Tearlach Resources Limited (TSXV: TEA) (OTC: TELHF) (FRANKFURT:
V44) (“
Tearlach” or the
“
Company”) is pleased to announce that it has
signed a purchase agreement (the “
Purchase
Agreement”) to acquire a 100% interest in 2 claim groups
(the “
Projects”) located 175 km north of Red Lake,
Ontario (Figure 1). The Pakwan Lithium Project (the
“
Pakwan”) comprises 51 claims totaling 1,271
hectares, and the Margot Lake Lithium Project (the
“
Margot”) comprises 102 claims totaling 2,706
hectares. The Projects are located in Frontier Lithium’s ‘Electric
Avenue,’ which hosts the PAK and Spark Deposits. The Pak Deposit
has a mineral resource of measured, indicated, and inferred
categories of 9.3Mt (million tonnes), averaging 2.06% Li2O1. The
Spark Deposit has a mineral resource estimate of 14.4Mt, averaging
1.4% Li2O1. Two other significant pegmatites, the Bolt and Pennock,
have also been discovered by Frontier Lithium along strike (Figure
2).
The Pakwan Project:
- 1271 hectares of lithium potential
claims in the correct geological setting documented pegmatites
- Directly attached to the Frontier
Lithium Pak and Spark deposits claim blocks
- Very favourable terms due to strong
relationships through advisors and board members
- Potential for new discovery in the
area
- Documented pegmatites
The Margot Lake Project:
- 2706 hectares of lithium potential
claims in the correct geological setting with documented
pegmatites
- Directly attached to the Frontier
Lithium Pak and Spark deposits claim blocks
- Hosted within 10 kms of the Pak and
Spark deposits
- Off a structural splay called the
Bear Head Deformation Zone that the Pak and Spark deposits sit
on
- Splay is under-explored
- Potential for new discovery in the
area
- Very favourable terms due to strong
relationships through advisors and board members
“Adding to an already exciting portfolio, the
Pakwan and the Margot are located in the most prolific lithium
mining trends in the Americas,” CEO Ray Strafehl commented, “The
Projects are in a region with multiple discoveries, favourable
geology, proven metallurgy, and most importantly, on-trend and next
to one of the highest-grade lithium projects in the Americas. This
acquisition is just the start of the next phase of how Tearlach is
utilizing its world-class team in selecting high-potential projects
and making smart acquisitions that are shareholder friendly. This
acquisition puts the Company on a trajectory of proving it can
become one of the leading lithium companies in the Americas.”
continued Mr. Strafehl.
Figure 1. Tearlach Lithium
Projects along the ‘Electric Avenue’. Source Frontier Lithium1.
Figure 2. Regional location of
the Pakwan and Margot Lithium Projects, northwestern Ontario.
The Pakwan
The Pakwan consists of 51 claims comprising
1,271 hectares. The Pakwan occurs along the boundary between the
Berens River Subprovince and the Sachigo Subprovince. Of
significance is that the Li deposits of northwestern Ontario are
located proximal to subprovince boundaries as they represent
deep-seated sutures that divide accreted Archean terranes and act
as conduits for fertile peraluminous granitic melts (Breaks et al.,
20032). The Bear Head Deformation Zone (BHDZ) transects the Pakwan
representing a crustal-scale structural feature with nine major
plutons of two mica granites (peraluminous fertile granites)
occurring over 140 km of strike length along the subprovince
boundary. Peraluminous fertile granites are the parental rocks that
fractionate li-bearing pegmatites (Breaks et al., 2003). The Pakwan
occurs just 12 km southeast of the PAK Lithium Deposit of Frontier
Lithium. Mapping by the OGS has identified pegmatites on the
Project in map M2362, 1977.
The Margot
The Margot consists of 102 claims comprising
2,706 hectares. The Margot is hosted along a structural splay of
the BHDZ. The Margot hosts a two mica peraluminous granite in
contact with metasediments. Mapping by the OGS has identified
pegmatitic dykes on the Project in map P3283, 1994.
