 Outstanding grades of up to 3.8% lithium oxide (Li2O) returned...

 Outstanding grades of up to 3.8% lithium oxide (Li2O) returned from analysis of 151 core samples from the recent diamond drilling program at the Root Lake Lithium Project in Ontario, Canada (under option).
 Significant grades of Li2O returned in all samples with an overall average lithium grade at 1.3% Li2O.
 60% of all drill samples returned lithium grades above 1.0% Li2O (average grade 1.8% Li2O) while 38% of samples returned grades of more than 1.5% Li2O (average grade of 2.2% Li2O).
 Hole RL-16-06 intersected 70 metres of continuous Li2O mineralisation with an average grade of 1.7% Li2O including:
 15m at 1.7% Li2O from 7m down-hole, including 6m at 2.2% Li2O 1m at 2.7% Li2O and 1m at 3.8% Li2O;  9m at 2.0% Li2O from 24m down-hole, including 3m at 2.3% Li2O and 1m at 2.5% Li2O;
 7m at 2.3% Li2O from 34m down-hole, including 4m at 3.1% Li2O and 1m at 3.6% Li2O.
 Due diligence review confirms that the mineralisation is open in multiple directions at the McCombe and Root Lake prospects.
 Further metallurgical testing to be undertaken with the new assay results expected to assist Ardiden to finalise its due diligence assessment of the Root Lake Lithium Project.