Mr. Jim Nelson reports

CRUZ BATTERY METALS PHASE-4 DRILL PROGRAM NOW UNDERWAY ON THE SOLAR LITHIUM PROJECT IN NEVADA

Cruz Battery Metals Corp.'s phase 4 drill program is now under way on the 100-per-cent-owned, 8,135-acre Solar lithium project in Nevada, directly bordering American Lithium Corp.'s TLC project. To date, the company has now discovered the presence of lithium in every drill hole during the phase 1, 2 and 3 drill programs.

Frank Bain, the on-site PGeo and a director of Cruz Battery Metals, stated: "The phase 4 drill program is designed to test the eastern flank of the Solar lithium project, which has not had any drilling to date. If Cruz can achieve similar lithium grades on the phase 4 drill program that we've already encountered during the first three phases of drilling, it would significantly expand the known lithium footprint on this project."

The Solar lithium project directly borders American Lithium Corp.'s TLC project. On Jan. 17, 2023, American Lithium announced a resource estimate, in an independent National Instrument 43-101 titled "Technical Report TLC Property" prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd., for the TLC lithium claystone property containing 8.83 million tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) measured and indicated with another 1.86 million tonnes LCE inferred. Cruz management cautions that past results or discoveries on properties in proximity to Cruz may not necessarily be indicative of the presence of mineralization on the company's properties.

Jim Nelson, president of Cruz Battery Metals, stated: "We look forward to stepping out to the east to explore a new area of this project. The phase 4 drill program is Cruz's second lithium drill program of 2023, and we anticipate at least one additional phase of drilling on the 8,135-acre Solar lithium project within this calendar year. To date, all three phases of drilling have discovered the presence of lithium in every hole, and we've still only explored a small fraction of the property. Cruz is one of the largest landholders in the Big Smoky valley of Nevada, directly bordering American Lithium. Cruz is well funded to complete all planned drilling this year and we anticipate generating our maiden resource estimate before the end of the year. The remainder of 2023 will be very active as we enter a major news flow cycle with several potential catalysts ahead."

Qualified person

The technical contents of this release were reviewed and approved by Frank Bain, PGeo, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

About Cruz Battery Metals Corp.

Cruz currently has several projects located throughout North America. Cruz's Nevada lithium projects consist of the 8,135-acre Solar lithium project and the 240-acre Clayton Valley lithium project. Cruz's 6,146-acre Hector cobalt project is located in the vicinity of the town of Cobalt, Ont., which is prospective for cobalt, silver and diamonds. Cruz's Idaho projects include the 2,211-acre Idaho cobalt belt project and the 80-acre Idaho Star cobalt project. Management cautions that past results or discoveries on properties in proximity to Cruz may not necessarily be indicative of the presence of mineralization on the company's properties.