Critical Elements Lithium Intercepts 1.04% LiO Over 33.85 Meters in Drilling at Lemare

Critical Elements Lithium Intercepts 1.04% LiO Over 33.85 Meters in Drilling at Lemare

Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (TSXV:CRE)(OTCQX:CRECF)(FSE:F12) ("Critical Elements" or the "Corporation") is pleased to report results from the winter drill program completed on the Lemare Project in the James Bay region, Eeyou Istchee, Québec. During winter 2023, the Corporation completed a 5,554-meter drill program, encompassing thirty-one drillholes to test the known lithium bearing zone on the East-West extension, as well at depth. The best intercepts are presented in Table 1 and Figure 2

Selected drill intersection highlights include:

  • LE-23-32: 1.04% Li2O and 67.91 ppm Ta2O5 over 33.85 m, including
    • 1.42% Li2O and 74.24 ppm Ta2O5 over 18.8 m
  • LE-23-33: 0.88% Li2O and 113.92 ppm Ta2O5 over 12.90 m
  • LE-23-35: 1.63% Li2O and 104.30 ppm Ta2O5 over 5.25 m
  • LE-23-44: 1.51% Li2O and 54.15 ppm Ta2O5 over 4.95 m
  • LE-23-48: 0.89% Li2O and 48.89 ppm Ta2O5 over 7.10 m
  • LE-23-49: 0.97% Li2O and 64.43 ppm Ta2O5 over 8.85 m, including
    • 1.59% Li2O and 61.34 ppm Ta2O5 over 2.40 m.

Critical Elements controls one of the largest hard rock lithium exploration land positions in North America, totalling 1,050 square kilometres specifically assembled for their geological setting and proximity to roads and Québec's 100% renewable energy grid. For example, its land position includes the Corporation's advanced Rose lithium-tantalum project ("Rose") and covers the extrapolated northeast and southwest structural extensions of the Nemaska Belt, which hosts the Whabouchi mine being developed by Nemaska Lithium.

Critical Elements has outlined its exploration plans in several news releases, most recently on February 1, May 16, and May 31. In addition to demonstrating the value inherent in the Corporation's exploration land package, there are three goals:

  1. Extend the life of the primary Rose project;
  2. Advance the Lemare project toward an initial resource estimate and technical studies if warranted; and
  3. Demonstrate the potential of new targets highlighted via machine learning, or artificial intelligence.

Table 1: Lemare project - Summary of the significant lithium results from the winter drilling program

Hole #

UTM NAD 83 ZN18

Length

Azimuth

Dip

Number

From

To

Interval*

Li2O

T a2O5

Easting

Northing

(m)

(°)

(°)

of samples

(m)

(m)

(m)

(%)

(ppm)

