Vital Battery Metals strengthens its battery metals portfolio with the acquisition of its Schofield Lithium Project

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The Schofield Lithium Project is adjacent to Brunswick Exploration’s Lowther Pegmatite Project

With 17 pegmatite outcrops mapped on the project and a preferred geological setting, the Schofield Lithium Project has potential for LCT-style mineralization

highlights:

• Adjacent to Brunswick Exploration’s Hearst Lithium Project

• Brunswick Exploration’s Hearst package assays 5.15% Li₂O in historic chip samples (see Brunswick Exploration Inc. news release dated October 3, 2022).

• There are 17 mapped pegmatite outcrops on the project that have not been thoroughly tested for LCT mineralization.

• The project is located 15km north of the terrane boundary of the Quetico-Wawa Sub-province. It has been recognized that these deep-lying regional structures play a role in the LCT pegmatite mineralization.

• Located in the Quetico sub-province, hosts a variety of evolved S-type granitoids and pegmatites hosted by metamorphosed sediments (paragneisses) and metavolcanoes.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 7, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“vital” or the “Pursue“) (CSE: VBAM |OTC: VBAMF | FR: COO), is pleased to announce that it has entered the lithium market by acquiring the Schofield Lithium Project for the cost of staking (“Schofeld” or the “Project“). The project consists of 416 single cell mining claims covering approximately 8,824 hectares and is located approximately 60 km south of Hearst, Ontario. The project is easily accessible via the logging road network and is located just south of Brunswick Exploration’s Hurst Lithium Project. The project was staked based on preferred geological settings and historical mapping of pegmatite outcrops.

Adrian Lamoureux, Chief Executive Officer and President of Vital, commented, “Our management team has a strong history in the lithium sector as demonstrated by our work with Patriot Battery Metals and the acquisition of the Corvette property. We firmly believe that the Northern Ontario region is underexplored and that this project acquisition offers a low risk opportunity to add value to the Company. With our Schofield lithium project in Ontario, Canada, our Sting copper project in Newfoundland, Canada and our Vent copper-gold project in British Columbia, we are building a portfolio of strong properties that will continue to deliver shareholder value. We will continue to build a robust and diverse critical mineral project portfolio.”

The story goes on

Figure 1: Map of the Schofield Vital Battery Metals Lithium Project

Schofield Project geology

Historical mapping indicates that there are 17 pegmatite outcrops on the project¹. These range in size from decimeter veins to ~1600m x ~500m. Although mapping indicates that pegmatites are present on the project, the Company has yet to confirm the dimensions, extent or any mineralization found on the project could be present. The project area was underexplored, but from 1960 to 2001 there was sporadic exploration for gold, base metals and more recently diamonds. None of the work completed on the project focused on the economic potential of the existing pegmatites.¹²

The project is located in the Quetico sub-province and hosts a variety of developed S-type granitoids and pegmatites hosted by metamorphic sediments (paragneisses) and metavolcanoes. The sub-province of Quetico is home to several pegmatic schools such as Georgia Lake, Lowther, and Wisa Lake. The pegmatites in the Quetico Subprovince are derived from intermediate-grade, non-migmatized metawacke with subordinate embedded metapelite (e.g., spodumene-subtype Wisa Lake pegmatite and albite-spodumene-type Georgia Lake pegmatite) and their parent granite (e.g., petalite -Subtype MNW pegmatite and lepidolite) -Subtype Lowther Township pegmatite) (Pye 1965; Breaks, Selway and Tindle 2003a, 2003b).¹²

Figure 2: Schofield Lithium Project claim map

Qualified Person

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Garry Clark, P.Geo., a “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Disclosure Standards for Mineral Projects.

The reader is cautioned that mineralization on nearby or adjacent properties does not necessarily indicate that mineral resources may be discovered at the Schofield Lithium Project or, if discovered, that such resources would be economically recoverable.

About Vital Battery Metals Inc.

Vital Battery Metals Inc. (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O) is a mineral exploration company dedicated to the development of strategic projects encompassing battery, base and precious metals in stable jurisdictions. The Company is working to advance its Schofield Lithium, Sting Copper and Vent Copper-Gold projects.

The Schofield Lithium Project covers 8,824 hectares and is adjacent to Brunswick Exploration’s Hearst Lithium Project. With 17 pegmatite outcrops mapped on the project and a favorable geologic setting, the Schofield Lithium Project has potential for LCT-style mineralization. The project is located approximately 60 km south of Hearst, Ontario.

The Sting Project covers approximately 12,700 hectares and hosts several historical Newfoundland and Labrador Government-documented mineral occurrences and is located within a 50 km corridor known for significant volcanogenic massive sulphides (VMS), copper-quartz veins and low-sulphate epithermal gold occurrences . The Vent copper-gold project covers 1,562 hectares in British Columbia. Vital continues to evaluate value-add assets to strengthen its project portfolio.

Visit www.vitalbatterymetals.com for more information

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Adrian Lamoureux
Chief Executive, Director
+1 (604) 229-9772
info@vitalbatterymetals.com

References:
1 – Berger, BR, MacMillan, DW and PL Roy 1986: Precambrian Geology of Caithness, and Parts of Schofield, Pellitier, and Doherty Townships, Hearst-Kapuskasing Area, Algoma and Cochrane Districts; Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Series – Preliminary Map p.2961. Scale 1:31,680. Geology 1985.

2 – Breaks, FW, Selway, JB, and Tindle, AG, 2003, Fertile peraluminous granites and associated rare-element pegmatite mineralization, Superior Province, NW and NE Ontario: Operation Treasure Hunt, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6099, 179 pp .

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