VANCOUVER, April 3, 2018 /CNW/ - NRG Metals Inc.
("NRG" or the "Company ") (TSX-V: NGZ) (OTCQB: NRGMF)
(Frankfurt: OGPN) is pleased to announce progress at the Hombre
Muerto North Lithium Project ("HMN"), located in Salta Province, Argentina.
Road and drill pad construction has recently begun at HMN by
OneBorax a local heavy equipment contractor. The first road,
located at the Tramo Claim Group has been constructed, and work on
the first drill pad is being completed. A fifteen person camp has
been installed by Servicios
Mineros, and includes insulated buildings, electrical
generation and a fuel station supply. Road and pad construction
will be ongoing, while drill preparations are being completed.
Drilling is expected to start within 10 days. The Company has on
site an experienced management team which includes a senior
hydrologist and a senior geologist.
The HMN project is located at the northern end of the prolific
Hombre Muerto Salar, adjacent to FMC's producing Fenix lithium mine
and Galaxy Resources' Sal de Vida development stage project. The
Fenix mine is the largest producing lithium mine in Argentina, and the Sal de Vida project is the
largest development stage lithium project in Argentina.
The project comprises mining concessions totaling approximately
3,287 hectares (8,122 acres) and is located 170 km southeast of the
provincial capital of Salta. Further details are available at the
company website at http://www.nrgmetalsinc.com, including a
recently completed National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report.
Further exploration news is expected in the immediate future.
About NRG
NRG Metals Inc. is an exploration stage company focused on the
advancement of lithium brine projects in Argentina. In addition to the Hombre Muerto
Norte project, the Company is evaluating its 29,000 hectare Salar
Escondido project in Catamarca province where the company recently
completed a first drill hole that confirmed the Company's
conceptual model of a buried lithium brine target. Further
exploration news regarding the Salar Escondido Project is expected
in the immediate future.
NRG Metals Inc. currently has approximately 111 million shares
issued and outstanding, and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange
under symbol NGZ, on the OTC QB Market under symbol NRGMF, and on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under symbol OGPN. The Company
currently has working capital of approximately CAD$4.0 million dollars.
On behalf of the board of directors of NRG Metals
Inc.,
Adrian F. C. Hobkirk,
President and C.E.O.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed the content of this
news release and therefore does not accept responsibility or
liability for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news
release.
This news release contains certain "forward- looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except for statements of
historical fact relating to the Company, certain information
contained herein constitutes forward- looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based upon opinions and estimates of
management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to
a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in
the forward looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward- looking statements. The
transaction described in this news release is subject to a variety
of conditions and risks which include but are not limited to:
regulatory approval, shareholder approval, market conditions, legal
due diligence for claim validity, financing, political risk,
security risks at the property locations and other risks. As such,
the reader is cautioned that there can be no guarantee that this
transaction will complete as described in this news release. We
seek safe harbor.
SOURCE NRG Metals Inc
