Grid Battery Awards Contract for 2025 Exploration Program on its Copper-Gold Property to Hardline Exploration
NEWS RELEASE
Grid Battery Awards Contract for 2025 Exploration Program on its
Copper-Gold Property to Hardline Exploration
Coquitlam, BC – May 20, 2025- Grid Battery Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Grid”) (TSXV: CELL,
OTCQB: EVKRF FRA: NMK2) is pleased to announce that an exploration program has been awarded
to Hardline Exploration www.hardlineexploration.com. Founded in 2014, Hardline, an experienced
mining contractor based out of Smithers, BC , is a leading geological consulting firm operating in
western Canada. Hardline works directly with local contractors and First Nations to ensure their
projects receives the most efficient & dedicated exploration services available. They specialize in
executing programs on complex exploration projects to generate new discoveries and have a proven
track record of successful projects incorporating highly skilled geologists and team members with
vast experience across Canada on a variety of deposit types.
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).
About the Copper-Gold 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)).
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
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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).
2025 Exploration Program
Mr. Tim Fernback, President & CEO comments “ We’re excited that we have acquired approximately
275 km2 of tenures in such a favourable mining region within British Columbia, Canada. This area of
the Province has already generated several promising projects, and our land package is strategically
situated to exploit the high copper-gold values of the region. NorthWest Copper Corp. (TSXV: NWST)
on the nearby Kwanika project intercepted 400 metres of 1.01 % Copper equivalent (News Release:
January 16, 2023 Northwest Copper Corp ). B ritish Columbia is a mining -friendly jurisdiction with
reasonable processes, good infrastructure and potential First Nation partners.”
Mr. Fernback continues “For 2025, we propose to carry out a preliminary exploration program on
two of the five claim blocks recently acquired as part of our Exploration Phase 1. Here a large
assaying, trenching, sampling and geophysics program is planned for the Jupiter and Starlight claim
blocks. We are planning this work during the summer exploration season and expect to have assay
results by the fall with next exploration steps identified on the various claim blocks shortly
thereafter.”
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
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.
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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 l ithium 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 sys tem and related events. These ash layers are thought to contribute to
the lithium brines 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.
About the Volt Canyon Lithium Property
The Company owns a 100% interest in 80 placer claims covering approximately 635 hectares of
alluvial sediments and clays located 122 km northeast of Tonopah, Nevada.
About the British Columbia Copper-Gold Project
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)).
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.).
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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may contain forward -looking statements which include, but are not limited to, comments that involve future
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 thos e
statements. General business conditions are factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from
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).