Saturday, September 26, 2026
MiningNewsTerminal
Saturday, September 26, 2026 Admin

GRDM.V ·

Grid Metals Corp Commences Drilling at Donner Lake Lithium Property

Exploration Programs

GRID METALS CORP COMMENCES

DRILLING AT DONNER LAKE LITHIUM PROPERTY

November 9, 2022 Grid Metals Corp (TSXV:GRDM; OTCQB:MSMGF) (the "Company") today provided an

overview of its drilling plans for its Donner Lake Lithium Property (the "Property"), located in the in the

Bird River Greenstone Belt of southeast ern Manitoba. The first of two rigs to be utilized during the

program has commenced drilling at the Property. The drill program will focus on resource delineation on

two spodumene-bearing pegmatite dykes (Main and Northwest dykes) and initial exploration of several

additional pegmatite targets. The property is a 75%/25% joint venture between Grid Metals Corp. and

Lithium Royalty Corp.

Drill Program Overview

Main Dyke. Resource delineation d rilling has commenced at the Main Dyke, which is one of two well

documented LCT- (lithium-cesium-tanatalum) type pegmatites on the Property. Previous drilling by Grid

completed in 2018 at the Main Dyke consisted of 11 holes along a strike length of approximately 760

meters to an average depth of approximately 50 meters . The 2018 drill results returned average grades

of 1.5% LiO2 over an average true widths of approximately 3 met ers (see the Company’s September 14,

2021 New Release for details). The current drill program will initially cover the same along strike extent

but will expand coverage to a vertical depth of 250 meters. The program is targeting an average pierce

point spacing of 90 meters to enable an initial NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for the near surface

portion of the Main Dyke. . In addition, drilling will test for possible along strike extensions to both the

southwest and northeast that, if confirmed, will be added to the resource delineation program. Drilling

is being carried out by Foraco International.

Northwest Dy ke. Later in the program, resource delineation d rilling will also be completed at the

Northwest Dyke where fifteen ( 15) exploration holes were drilled by Grid in the first quarter of 2022. The

fifteen drill holes cover a strike length of 500 meters and returned intersection depths of <100 to >250

metres. The results of that program showed that the near surface part of the Nor thwest Dyke has an

average true thickness of ~ 4 meters and an average grade of 1.3% LiO2 (see the Company’s July 28, 2022

New Release for details). The Northwest Dyke remains open along strike in both directions and to depth.

Above: Location of the Main Dyke and Northwest Dyke at the Donner Lake Lithium Property.

Above: Longitudinal section of the Main Dyke with 2018 Grid drillholes and target pierce points . Drill

intercepts represent approximate true width.

Exploration Targets

The Company also plans to test a number of other exploration drill targets (consisting of outcropping

pegmatites ) in the immediate vicinity of the Main and Northwest Dykes. Grid recently completed a four

month field program focused on mapping and geochemical sampling of outcropping pegmatite bodies on

the Property. The Company will provide a detailed report on the results of this program following receipt

and analysis of assay results.

Donner Lake Lithium Property – Other Activity

The Donner Lake Lithium Property is located approximately 40 km north of the Tanco Mine, Canada’s only

currently producing hardrock lithium project. The Property is a 75% Grid/25% Lithium Royalty Corp joint

venture. In addition to the field and drill programs currently ongoing Grid is completing an initial

metallurgical test program on samples from both the Northwest and Main Dykes and is preparing a n

Advanced Exploration Permit application for the Pr operty to enable a bulk sample to be completed. A

property wide airborne geophysical survey has been contracted to be flown before year end. Grid recently

announced a Pre -Production Memorandum of Understanding with Tantalum Mining Corporation of

Canada Limited (October 17th, 20222 GRDM News Release) intended to enable toll milling of Grid ore at

the Tanco Mine facilities.

QAQC

The exploration program at Donner Lake is being supervised by Carey Galeschuk , P.Geo., who is an

experienced lithium geologist including over a decade in exploration with Tantalum Mining Corporation

of Canada. Mr Galeschuk has reviewed the contents of this press release for the content in relation to NI

43-101.

About Grid Metals Corp.

Grid Metals is focused on both lithium and Ni-Cu-PGM in the Bird River area approximately 150 km north

east of Winnipeg Manitoba. In addition to activity at Donner Lake the Company has a PEA stage Ni -Cu-

PGM-Co project ( Makwa-Mayville ) undergoing exploration and development activity.

On Behalf of the Board of Grid Metals Corp.

For more information about the Company please see the Company website at www.gridmetalscorp.com

or contact:

Robin Dunbar - President, CEO & Director Telephone: 416-955-4773 Email: [email protected]

David Black - Investor Relations Email: [email protected]

We seek safe harbour. This news release contains forward -looking statements within the meaning of the

United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the

meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario) (together, "forward -looking statements"). Such forward -looking

statements include the Company’s closing o f the proposed financial transactions, sale of royalty and

property interests. the overall economic potential of its properties, the availability of adequate financing

and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,

performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements to be materially

different. Such factors include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to potential political risk,

uncertainty of production and capital costs estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses,

physical risks inherent in mining operations, metallurgical risk, currency fluctuations, fluctuations in the

price of nickel, cobalt, copper and other metals, completion of eco nomic evaluations, changes in project

parameters as plans continue to be refined, the inability or failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely

basis, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's Management

Discussion and Analysis for the most recent financial period and Material Change Reports filed with the

Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regul ations Services Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press

release.

This news release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United S tates. The securities

being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933,

as amended, and such securities may not be offered or sold within the United States absent U.S.

registration or an applicable exemption from U.S. registration requirements