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New Age Metals Announces $1.8 million Budget for 2022 Exploration Program, Lithium Division, Manitoba

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New Age Metals Announces $1.8 million Budget for

2022 Exploration Program, Lithium Division,

Manitoba

May 26th, 2022, Rockport, Ontario - New Age Metals Inc. (TSX.V: NAM; OTCQB: NMTLF;

FSE: P7J.F) (“NAM” or the “Company”) is pleased to report that the company’s partner Mineral

Resources Limited has approved the 2022 exploration budget and program for its Manitoba

Lithium division.

Harry B arr, Chairman & CEO stated, “ We are happy to have received approval for the 2022

exploration program from our partner, Mineral Resources Limited. This budget is the largest to

date for our Lithium Division and will include a comprehensive exploration program covering

multiple properties. With the support of our partner, Mineral Resources Limited, we are looking

forward to the advancement of our projects this coming season.”

NAM’s Lithium Division is one of the largest mineral claim holders in the Winnipeg River

Pegmatite Field, where the Company is exploring for hard-rock lithium and various rare elements,

such as tantalum, cesium and rubidium.

The 2022 exploration program includes a second drill program on the Company’s Lithium Two

Project and initial drill program on the Lithium One Project. The 2 drill programs will be part of a

comprehensive exploration plan set to commence in spring 2022 that includes:

• Satellite Data Acquisition and Analysis on all claim areas

• A multivariate exploration approach, combining existing geological, geochemical, and

geophysical data with multiple satellite analyses to identify new and pot ential mineral

targets.

• Helicopter-Borne Tri -Axial Magnetic Surveying on prospective ground not already

covered by the 2021 surveys

• Summer mapping and prospecting program to ground truth areas of interest identified from

both the geophysical surveys and th e satellite analysis in conjunction with verifying

historical data

• Phase 2 drilling of the Eagle Pegmatite to follow -up on the successful results of the 2021

drilling on the Lithium Two Project.

• Diamond drilling of the ‘Silverleaf’ target on the Lithium One Project.

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About NAM

New Age Metals is a junior mineral exploration and development company focused on the

discovery, exploration, and development of green metal projects in North America. The Company

has two divisions: a Platinum Group Metals division and a Lithium/Rare Element division.

The PGM Division includes the 100% owned, multi -million-ounce, district scale River Valley

Project, one of North America’s largest undeveloped Platinum Group Metals Projects, situated 100

km by road east of Sudbury, Ontario. The Company completed a positive Preliminary

Economic Assessment on the Project in 2019 and, is fully financed to complete a P re-

Feasibility Study on the Project in 2022. In addition to River Valley, the Company owns 100%

of the Genesis PGM -Cu-Ni Project in Alaska and has plans to complete a surface mapping and

sampling program in 2022.

The Lithium Division is one of the largest mineral claim holders in the Winnipeg River Pegmatite

Field, where the Company is exploring for hard rock lithium and various rare elements such as

tantalum and rubidium. The plans for 2022 include additional geophysical surveys and a

maiden drill program on the Lithium One Project, phase two drill program at Lithium Two

Project, and a field program to follow up prospective targets identified on the five grids

completed in the 2021 geophysical surveys to identify additional drill targets. On September

28, 2021, the Company announced a partnership with Mineral Resource Limited (MRL,

ASX: MIN), the world’s fifth largest lithium producer to explore and develop the Company’s

lithium project portfolio.

Our philosophy is to be a project generator with the objective of optioning our projects with major

and junior mining companies through to production. The Company is actively seeking an option/

joint venture partner for its road-accessible Genesis PGM-Cu-Ni project in Alaska.

Investors are invited to visit the New Age Metals website at www.newagemetals.com where they

can review the company and its corporate activities. Any questions or comments can be directed

to [email protected] or Harry Barr at [email protected] or Cody Hunt at

[email protected] or call 613 659 2773.

Qualified Person

The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Matthew

Schwab, P.Geo. (Senior Vice President, Axiom), who is a “Qualified Person” for the Company as

defined under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-

101").

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On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Harry Barr”

Harry G. Barr

Chairman and CEO

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accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements: This release contains

forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results and are

based on current expectations or beliefs. For this purpose, statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In addition,

forward-looking statements include statements in which the Company uses words such as “continue”, “efforts”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”,

“confident”, “intend”, “strategy”, “plan”, “will”, “estimate”, “project”, “goal”, “target”, “prospects”, “optimistic” or similar expressions. These

statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety o f important facto rs,

including, among others, the Company’s ability and continuation of efforts to timely and completely make available adequate c urrent public

information, additional or different regulatory and legal requirements and restrictions that may be imposed, and other factors as may be discussed

in the documents filed by the Company on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), including the most recent reports that identify important ris k factors that

could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward -looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to

review or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward -looking statements to reflect events or

circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward -

looking statements.