Grid Battery Announces the Completion of the Second Phase of its 2025 Fall Exploration Program on its Gold-Copper Property
NEWS RELEASE
Grid Battery Announces the Completion of the Second Phase of its 2025
Fall Exploration Program on its Gold-Copper Property
Coquitlam, BC – September 25, 2025- Grid Battery Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Grid”) (TSXV:
CELL, OTCQB: E VKRF FRA: NMK2 ) is pleased to announce that the second phase of the fall
exploration program on our 275 km 2 Gold-Copper mineral project in Central British Columbia,
Canada has been completed by our Canadian contract geological team, Hardline Exploration
www.hardlineexploration.com. The second exploration phase concentrated additional exploration
work in the Jupiter and Starlight claim blocks located to the furthest west (Jupiter) and furthest north
(Starlight) of the Grid BC Gold-Copper Project.
Please refer to the Technical Report for Grid BC Copper -Gold Project, dated January 24, 2025
prepared by Jeremy Hanson, P.Geo. (filed on SEDAR+ and our website).
Jupiter Claim Block
Additional work performed on the Jupiter Claim Block included three east -west oriented soil lines
south of the cirque basin, 25 B -horizon soil samples together with silt and rock samples were
collected. The area traversed in phase 2, referred to as “Work Area 15” contains outcrops of phyllite,
which host numerous quartz veins.
Program Objective
The 2025 exploration program was designed to conduct a focused evaluation of the "Work Area 15"
target, a high-priority geochemical anomaly identified by previous operators. The work involved two
complementary activities:
1. Detailed prospecting and rock sampling directly on the ridge-top anomaly.
2. First-pass soil and rock sampling in the cirque basin situated directly below Work Area 15.
Geological Context and Rationale
The program's target was derived from a 2021 exploration program completed by Equity Exploration
on behalf of South 32 Ltd. (BC Assessment Report 39911). That work identified Work Area 15 as a
high-priority target due to its "High Geochemical Rank" and anomalous values in multiple pathfinder
elements, including Ag, Cu, Mn, and Pb. A Worldview -3 satellite alteration survey, also part of the
2021 program, identified iron oxide signatures on the ridge at Work Area 15.
The current program represents the first follow -up work by Grid Battery Metals on this specific
target.
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Grid Battery Metals Inc..
3028 Quadra Court
Coquitlam, BC, V3B 5X6
604- 428-5690
www.gridbatterymetals.com
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Figure 1. Jupiter Property showing location of 2025 samples. Figure 2. Outcropping quartz veins in phyllite below
cirque.
Starlight Claim Block
Additional work conducted at the Starlight Claim Block included reconnaissance prospecting, rock,
and soil sampling. A total of 72 rock samples and 24 conventional soil samples were collected during
traverses along prominent ridgelines in the western and central portions of the property, east of the
Pinchi Fault. Prospecting in these areas confirmed the presence of a suite of intermediate to felsic
intrusive rocks, including quartz diorite, granodiorite, monzodiorite, and monzonite. Various styles
of alteration were noted, most commonly potassic (K-feldspar) alteration, which was observed both
pervasively and as veins. Localized epidote and chlorite alteration were also recorded. Observations
of copper mineralization included malachite, chalcocite, bornite, and chalcopyrite, often associated
with altered intrusive rocks.
Following up on the additional prospecting and sampling, a Targeted MMI Geochemical Survey was
designed to test two distinct target areas.
1. Northern Target: A discrete magnetic anomaly located along the main northwest -
trending magnetic lineament that corresponds with the mapped trace of the Pinchi
Fault.
2. Southern Target: An area adjacent to a historical copper -gold-molybdenum MMI
anomaly, focusing on the trend of a strong molybdenum response identified by
previous operators.
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Figure 3. Starlight Property showing location of 2025 samples
Mr. Tim Fernback, President & CEO comments “ The exploration program follows up on previous
work conducted and includes geochemistry across various untested magnetic features on Starlight
and Jupiter claims. This area of British Columbia has already generated several promising projects,
and our land package is strategically situated to exploit the high gold -copper values of the region.
Nearby the Mount Milligan open pit gold -copper mine operated by Centerra Gold ( TSX: GX ,
NYSE:CGAU) recently announced its pre-feasibility study that extended the life of its open pit ming
by about 10 years. The area has proven itself to be a great place to look for both gold and copper. We
have said this many times, British Columbia is well known to be a safe and mining -friendly
jurisdiction with reasonable government permitting processes and great mining
infrastructure.”
Mr. Fernback continues “We expect to have these assay results by the end of the fall and shortly
thereafter our team plans to devise next exploration steps identified on the various claim blocks we
hold in the area.”
About the BC Gold-Copper Property
The Company acquired a 100% interest in 17 mineral claims comprising 27,525 hectares
(approximately 275 km2) located in North Central British Columbia. The region is host to numerous
operating mines, good infrastructure including experienced exploration and supporting services.
