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Release – 10,000 L/day DLE Pilot Plant Ships to LithiumBank’s Calgary Facility

Posted on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 by cpatches

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Calgary, Alberta. December 11, 2023 – LithiumBank Resources Corp. (TSX-V: LBNK) (OTCQX: LBNKF) (“LithiumBank” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the G2L Greenview Resources Inc. (“G2L”) Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) pilot plant is now in transit to LithiumBank’s Calgary facility. Once completed, the facility will have capacity to process up to 10,000 L/d of brine and yield up to 3 kg/d LCE. Commencing in early 2024, several piloting campaigns are planned as the Boardwalk Project advances into its feasibility studies phase of development. The Company also anticipates that the facility will accelerate the development of the Company’s Park Place, Estevan, South, and Kindersley properties.

The pilot plant has been constructed in Australia by Clean TeQ Water on the behalf of G2L and is based on G2L’s Continuous Direct Lithium Extraction (cDLE®) technology. As seen in recent testwork results (Reported Nov. 22, 2023), the cDLE^® process utilizes an ion exchange material (sorbent) designed to selectively extract lithium from the brine while rejecting most contaminants. In the context of the Boardwalk Project, the configuration of the pilot adsorption and elution stages has been purposefully designed to maximize extraction of lithium from the brine. Similarly, the selectivity of the sorbent and elution chemistry allows strong rejection of typical impurities in the brine such as sodium, calcium and chloride. This results in a clean, lithium-rich concentrate suitable for further refining.

At the facility in Calgary, the cDLE® process will demonstrate the cost and process advantages of using common industrial reagents such as quicklime and sulfuric acid. The operating cost benefits of this change in reagent suite will be quantified in an updated Boardwalk Project Preliminary Economic Assessment. Senior process engineers from G2L will head up the installation of the pilot and the first 100 hours of processing. G2L will continue to lend support throughout the entire piloting program which is intended to last up to 18 months following the first 100 hours of operation.

With a processing capacity of up to 10,000 L/d of brine, the Calgary facility will represent one of the largest DLE pilot plants in North America. The pilot plant represents an approximate 1:5,000 scale to the future, commercial production modules which is consistent with scale-up factors used in other hydrometallurgical processes. Within the pilot plant, sufficiently large ion exchange equipment has been installed to permit direct scale-up of these process steps to the commercial plant, accelerating the Boardwalk Project development.

During operation, the pilot plant will be targeting one of the industry’s highest lithium recoveries. This is seen as achievable for the Boardwalk project given the project’s careful staging of adsorption and elution contactors, along with the characteristics of the sorbent. Specifically, experiences from industrial ion exchange processes used for the recovery of precious (gold) and energy (uranium) metals have been leveraged in formulating the Boardwalk DLE flowsheet. This formulation included a trade-off assessment of lithium recovery and capital cost which was undertaken for the purposes of the upcoming updated PEA. As a result, the pilot plant will assess the performance of five contactor stages with results to follow in the PEA.

*Figure 1: LithiumBank’s pilot plant as shown in G2L’s manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Australia, prior to shipment.*

Furthermore, G2L’s experience in pilot testing of continuous ion exchange for recovery of other metals, including nickel and cobalt, at a similar scale in similar pilot equipment, provides confidence that recovery using counter-current adsorption contactors can be predicted from laboratory scale test work.

The cDLE^® pilot plant in transit is a variation of a pilot plant that was designed and constructed by the Clean TeQ Water technical team to extract nickel and cobalt by ion exchange from acid leached lateritic ore in the Sunrise Energy Metals project. The plant was run over several campaigns and the data were subsequently used for a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) on the production of battery-grade nickel and cobalt sulfates. The Boardwalk Project cDLE^® plant uses the same basic configuration, with critical design changes incorporated to ensure maximum lithium extraction from the brine, and the production of a high purity eluate containing a high lithium concentration.

A video showing the cDLE® pilot plant prior to shipping to Calgary can be viewed below:

About LithiumBank Resources Corp.

LithiumBank Resources Corp. (TSX-V: LBNK) (OTCQX: LBNKF), is a publicly traded lithium company that is focused on developing its two flagship projects, Boardwalk and Park Place, in Western Canada. The Company holds 2,480,196 acres of brownfield & exploration lithium brine permits, across 3 districts in Alberta and Saskatchewan. In May 2023, LithiumBank completed an initial robust preliminary economic assessment of its Boardwalk project that targets a 31,350 TPA operation with a pre-tax USD $2.7B NPV and a 21.6% IRR with the potential for a number of near term enhancements. The Company will continue to de- risk its assets through detailed geological modelling and advanced engineering.

