critical materials. American Battery Technology Company works extensively with several of the large cathode manufacturers in the United States, and looks forward to engaging other portions of the manufacturing supply chain to ensure an integrated domestic supply chain."

About American Battery Metals Corporation
American Battery Technology Company is uniquely positioned to supply battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, extraction technology, and primary resources. The Company recently announced the groundbreaking of its lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Fernley, NV, and issued a recent shareholder letter outlining achievements of the past year.

American Battery Technology Company has built a clean technology platform that increases production of primary metals used in the batteries that power electric cars, grid storage applications, consumer electronics and tools. The green platform creates a circular economy for battery metals that champions ethical and environmentally sustainable sourcing of critical materials.

For more information, please visit: www.americanbatterytechnology.com

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including those with respect to the expected project economics for Western Nevada Basin (Railroad Valley), including estimates of life of mine, average production, cash costs, AISC, initial CAPEX, sustaining CAPEX, pre-tax IRR, pre-tax NPV, net cash flows and recovery rates, the impact of self-mining versus contract mining, the timing to obtain necessary permits, the submission of the project for final investment approval and the timing of initial gold production after investment approval and full financing, metallurgy and processing expectations, the mineral resource estimate, expectations regarding the ability to expand the mineral resource through future drilling, ongoing work to be conducted at the Western Nevada Basin (Railroad Valley), and the potential results of such efforts, the potential commissioning of a Pre-Feasibility study and the effects on timing of the project, are "forward-looking statements." Although the Company's management believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such expectations are, or will be, correct. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from those anticipated. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, interpretations or reinterpretations of geologic information, unfavorable exploration results, inability to obtain permits required for future exploration, development or production, general economic conditions and conditions affecting the industries in which the Company operates; the uncertainty of regulatory requirements and approvals; fluctuating mineral and commodity prices, final investment approval and the ability to obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms or at all. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020. The Company assumes no obligation to update any of the information contained or referenced in this press release.

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SOURCE: American Battery Metals Corp.