Li-FT Options the Extension of the Ki Lithium Pegmatite Within the Yellowknife Lithium Project
Li-FT Options the Extension of the Ki Lithium
Pegmatite Within the Yellowknife Lithium
Project
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2023) - Li-FT Power Ltd. (CSE:
LIFT
)
(FSE:
WS0
) ("
Li-FT
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option
agreement dated February 18, 2023 (the "
Option Agreement
") with a private company holding a 100%
interest in 13 mineral leases covering 991 hectares that comprise the Thompson-Lundmark Project (the
"
Property
") and one lease, covering 115 hectares to the north of the Property, whereby the Company
has been granted the sole and exclusive right
to acquire a 100% in interest in the Property (the
"
Option
").
The Thompson-Lundmark Property (Figure 1) is contiguous with Li-FT's Ki mineral lease that hosts the
Ki lithium pegmatite occurrence, part of Li-FT's Yellowknife Lithium Project (YLP), in the Northwest
Territories. The lithium pegmatite dykes exposed on the Thompson-Lundmark Property have widths on
surface up to 25 meters (Figure 2) and are on strike with Li-FT's Ki lithium pegmatite that has reported
an intersect of 13 meters at 1.80% Li
2
O in a single diamond drill hole from the 1970's
1
.
Outcrops of the
Ki pegmatite within the Ki lease have been described to contain 15 to 20% spodumene content
approximately 40 meters from the Property boundary (Figure 2). The dykes add 600 meters of strike-
length to the Ki pegmatite system for a total of 1.5 kilometers which will be one of the targets for
systematic follow-up drilling commencing in the next months.
Francis MacDonald, CEO of Li-FT comments, "Securing the Thompson-Lundmark Property is an
accretive transaction for Li-FT and increases the strike length of the Ki pegmatite system to 1,500
meters. With maximum widths of 25 meters, we believe the Ki pegmatite has the potential to host a
significant stand-alone lithium resource, but its proximity to the Fi Main and Fi Southwest dykes is
favorable to establishing a center of mass for the road accessible group of lithium pegmatites within our
Yellowknife Lithium Project.
We look forward to drilling the Ki pegmatite, as well as the other seven drill-
ready pegmatites in the Yellowknife Lithium Project, within the next months."
Transaction Details
In order to exercise the Option, the Company must make aggregate cash payments of $3,000,000 and
incur exploration expenditures on the Property over a two-year period as follows:
a
.
$550,000 cash payment due on execution of the Option Agreement (paid);
b
.
$700,000 cash payment to be paid and $50,000 in exploration expenditures to be incurred by first
anniversary of the Option Agreement;
c
.
$1,750,000 cash payment to be paid and an additional $1,250,000 in exploration expenditures to
be incurred by the second anniversary of the Option Agreement.
Upon the exercise of the Option, the Company will grant a 1.5% net smelter returns royalty on the
Property to Perlis, of which 1/3 (0.5%) may be purchased by the Company at any time for $500,000 in
cash. The Company will retain a right of first refusal on the royalty.
Figure 1 - Location of the Perlis leases that comprise the Thompson-Lundmark Property in relation to
Li-FT's Fi and Ki leases.
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Figure 2 - Outcropping extensions of the Ki pegmatite located within the Thompson-Lundmark
Property. Pegmatite outcrops within the current boundaries of Li-FT's Ki lease have been noted to
have 15-20% spodumene content approximately 40 meters from the property boundary. Outcrops of
pegmatite, interpreted to be the extensions of the Ki pegmatite, extend for 600 meter within the
Thompson-Lundmark Property and have widths up to 25 meters.
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Qualified Person
The disclosure in this news release of scientific and technical information regarding Li-FT Power's
mineral properties has been reviewed and approved by Carl Verley, P.Geo., Vice-President, Exploration
of Li-FT Power and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Li-FT
Li-FT is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of
lithium pegmatite projects located in Canada. The Company's flagship project is the Yellowknife Lithium
Project located in Northwest Territories, Canada. Li-FT also holds three early-stage exploration
properties in Quebec, Canada with excellent potential for the discovery of buried lithium pegmatites, as
well as the Cali Project in Northwest Territories within the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Field.
For further information, please contact:
Francis MacDonald
Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
Canada:
+1.778.322.8705
Tel: Germany: +49.1522.1073741
Email:
Website:
www.li-ft.com
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1
NWT Assessment Report 080834 (1978) – A Report on the 1978 Drilling Programme Performed on the Ki 1-5 Minerals Claims, Yellowknife Area,
NWT. Murray Morrison, Canadian Superior Exploration Ltd.
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