NOVA Lithium Announces Option to Acquire the Lara VMS Deposit
NOVA LITHIUM ANNOUNCES OPTION TO ACQUIRE THE LARA VMS DEPOSIT
Vancouver, BC – June 20, 2024 – Nova Lithium Corp. (“Nova” or the “Company”) (CSE: NVLI) (OTC Pink:
NVLIF) (FRT:YQ1 | WKN: A3DMP6) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an option
agreement dated June 1 4, 2024 (the “Option Agreement”) with two arm’s length vendors to acquire a
100% interest in four mineral claims hosting a significant Polymetallic Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide
(VMS) deposit, known as the “Lara” deposit (the “Lara Project”).
The claim package, which is easily accessible year-round, consists of approximately 1,848 hectares and is
located approximately 20 km west of Duncan on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Lara Project was
the subject of previous exploration activity in the 1980’s consisting of 311 historical drill holes totalling more
than 55,712 metres , as well as 770 metres of pre-production underground access and drifting. In 2008,
Caracle Creek International Consulting completed a historic resource for Treasury Metals Inc. described in
an Independent Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimation, Lara Polymetallic Property, April 2008
(Iain Kelso, H.B.Sc., P.Geo., and Stephen Wetherup, B.Sc., P.Geo., co-authors).
The historical estimate was prepared using wireframe models for zinc thresholds, with grade interpolation
completed using the inverse power of distance method. The reliability of the historical estimate is
considered reasonable, but a qualified person has not completed sufficient work to classify the historical
estimate as a current mineral resource and the Company is not treating the historical estimate as a current
mineral resource. To upgrade the historical resource to a current resource a constrained mineral estimation
should be constructed by a qualified person. Nova intends to use this work to guide further exploration on
the Lara Project.
The Lara Project is along strike from the nearby Mount Sicker mine and approximately 150 km southeast
of the historical Myra Falls mine, which over a 35 year mine life, has produced more than 800,000 metric
tonnes of zinc, lead, and copper ore per year with mineralogy not unlike the Lara deposit (BC Minfile 092-
B001).
“The Lara Project is a significant asset and provides an outstanding opportunity for Nova to continue
exploration and development from where previous operators left off simply due to deteriorating metal prices
encountered in the late 1980’ s (gold $430/oz, copper $1.50/lb, silver $7/oz, zinc $0.67/lb),” commented J.
Malcolm Bell, Nova’s CEO. “Today’s robust metal prices for gold ($2,300/oz), copper ( $4.50/lb), silver
($29/oz) and zinc ($1.28/lb) are breathing new life into mineral deposits such as the Lara and with the many
enhancements to the exploration sciences we plan to employ our future looks promising.”
Option Agreement
In order to exercise the o ption, the Company is obligated to pay the vendors an aggregate of $250,000 in
cash as follows: $2 5,000 on or before June 17, 2024 (paid); $50,000 on or before December 1, 2024;
$50,000 on or before April 1, 2025; $50,000 on or before August 1, 2025; and $75,000 on or before February
1, 2026.
Upon the Commencement of Commercial Production (as that term is defined in the Option Agreement), the
Company is required to pay a royalty to the vendors (the “Royalty”) equal to an aggregate of 2% of net
smelter returns. Nova may reduce the Royalty at any time from 2% to 1% by paying the sum of $2,000,000
to the vendors, and also has the right to accelerate the exercise of the option by making all the required
cash payments in advance of any deadline dates.
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In connection with the Option Agreement and subject to the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange,
Nova intends to pay a finder ’s fee in the amount of 400,000 common shares of the Company to Dal
Brynelsen, who assisted in negotiating the terms of the acquisition.
Qualified Person
Jeremy Hanson, P. Geo., a Qualified Person as that term is defined under National Instrument 43- 101
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects of this news
release.
About Nova Lithium Corp.
Nova Lithium Corp. is a Canadian exploration company focused on pursuing projects with a significant
discovery and a viable pathway to potential development. The Company intends to focus its near -term
efforts on the Lara Project on Vancouver Island and the expansion of known high-grade zones within the
already defined mineralized structures..
Additionally, Nova currently owns a 100% interest in 190 mineral claims located in Clayton Valley, Nevada.
For more information, visit www.novalithiumcorp.com.
For further information, please contact:
J. Malcolm Bell, CEO
T: 778.868.2226
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