Ann: Patriot Drills 156.9m of 2.12% Li2O at the CV5 Pegmatite, page-295

Darren Smith the VP of Exploration at PMT who discovered CV lithium pegmatite district is also VP of Exploration at Nevada Lithium that have Bonnie Claire clay lithium project in Nevada with 18.37Mt LCE equivalent to 530Mt @ 1.4% Li2O hard rock.

Also discovered world's largest REE deposit, Ashram in Quebec. Looks like he knows how to find the big ones.



Darren L. Smith, M.Sc., P.Geo., is a Professional Geologist with over 17 years of experience in the mineral exploration industry. His experience includes high-level program management ranging from program design through implementation, reporting, and technical disclosure, as well as indigenous peoples and government engagement. Darren has assisted in company financing efforts, provided technical oversight for PEA, PFS, and FS level project advancement, and has setup and monitored complex metallurgical programs. In late 2009, Darren and his team discovered one of the world's largest REE and fluorspar deposits (Ashram), which is currently advancing towards Prefeasibility and, more recently, played an instrumental role in the discovery of the CV Lithium Pegmatite District in the La Grande Greenstone Belt,James Bay, Quebec, highlighted by the large CV5 Spodumene Pegmatite. Darren is currently Vice President of Exploration for Patriot Battery Metals Inc., and Director and Vice President of Exploration for Ophir Gold Corp.

Darren L. Smith, current Vice President of Exploration for the Company comments: "Bonnie Claire is a strong asset with significant and unique potential to produce lithium through borehole mining techniques, where environmental and social impacts may be minimized relative to conventional open-pit extraction methods. Coupled with the increased lithium grades confirmed at depth from the recent 2022 drilling and its location in Nevada, USA, the Bonnie Claire Deposit offers a potentially unique and attractive supply proposition to the lithium market."

He will transition to Senior Technical Advisor at Nevada Lithium as they have a new VP of Exploration.