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Genius Metals and Clarity Metals Apply for a Drilling Permit for Lithium381

Permits & Approvals

Genius Metals and Clarity Metals Apply for a Drilling Permit for

Lithium381

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA — (January 18, 2022) - Genius Metals Inc. (TSXV: GENI) (“Genius

Metals” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report that Lithium381’s optionee, Clarity Metals (CSE:

CMET, OTC: CLGCF, FSE: 27G0) has submitted a drill permit application after receiving positive

preliminary results from a recently completed IP/Resistivity survey over a portion of the

Lithium381 property (see Genius news release dated January 17, 2023 ) (the “ Property”). The

Lithium381 property is adjacent to the James Bay Lithium mine, which received the approval of

the government of Canada on January 16, 2023.

Drilling Permit Application

The drilling permit submitted includes locations for 27 drilling pads. Genius Metals and Clarity

Metals have begun planning a follow -up drilling program which will be further refined when

additional geophysical and remote sensing survey results are received. The drilling permit is

focused on testing a target interpreted from preliminary results produced by a recently completed

IP/Resistivity survey which identified a 1.5 km EW-oriented area of relative high resistivity values

(Figure 1).

Figure 1 Preliminary resistivity results on Lithium381 Project and Allkem Limited’s 2008 IP

Resistivity survey in the area of the proposed open pit. *Note the surveys are at different

scales.

The Lithium381 Property

The property is located in the James Bay Eeyou Istchee territory, Quebec, Canada, approximately

3km from the KM381 service station, which serves as an infrastructure for the local area.

The 21 mineral claims comprising the 1107 ha property are contiguous to Allkem Limited’s (TSX:

AKE) James Bay Lithium property which comprises the Allkem lithium mineralization (40.8 Mt

@1.40% Li 2O as Indicated Resource) formerly known as Cyr lithium from Galaxy Lithium . The

James Bay Lithium project has received the approval of the government of Canada for the

construction of a 20-year lifespan mine on January 16, 2023.

Genius Metals signed an option agreement with Clarity Metals Corp. (CSE: CMET, OTC: CLGCF,

FSE: 27G) on December 6, 2022 which enables CMET to acquire a 50% interest in the Corporation’s

Lithium381 property, located in the James Bay -Eeyou Istchee region of the Province of Quebec.

To acquire this interest in the property, Clarity must spend $750,000 in exploration work before

December 31, 2024, and issue 720,000 common shares of its capital to Genius Metals.

Qualified Person

The technical information in this news release was reviewed and approved by Michel Boily,

Ph.D., P. Geo, a qualified person under NI 43-101.

About Genius Metals

Genius Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration

and, if warranted, development of natural resource properties of merit in Canada.

Contact Information

Genius Metals Inc.

Tel.: 579-476-7000

Pierre-Olivier Goulet

Vice-President Corporate Development

Email: [email protected]

1-450-821-5270

Guy Goulet

President and CEO

Email: [email protected]

1-514-294-7000

Forward-Looking Statements and Disclaimer

Certain information contained herein may constitute “forward -looking information” under

Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward -looking information can be identified using

forward-looking terminology such as, “will be”, “expected” or variations of such words and

phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “will” occur. Forward -looking

statements, including statements relating to the exercise of the Option under the Option

Agreement and the timing and amount of Expenditures funded by Clarity and statements relating

to the expected findings on the Property, are based on the Corporation’s estimates and are subject

to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,

level of activity, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from

those expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements or forward-looking information.

There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual resu lts and

future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,

readers should not place undue reliance on forward -looking statements and forward -looking

information. The Corporation will not update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking

information that are incorporated by reference herein, except as required by applicable securities

laws.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the

TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release