COBA
CHILEAN COBALT CORP.

Mr. Blount brings nearly two decades of global experience in natural resources, investment management, and corporate leadership. He currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chilean Cobalt Corp. (OTCQB: COBA), a U.S.-based and publicly listed critical minerals exploration and development company focused on the historic La Cobaltera cobalt-copper project in northern Chile. Prior to his role at Chilean Cobalt, Mr. Blount was CEO and Director of Decklar Resources Inc. (TSX-V: DKL), a Nigeria-focused independent oil and gas company. Earlier in his career, he led Asian Mineral Resources Ltd., which operated a nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northern Vietnam. Mr. Blount also spent a decade in the investment management industry, specializing in natural resources and emerging markets. He held key roles at Redwheel (formerly RWC Partners Ltd.) and Everest Capital Ltd., where he developed portfolio strategies focused on commodities and natural resource equity investments. In addition to his executive leadership roles, Mr. Blount serves on the Advisory Board of Ocean Minerals LLC, a private deep sea minerals exploration and development company. He holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, and a BA in Language and World Trade from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.

Mr. Blount brings nearly two decades of global experience in natural resources, investment management, and corporate leadership. He currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chilean Cobalt Corp. (OTCQB: COBA), a U.S.-based and publicly listed critical minerals exploration and development company focused on the historic La Cobaltera cobalt-copper project in northern Chile. Prior to his role at Chilean Cobalt, Mr. Blount was CEO and Director of Decklar Resources Inc. (TSX-V: DKL), a Nigeria-focused independent oil and gas company. Earlier in his career, he led Asian Mineral Resources Ltd., which operated a nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northern Vietnam. Mr. Blount also spent a decade in the investment management industry, specializing in natural resources and emerging markets. He held key roles at Redwheel (formerly RWC Partners Ltd.) and Everest Capital Ltd., where he developed portfolio strategies focused on commodities and natural resource equity investments. In addition to his executive leadership roles, Mr. Blount serves on the Advisory Board of Ocean Minerals LLC, a private deep sea minerals exploration and development company. He holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, and a BA in Language and World Trade from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.