Coquitlam, BC - TheNewswire - January 25, 2023 - Surge Battery Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Surge”) (TSXV:NILI) (OTC:NILIF) (FRA:DJ5C), announces that Surge has engaged the services of Plutus Bridge Capital LLC (“Plutus Bridge”) to provide public relations services Plutus Bridge is a Vancouver, BC, based public relations firm. 

The Company has entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement) with Plutus Bridge dated January 20, 2023, whereby the services to be provided by Plutus will include strategic public relations services including communication services, assisting the Company in updating their corporate communication including website and corporate presentation.  Plutus will use commercially reasonable efforts to increase social media and/or forum engagement by posting Company news releases and increase awareness through limited advertising campaigns for a term of three months upon TSX Venture Exchange approval.  The Company will pay Plutus a fee of $20,000 for the first month upon Exchange approval and $10,000 for each subsequent month.  The Agreement may be renewed or extended by the Company and Plutus at the end of the initial term. The Agreement is subject Exchange approval. 

Plutus and Surge are not related parties and operate at arm’s length.  Neither Plutus or its principals have any interest in the Company’s securities, directly or indirectly, or any right or intent to acquire such an interest. 

About Surge Battery Metals Inc. surgebatterymetals.com 

The Company is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company active in the exploration for lithium in Nevada and for nickel-iron alloy in British Columbia and whose primary listing is on the TSX Venture Exchange.  The Company's maintains a focus on exploration for high value battery metals required for the electric vehicle (EV) market. 

Nevada Lithium Projects 

The Company owns a 100% interest in 243 mineral claims located in Elko County, Nevada. The Nevada North Lithium Project is in the Granite Range southeast of Jackpot, Nevada, about 73 km north-northeast of Wells, Nevada. The target is a lithium clay deposit in volcanic tuff and tuffaceous sediments of the Jarbidge Rhyolite package.

In addition, the Company has a Property Option Agreement to earn an undivided 80% interest in 16 mineral claims, comprising 640 acres located within Nevada's San Emidio Desert, known as the Galt Property.  Recent mineral exploration on the Galt claim group includes 51 playa sediment samples collected for chemical analysis at ALS Geochemistry in Vancouver, B.C. Results of aqua regia leaching of the samples show 68 to 852 parts per million lithium (mean 365 ppm), 5.3 to 201 ppm cesium (mean 72 ppm) and 35 to 377 ppm rubidium (mean 180 ppm). Results from two seven-foot-deep auger holes show lithium, cesium, and rubidium concentrations in the range of 143.5 to 773 ppm Li, 56.8 to 102.5 ppm Cs and 155 to 272 Rb. 

Finally, the Company owns a 100% interest in 663 ha (1,640 acre) property in the Teels Marsh Project located in Mineral County, Nevada.  The property is in an active region for both lithium exploration and production. 

Nickel Projects, Northern BC 

The Company has a Property Option Agreement to earn an undivided 80% interest in certain mineral claims from Nickel Rock Resources Inc. The Project (The Surge Nickel Project) consists of two non-contiguous mineral claims groups consisting of six mineral claim blocks located in northern British Columbia. One claim in the Mount Sidney Williams area (claim HN4), covers 1863 hectares immediately south of and adjacent to the Decar Project, currently being advanced by FPX Resources, and 5 claims in the Mitchell Range area, northeast of Decar, (N100 Group) covering 8659 hectares. Three of the claims are subject to 2% NSR, including the (HN4 claim and the two southernmost claims of the N100 claim group). Both projects target the nickel-iron alloy mineral “Awaruite”, hosted by serpentinized intrusive rocks of the Trembleur Ultramafic Unit  

On Behalf of the Board of Directors 

“Greg Reimer” 

Greg Reimer, President & CEO

778-945-2656 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward‐looking statements which include, but are not limited to, comments that involve future events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Except for statements of historical facts, comments that address resource potential, upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt and security of mineral property titles, availability of funds, and others are forward‐looking. Forward‐looking statements are not guaranteeing future performance and actual results may vary materially from those statements. General business conditions are factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from forward‐looking statements.