First Cobalt Corp. announced the completion of the first phase of an extensive sampling program at its historic mining operations in the Cobalt Camp in Ontario. This program will provide a better understanding of representative grade characteristics of muckpiles and potential processing methods for early cash flow. Highlights include: Over 400 samples collected from two different geological settings in Cobalt North and Cobalt South on the company's patented ground submitted for assaying; Three one-tonne samples collected for ore sorting technology testing; Program will assess opportunities for early cash flow from muckpile processing and provide geological and metallurgical information in support of exploration efforts; Successful assay results could lead to a district-scale muckpile sampling project and the initiation of metallurgical beneficiation test work for cobalt, silver, nickel and copper. Over 400 samples have been collected from fourteen muckpiles on First Cobalt's patented ground, eleven in Cobalt South and three in Cobalt North. By learning more about the bulk grade characteristics of historic muckpile material, the company is studying the potential to generate early cash flow from processing historic muckpile material. Muckpiles are mine rocks that were broken by blasting during historical mining operations. Most of the historic mines in the Cobalt Camp were narrow underground operations and muck not considered high grade silver ore was generally left on surface as uneconomic waste rock. Muckpile grab samples taken by First Cobalt in 2017 identified high grades of cobalt and other base metals. As silver was the focus of historical mining, there is limited understanding of the cobalt and other base metal endowment of the Cobalt Camp. Following collection, samples were dried, crushed and riffle-split to produce a representative sample. The split was then pulverized and submitted to an independent lab for assaying. The unused split material will be retained for future metallurgical work. Using baseline data acquired through this small-scale program, various methods for beneficiation of the mineralization present in the muckpiles in the Cobalt Camp will also be examined. In tandem with the sampling program, three one-tonne samples were collected to test ore sorting technology with the intent of increasing the head grade of feed material.