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Power Metals Intersects 2.07 % Li2O and 213.96 ppm Ta Over 18.0 m at Case Lake

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Power Metals Intersects 2.07 % Li2O and 213.96 ppm Ta Over 18.0 m at Case Lake

VANCOUVER, Jan. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Power Metals Corp. (" Power Metals Corp. " or the " Company ")

(TSX VENTURE:PWM)(FRANKFURT:OAA1)(OTC:AOUFF) is ple ased to announce drill hole assays for

lithium (Li) and tantalum (Ta) mineralized intervals for the Main Dyke at Case Lake, east of Cochrane,

Ontario. Significant intervals for the Main Dyke include:

• PWM-17-35: 1.17 % Li 2O and 165.34 ppm Ta over 8.0 m

• PWM-17-40: 2.07 % Li 2O and 213.96 ppm Ta over 18.0 m

• PWM-17-40: 2.81 % Li 2O and 143.33 ppm Ta over 7.0 m

Power Metals is also pleased to announce drill hole assays for the two new spodumene pegmatite dykes

that were discovered down hole of the Main Dyke near the end of the 2017 drill program (Power Metals

press release dated Nov. 27, 2017). The first new d yke was intersected in PWM-17-42 and 43 and then

targeted to intersect it again in PWM-17-44 and 49. This new dyke is located 20-40 m down hole from th e

Main Dyke and 35-40 m vertical depth from the surfa ce. The second new dyke was intersected in PWM-

17-42 and 49. It is located 50 m down hole from the Main Dyke and 50-80 m vertical depth from surface.

Both new dykes are open in all directions. Drilling is required to define these new dykes.

Assay highlights for the first new dyke include:

• PWM-17-42: 0.99 % Li 2O and 88.33 ppm Ta over 3.0 m

• PWM-17-43: 0.85 % Li 2O and 94.10 ppm Ta over 1.15 m

• PWM-17-44: 1.11 % Li 2O and 73.0 ppm Ta over 6.42 m

Assays for the second new dyke contain up to 343.89 ppm Ta. More drill holes intersecting this dyke are

needed for a better understanding of it.

Assay highlights for assays > 0.5 % Li 2O holes PWM-17-35 to 44 are given in Table 1. Drill hole collar

locations are given in Table 2.

Table 1 Assay highlights for PWM-17-35 to 44.

Drill Hole No. Including From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Li2O (%)

weighted

average

Ta (ppm)

weighted

average

PWM-17-35 5.70 9.00 3.30 1.35 88.49

PWM-17-35 including 5.70 7.00 1.30 2.46 27.70

PWM-17-35 31.00 39.00 8.00 1.17 165.34

PWM-17-35 including 31.00 35.00 4.00 1.75 71.10

PWM-17-35 including 33.00 34.00 1.00 2.26 118.00

PWM-17-35 42.00 43.00 1.00 0.63 34.90

PWM-17-36 61.00 64.00 3.00 1.02 207.33

PWM-17-36 including 62.00 63.00 1.00 2.04 371.00

PWM-17-36 80.00 81.00 1.00 0.51 38.30

PWM-17-37 109.00 110.00 1.00 1.31 24.70

PWM-17-37 115.00 116.00 1.00 0.85 117.00

PWM-17-38 96.00 97.10 1.10 2.19 108.00

PWM-17-39 129.33 130.51 1.18 0.98 64.20

PWM-17-40 18.00 36.00 18.00 2.07 213.96

PWM-17-40 including 20.00 23.00 3.00 2.43 323.33

PWM-17-40 including 25.00 27.00 2.00 1.41 663.50

PWM-17-40 including 27.00 34.00 7.00 2.81 143.33

PWM-17-40 67.00 68.00 1.00 0.76 30.50

PWM-17-42 65.00 68.00 3.00 0.99 88.33

PWM-17-42 90.66 93.00 2.34 0.04 343.89

PWM-17-43 67.65 68.80 1.15 0.85 94.10

PWM-17-44 9.00 11.00 2.00 0.60 38.70

PWM-17-44 54.58 61.00 6.42 1.11 73.00

PWM-17-44 including 57.00 58.00 1.00 1.94 1.90

Drill holes intersected the pegmatite dykes at almost 90 degrees, so intervals are close to true widths.

