Vancouver, British Columbia - Scotch Creek Ventures Inc. (the 'Company') (CSE:SCV) (FSE:7S2) ('Scotch Creek' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire two substantial lithium properties in the Clayton Valley, Nevada. The two projects, Highlands West and Macallan East, are located in the highly prospective district for lithium exploration and production, which is home to a number of publicly listed companies (Albemarle (NYSE:ALB)('Albemarle'), Cypress Development Corp. (V:CYP), Noram Ventures Inc.(V:NRM), and Pure Energy Minerals Ltd (V:PE)). Scotch Creek's Highlands West project consists of 176 20-acre placer claims and is located nearby Albermarle's Silver Peak mine, which is currently the only lithium producing operation in the United States. With expanded interest in electrical vehicles, Albermale recently announced plans to invest an additional $30 m. to $50 m. to double its current production at this site by 2025 and begin a program to both evaluate clays and to optimize lithium extraction from its brine resources.
The Company's Macallan East project borders on Pure Energy Minerals Ltd Clayton Valley property, which has had successful drill results and has recently announced its intention to begin construction of a pilot plant for lithium brine extraction. The Macallen East acquisition consists of 157 20-acre claims and is located on the southeast side of the Clayton Valley Recent exploration on the north-east flank of the Clayton Valley from Noram Ventures Inc. and Cypress Minerals Corp. have yielded attractive results, thus reinforcing the geological trend line and exploration potential running through these claims. When combined with the Highlands West project, this brings the total number of acquired claims in the Clayton Valley to 333 (or approximately 6,660 acres) and will establish Scotch Creek as one of the largest stakeholders within the Clayton Valley.
About Scotch Creek Ventures
Scotch Creek is a mineral exploration company, focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral projects located in tier-one North American mining jurisdictions. In Nevada Scotch Creek's Cupz project is located in the prolific Walker Lane Mineral Belt and lies within the historic Goldfield-Cuprite district. Scotch Creek's acquisition of these claims in the Clayton Valley will establish a foot hold for the company in the most exciting and competitive district for lithium exploration in North America.
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