For more information see the Company’s Boardwalk Lithium Brine Project Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical report entitled “Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for LithiumBank Resources Boardwalk Lithium-Brine Project in West- Central Alberta, Canada” effectively dated June 16, 2023 filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) on June 23, 2023 and on the Company’s website (www.lithiumbank.ca).

Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no guarantee that all or any part of the mineral resource will be converted into a mineral reserve. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by geology, environment, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues. A preliminary economic assessment is preliminary in nature as it includes a portion of inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the preliminary economic assessment will be realized.

About G2L Greenview Resources Inc.

Go2Lithium Inc. was formed in early 2023 as a 50/50 joint venture with Computational Geosciences Inc (CGI), a subsidiary of the Robert Friedland-chaired Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (NYSE:IE) and Clean TeQ Water (ASX:CNQ). Please see Clean TeQ’s case studies for additional information on their suite of water treatment and metal extraction technologies.

The scientific and technical disclosure in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Kevin Piepgrass (Chief Operations Officer, LithiumBank Resources Corp.), who is a Member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia (APEGBC) and is a Qualified Person (QP) for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Piepgrass consents to the inclusion of the data in the form and context in which it appears.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding future estimates, plans, objectives, timing, assumptions or expectations of future performance, including without limitation, statements regarding the completion of the Offering and the timing thereof, and the anticipated use of proceeds of the Offering are forward-looking statements and contain forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “intends” or “anticipates”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should” or “would” or occur. Forward-looking statements are based on certain material assumptions and analyses made by the Company and the opinions and estimates of management as of the date of this press release, including, but not limited to, that the Company will complete the Offering on the terms disclosed, that the Company will receive all necessary regulatory approvals for the Offering, that the Company will use the proceeds of the Offering as currently anticipated; and assumptions relating to the state of the financial markets for the Company’s securities. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Important factors that may cause actual results to vary, include, without limitation, market volatility, unanticipated costs, changes in applicable regulations, and changes in the Company’s business plans. Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Favorable DLE Test Results Bode Well for Boardwalk PEA

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Monday, November 27, 2023

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Impressive DLE test work results. Results from bench-scale G2L Greenview direct lithium extraction (DLE) test work on brine from LithiumBank’s Boardwalk lithium brine project produced a high-purity concentrated brine, or eluate, with lithium concentrations between 3,000 and 7,000 milligrams per liter with greater than 98% recovery of lithium from the brine and low levels of impurities.

Potential to reduce project operating costs. Lower cost reagents used in the G2L DLE processing are approximately a third of the cost of those used in the DLE process that was used in the company’s maiden Boardwalk PEA published in May 2023. The results are expected to be included in an updated Boardwalk PEA expected in late 2023.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Recent Financing Provides Flexibility to Accelerate Progress at Boardwalk and Park Place

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Private placement oversubscribed. LithiumBank recently closed a private placement of 3,506,500 units at a price of C$1.00 per unit. Originally, the company had planned to raise C$2 million, which was later increased to C$3 million. Each unit is comprised of one common share of the company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional share at a price of C$1.50 per share for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance. Coupled with over C$6 million designated for exploration, the financing provides discretionary funds to advance LithiumBank’s Boardwalk and Park Place projects and accelerate pilot plant testing with G2L Greenview Resources.

Significant insider participation. Demonstrating their own commitment and confidence in LithiumBank, insiders of the company purchased 970,000 units or 27.66% of the total units offered in the private placement. Mr. Gianni Kovacevic, Director, purchased 250,000 units, Mr. Christopher Murray, Director, purchased 250,000 units, Mr. Paul Matysek, Executive Chairman and Director purchased 150,000 units, Ms. Ekaterina Zotova, Director, purchased 150,000 units, Mr. Rob Shewchuk, CEO and Director, purchased 100,000 units, Mr. Kevin Piepgrass, COO, purchased 40,000 units, Mr. Steven Piepgrass, Director, purchased 20,000 units, and Ms. Ann Fehr, CFO, purchased 10,000 units.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Development Plans for Boardwalk and Park Place Move into Sharper Focus

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Monday, October 16, 2023

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Private placement financing. LithiumBank Resources announced the upsizing of a private placement to three million units at a price of C$1.00 per unit for gross proceeds of C$3 million. LithiumBank directors, officers, and consultants are expected to purchase more than 1.2 million of the units. Each unit will consist of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at a price of C$1.50 for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance.

