New Age Metals Inc. acquired 4,338 hectares of mineral claims in Northern Manitoba's South Bay pegmatite field which comprise the SouthBay Lithium project. All the claims are held by Lithium Canada Development, a 100% owned Lithium Division of New Age Metals, and are independent of the agreement NAM has with partner, Mineral Resources Limited, in Southern Manitoba (Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field). The South Bay pegmatite field is known to host LCT type rare metal pegmatites of the beryl-columbite subtype, and the area is prospective for lithium and cesium.

New Age Metals continues to expand it's Manitoba Lithium Division's land holdings as a leading explorer for battery metals in the province. New Age Metals has 11 projects in Southern Manitoba which are under option to Mineral Resources Limited, one of the top 5 lithium producers worldwide.