Carson City, Nevada – January 23, 2024 – ACME Lithium Inc. (CSE: ACME) (OTCQB: ACLHF) (the “Company”, or “ACME”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement with Eagle Battery Metals Corp. (“EBM”), pursuant to which ACME will grant EBM the sole exclusive option to acquire the 100% undivided interest (subject to a retained royalty) in the mineral claims held by ACME at its Fish Lake Valley lithium project, located in Esmerelda County, Nevada.
ACME’s Fish Lake Valley lithium project is comprised of 207 lode mining claims totaling approximately 4,139 acres located in Esmerelda County, Nevada. To the east, the property neighbors Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge world class Lithium-Boron Project.
EBM can exercise the option by paying a total of USD$1,475,000, issuing shares of EBM worth an aggregate of USD$3,300,000, and incurring a total of USD$500,000 in exploration and development expenditures over an eighteen-month period.
| Date for Completion | Cash Payment | Exploration and Development Expenditures | Share (value USD) |
| Initial Payment | $50,000 | ||
| Second Payment (four months from signing) | $100,000 | ||
| First 12 months from signing | $500,000 | ||
| Upon US Listing | $450,000 | $675,000 | |
| Third Payment (12 Months from Listing) | $375,000 | $1,312,500 | |
| Fourth Payment (24 Months from Listing) | $500,000 | $1,312,500 | |
| Resource over 6Mt LCE1 | $375,000 | $1,312,500 |
1. Lithium carbonate equivalent.
Should EBM begin commercial production on any part of the Property, they will pay ACME a royalty calculated at 1.0% of the Net Smelter Returns (NSR). In addition, all proceeds from metals or commodities produced prior to EBM exercising the option or before commercial production commences will be paid to ACME. EBM has the right, at any time prior to commencing commercial production from the Fish Lake Valley Project, to purchase one-half of the NSR from ACME in consideration for a one-time cash payment of USD$1,000,000, or alternatively, to purchase the whole NSR from ACME in consideration for a one-time cash payment of USD$2,000,000.
About EBM
Eagle Battery Metals is a private lithium exploration and development company with an office in Reno Nevada.
About ACME Lithium Inc.
Led by an experienced team, ACME is a mineral exploration Company focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing battery metal projects in partnership with leading technology and commodity companies. ACME has acquired or is under option to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in projects located in Clayton Valley and Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County Nevada, and at Shatford, Birse, and Cat-Euclid Lakes in southeastern Manitoba.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Steve Hanson
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Telephone: (604) 564-9045
info@acmelithium.com
For Investor Inquiries:
Anthony Simone
Simone Capital
Telephone: (416) 881-5154
asimone@simonecapital.ca
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