Surge Battery Metals Announces 2026 Drill Program to Accelerate Nevada North Bankable Feasibility Study
Surge Battery Metals Announces 2026 Drill
Program to Accelerate Nevada North Bankable
Feasibility Study
West Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 19, 2026) - Surge Battery Metals
Inc. (TSXV: NILI) (OTCQX: NILIF) (FSE: DJ5) (the "
Company
" or "
Surge
") is pleased to announce that
Nevada North Lithium, LLC ("NNL"), the joint venture formed by Surge and Evolution Mining Limited
("Evolution"), has finalized its 2026 drilling program at the Nevada North Lithium Project ("NNLP" or the
"Project"). NNL has made the necessary submission to the Bureau of Land Management under its 2025
Exploration Plan of Operations Permit. A request for proposals has been issued to drilling contractors,
and mobilization is targeted for September 2026 with execution expected this fall and continuing into the
2027 drill season.
In addition to continuing to define and upgrade the Project's mineral resource, the 2026 drill program will
provide necessary information and data for the next stage of development, the Bankable Feasibility
Study (BFS). The drill program is designed to deliver condemnation drilling, pit definition, mine plan
optimization, water supply and hydrogeological data, and geotechnical data. Representative bulk
tonnage material for metallurgical test work and flow sheet optimization will also be collected ahead of a
planned pilot program to precede the BFS.
Evolution Mining Completes Funding
NNL has received an additional CA$3,200,000 advance from Evolution pursuant to the terms of NNL's
amended and restated operating agreement.
Under the agreement, Surge and Evolution formed NNL to
advance the NNLP with Surge initially holding a 77% interest and Evolution holding a 23% interest.
Evolution committed to fund up to CA$10,000,000 toward the Project's preliminary feasibility study in
exchange for an additional 9.5% ownership interest in NNL. With funding now complete Surge holds
67.5% of NNL, with Evolution holding 32.5%.
Mr. Greg Reimer, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Surge, commented, "
The
PFS is on schedule and on budget to be delivered in Q4 of 2026. The recent federal government
announcements and the strategic investment by Mike Hess and Brian Paes-Braga allow us to accelerate
the BFS timeline. Having defined a resource that now stands as one of the largest and highest grade
lithium clay deposits in the United States, and with our Preliminary Economic Assessment confirming
compelling Project economics, our focus in 2026 & 2027 shifts to the engineering, metallurgical, and
infrastructure work required to advance NNLP toward a construction decision."
Qualified Person as Defined Under National Instrument 43-101
Alan J. Morris, MSc, CPG of Spring Creek, Nevada, Geological Advisor to the Company, and a
Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical
aspects of this news release.
About Surge Battery Metals Inc.
Surge Battery Metals Inc., a Canadian-based mineral exploration company, is at the forefront of securing
the supply of domestic lithium through its active engagement in the Nevada North Lithium Project. The
Project focuses on development of high-grade lithium energy metals in Nevada, USA, a crucial element
for powering battery electric storage and electric vehicles. With a primary listing on the TSX Venture
Exchange in Canada and a listing on the OTCQX Market in the USA, Surge Battery Metals Inc. is
strategically positioned as a key player in advancing lithium exploration.
About Evolution Mining Limited
Evolution Mining is a leading, globally relevant gold miner. Evolution operates six mines, comprising five
wholly-owned mines - Cowal in New South Wales, Ernest Henry and Mt Rawdon in Queensland, Mungari
in Western Australia, and Red Lake in Ontario, Canada, and an 80% share in Northparkes in New South
Wales.
About Nevada North Lithium, LLC
Nevada North Lithium, LLC, jointly owned by Surge Battery Metals Inc (67.5%) and Evolution Mining
Limited (32.5%), owns the Nevada North Lithium Project southeast of Jackpot, Nevada about 73 km
north-northeast of Wells, Elko County. The first four rounds of drilling at the Project identified a strongly
mineralized zone of lithium bearing clays occupying a strike length of more than 4,700 meters and a
known width of greater than 2,000 meters. The Project's updated Mineral Resource Estimate, filed June
30, 2026, reports a pit-constrained Measured & Indicated Resource containing an estimated 10.51 Mt of
Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE) grading 3,007 ppm Li at a 1,250-ppm cutoff. As disclosed in the
Company's Preliminary Economic Assessment dated May 19, 2025 (PEA), which is preliminary in
nature and includes Inferred Resources considered too speculative geologically to have economic
considerations applied that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves, the Nevada
North Lithium Project reported an after-tax NPV8% US $9.17 Billion and after-tax IRR of 22.8% at
$24,000/t LCE and an OPEX of US $5,243/t LCE (see the Company's news release dated July 24,
2025 for further information regarding the PEA).
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Greg Reimer"
Greg Reimer,
Director, President & CEO
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