Stepping up the pace at Boardwalk and Park Place. The net proceeds are expected to increase the company’s cash position to over C$9 million and be used to accelerate the advancement of its direct lithium brine projects. LithiumBank expects to complete drilling and sampling to upgrade resources and conduct testing using a 10,000 liter/day pilot plant to determine key performance indicators at its Boardwalk and Park Place projects.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – DLE Intellectual Property License Agreement with G2L Greenview Resources

Posted on September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Licensing agreement. LithiumBank Resources executed an intellectual property license agreement with G2L Greenview Resources, a subsidiary of Go2Lithium Inc., encompassing direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies based on ion-exchange that will be used to extract lithium salts from enriched brines present at LithiumBank’s projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan. LithiumBank expects to release an updated preliminary economic assessment for the Boardwalk project late in the fourth quarter of 2023 that will reflect test work using the technology and the impact of Canadian incentive tax credits for lithium brine processing.

Licensing and financial terms. The license is exclusive to LithiumBank in Alberta and Saskatchewan and may be sub-licensed by LithiumBank to an acquirer of any of its properties in Alberta or Saskatchewan subject to certain conditions. LithiumBank will issue up to 14 million common shares in staggered fashion to G2L upon satisfaction of certain milestones.

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Investor Opportunity in Lithium Stocks Seems to Be Increasing

Posted on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 by phoffman@channelchek.com

Why Small Lithium Developers and Producers May Become Stars By Mid-Decade

Lithium demand isn’t going away; in fact, it is likely to skyrocket. While most people link future EV sales forecasts with Lithium-ion battery growth, the increased use of li-ion batteries goes well beyond electric vehicle production. Some highly regarded analysts are now predicting a difficult lithium deficit as early as 2025. If demand outstrips supply that quickly, prices of the mineral will be under extreme upward pressure. If the accelerating demand unfolds as expected, investors looking to get ahead of the curve may want to increase their exposure to lithium investments soon. Below is a background on current forecasts and ideas to explore.

Background

The Fitch subsidiary, Business Monitor International (BMI), is a research unit of the parent company best known for its rating service. BMI has a team of over 300 analysts who specialize in a variety of industries, including energy, mining, and technology. The company’s research is used by businesses to make informed decisions about their operations. BMI now estimates that China’s lithium demand for EVs will grow by an average of 20.4% each year between 2023 and 2032. However, current estimates for the country’s lithium output are only expected to grow by 6% over the same period. This means that China will need to import massive amounts of lithium just to meet its growth in EV production.

At the same time, the global demand for lithium is also expected to grow significantly. Some informed projections are that global demand for lithium will reach over 3 million metric tons (tonne) by 2030. As a comparison, this is up from 540,000 metric tons in 2021.

There are currently just 101 lithium mines in the world, and many of these mining operations are nearing the end of their lifespan. In addition, the permitting process for new lithium mines can be lengthy and complex. This is slowing the development of new lithium production facilities. Consequently, the growing demand for lithium, which is already seen as straining global supply, may become substantially more challenging over the next 18 months.

More demand relative to supply is the most basic recipe for higher prices. As a result of the supply constraints, lithium prices are expected to remain high in the coming years. Lithium carbonate prices surged to a record of almost 600,000 yuan per tonne in November 2022.

The EV industry is working to address the lithium supply deficit, but it is the producers that are working to be more efficient and productive. Some companies are developing new ways to extract lithium from brines, which are salty water bodies that contain lithium. Other companies are working to recycle lithium-ion batteries. However, lithium is a finite resource, and an approaching supply deficit shows no signs of being fixed soon. In the meantime the EV industry and others will compete for what is what is being produced, which could drive up prices.

What This Means for Investors

Investors who are interested in the lithium market should take note of the projections for the growing supply/demand imbalance. Lithium mining companies, especially smaller pure-plays on the demand for lithium, may have the highest percentage benefit from higher prices. Three such companies are listed below with links to further information and data relevant to the company.

Century Lithium Corp. (LCE:CA) is a Canadian-based advanced-stage lithium Company, focused on developing its 100%-owned Clayton Valley Lithium Project in the U.S. (Nevada). Century Lithium is actively testing material from its lithium-bearing claystone deposit at its Lithium Extraction Facility while moving toward the completion of a Feasibility Study, with the goal to become a domestic producer of lithium for the growing electric vehicle and battery storage market.

Mark Reichamn, Noble Capital Markets senior research analyst for natural resources, published a research note explaining a collaboration between Century Lithium and Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) where lithium is being recovered from leach solution.

Noble rates the shares of Century Lithium Corp. as outperform.

LithiumBank Resources Corp. (LBNKF) is an exploration and development company focused on lithium-enriched brine projects in Western Canada where low-carbon-impact, rapid DLE technology is used. LithiumBank currently holds over 3.77 million acres of mineral titles, 3.44M acres in Alberta and 326K acres in Saskatchewan. LithiumBank is advancing and de-risking several projects in parallel of the Boardwalk Lithium Brine Project.