LE-23-32

471182

5734263

150.00

155

-70

32

25.10

58.95

33.85

1.04

67.91

including

30.30

58.15

27.85

1.23

70.99

including

30.30

49.10

18.80

1.42

74.24

LE-23-33

471143

5734249

150.00

160

-70

56

41.40

54.30

12.90

0.88

113.92

including

50.60

53.80

3.20

1.65

186.93

56.10

60.15

4.05

0.18

135.91

75.70

77.20

1.50

0.56

71.43

89.95

90.45

0.50

0.43

48.60

91.95

93.20

1.25

0.21

192.32

102.05

102.55

0.50

0.14

100.86

106.00

106.70

0.70

0.14

129.44

139.10

139.60

0.50

0.11

131.88

LE-23-34

471103

5734237

150

155

-60

64

46.00

60.15

14.15

1.12

78.80

including

48.25

52.25

4.00

1.99

63.53

68.00

69.50

1.50

0.39

727.78

69.80

70.35

0.55

1.97

4249.43

77.50

79.00

1.50

0.85

159.96

83.00

83.40

0.40

0.71

74.61

116.20

118.30

2.10

0.23

74.58

LE-23-35

471063

5734209

150

155

-70

54

70.10

71.85

1.75

1.09

38.70

91.00

92.20

1.20

0.46

192.32

93.65

98.90

5.25

1.63

104.30

LE-23-36

470993

5734175

253

155

-50

122

63.40

67.95

4.55

0.44

138.38

85.50

86.05

0.55

0.27

111.85

103.85

104.70

0.85

0.12

120.89

214.15

219.80

5.65

0.16

66.00

LE-23-37

470972

5734101

222

155

-50

88

2.10

2.65

0.55

0.10

337.02

35.30

35.85

0.55

0.12

307.72

53.10

56.40

3.30

0.83

141.66

144.9

149.50

4.60

0.11

83.60

LE-23-38

470923

5734095

286

155

-60

139

89.00

90.40

1.40

0.18

250.33

102.75

103.05

0.30

0.14

145.31

LE-23-39

470937

5733931

186

155

-50

68

No significant value

LE-23-40

470942

5733934

147

335

-50

33

81.45

81.90

0.45

0.11

119.42

LE-23-41

471062

5734018

150

155

-50

60

No significant value

LE-23-42

471490

5734606

300

155

-50

64

No significant value

LE-23-43

471412

5734532

276

155

-50

110

173.95

175.20

1.25

0.13

42.13

LE-23-44A

471344

5734464

18

155

-50

0

Abandoned hole

LE-23-44

471344

5734464

282

155

-50

72

113.50

136.25

22.75

0.44

87.41

including

130.50

135.45

4.95

1.51

54.15

LE-23-45

471344

5734464

234

155

-65

57

No significant value

LE-23-46

471339

5734460

207

200

-50

51

No significant value

LE-23-47

471263

5734428

201

155

-50

16

No significant value

LE-23-48

471177

5734368

225

155

-50

47

144.80

147.00

2.20

0.23

133.66

161.00

165.50

4.50

0.47

68.02

172.10

179.20

7.10

0.89

48.89

186.90

188.00

1.10

0.11

172.79

LE-23-49

471129

5734342

203.2

155

-50

51

181.75

190.60

8.85

0.97

64.43

including

181.75

184.15

2.40

1.59

61.34

including

187.50

190.60

3.10

1.13

79.87

LE-23-50A

471085

5734320

30

155

-55

0

Abandoned hole

LE-23-50

471085

5734320

213

155

-55

28

185.60

188.10

2.50

1.08

51.01

LE-23-51

470558

5733806

207

155

-50

45

No significant value

LE-23-52

470377

5733697

204

155

-50

124

No significant value

LE-23-53

471905

5734613

168

150

-50

41

37.20

45.00

7.80

0.13

35.24

77.20

88.35

11.15

0.12

37.47

LE-23-54

471947

5734638

165

155

-50

34

38.15

42.80

4.65

0.10

51.95

49.10

57.40

8.30

0.11

28.51

LE-23-55

472144

5734688

171

150

-50

9

No significant value

LE-23-56

472144

5734688

84

330

-45

47

No significant value

LE-23-57

472200

5734777

105

155

-50

28

No significant value

LE-23-58

472200

5734777

102

330

-45

78

No significant value

LE-23-59

472305

5734821

135

330

-50

75

No significant value

LE-23-60

472305

5734821

180

330

-63

123

No significant value

*Length along drill core. The Corporation does not have enough information at this stage to estimate the true width.

