Volta Metals Ltd. announced that it has commenced Phase 1 Exploration at its Falcon West, Crescent Lake and Junior Lake Lithium Projects. Volta is also excited to announce that it will be participating in the 2023-2024 Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) for funding of up to $200,000 on eligible expenses. Work has commenced on the Falcon West, Crescent and Junior Lake projects with three field crews, and will involve the collection of surface exploration data including but not limited to structural and alteration mapping, prospecting, sampling, and utilizing a handheld Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) for rapid real-time sample chemical analysis to support field follow-up.

Initial work will focus expose the Far West Falcon lithium bearing pegmatites in order to complete detailed mapping and sampling, data from which will be used to facilitate future work programs including drill target generation. In detail the Falcon West lithium showing consists of two pegmatite outcrops with visible Spodumene (lithium host mineral) mineralization. The partially exposed larger dyke found to date has exposed over a 6 x 15m outcrop, while a second, separate lithium bearing pegmatite outcrop has exposed over a 4 x 17m area.

The margins of the outcropping lithium pegmatite dykes are not fully exposed, remain open for expansion. Visually mineralization varies between 30-60% spodumene throughout the pegmatite, with quartz, felspar, and accessory muscovite. The Spodumene crystals are light grey to green and up to 3 cm wide and 24 cm long.