Mark Reichman, of Noble Capital Markets put out a research note this month explaining LithiumBank’s reasons for selling three of its projects.

Noble rates the shares of Century Lithium Corp. as outperform.

Piedmont Lithium Inc, (PLL) is a lithium-based company focused on the development of its Piedmont Lithium Project located within the Carolina TinSpodumene Belt (”TSB”) and along trend to the Hallman Beam and Kings Mountain mines.

Piedmont has been in the news recently for having received a partial prepayment of $31.6 million for the sale of 15,000 dry metric tonnes of lithium concentrate under its offtake deal with North American Lithium (NAL). According to news reported by Reuters, its CEO Keith Phillips expects sales from Piedmont shipments to help fund strategic initiatives while reducing the company’s need to raise capital in the equity markets. Piedmont said the prepayment increased its cash position to about $100 million.

A video discussion with Piedmont’s CEO Keith Phillips taken in March 2023 as part of Channelchek’s Takeaway Series is a great way to become familiar with the projects and strategies this “Made in the USA” lithium developer is involved with.

Take Away

A lithium supply deficit is expected to emerge as early as 2025, according to analysts at BMI. The deficit is being driven by the growing demand for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Investors who are looking to understand the plans of small lithium developers and producers should visit the Company Data / Quotes tab on Channelchek and use the search bars to begin exploring.

Paul Hoffman

Managing Editor, Channelchek

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/piedmont-lithium-receives-first-payment-nal-shipment-2023-08-29/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/29/a-worldwide-lithium-shortage-could-come-as-soon-as-2025.html

LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Sale of Saskatchewan Properties Keeps the Focus on Boardwalk and Park Place

Posted on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Sale of Saskatchewan properties. LithiumBank executed a definitive agreement to sell the company’s three lithium brine projects in Saskatchewan, Canada to Pristine Lithium Corp. The strategic sale is expected to expedite the development of the Saskatchewan properties while allowing LithiumBank to maintain a financial interest in the properties through an ownership interest in Pristine Lithium. LithiumBank is now positioned to focus on the development of Boardwalk and Park Place in the province of Alberta without having to dilute its resources by developing multiple projects in two jurisdictions.

Financial terms. LithiumBank will receive cash consideration of C$2,000,000, including a C$250,000 deposit and an additional C$1,750,000 payable upon closing. LithiumBank will receive 40 million common shares in the capital of Pristine Lithium, or buyer shares, representing roughly 47% of the outstanding buyer shares on a post-financing basis, along with 20 million warrants, each exercisable into one buyer share for a period of two years from the date of issuance. Upon filing a NI 43-101 compliant preliminary economic assessment technical report, Pristine will issue buyer shares or cash representing C$1,000,000 of consideration to LithiumBank.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Compelling Boardwalk Preliminary Economic Assessment Provides an Excellent Starting Point

Posted on May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Friday, May 26, 2023

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Initial preliminary economic assessment. LithiumBank Resources released highlights from the initial preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Boardwalk lithium brine project in Alberta, Canada. The PEA was based on average annual production of 31,350 tonnes of battery grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) over a 20-year period, an average price of US$26,000 per tonne of LHM, operating expense of US$6,807 per tonne LHM, and annual EBITDA of US$586 million. The net present value of the project is estimated at US$2.7 billion on a pre-tax basis and US$1.7 billion on an after-tax basis. The initial capital cost of the project is expected to be US$2.1 billion. The expected payback period is 4.1 years on a pre-tax basis and 4.5 years on an after-tax basis.

An excellent starting point. While the preliminary economic assessment differs in many respects to our own initial assumptions, in many ways it is in the ballpark. Importantly, it compares favorably with preliminary economic assessments of similar projects. Management has identified multiple opportunities to significantly enhance project economics that we think could increase the pre-tax net present value to over US$3.0 billion, including annual EBITDA of US$700 million.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Achieving Rapid Progress on Multiple Fronts

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Monday, May 15, 2023

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Carbon neutral lithium production. In April, LithiumBank signed a memorandum of understanding with ZS2 Technologies Inc. for the eventual deployment of ZS2’s proprietary and patented direct-air-capture technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from LithiumBank’s Boardwalk and Park Place projects. ZS2 will also process treated brine to collect magnesium and calcium for use in their proprietary magnesium cement products. The ZS2 processing facility will generate acid and base byproducts that can cost effectively be used in LithiumBank’s lithium processing plant at Boardwalk. The collaboration with ZS2 supports LithiumBank’s goal of becoming a carbon neutral lithium producer in Alberta.

