Lithium Exploration Programs In Northern Nevada

VANCOUVER - Surge Battery Metals Inc. reported the completion of a weather-shortened soil sampling program on their Northern Nevada Lithium Project (NNLP) in Elko County, Nevada. A four-person crew provided by Rangefront Exploration collected 445 samples at 100 meter and 50-meter spacing on lines spaced 100 meters apart. The project was initially planned at 1,000 samples but due to delays from Covid issues and crew availability, the start of full scale sampling was delayed until November 29, 2021. Subsequent snowfall in early December and subsequent storms ended the sampling program early for this winter season. The Company plans are to resume this exploration program when ground conditions permit in the spring of 2022.

Initial exploration soil samples were delivered the ALS Global sample preparation facility (Elko, Nevada) on December 20, 2021. The soil sampling program was designed to follow up on lithium values up to 1,980 ppm Li in stream sediments collected in the district by their Nevada-based geologist. High lithium values ( 74.8 and 780 ppm Li) in a public US Geological Survey database led the geologist to the drainage where the follow up samples were taken. Currently, the Northern Nevada Lithium Project consists of 95 unpatented lode claims covering about 770 Ha. The geology is a series of air fall and water lain tuffs covered by a resistant layer of welded ash flow tuff. The target for the NNLP is lithium rich claystone or hydrothermally altered ash and ashy sediments.

Planned follow up exploration work in 2022 will be results based and includes finishing the planned soil sampling program with geologic mapping and rock sampling leading to defining drill targets.