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Surge Battery Metals: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Increase America's Mineral Production

Corporate Updates

Surge Battery Metals: President Trump Signs

Executive Order to Increase America's Mineral

Production

West Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 25, 2025) - Surge Battery Metals Inc.

(TSXV: NILI) (OTCQX: NILIF) (FSE: DJ5C) ("Surge" or the "Company") provides commentary on the

executive order issued by President Donald Trump on March 20, 2025, titled

"Immediate Measures to

Increase America's Mineral Production."

In the executive order, the President highlighted the past prominence of the U.S. mining industry and the

importance of securing a stable and predictable supply of critical minerals, including lithium, which are

essential for defense, technology, and the burgeoning electric vehicle industry. It also directed Federal

agencies to expedite approvals for domestic mineral production projects.

The executive order was published on the public registry, and the full text can be found at the following

link:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/immediate-measures-to-increase-

american-mineral-production/

Greg Reimer, President and CEO of Surge Battery Metals, commented:

"The Nevada North

Lithium Project is poised to play a significant role in securing America's supply of critical minerals,

particularly lithium, which is essential for the burgeoning Electric Vehicle and Battery Energy Storage

industry. This executive order underscores the importance of projects like ours in reducing reliance on

foreign sources and bolstering national security. We are committed to advancing our project responsibly

and sustainably, contributing to the local economy and supporting the nation's clean energy goals."

Surge Battery Metals is committed to advancing the Nevada North Lithium Project in alignment with the

"Unleashing American Energy" initiative, recognizing that the United States possesses vast mineral

resources critical to creating jobs, fueling prosperity, and reducing reliance on foreign nations. The

project supports the urgent need for a secure, predictable, and affordable supply of lithium-a mineral vital

for transportation, infrastructure, defense capabilities, and the next generation of technology. By

facilitating domestic mineral production to the maximum possible extent, Surge is contributing to

America's mineral independence, enhancing national and economic security, and driving the transition to

a cleaner, more sustainable future.

The development of the Nevada North Lithium Project is expected to deliver significant economic

benefits, generating nearly 2,000 jobs during construction and approximately 350 full-time positions

during operations. Additional opportunities will emerge in local communities through ancillary services

such as transportation, maintenance, and supplies, reversing the erosion of the Nation's mineral

production caused by past overbearing Federal regulation and strengthening the United States' position

as a leader in critical mineral resources.

About Surge Battery Metals Inc.

Surge Battery Metals, 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 exploring clean, high-grade lithium energy metals in Nevada, USA, a crucial element

for powering the electric vehicles of tomorrow. With a primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange in

Canada and the OTCQX Market in the US, Surge Battery Metals Inc. is strategically positioned as a key

player in advancing lithium exploration, contributing significantly to the sustainable future of the electric

vehicle industry. At Surge Battery Metals, we are not just exploring minerals; we are pioneering the path

to a cleaner and more sustainable future, driving innovation in the lithium sector, and contributing to the

evolution of the electric vehicle industry.

About the Nevada North Lithium Project

The Company owns the Nevada North Lithium Project located in the Granite Range southeast of

Jackpot, Nevada about 73 km north-northeast of Wells, Elko County, Nevada. The first three rounds of

drilling on the Project, completed in 2022, 2023, and 2024, identified a strongly mineralized zone of

lithium bearing clays occupying a strike length of more than 4,300 meters and a known width of greater

than 1500 meters. Highly anomalous soil values and geophysical surveys suggest there is potential for

the clay horizons to be much greater in extent, while wide drill spacing allows for significant upside to

occur during infill drilling. The Nevada North Lithium Project has a pit-constrained Inferred Resource

containing an estimated 8.65 Mt of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE) grading 2,951 ppm Li at a

1,250 ppm cutoff.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

"Greg Reimer"

Greg Reimer,

Director, President & CEO

Contact Information

Email:

[email protected]

Phone: 604-662-8184

Website:

surgebatterymetals.com

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Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined

in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or

accuracy of this release.

This document may contain certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of the United

States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When

used in this news release, the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "target, "plan" or

"planned", "possible", "potential", "forecast", "intend", "may", "schedule" and similar words or

expressions identify forward-looking statements or information. These forward-looking statements or

information may relate to future prices of commodities including lithium and nickel, the accuracy of

mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory or government requirements or

approvals including approvals of title and mining rights or licenses and environmental, local community or

indigenous community approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to mineral

properties or infrastructure or water, changes in laws, rules and regulations including in the United

States, Nevada or California or any other jurisdiction which may impact upon the Company or its

properties or the commercial exploitation of those properties, currency risks including the exchange rate

of USD$ for Cdn$ or other currencies, fluctuations in the market for lithium related products, changes in

exploration costs and government royalties, export policies or taxes in the United States or any other

jurisdiction and other factors or information. The Company's current plans, expectations, and intentions

with respect to development of its business and of its Nevada properties may be impacted by economic

uncertainties arising out of any pandemic or by the impact of current financial and other market

conditions (including US government subsidies or incentives) on its ability to secure further financing or

funding of its Nevada properties. Such statements represent the Company's current views with respect

to future events and are necessarily based upon several assumptions and estimates that, while

considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic,

competitive, political, environmental (including endangered species, habitat preservation and water

related risks) and social risks, contingencies, and uncertainties. Many factors, both known and unknown,

could cause results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the results,

performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking

statements. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these

forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in

circumstances or any other events affecting such statements and information other than as required by

applicable laws, rules, and regulations

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