Grid Metals Provides Exploration and Corporate Update FOR Nickel and Lithium Properties
GRID METALS PROVIDES EXPLORATION and CORPORATE UPDATE FOR NICKEL AND LITHIUM
PROPERTIES
Toronto, Ontario, February 23rd, 2022 – Grid Metals Corp. (the "Company")
(TSXV:GRDM)(OTCQB:MSMGF) today provided an update on its nickel-copper-PGM sulfide and lithium
pegmatite exploration properties. The exploration properties are located in highly active mining and
exploration districts in Manitoba and Ontario. The Company in January completed a financing
transaction comprising a sale of 25% of its lithium properties, a royalty and a private placement with
Lithium Royalty Corp. for net proceeds of C$ 6.3 million.
HIGHLIGHTS
• An initial ten ( 10 ) drill holes have been completed at the Makwa nickel sulfide project
targeting near resource exploration targets. Initial assays expected to be released before the
end of February 2022.
• Drilling has commenced with two ( 2 ) holes now completed at the Donner Lake lithium project.
initial results from the first hole are expected in March 2022. In addition the Company is
pleased to have hired Mr. Carey Galeschuk P. Geo., an experienced lithium geologist as Vice
President Lithium. Mr Galeschuk has authored several publications on lithium exploration and
is currently overseeing the Manitoba exploration programs.
• Final drilling results have been received from the Bannockburn nickel sulfide project located in
the Timmins mining district in northeastern Ontario – final assays are expected to be released in
a separate press release.
• A detailed review of 2020 and 2021 exploration results from the East Bull Lake Palladium
property has been undertaken with initial findings enhancing the potential for discovering both
nickel-rich and copper + PGM-rich massive sulfide deposits at the property, based on strong
similarities to the nearby Sudbury nickel sulfide deposits
• Grid has received final mineral title ( via Mineral Exploration Licences or “MELs” ) for the
acquisition of the western part of the Fox River Belt (Raglan-type targets) and Thompson East
(Nova Bollinger-type targets) located in northern Manitoba. An independent compilation for
the Fox River MELs has been completed with initial exploration targeting underway. The MELs
are considered by Grid to be one of the few remaining camp scale nickel opportunities available
in North America. Grid will look to find a funding partner for this project.
NICKEL – COPPER- PGM UPDATE
Makwa Nickel Project, Southeastern Manitoba: The Company has completed ten (10 ) drill holes
testing several shallow geophysical anomalies located directly adjacent to the Company’s existing 43-
101 compliant pit-constrained-Ni-Cu-PGM-Co resource at Makwa (see 2014 Preliminary Economic
Assessment report available for download on the Company’s website). The main objective of the new
drilling is to test new geophysical targets from a 2018 ground EM survey in order to outline potential
for adding higher-grade nickel resources to the Makwa project. Additional drilling is also planned for
March at the Mayville Cu-Ni-PGM property – the larger of the two mineral resources described in the
2014 PEA report. Initial drill sample results are expected prior to the end of February.
As background Grid completed a NI 43-101 prefeasibility study on the Makwa Nickel Project ( Micon
International ) in 2008 and a Preliminary Economic Assessment on the combined Makwa-Mayville Ni-Cu-
PGM Project in April 2014 ( RPA Inc. ) With the expectation that successful project metrics can be
achieved for this project to produce nickel and copper concentrates the Company is currently
assembling a project development team to initiate a baseline environmental work and a project
schedule.
Bannockburn Nickel Property, Timmins Mining District, Northeastern Ontario. Final results have just
been received from the 2021 exploration drill program at the Company’s Bannockburn property. The
new drilling targeted the B Zone – a >1 km long trend of low-grade, secondary nickel sulfide
mineralization that exhibits similar nickel grades and thicknesses to Canada Nickel’s (TSXV:CNC)
Crawford nickel sulfide deposit. The new results are expected to be released within the next two weeks,
following completion of the QAQC data review. The Company is also preparing to initiate a quantitative
mineralogical study on representative core samples from the new drill holes to establish the abundance
of potentially recoverable nickel sulfide present. This is the next critical step toward confirming the
potential for a bulk mineable open pit nickel sulfide resource at Bannockburn having similar
metallurgical characteristics to the Crawford deposit.
