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Lion One Expands Gold Mineralization at Tuvatu Mine in Fiji

Wall Sampling Returns 18.70 g/t Au over 17.8 m, Peak Value of 150.77 g/t Au

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – July 27, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) is pleased to report high-grade gold results from underground sampling and announces the expansion of gold mineralization at its 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji.

Sampling along the walls of the URW1a and URW1b mine drives at Tuvatu has returned high-grade gold results, indicating that the gold mineralization associated with both the URW1a and URW1b lodes extends beyond the walls of the current drives. As reported on July 13, 2023, the grades associated with the URW1a and URW1b lodes are higher than anticipated and the results reported here indicate that the high-grade gold mineralization associated with these lodes is also greater in width than that which was estimated from drilling.

Highlights of wall sampling, parallel to sub-parallel to strike-drives, on URW1a and URW1b:

  • 18.70 g/t Au over 17.8 m (including 91.15 g/t Au over 1.0m) (URW1b – Right Wall)
  • 32.34 g/t Au over 10 m (including 149.86 and 80.11 g/t Au over 1.0m each) (URW1b – Left Wall)
  • 17.11 g/t Au over 18 m (including 150.77 g/t Au over 1.0m) (URW1a – Right Wall)
  • 20.72 g/t Au over 11 m (including 107.56 g/t Au over 1.0m) (URW1a – Left Wall)
  • 24.76 g/t Au over 7 m (including 67.06 g/t Au over 1.0m) (URW1a – Left Wall)

Lion One Chairman and CEO Walter Berukoff commented: “We’re very pleased with the results from our wall sampling program. The program was initiated following the identification of coarse visible gold in veinlets in the walls of both the URW1a and URW1b mine drives. The results indicate that there is significant gold mineralization present in the walls of both drives, and that the mineable width of both drives is therefore considerably wider than we expected based on drill results. An investigation is now underway to determine how far this additional gold mineralization extends into the walls of both drives and how much additional high-grade material we can expect to mine from these lodes. Mining is ongoing in both drives and we’re hopeful that this additional gold mineralization will provide a further boost to our growing stockpile in advance of our plant commissioning later this year.”

Wall Sampling

Table 1. Highlights of Wall Sampling, parallel/subparallel to strike drives from the URW1a and URW1b lodes

LocationFromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
URW1a Left Wall07724.76
including02246.71
which includes12167.06
and also including36324.65
URW1a Left Wall12291714.55
including18291120.72
which includes1822417.54
and2326350.84
which includes25261107.56
URW1a Right Wall9271817.11
including910135.90
and1112110.46
and13241123.54
which includes1522735.47
which includes15161150.77
URW1b Left Wall2121032.34
including68276.85
which includes671149.86
and also including912354.50
which includes910180.11
and1011123.20
and1112160.18
URW1b Left Wall141957.48
including1417311.51
URW1b Right Wall017.817.818.70
including5.810.8530.24
which includes5.86.8127.71
and9.49.80.450.76
and9.810.8191.15
and also including11.817.8628.57
which includes14.817.8344.53

Figure 1. Location of the URW1a and URW1b lodes in relation to the Tuvatu system. Mining is progressing north along both the URW1a lode (modelled in purple) and the URW1b lode (modelled in green). Inset image shows the location of the URW1a and URW1b lodes in relation to the Tuvatu system, with all other lodes shown in pale grey. Underground developments are shown in red. The dashed black square is the area highlighted in Figure 2. The URW1 mineralized trend has a N-S strike length of approximately 300 m and a vertical extent also of approximately 300 m. The URW1a and URW1b lodes occupy approximately 75m of this mineralized strike length. Extensional drilling is ongoing.

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Figure 2. Location of URW1a and URW1b wall samples. Yellow lines indicate the location of the wall sample lines in relation to the URW1a and URW1b mine drives, shown in red. Sample lines start with 0 m at the southern (bottom) end of the mine drives and progress north along the drives. Yellow arrows indicate the possible expansion of the mine drives, pending investigation into the lateral extent of additional gold mineralization.