The Transaction
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Tearlach may
acquire a 100% interest in the Pakwan and the Margot Projects from
arm’s length vendors by paying, per Project, $200,000 on the
signing of the Purchase Agreement and $100,000 in year 2, plus
$2,000,000 upon successful drilling result of 10 meters of 1% or
greater Li2O.
The vendors will retain a 3% net smelter royalty
(“NSR”) on the Projects with a one-half of a percentage point
buyback for $1 million. The Purchase Agreement is categorized as an
“Exempt Transaction” in accordance with the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange.
Qualified Person
The technical contents of this news release have
been reviewed and approved by Mike Kilbourne, P. Geo., an
independent Qualified Person (“QP”) as defined in National
Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
The QP and the Company have not completed sufficient work to verify
the historic information on the Projects, particularly regarding
historical exploration, neighbouring companies, and government
geological work.
References and Disclosures
- Frontier Lithium Inc. NI 43-101
Technical Report, PAK Project, PAK, Red Lake Mining District,
Ontario, Canada, prepared by BBA with an effective date of April 5,
2021.
- Breaks, F.W., Selway, J.B. and
Tindle, A.G. 2003. Fertile peraluminous granites and related
rare-element mineralization in pegmatites, Superior Province,
northwest and northeast Ontario: Operation Treasure Hunt; Ontario
Geological Survey, Open File Report 6099, 179p.
About Tearlach
Tearlach is a Canadian exploration company
engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of lithium
projects. Tearlach holds interests in the Wesley, Harth and Ferland
Projects located in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The Wesley
Project borders Green Energy Metals’ Root Lake Project, where a
24,000-meter drill program is currently underway. Pegmatite dykes
have also been encountered on the Harth Lithium Project, which is 8
kms west of the Wesley Lithium Project. Prospecting and mapping
have also confirmed pegmatite dykes on the Ferland Lithium Project,
10 km east of Green Technology Metals’ Seymour Lake Project.
Tearlach intends to explore these assets and develop a portfolio of
projects in the Americas through acquisition. Tearlach’s primary
objective is to position itself as the leading lithium exploration
and development company in the Americas. Additional information on
the Company is available at the website at www.tearlach.ca.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TEARLACH RESOURCES LTD.
Charles RossChairman and CFOSuite 610 - 700 W.
Pender StreetVancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1G8Tel: 778-228-2269
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Service provided (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information (collectively,
“forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein, including, without
limitation, the closing of the Agreement, and the anticipated
business plans and timing of future activities of the Company are
forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements
are typically identified by words such as: “believes”, “expects”,
“anticipates”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans”, “may”, “should”,
“would”, “will”, “potential”, “scheduled” or variations of such
words and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nature,
refer to future events or results that may, could, would, might or
will occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking
statements in this news release, the Company has applied several
material assumptions, including, without limitation, that the
Company will receive all necessary approvals in connection with the
Agreement, market fundamentals will result in sustained Lithium
demand and prices, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses
and regulatory approvals in connection with the future development
of the Projects in a timely manner, the availability of financing
on suitable terms for the development and continued operation of
the Company’s projects and its ability to comply with
environmental, health and safety laws.
Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to
differ materially from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
information. Such risks and other factors include, among others,
requirements for additional capital, operating and technical
difficulties in connection with mineral exploration and development
activities, actual results of exploration activities, including on
the Projects, the estimation or realization of mineral reserves and
mineral resources, the fact that the Company’s interests in the
Projects are a purchase, the timing and amount of estimated future
production, the costs of production, capital expenditures, the
costs and timing of the development of new deposits, requirements
for additional capital, future prices of lithium, changes in
general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets and
in the demand and market price for commodities, lack of investor
interest in future financings, accidents, labour disputes and other
risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental
approvals (including of the TSX Venture Exchange), permits or
financing or in the completion of development activities, changes
in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations,
title disputes, the inability of the Company to obtain any
necessary permits, consents, approvals or authorizations,
environmental issues and liabilities, and risks related to joint
venture operations, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in
the company’s continuous disclosure documents. All of the Company’s
Canadian public disclosure filings may be accessed
via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these
materials.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not
undertake any obligation to update any of the forward-looking
statements in this news release or incorporated by reference
herein, except as otherwise required by law.
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