QUARTZ HILL

Liatam Mining Makes Investment in Novo and Quartz Hill Joint Venture Formed

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novo Resources Corp. (Novo or the Company) (ASX: NVO) (TSX: NVO & NVO.WT.A) (OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to announce an update to the Quartz Hill Project earn-in agreement with Liatam and also an additional investment by Liatam in Novo of A$1.8 million.

Key Points: 
  • Liatam has exceeded the required spend of A$1.75 million to form the 80%/20% Quartz Hill Joint Venture with Novo in the East Pilbara, Western Australia.
  • Liatam has acquired legal title to the tenements included in the Quartz Hill Joint Venture and becomes the manager of the joint venture, with Novo retaining 20% ownership of battery mineral rights along with 100% of the gold and silver rights on the tenements.
  • The Quartz Hill Joint Venture tenements are considered prospective for lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) style pegmatite mineralisation.
  • Following completion of the earn-in requirement, the 80%/20% Quartz Hill Joint Venture (JV) between Liatam and Novo has now been formed.

Liatam Quartz Hill Battery Mineral Earn-In Update

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novo Resources Corp. (Novo or the Company) (ASX: NVO) (TSX: NVO & NVO.WT.A) (OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to provide an update in relation to the earn-in agreement with Liatam Mining Pty Ltd (Liatam) relating to battery mineral rights at the Quartz Hill project (Quartz Hill).

Key Points: 
  • Liatam is required to spend A$1.7 million over a 24-month period (from commencement date of April 2023) to earn up to an 80% interest in the battery mineral rights at Quartz Hill.
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novo Resources Corp. (Novo or the Company) (ASX: NVO) (TSX: NVO & NVO.WT.A) (OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to provide an update in relation to the earn-in agreement with Liatam Mining Pty Ltd (Liatam) relating to battery mineral rights at the Quartz Hill project (Quartz Hill).
  • In December 2022, Novo's wholly owned Australian subsidiary, Nullagine Gold Pty Ltd, entered into an arrangement with Liatam pursuant to which Liatam was granted the right to earn an 80% interest in battery mineral rights within certain Novo tenements at Quartz Hill by spending A$1.5 million over 24 months.i
    Under the earn-in agreement, Liatam had a one-time right to add additional tenements of its choosing at Quartz Hill.
  • The Quartz Hill battery mineral project area now comprises 25 tenements covering approximately 818 km sq (Figure 1).

JV Partner Liatam Mining Outlines Lithium Exploration Program

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

We are excited to assist Liatam with their battery minerals exploration efforts at the Quartz Hill project.”

Key Points: 
  • We are excited to assist Liatam with their battery minerals exploration efforts at the Quartz Hill project.”
    Figure 1: Quartz Hill tenement map highlighting 2023 exploration areas on high-resolution aerial photography.
  • Note the outcropping pegmatite swarms (pink polygons) in the western tenements and areas for planned geological reconnaissance in the east.
  • The Quartz Hill area is comprised of three granted Exploration Licenses (“ELs”), thirteen Prospecting Licences (“PLs”) and one Exploration Licence Application (“ELA”) covering approximately 615 sq km (Figure 1).
  • The eastern most ELs (E46/795 & E46/796) have seen very little previous lithium exploration, however hyperspectral data and ultra-detailed aerial photography supports the prospectivity for LCT pegmatite formation2.

Novo Closes Strategic Financing

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novo Resources Corp. (“Novo” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVO, NVO.WT & NVO.WT.A) (OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to advise that the previously announced Financing with Liatam1 has now closed.

Key Points: 
  • Closing of C$5 million strategic investment in Novo (the “Financing”) from Liatam Mining Pty Ltd (“Liatam”), Australian-based manager of the Bald Hill lithium and tantalum mine in Western Australia, via the issuance of 12,820,512 units of Novo at C$0.39 per unit (each, a “Unit”), representing an undiluted 4.9% post-Financing position in Novo
    Each Unit consists of one common share of Novo and one-quarter of one common share purchase warrant (each a “Warrant”).
  • The Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted notice of the Financing and conditionally approved the listing of the common shares issued under the Financing.
  • Accordingly, Novo has closed the Financing, raising gross proceeds of C$5 million through the issue of 12,820,512 Units at a price of C$0.39 per Unit.
  • The net proceeds from the Financing will primarily be used by Novo to fast-track exploration at the Company’s key projects, including the Becher Area, Nunyerry North and Purdy’s North, as well as for general working capital purposes.

Novo Announces Strategic Investment & Advancement of Battery Minerals Strategy

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novo Resources Corp. (“Novo” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVO, NVO.WT & NVO.WT.A) (OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to welcome Liatam as a new shareholder and project investor at Quartz Hill.

Key Points: 
  • “Novo looks forward to working with Liatam to progress the definition of battery mineral prospectivity across Quartz Hill and potentially the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
  • The Unit price represents a 26% premium to Novo’s closing price on December 14, 2022 and 30-day trailing VWAP.
  • Each Unit will consist of one common share of Novo and one-quarter of one Warrant.
  • In addition to the Company’s primary focus, Novo seeks to leverage its internal geological expertise to deliver value-accretive opportunities to its stakeholders.