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Mining of the URW1 lodes has been ongoing since May 18th, 2023 and is being conducted through the use of airleg mining. Airleg mining is a very precise method of mining which is ideal for narrow vein mineralization such as at Tuvatu as it enables the extraction of the vein material with minimal dilution.

As mining progressed along the URW1a and URW1b lodes, gold mineralization was identified within narrow stockwork-style veining in the walls of both drives following extraction. A systematic program of wall sampling was therefore initiated to determine the extent of gold mineralization along the walls. Samples were collected at approximately 1m intervals along the entire length of both the lefthand and righthand walls of both the URW1a and URW1b mine drives. The samples were collected by chipping material off the face of the wall along a continuous horizontal line irrespective of veining, mineralization, alteration, or lithology. The sampling results are therefore considered representative of the wall material.

The wall sampling results indicate significant gold mineralization is present in the walls of both the URW1a and URW1b mine drives, yet the lateral extent of this mineralization is unknown. An investigation is underway to determine how far mineralization extends beyond the current walls of the drives and how much additional material can be mined from these drives. Information gained from this investigation will then be applied to adapt the mine design for these lodes moving forward. As a general strategy, the early recognition of gold-bearing stockwork-style veining beyond the primary vein is significant as it provides the opportunity for the mining team to take advantage of increased mining volumes early in the life of the mine. The mining method at Tuvatu is being assessed locally and where it can be demonstrated to be beneficial a switch from airleg to mechanized mining will be considered. The effect of mechanized mining as compared to airleg mining is that it has a higher production rate but wider minimum mining widths. It is therefore efficient for wide zones of mineralization but increases dilution in narrow zones.

Modes of Mineralization at URW1 lodes

The discovery of widespread gold mineralization in the walls of the URW1a and URW1b mine drives has indicated that high-grade gold mineralization extends for several meters on either side of the main URW1 lodes. This has led to an increased understanding of the gold grade distribution in this portion of the Tuvatu deposit. It is well established that high-grade gold mineralization at Tuvatu occurs within the main subvertical lodes, such as the URW1a and URW1b lodes, which are likely the primary fluid-flow pathways in this part of the system. Results from the wall sampling program confirm the presence of a secondary, but no less important, mode of occurrence of gold mineralization of considerable significance. This second mode of mineralization occurs as a network of stockwork-style veining that forms a halo of metric extent peripheral to the main sub-vertical lodes (Figure 3).



Figure 3. Example of grade distribution in URW1a. Photo of the face of the URW1a mine drive at approximately 24 m into the drive. The main lode is shown to the right of the photo within the dashed yellow lines. Stockwork style veining is shown to the left of the main lode, with some of the veining highlighted by dashed orange lines. Gold grades from face sampling are shown in white, while gold grades from the wall sampling at this location are shown in orange. The main lode at this part of the drive is quite close to the righthand wall of the drive so we can see that high-grade gold in the form of stockwork style veining extends at least 2 m to the lefthand wall of the drive, where wall sampling returned a grade of 24.00 g/t Au. High grade material at this location therefore extends beyond the lefthand wall, as well as beyond the righthand wall where the wall sample returned 10.22 g/t Au. The lateral extent of high-grade mineralization peripheral to the main subvertical lodes is currently unknown.

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Gold mineralization in the main lodes typically occurs within chalcedonic quartz veins both as native gold resulting from fluid flashing events and as a very fine-grained gold overprint in association with coarse grained pyrite and sphalerite. Gold mineralization within the halo of stockwork-style veining around the main lode occurs as native gold within a network of thin (<1 cm wide) quartz veinlets (Figure 4). The discovery of this second form of gold mineralization represents a potentially significant upside for gold grades and tonnage at the URW1a and URW1b lodes, and possibly for Tuvatu as a whole.