Flow-through private placement. In April, LithiumBank announced a C$6 million “bought deal” private placement of 3,158,000 units issued on a charity flow-through (FT) basis at a price of C$1.90 per FT unit for gross proceeds of C$6,000,200. Each FT unit is comprised of one common share to be issued as a flow-through share and three quarters of one common share purchase warrant. Each FT warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one non-flow-through common share at an exercise price of C$2.00 for a period of 36 months from the date of issuance. The proceeds will fund eligible exploration expenditures.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Gaining Momentum

Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Thursday, April 06, 2023

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Collaboration with Invest Alberta. LithiumBank executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) to support the development of a lithium production facility at the company’s Boardwalk brine project. Established as a crown corporation of the Government of Alberta, Invest Alberta promotes Alberta as an investment destination of choice to investors in Canada and internationally. LithiumBank’s commercial lithium production facility in northern Alberta could factor importantly in Alberta becoming a destination for critical mineral resource development and as a partner in the electrification supply chain.

Why is this collaboration important? With teams in Calgary and Edmonton along with 11 international locations, IAC connects industry, government partners, and economic development organizations and provides services to facilitate investment in Alberta. The organization will support LithiumBank by promoting the Boardwalk project domestically and internationally, facilitate relationships with key stakeholders and senior government officials, and bolster LithiumBank’s relationships with post-secondary institutions to create a qualified talent pipeline in support of the project.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Study Underscores the District-Scale Potential of Park Place

Posted on February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Park Place hydrogeological study. LithiumBank Resources released results from a hydrogeological study at its 100% owned Park Place Lithium Brine Project located 180 kilometers west of Edmonton, Alberta, and 50 kilometers south of the company’s other flagship Boardwalk lithium brine project. The hydrogeological study was completed by Matrix Solutions and will be incorporated into a NI 43-101 compliant technical report and resource estimate which is expected in the second quarter of 2023.

Surprisingly favorable results. The hydrogeological study indicates Park Place hosts a combined 76.3 cubic kilometers of lithium-bearing brine, including 49.8 cubic kilometers within the Leduc Formation and 26.5 cubic kilometers within the Swan Hills Formation. By comparison, the company’s Boardwalk projects hosts 17.1 cubic kilometers of lithium-bearing brine. As a result, Park Place may be considered the largest reported lithium-rich brine project by volume in North America held by a single operator.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Transitioning from Exploration to Development

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Friday, February 03, 2023

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Alberta projects are front and center. Boardwalk and Park Place are both district-scale lithium brine projects with significant potential for commercial development. LithiumBank established Canada’s first indicated mineral resource of lithium brine at its Boardwalk project and assayed wells up to 82.0 milligrams per liter lithium at Park Place. LithiumBank intends to complete a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Boardwalk in the first quarter of 2023 and a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) in the second half of the year. At Park Place, a mineral resource estimate is expected in the first half of the year, followed by a PEA in the second half of 2023. LithiumBank expects to conduct detailed hydrogeological modeling and brine sampling at both Boardwalk and Park Place to expand and upgrade the classification of their lithium resources to measured and indicated categories.

Brine processing pilot plant. LithiumBank intends to further de-risk Boardwalk and Park Place by commissioning a brine processing pilot plant in the second half of 2023 to produce a concentrated lithium chloride solution. LithiumBank is working with several direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology providers to enhance recovery, lower power consumption, and reduce project capital expenditures. This work and subsequent reservoir sampling is expected to be incorporated into the Boardwalk PEA and Park Place resource estimate.

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LithiumBank Resources (LBNKF) – Multiple Opportunities for Value Creation

Posted on January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 by cpereira@noblefcm.com

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Keeping an eye on Park Place. The Park Place Lithium Brine project, located 20 kilometers south of the company’s flagship Boardwalk project in Alberta, encompasses 1,602,209 acres of contiguous mineral permits that cover a significant portion of the highly prospective Leduc reef complex in this area. Unique to Park Place is the hydraulic connectivity between the Leduc and the Swan Hills Formations. Historical samples collected by multiple petroleum operators and donated to the Alberta Geological Survey, range from 76 milligrams per liter to 130 milligrams per liter lithium and are located within Park Place’s permitted area.

Assay results. The company released assay results from samples taken at Park Place. Three brine samples were collected from a 72-meter-thick interval at the top of the Leduc Formation and returned grades ranging from 71.2 to 82.0 milligrams per liter lithium with an overall average grade of 77.2 milligrams per liter lithium.

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