TORONTO - Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV:GRDM);(OTCQB:MSMGF) ('Grid' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce drill results from its January-March 2024 drill program at the Donner Lake Lithium Project ('Donner Lake') in southeastern Manitoba, Canada.
Drilling was completed at both: (1) the Northwest Dyke ('NW') Dyke for the purposes of upgrading the near surface resource and (2) at depth below the Main Dyke resource to test the potential for adding to the existing underground resources. The results from both dykes were in line with expectations and support the ongoing development timeline for Donner Lake. The Company is continuing study and permitting activities to position Donner Lake for higher lithium prices in the future.
Drill Highlights
The two drill holes at the Main Dyke intersected the spodumene-bearing Main Dyke approximately 125 meters beneath the previously deepest drill holes. Both holes were drilled to test the potential for extending the existing underground resources at depth. Based on these new results and the consistent nature of the Main Dyke over its 1 km strike length, Grid Metals plans to proceed with a fully-funded summer drill program comprising 10 additional resource extension drill holes.
All of the 12 infill drill holes at the Northwest Dyke intersected spodumene-bearing pegmatite that returned lithium grades and intersection lengths in line with previous resource delineation drill holes completed in 2022 and 2023. Highlights from the 2024 winter drilling included 7 m at 1.85% Li20 and 12 m at 1.25% Li2O. Overall, the Company expects this drilling to enable an upgrade to the resource category at the Northwest Dyke.
Drill highlights include: GDL 24-01: 6.9 m at 1.28% Li2O starting at 467.4 m (Main Dyke extension drilling)
GDL 24-03: 3.2 m at 1.56% Li2O starting at 422.8 m and 2.3 m at 1.50% Li2O starting at 428.9 m (Main Dyke extension drilling)
GDL24-07: 6.7 m at 1.85% Li2O starting at 84.6 m (Northwest Dyke infill drilling)
GDL24-09: 11.5 m at 1.25% Li2O starting at 101.5 m (Northwest Dyke infill drilling)
GDL24-10: 7.8 m at 1.50% Li2O starting at 28.9 m (Northwest Dyke infill drilling)
GDL24-13: 7.4 m at 1.62% Li2O starting at 52.3 m (Northwest Dyke infill drilling)
Project Update
The Company has now completed significant work towards a NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment ('PEA'). The project design is based on mining at the Donner Lake Lithium Project and trucking of the material to the True North Mill in Bissett, Manitoba. The major consultants working on the PEA are Primero Engineering and Mining Plus, who are supported by Arsalan Talebzadeh, P. Eng., a consultant to the Company. Major components of the study have been substantially completed including a mine plan, capital and operating cost estimation and a number of optimization trade-off studies.
The Company is continuing optimization work including further metallurgical test work from the NW Dyke. Grid is also actively continuing with permitting initiatives to obtain an Advanced Exploration Permit for the Donner site. A comprehensive update will be provided in the coming weeks.
Other Activities
The Company is in the final stages of preparing an updated mineral resource estimate for its Makwa Mayville ('MM') Copper Nickel Project, located approximately 150 km from Winnipeg. The Project consists of the Makwa resource (which is nickel dominant) and the Mayville resource (which is copper dominant). Mayville is located immediately adjacent to the Donner Lake Lithium Project and is accessible by the same road network. Donner Lake, Makwa and Mayville are located in the traditional territory of the Sagkeeng First Nation with whom Grid signed an Exploration Agreement in April 2021.
Robin Dunbar, Chief Executive Officer of Grid Metals Corp., stated, 'the current market conditions for lithium are very challenging in light of the decline in prices for lithium products in the past year. However, we have taken the initiative to continue development of the Donner Lake Lithium project and related permitting activities to take advantage of the anticipated rebound in prices expected to occur later in 2024 and into 2025. The Company plans further updates to shareholders in the coming weeks on the PEA and permitting initiatives, as well as drill results from our Falcon West Lithium Property. We remain committed to advancing Donner to become one of the next permitted lithium projects in North America.'
About Grid Metals Corp.
Grid Metals is focused on both lithium and copper/nickel projects in the Bird River area, approximately 150 km northeast of Winnipeg Manitoba. The Donner Lake lithium project is a 75% owned property subject to a joint venture agreement. Grid has a lease agreement on the True North mill where it plans to process feed from Donner Lake. Grid also has an MOU with Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Limited who operates the nearby producing Tanco Mine. The Makwa Mayville copper/nickel project is a resource-stage project that is undergoing exploration and development work in the Bird River greenstone belt.
Contact:
Robin Dunbar
Tel: 416-955-4773
Email: rd@gridmetalscorp.com
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