Figure 1: Location of the Lemare spodumene project in the James Bay region in Québec

Critical Elements Lithium Corporation, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Press release picture

Figure 2: Drill results from the Lemare Property

Critical Elements Lithium Corporation, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Press release picture

The winter 2023 drilling program on the Lemare spodumene project confirmed the 400-metre extension to the southwest and the 500-metre extension to the northeast of the main known spodumene-bearing pegmatite with variable width and spodumene content. At least two different types of sub-parallel pegmatites were intersected by the drilling. The main spodumene-bearing pegmatite features coarse quartz-feldspar-muscovite, while the second pegmatite is aphanitic quartzo-feldspathic, is generally lower grade, and is only sporadically mineralized. The main spodumene-bearing pegmatite is controlled by a northeast-southwest structure that is recut by at least two north-south oriented faults. The information collected during the winter drilling program will be useful to better define the 3D model and better understand the pinch-and-swell character of the pegmatites at Lemare. The confirmed spodumene-prospective pegmatite strike length at Lemare now exceeds 2.2 kilometres. However, based on Goldspot Discoveries' machine learning methodology and surface sampling results, the LCT pegmatite trend on the Lemare property has been estimated to extend for over 5 kilometres.

Critical Elements intends to pursue further work on Lemare over the summer with surface mapping and a sampling program followed by incremental drilling. Lemare is well-situated within 3 kilometres of road access and is an excellent candidate for initial technical studies. At the moment, the Corporation has temporarily suspended exploration activities on the Nemaska Belt projects in the Eeyou Istchee-James Bay region of Québec in accordance with a directive from the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et des Forêts, which has banned forest access on Crown land and closed roads to help combat forest fires across the province.

Quality assurance/quality control

Quality assurance and quality control procedures have been implemented to ensure best practices in sampling and analysis of the core samples. The drill core was logged and then split, with one-half sent for assay and the other retained in the core box as a witness sample. Duplicates, standards and blanks were regularly inserted into the sample stream. The core samples were delivered, in secure tagged bags, directly to the ALS Minerals laboratory facility in Val-d'Or, Quebec. The samples are weighed and identified prior to sample preparation. The samples are crushed to 70% minus 2 mm, then separated and pulverized to 85% passing 75 μm. All samples are analyzed using sodium peroxide fusion ME-MS-89L, with full analysis for 52 elements. Value over 25,000 ppm Li were re-assays using Li-ICP-82b and value over 2,500 ppm Ta2O5 were re-assays using Ta-XRF10.

Qualified persons

Paul Bonneville, Eng, is the qualified persons that have reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release on behalf of the Corporation.

About Critical Elements Lithium Corporation

Critical Elements aspires to become a large, responsible supplier of lithium to the flourishing electric vehicle and energy storage system industries. To this end, Critical Elements is advancing the wholly owned, high purity Rose lithium project in Québec, the Corporation's first lithium project to be advanced within a land portfolio of over 1,050 square kilometers. On June 13th, 2022, the Corporation announced results of a feasibility study on Rose for the production of spodumene concentrate. The after-tax internal rate of return for the Project is estimated at 82.4%, with an estimated after-tax net present value of US$1.9 B at an 8% discount rate. In the Corporation's view, Québec is strategically well-positioned for US and EU markets and boasts good infrastructure including a low-cost, low-carbon power grid featuring 94% hydroelectricity. The project has received approval from the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change on the recommendation of the Joint Assessment Committee, comprised of representatives from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Cree Nation Government and also received the Certificate of Authorization pursuant to section 164 of Québec's Environment Quality Act from the Québec Minister of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks.

For further information, please contact:

Patrick Laperrière
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Development
514-817-1119
plaperriere@cecorp.ca
www.cecorp.ca

Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, P. Géo.
Chief Executive Officer
819-354-5146
jslavallee@cecorp.ca
www.cecorp.ca

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is described in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary statement concerning forward-looking statements

This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian Securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "scheduled", "anticipates", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "scheduled", "targeted", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information contained herein include, without limitation, statements relating to the results and completion of the 2023 exploration program, the permitting process, the results and outcome of the Front-End Engineering Design Study, eligibility of equipment required for the Rose Project to the 30% investment tax credit (ITC) announced by the Federal government in its last budget, as well as the outcome of the formal process launched by the Corporation in connection with the Project financing. Forward-looking information is based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made. 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 information.

