CALGARY, AB, July 8, 2022 /CNW/ – E3 LITHIUM LTD. (TSXV: ETL) (FSE: OU7A) (OTCQX: EEMMF) (the “Company”) Alberta’s leading lithium developer and Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology innovator, is pleased to announce further to its news release of June 23, 2022, that it has received TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV“) approval to issue 3,413,979 prepaid warrants (the “IOL Warrants“) to Imperial Oil Limited as well as 128,024 common shares (the “Finder’s Shares“) to the finder in respect of the transaction with Imperial Oil Ltd.

On closing today, the Company issued and delivered the IOL Warrants against receipt of the sum of CAD $6.35M and issued and delivered the Finder’s Shares as well as paid the finder the balance of the finder’s fee in the amount of CAD$79,375.

“E3 Lithium is pleased to have completed the agreement with Imperial Oil and we look forward to working closely with their team to rapidly advance our Clearwater Lithium Project development,” commented Chris Doornbos, E3 Lithium’s CEO.

E3 Lithium is a development company with 7.0 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) inferred mineral resources¹ in Alberta and an NPV8% on its Clearwater Lithium Project of USD 1.1 Billion with a 32% IRR pre-tax and USD 820 Million with a 27% IRR after-tax¹. Through the successful scale up its DLE technology towards commercialization, E3 Lithium’s goal is to produce high purity, battery grade lithium products. With a significant lithium resource and innovative technology solutions, E3 Lithium has the potential to deliver lithium to market from one of the best jurisdictions in the world.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Doornbos, President & CEO
E3 Lithium

1: The Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the Clearwater Lithium Project NI 43-101 technical report is effective Dec 21, 2020. E3 Lithium has also released three NI 43-101 Technical Reports providing a total resource of 7.0Mt LCE. The Clearwater Lithium Project PEA resource estimate, identifying 2.2Mt LCE (inferred) effective December 21, 2020; the North Rocky Resource Area (NRRA) Technical Report effective October 27, 2017 identifying 0.9Mt LCE (inferred); and the Exshaw West Resource Area (EWRA) identifying 3.9Mt LCE (inferred) dated June 4, 2018. All reports are available on the Company’s website (e3lithium.ca/technical-reports) and SEDAR (www.sedar.com)

This news release includes certain forward-looking statements as well as management’s objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions. Forward looking statements are frequently identified by such words as “may”, “will”, “plan”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend” and similar words referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, the effectiveness and feasibility of emerging lithium extraction technologies which have not yet been tested or proven on a commercial scale or on the Company’s brine, competitive risks and the availability of financing, as described in more detail in our recent securities filings available at www.sedar.com. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and we caution against placing undue reliance thereon. We assume no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.

SOURCE e3 Metals Corp.