Power Metals has an ongoing 2000 m drill program on the Northeast Dyke that started January 10 th ,

2018.

Dr. Selway, VP of Exploration stated,"The assay highlights for hole 40 are spectacular with 18.0 m of 2.07

% Li 2O and I look forward to reviewing the assays for th e remaining holes of the drill program. The assays

for the first new dyke suggest that this dyke has real exploration potential and is a future target. During

the first few days of drilling on the Northeast Dyke we have been thrilled with what we have seen to

date. We will provide updates as they become readi ly available."

Quality Control

The drill core was sampled so that 1 m of the Case Batholith tonalite host rock was sampled followed b y 1

m long samples of the pegmatite dyke and 1 m of the Case Batholith. The sampling followed lithology

boundaries so that only one lithology unit is within a sample, except for the < 20 cm pegmatite veins in

tonalite which were merged into one sample. The drill core samples were delivered to Actlabs preparation

lab in Timmins by Power Metals' geologists. The core was crushed and pulverized in Timmins and then

shipped to Actlabs analytical lab in Ancaster which has ISO 17025 certification. Every 20 samples

included one external quartz blank, one external lithium standard and one core duplicate. The ore grad e

Li 2O% was prepared by sodium peroxide fusion with anal ysis by ICP-OES with a detection limit of 0.01 %

Li 2O.

Case Lake

Case Lake Property is located in Steele and Case to wnships, 80 km east of Cochrane, NE Ontario close

to the Ontario-Quebec border. The Case Lake pegmati te swarm consists of five dykes: North, Main,

South, East and Northeast Dykes. The Northeast Dyke contains very coarse-grained spodumene. Power

Metals has an 80% interest with its 20% working interest partner MGX Minerals Corp.

Qualified Person

Julie Selway, Ph.D., P.Geo. supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical disclosure in this

news release. Dr. Selway is the VP of Exploration for Power Metals and the Qualified Person ("QP") as

defined by National Instrument 43-101. Dr. Selway is supervising the exploration program at Case Lake.

Dr. Selway completed a Ph.D. on granitic pegmatites in 1999 and worked for 3 years as a pegmatite

geoscientist for the Ontario Geological Survey. Dr. Selway also has twenty-three scientific journal articles

on pegmatites. A National Instrument 43-101 report has been prepared on Case Lake Property and filed

on July 18, 2017.

Table 2 North, Main and South Dyke 2017 drill program collar locations. UTM NAD 83, Zone 17. NQ core.

Drill Hole No. Easting Northing Elevation (m) Dip (° ) Azimuth (° ) Length (m)

PWM-17-35 578124.7 5431670.5 351.94 -45 150 80

PWM-17-36 578098.7 5431700.7 344.64 -45 150 104

PWM-17-37 578075.1 5431738.5 343.54 -45 150 131

PWM-17-38 578064.7 5431701.8 342.54 -45 150 110

PWM-17-39 578042.1 5431740.9 345.05 -45 150 140

PWM-17-40 578226.8 5431700.5 348.34 -45 150 76

PWM-17-41 578210.0 5431734.7 339.74 -45 150 104

PWM-17-42 578242.7 5431708.7 346.74 -45 150 101

PWM-17-43 578242.9 5431708.0 346.34 -48 125 101

PWM-17-44 578265.9 5431680.0 350.64 -45 150 71

About Power Metals Corp.

Power Metals Corp. is a diversified Canadian mining company with a mandate to explore, develop and

acquire high quality mining projects. We are commi tted to building an arsenal of projects in both lithium

and high-growth specialty metals and minerals, including zeolites. We see an unprecedented opportunity

to supply the tremendous growth of the lithium battery and clean-technology industries. Learn more at

www.powermetalscorp.com

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,

Johnathan More, Chairman & Director

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.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Informati on

This press release contains projections and forward-looking information that involve various risks and

uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without limitation

statements based on current expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties and are not

guarantees of future performance of Power Metals. T here are numerous risks and uncertainties that could

cause actual results and Power Metals' plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in

the forward-looking information, including other factors beyond Power Metals' control. Actual results and

future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent

written and oral forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the

dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required b y law,

Power Metals assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or

management's estimates or opinions change.

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