Although Critical Elements has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from expected results described in forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: final and complete results of the Corporation's 2023 exploration program, the final outcome of the permitting process and the Corporation's ability to meet all conditions imposed thereunder, the final results of the Front-End Engineering Design Study and its effects on the development of the Rose Project, the formal process launched in connection with the Project financing not producing the anticipated and expected results, the criteria for eligibility to the 30% investment tax credit (ITC) announced in the last federal budget not being those expected, as well as those risk factors set out in the Corporation's Management Discussion and Analysis for its most recent quarter ended February 28, 2023 and other disclosure documents available under the Corporation's SEDAR profile. Forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this news release and Critical Elements disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.

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- All challenges resolved and ready for customer testing

SPHERISATION OF COATED SILICON

As previously noted, key challenges in using silicon in lithium-ion battery anodes include particle swelling, first-cycle capacity loss of up to 50%, and rapid battery degradation. Altech's initial approach involved coating individual silicon particles with a nanolayer of alumina to reduce expansion and mitigate first-cycle loss. This method proved effective. Building on this success, the next phase of development involved spherifying the coated silicon particles and applying additional coatings to the spherical structures (refer Figure 1*). These spherical, alumina-coated silicon particles can be effectively distributed within the voids of graphite, helping to minimise long-term damage to the electrode layer caused by expansion (refer Figure 2*). By residing in these voids, the particles can move without exerting stress on the surrounding graphite sheets. Additionally, the Company's R&D laboratory has optimised silicon content to a 5% addition, which has delivered a 50% capacity performance improvement in battery applications. The improvement in battery anode capacity can be seen in Figure 3 and 4*.

SUCCESSFUL PILOT PLANT OPERATION

Altech is in a race to get its patented technology to market. To support the development, Altech constructed a pilot plant adjacent to the proposed project site to enable the qualification process for its Silumina AnodesTM product. Coated silicon products are now being successfully produced at the Company's pilot plant located at Dock 3 in Saxony, Germany. The commissioning process presented a number of technical challenges, primarily related to the equipment delivery delays, supply of SiC materials, poor flowability and handling difficulties of the ultra-fine silicon powders used in the process - particles measuring less than one micron in size. These powders tended to cause hang-ups and blockages within the system, complicating consistent material movement and process stability. However, through a combination of engineering adjustments and process optimisations, these issues have now been resolved. The pilot plant is now operational and has produced high-quality coated silicon particles. These products are ready for evaluation and testing by potential customers, marking a key milestone in the commercialisation pathway.

Group Managing Director Iggy Tan said "The next generation of our development, leveraging spherization technology, has successfully addressed the long-standing challenges of silicon-namely swelling and rapid degradation. We've achieved a battery with 50% higher energy density and enhanced cycle life, all with a modest addition of silicon. Our proprietary alumina-coated, spherical silicon particles represent a breakthrough in battery anode materials. Production at our pilot plant in Saxony marks a significant milestone, and we are actively engaging with potential customers for evaluation. This progress places Altech at the forefront of next-generation battery technology as we move toward commercialisation."

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About Altech Batteries Ltd:  

Altech Batteries Limited (ASX:ATC) (FRA:A3Y) is a specialty battery technology company that has a joint venture agreement with world leading German battery institute Fraunhofer IKTS ("Fraunhofer") to commercialise the revolutionary CERENERGY(R) Sodium Alumina Solid State (SAS) Battery. CERENERGY(R) batteries are the game-changing alternative to lithium-ion batteries. CERENERGY(R) batteries are fire and explosion-proof; have a life span of more than 15 years and operate in extreme cold and desert climates. The battery technology uses table salt and is lithium-free; cobalt-free; graphite-free; and copper-free, eliminating exposure to critical metal price rises and supply chain concerns.

The joint venture is commercialising its CERENERGY(R) battery, with plans to construct a 100MWh production facility on Altech's land in Saxony, Germany. The facility intends to produce CERENERGY(R) battery modules to provide grid storage solutions to the market.

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