Prominent among early discoveries in the Omineca region include the nearby Lustdust/Stardust
Copper – Gold deposit; the Kwanika Copper - Gold deposit and the Lorraine Copper deposit (all of
which are owned by (NorthWest Copper Corp. (TSXV: NWST)).
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The Company’s claims are also located between Centerra Gold Inc.’s (TSX: CG, NYSE: CGAU )
prominent Copper/Gold assets, the Kemess North project and the operating Mount Milligan mine,
which has produced over 1.8 million ounces of gold and 742 million pounds of copper (Technical
Report on the Mount Milligan Mine, November 7, 2022, Borntrager. B, et al.).
B.C. Minfile assessment report data indicates that most of the area covered by the Copper Property
was at one time or another covered by staking during surges of exploration in B.C. dating from the
1940’s to present day. Largely the claims appear to have been minimally explored with little follow-
up. However, some work was recorded on several claims with results for stream sediment sampling
showing anomalous to highly anomalous results for gold in a few areas. These areas were
recommended for detailed follow-up, however due to a downturn no further work was recorded
The Omineca Group claim areas are within the northern Quesnel Trough underlain by Cache Creek
Terrane and lies close to the Pinchi Fault. The Quesnel Trough hosts numerous porphyry copper -
gold deposits. The Pinchi Fault can be traced for 600 km through n orth-central B.C and separates
Cache Creek rocks from the Jurassic Hogem Batholith and Triassic- Jurassic Takla rocks to the west.
Rocks have a north-northwest strike trend typical of the entire Intermontane Belt in which the Cache
Creek Terrane lies (Gabrielse and Yorath, 1992). A wide range of Jurassic to Tertiary intrusions cuts
the Cache Creek Assemblage and many of these are emplaced along the prominent NW -trending
structures and stratigraphic breaks. Numerous mercury occurrences are present along the length of
the Pinchi fault (Albino, 1987) and a few gold and base metal occurrences are present near the Pinchi
fault including the Lustdust, Lorraine, Indata and Axelgold properties. There are at least two alkalic
gold-copper Porphyry systems in the immediate Lustdust (now known as Stardust) area: J49 and
Axel Properties (Schiarrizza, 2000).
The QP has been unable to verify the information, and that the information is not necessarily
indicative to the mineralization on the property that is the subject of the disclosure.
Qualified Person
Jeremy Hanson, P.Geo., a n independent qualified person as defined under National Instrument 43-
101 has reviewed and approved the technical content in this news release.
About Grid Battery Metals Inc. www.gridbatterymetals.com.
Grid Battery Metals Inc. is a Canadian based exploration company whose primary listing is on the
TSX Venture Exchange. The Company’s maintains a focus on exploration for high value battery
metals required for the electric vehicle (EV) market.
About Texas Springs Property
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Texas Spring Property which consists of mineral lode
claims located in Elko County, Nevada. The Property is in the Granite Range southeast of Jackpot,
Nevada, about 73 km north -northeast of Wells, Nevada. The target is a lithium clay deposit in
volcanic tuff and tuffaceous sediments of the Humbolt Formation. A Phase 1 exploration program
at the Texas Springs Property (Fall 2023) yielded average lithium grades of 2010 ppm, applying a
1,000 ppm cut-off, and up to 5,610 ppm Lithium.
The Texas Spring property adjoins the southern border of the Nevada North Lithium Project -
owned by Surge Battery Metals Inc. (“Surge”) (TSXV: NILI, OTC: NILIF) and comprised of 725
mineral claims. Surge's first round of drilling identified strongly mineralized lithium bearing clays.
The average lithium content within all near surface clay zones intersected in the 2022 drilling
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program, applying a 1000 ppm cut-off, was 3254 ppm. (Press release March 29, 2023). More recent
results have shown higher grade lithium up to 8070 ppm on this property after initial drilling (Press
release September 12, 2023). Our exploration results are on-trend with these results.
About Clayton Valley Lithium Project
The Company owns a 100% interest in 113 lithium lode and placer claims covering over 930
hectares in Clayton Valley. Clayton Valley is a down -dropped closed basin formed by the Miocene
age Great Basin extension and is still active due to movement along the Walker Lane structural zone.
As a result, the basin has preserved multiple layers of lithium bearing volcanic ash, resulting from
multiple eruptive events over the past 6 million years including eruptions from the 700,000 -year-
old Long Valley Caldera system and related events. These ash layers are thought to contribute to
the lithium brine s extracted by Albemarle and are also likely involved in the formation of the
exposed lithium rich clay deposits on the east side of Clayton Valley.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
“Tim Fernback”
Tim Fernback, President & CEO
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604- 428-5690
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events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Except for statements of historical
facts, comments that address resource potential, upcoming work pr ograms, geological interpretations, receipt
and security of mineral property titles, availability of funds, and others are forward -looking. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may vary materially from those
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forward-looking statements. It should be noted that results from any adjacent property(s) are not an indication
of what may be found on the Company’s property(s).