East Bull Lake Property, Sudbury Mining District, Northeastern Ontario. A detailed analysis of the
Company’s 2020 and 2021 exploration results is nearly completed. The work is being conducted by Dr.
Dave Peck, Grid’s Vice President of Exploration and Business Development, and Dr. Reid Keays, a senior
technical consultant to the Company. The key finding of this study is that a genetic relationship appears
to exist between local copper and nickel-rich massive sulfide drill intersections and overlying, palladium-
dominant disseminated sulfide mineralization. The observed geochemical trends indicate that the lower
part of the East Bull Lake intrusion hosts Cu-Ni-PGM mineralization that was derived from a large and
highly fractionated magmatic sulfide system. Most of the historical exploration at East Bull Lake has
focused on the palladium-rich disseminated sulfide targets. However, preliminary insights from the
ongoing data review suggests that the property has significant potential to host massive sulfide deposits
having strong similarities to the massive sulfide deposits occurring in the nearby Sudbury Nickel-Copper-
PGM mining camp. A complete update on these new insights and the unveiling of a new exploration
strategy will be provided under separate cover.
Fox River and Thompson East Exploration Licences, Northern Manitoba. Grid has received the final
transfer of title for five mineral exploration licences (“ MELs”) located in northern Manitoba that cover
two discrete target areas situated in the world-class Superior Boundary Zone nickel sulfide terrane.
Three of the MELs cover approximately 90 km of the highly prospective Fox River Belt – a direct
geological analogue to the producing Raglan Nickel Sulfide Mining District in Northern Quebec. An
extensive database of geological information including multimedia geochemical survey and ground and
airborne geophysical survey data has been compiled for the Company. The other two MELs cover
outcropping magmatic sulfide mineralization including one property that is geologically analogous to the
Nova Bollinger Ni-Cu-PGM Mine in Western Australia. A separate update outlining the technical merits
of the two project areas and plans to engage a long-term funding partner will be announced soon. The
acquisition cost of the MELs for the first year is $80,000. A finders fee of 50,000 warrants exercisable at
$0.175 is applicable to the acquisition of the MELs and the company has applied to the TSXV for
approval of the payment of the finders fee. The finder is an arms length party to the Company.
LITHIUM
Donner Lake Lithium, Southeastern Manitoba. Exploration drilling has commenced at the Donner Lake
Lithium Property, located adjacent to the Company’s Mayville Ni-Cu-PGM deposit. Initial drill targets
are the Northwest Dyke and West Dykes which are two of the known occurrences. ( the Northwest
Dyke was tested by four drill holes in historical drill and the West Dyke was tested by two drill holes in
1995 ) Two drills are at site. Two of the dykes at the Donner Lake property host a historical, non-
compliant mineral resource of 3.8 million tons @1.28% Li2O1. Approximately 5,000 meters of drilling
are expected to be completed before the end of March. More information will follow as the drilling
proceeds at Donner Lake.
1 Bannatyne, B.B. 1985: Industrial minerals in rare-element pegmatites of Manitoba, Manitoba Energy and Mines, Economic
Geology Report 84-1.
ESG – Grid has entered into Exploration Agreements with the First Nations in the traditional territories
in which it operates. The project locations in Ontario and Manitoba offer the opportunity for Grid to
access renewable power and engineer low carbon footprints for its projects.
CORPORATE PRESENTATION
The Company is making a corporate presentation online on February 23 at 2 pm EST. Interested viewers
can register online at https://redcloudfs.com/rcwebinar-GRDM-3/.
Dave Peck, P.Geo., has reviewed the contents of this press release and is the qualified person for
purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
To find out more about Grid Metals Corp., please visit www.gridmetalscorp.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Grid Metals Corp.
Robin Dunbar - President, CEO & Director
Telephone: 647 201 6844 Email: [email protected]
David Black - Investor Relations Email: [email protected] 416 955-4773