Avarone Metals finishes auger program at Moab

May 25, 2016

AVARONE COMPLETES INITIAL 20 HOLE WORK PROGRAM ON ITS MOAB LITHIUM BRINE PROJECT

Avarone Metals Inc. has successfully completed an initial subsurface short auger hole program to test brine sediments on its 100-per-cent-owned Moab lithium project in the Big Smoky Valley, Nevada.

The geological team conducted a sediment-sampling program, which was completed by hand to test for the presence of lithium in the shallow soil system. Sampling was completed utilizing a grid with north-south and east-west lines. A total of 20 samples was collected to a maximum depth of one metre below surface. Sediment horizons encountered were classified as volcanogenic clay and salt-bearing zones, both of which are favourable for the accumulation of lithium.

All samples are shipped to Western Environmental Testing Laboratory in Sparks, Nev., which is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-accredited independent laboratory. The samples will be analyzed for lithium, potassium and boron using test methods for evaluation of solid waste, physical/chemical methods (SW846). Assay results are expected shortly.

These results, along with historical gravity survey data, will be used to develop a detailed exploration plan for the property, which is to include phase 2 Vibracore drilling (up to 50 metres) and, as warranted, leading to the company’s phase 3 deep-hole RC drilling.

“We are pleased to have completed our inaugural initial work program at our Moab lithium brine project, located in Nevada near the Tesla Gigafactory. The salt-bearing zones, as well as the volcanogenic clays encountered at Moab, confirm previous observations made by historical U.S. Geological Survey surveys as well as those made by [the] Ultra Lithium project, which is contiguous with Moab, which is currently drilling within the same enclosed basin,” said chief executive officer Marc Levy.

The technical content of this news release has been prepared under the supervision of Peter Born, PGeo, a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, standards of disclosure for mineral projects.

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