Pure Minerals Limited announced additional drill results from its first phase of drilling at its 100%-owned Battery Hub manganese project, located in Western Australia's Gascoyne region. The results are derived from 24 RC drilling holes located at the Pools Prospect, located at the eastern end of tenement E09/2217 and immediately west of the Julia Prospect, in which drilling results were published on 11 January 2018. Prior to drilling, Pure Minerals completed rock chip sampling at Pools that identified enriched manganese mineralisation atop of a long 5 km ridgeline that was not actively drilled by previous operators. Pure Minerals has confirmed mineralisation extends along the entire 5 km strike of this ridgeline. Key statistical highlights of the drilling include: Every drill hole except one encountered manganese mineralisation. 27 significant primary intercepts were observed with an average thickness of manganese mineralisation of 18.6m. Mineralisation is shallow, extending from surface to and average maximum depth of 28.8m. Mineralisation remains open at depth and along strike. Geological and grade continuity appears very high over the entire 5 km strike length. 13 of the intercepts included a medium grade core averaging 10.2m thickness with a weighted average grade of 11.1% Mn occurs consistently along strike. A higher-grade core averaging 2.5m thickness and 26.65% Mn is observed in six holes that intersected zones of supergene enrichment. This mineralization has a median maximum depth of only 8m but is observed up to 48m in depth. Pure Minerals intends to release results from an additional 13 holes from the First Phase drilling programs at additional prospects, Isles and Steven Ridge, in coming weeks. These results will be used to plan additional Phase 2 drilling within the E09/2217 tenement at Battery Hub, which Pure Minerals expects to initiate in early 2018. In conjunction with this drilling, Pure Minerals will drill RC holes within its adjacent E52/3523 tenement, which contains the prospective Five Fingers prospect. A heritage survey was completed in December 2017 for the second phase of drilling. In addition, Company geologists have identified and sampled specific zones of mineralisation for preliminary metallurgical testwork aimed at determining the ability to beneficiate the mineralised material and assess its suitability to produce Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) or Electrolytic Manganese Metal (EMM) ­ a key ingredient in the electric vehicle battery market. The 79 hole, 2,880m reverse circulation drilling program, completed in early December 2017, tested for shallow (less than 60m depth) manganese mineralisation with bulk tonnage potential at the Julia, Pools, Isles and Steven Ridge prospects, all located within tenement E09/2217. An additional objective was to confirm historic drilling for which no physical records remain. More than 1,500 samples, comprising 413 composite samples and 1,125 one-metre split samples, were submitted to ALS Global laboratory in Wangara, Western Australia, for assay testwork in December 2017. The Company intends to utilise this drill data, plus the historic database of more than 500 drill holes, in the calculation of a maiden JORC resource.