NORAM AMENDS CLAYTON VALLEY JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT WITH ALBA TO ACQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 25% Inferred Mineral Resource of approximately 17 million metric tonnes at a grade of about 1,060 ppm Li, which equates to 96,476 metric tonnes of Li Carbonate Equivalent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NORAM AMENDS CLAYTON VALLEY JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
WITH ALBA TO ACQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 25%
Inferred Mineral Resource of approximately 17 million metric tonnes at a grade of about 1,060 ppm Li, which
equates to 96,476 metric tonnes of Li Carbonate Equivalent
Vancouver, British Columbia – January 11th, 2018 – Noram Ventures Inc. (“Noram”) (TSX - Venture:
NRM / Frankfurt: N7R / OTCBB: NRVTF and Alba Minerals Ltd. (“Alba”) (TSX - V: AAV: AXVEF:US
Frankfurt: A117RU) are pleased to announce that they have re-negotiated the terms of the Option and
Joint Venture Agreement (Feb 22, 2017) . Alba currently holds a 25% interest in the 12,920-acre Clayton
Valley Lithium Property owned by Green Energy Resources Inc., (“Green Energy”) Noram’s wholly owned
subsidiary. Alba will earn an additional 25% interest for a cash consideration of $350,000 payable to
Noram/Green Energy. Noram and Alba shall then be 50:50 joint venture partners on the Clayton Valley
Lithium Project and the two companies will move forward with the next phase of infill drilling and
exploration fully funded (Nov 20th 2017).
This amendment was the result of the mutual agreement between both parties to reduce the number of Clayton
Valley claims from 888 to 646 during the 2017 fiscal year. This reduction was made given our focus on property
hosting lithium in clays rather than brines and is in keeping with our technology, also focused on extraction of
clay hosted lithium. We believe this to be the area of greatest potential given the environmental issues particular
to Clayton Valley, namely the water table. Equally, delays under the original agreement such as the completion
and approval of the N.I. 43-101 further merited re-visiting the existing terms.
“We are very pleased to have Alba as our joint venture partner after increasing its ownership in this project by
25% to a total of 50% after the encouraging results from the recently published N.I. 43-101,” said Mark Ireton
CEO and President. “We are progressing well and particularly pleased with results given the small 113 acres (46
hectares) footprint explored out of a total of 12,920 contiguous acres. This is less than 1% of the total land
package.”
The model reports an Inferred Mineral Resource of approximately 17 million metric tonnes at a grade of about
1,060 ppm Li, which equates to 96,476 metric tonnes of LCE. The level of confidence, i.e., the category, of a
resource estimate may change with additional exploratory work, such as sampling, drilling, etc. The tonnes of
LCE is calculated by multiplying the tonnage of the deposit (17,098,480) times the grade (1060 ppm or 0.106%
or 0.00106) to get the total amount o f lithium metal in the deposit (18,124 tonnes). The amount of lithium metal
is then multiplied by the lithium to lithium carbonate conversion factor (5.323) to get the total LCE of the deposit
(96,476 tonnes). The conversion factor is based on the relative atomic weights of lithium and lithium carbonate.
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Bradley C. Peek,
MSc and Certified Professional Geologist, who is a Qualified Person with respect to Noram’s Clayton Valley
Lithium Project as defined under National Instrument 43-101.
About Noram Ventures Inc.
Noram Ventures Inc. (TSX - Venture: NRM / Frankfurt: N7R / OTCBB: NRVTF) is a Canadian based junior
exploration company, with a goal of becoming a force in the Green Energy Revolution through the development
of lithium and graphite deposits and becoming a low - cost supplier for the burgeoning lithium battery industry.
The Company’s primary business focus since formation has been the exploration of mineral projects that include
lithium projects in the Clayton Valley in Nevada, the Arizaro East mineral claim located in the eastern portion of
the Salar de Arizaro in north - western Argentina and the Jumbo graphite property in British Columbia. Noram’s
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long term strategy is to build a multi - national lithium - graphite dominant industrial minerals company to produce
and sell lithium and graphite into the markets of Europe, North America and Asia.
For further information, please visit: www.noramventures.com
About Alba Minerals Ltd.
Alba Minerals Ltd. Is a Vancouver based junior resource company with projects in North and South America,
focusing on the development of our Lithium properties. Lithium Projects are located in Clayton Valley Nevada
where Alba has earned a 25% interest in the project. The second lithium project Quiron II consist of 2,421 hectares
of prospective exploration property in the Pocitos Salar, Province of Salta, Argentina. The Project is located
approximately 12 km northeast from the Liberty One Lithium Corp and 19 Km from Pure Energy Minerals Ltd.
Please visit our web site for further information: www.albamineralsltd.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Mark R. Ireton”
President & Director
Direct: (604) 761-9994
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