Geochem Surveys On The Nevada North Project

VANCOUVER - Surge Battery Metals Inc. reported additional soil geochem results from its Nevada North Lithium Project (NNLP) in Elko County, Nevada. Further to the preliminary results reported by the Company on December 31, 2021, Rangefront Mining Services  collected 445 samples on lines spaced 100 meters apart. Results from this exploration work ranged from 29.1 to 5,120 ppm Li with a median value of 244 ppm Li.   Results included 89 samples with 1,000 or more ppm Li.  The zone of highly anomalous samples extends about 1,700 meters east-west in two bands about 300 to 400 meters wide.   Previous work on the property had returned values to 1,500 ppm Li in stream sediment samples.  The anomalous samples appear to be in soils developed on airfall or water lain rhyolitic tuff overlain by welded ash flow tuff. The Company plans additional detailed exploration as soon as ground conditions permit this April.  

Samples were collected from the nominal “B” horizon with standard sampling methods, and both bagged and stored. The samples were delivered to the ALS Global sample preparation facility in Elko. These samples were screened to minus 180 micron (80 mesh) and analyzed by a four-acid digestion and ICP-MS (ALS method ME-MS61).  Standards and blanks were inserted on about 1 per 20 samples (5%).  Results for the QA/QC samples were very good with a maximum of 6% variation from the mean.

Greg Reimer, President & CEO, said, “To put these results in perspective, the overall reserve grade for the Thacker Pass Lithium deposit in Humboldt County, Nevada is 3,300 ppm Li with a resource cutoff grade of 2500 ppm, measured and indicated resource averages 2,231 with a 1,334 ppm cutoff.  A preliminary feasibility study for the Cyprus Development Corp’s (TSXV: CYP) lithium deposit in Clayton Valley, Nevada lists the overall grade for measured and indicated resources at 1,073 ppm Li with a 900 ppm cut off. When field conditions permit, plans are to initiate further soil sampling, covering the full property position, with samples on a 100 meter grid, geologic mapping, and detailed rock chip sampling to understand the geometry of the anomalous material so as to prioritize drill targets.”