Mr. Mark Ireton reports
NORAM PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATE
Noram Ventures Inc. has provided a corporate update. After
a highly successful phase 2 drill program, the company plans to proceed with phase 3 drilling once
permitted.
Phase 2 drill program, Zeus property, Clayton Valley, Nevada
The phase 2 drill program comprised new core from the deepening of nine core drill holes within the area of
Noram's previously announced inferred resource of 17 million tonnes at a grade of 1,060 parts per million lithium (which
equates to 96,476 metric tonnes of LCE). The complete technical report disclosing the resource is available under
Noram's profile on SEDAR.
The previous drilling on which the inferred resource was based reached an average depth of 14.3 metres. The nine
holes were deepened to an average depth of 82.2 meters, which is 5.75 times the previous average depth used in
the resource estimate.
Data from the phase 2 drilling were summarized in the attached table of the news release dated Aug. 13, 2018, and
available through SEDAR. The mineralization remains open in all directions and at depth. The area of the deeper
drilling has tested only a small fraction of the area covered by Noram's claim holdings.
Based on the continued success of this area, the company has chosen to maximize value by focusing its efforts
on the expansion of the existing resource. The company has maintained the entirety of the Zeus area, including
both placer and lode claims, while allowing the ancillary claims comprising the extensions to lapse. All three drill
programs to date have been conducted on the Zeus property, which covers an area of approximately 3,000 acres
in the Clayton Valley. This area is comparable in size with the area held by Cypress Development Corp., which is
composed of 4,220 acres located immediately adjacent to the Zeus property. Cypress recently released a
preliminary economic assessment on its project available for review on SEDAR or alternatively at
the Cypress Development website.
Phase 3 drill program, Zeus property, Clayton Valley, Nevada
The company also intends to expand the phase 3 drill program, which is designed to develop the existing
resource. The company previously announced that 11 holes would be drilled to an approximately 100-metre depth to extend the
mineralization to the south and the east of the current resource area. The company has increased this to 17 holes
drilled to this depth. Following this new drilling, it is expected that a new resource estimate will be determined,
with a goal of completing an updated estimate by the end of first quarter 2019.
Legal update
In an effort to expedite the current legal proceedings involving trespassing on the Zeus property, the company
has filed a notice of motion for preliminary injunction in the state of Nevada. If granted, the injunctive relief
requires Centrestone Resources LLC to refrain from: (a) entering onto or upon the area delineated
by the exterior boundaries of the claims for the purpose of exploring for minerals, mining, excavating, extracting,
removing or carrying away any earth, rock or minerals from within the vertical planes formed by the boundaries
of the claims; and (b) from constructing on the claims any equipment, improvements, infrastructure or other
installations, which might delay, hinder, interfere with or otherwise obstruct the mineral exploration, development
and mining operations of Noram. A hearing time and date will be set by the Fifth Judicial District Court of the
State of Nevada in and for the county of Esmeralda. The company expects that the injunction will be granted and
intends to move forward aggressively and pro-actively to bring this issue to a close.
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Bradley C. Peek,
MSc, certified professional geologist, who is a qualified person with respect to Noram's Clayton Valley
lithium project as defined under National Instrument 43-101.
About Noram Ventures Inc.
Noram Ventures is a Canadian-based junior
exploration company, with a goal of becoming a force in the green energy revolution through the development
of lithium deposits and becoming a low-cost supplier for the burgeoning lithium battery industry. The company's
primary business focus since formation has been the exploration of mineral projects. Noram's long-term strategy
is to build a multinational lithium mineral company to produce and sell lithium into the markets of Europe,
North America and Asia.
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