Surge Battery Metals Inc. announced the submission to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of an Exploration Plan of Operations and Reclamation Plan Permit Application (EPO) for its high-grade lithium clay discovery at Nevada North (NNLP). The approved plan will provide for up to 250 acres of disturbance compared to the currently authorized 5 acres. This major permitting milestone, once approved, will allow for in-fill drilling to further define the current mineral resource area and allow for possible expansion of the known deposit through step out drilling.

The results of these activities will be used for an updated mineral resource calculation and to advance further economic studies. Proposed activities in the EPO also include installation of groundwater wells to support hydrogeologic baseline characterization, performing additional metallurgical characterization and testing, and completion of geotechnical investigations. The BLM is responsible for preparing an Environmental Assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Required biological studies, a Class III cultural inventory and a preliminary hydrologic baseline evaluation were completed by Surge in the 2023 field season. To support the NEPA review, Surge will move forward on the permitting path working closely with the BLM.