Figure 4. Examples of different visible gold-bearing veinlets identified during sampling. Examples of thin, visible gold-bearing veinlets from stockwork-style veining peripheral to the URW1a and URW1b main lodes. Scratcher pen used for scale.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Visual estimates of mineral abundance should never be considered a proxy or substitute for laboratory analyses where metal concentrations or grades are the factors of principal economic interest. At Tuvatu, coarse visible gold generally correlates well to high-grade mineralization. However, the actual grades can only be determined by systematic sampling and assaying.

About Tuvatu

The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person

In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43- 101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

QAQC Procedures

Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its sampling, drilling, testing, and analyses. The Company utilizes its own fleet of diamond drill rigs, using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill core rods. Drill core is logged and split by Lion One personnel on site. Samples are delivered to and analyzed at the Company’s geochemical and metallurgical laboratory in Fiji. Duplicates of all samples with grades above 0.5 g/t Au are both re-assayed at Lion One’s lab and delivered to ALS Global Laboratories in Australia (ALS) for check assay determinations. All samples for all high-grade intercepts are sent to ALS for check assays. All samples are pulverized to 85% passing through 75 microns. Gold analysis is carried out using fire assay with an AA finish. Samples that have returned grades greater than 10.00 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. For samples that return greater than 0.50 g/t Au, repeat fire assay runs are carried out and repeated until a result is obtained that is within 10% of the original fire assay run. Lion One’s laboratory can also assay for a range of 71 other elements through Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), but currently focuses on a suite of 9 important pathfinder elements. All duplicate anomalous samples are sent to ALS labs in Townsville QLD and are analyzed by the same methods (Au-AA26, and Au-GRA22 where applicable). ALS also analyses 33 pathfinder elements by HF-HNO3-HClO4 acid digestion, HCl leach and ICP-AES (method ME-ICP61).

About Lion One Metals Limited

Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

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Appendix 1: Complete Wall Sample Results and Location Information

Table 2. Wall Sample results from the URW1a lode

URW1a – Left WallURW1a – Right Wall
FromToInterval (m)Au g/tFromToInterval (m)Au g/t
01126.360110.94
12167.061215.25
2311.42311.04
34139.563412.84
45117.434511.45
56116.965619.39
6714.576710.13
7810.017810.01
8910.288910.73
91010.04910135.9
101110.15101110.13
111210.011112110.46
121319.01121310.21
131413.36131414.39
141510.01141511.63
151614.2415161150.77
161712.521617114.19
171810.281718112.77
1819137.881819123.02
192011.341920111.57
202116.932021110.22
21221242122125.76
222311.43222312.48
232417.93232412.16
2425137.03242510.37
25261107.56252611.35
262711.97262710.54
272810.14272810.11
282911.73282910.04
293010.21293013.31
303110.01303110.06

Table 3. Wall Sample results from the URW1b lode

URW1b – Left WallURW1b – Right Wall
FromToInterval (m)Au g/tFromToInterval (m)Au g/t
0110.000110.73
1210.481213.02
2311.1722.80.81.33
3412.212.83.813.41
4512.623.84.811.67
5610.204.85.810.12
671149.865.86.8127.71
7813.836.87.40.65.14
8910.007.48.413.96
910180.118.49.415.01
1011123.209.49.80.450.76
1111.20.227.149.810.8191.15
11.2120.868.4410.811.810.17
121310.0011.812.816.4
131410.0012.813.8119.68
1415112.0013.814.8111.76
1516112.3614.815.8147.29
1617110.1915.816.8149.02
171810.8216.817.8137.29
181912.03
192010.00
202110.00
212212.16

Table 4. Coordinates for wall sample lines reported in this release, using the end of the sample line as the reference point (i.e. the northern most point). Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.

Sample LineEasting (m)Northing (m)Elevation (m)Sample Line Length
URW1a – Left Wall1876335392073514131
URW1a – Right Wall1876338392073614131
URW1b – Left Wall1876347392073814222
URW1b – Right Wall1876350392073714217.8

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Lion One Reports Robust Gold Grades from Tuvatu Mine in Fiji

Face Sampling Returns 19.91 g/t Au over 35 m, Peak Value of 246 g/t Au

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – July 13, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) is pleased to report successful mining results and better than expected grades from underground developments at its 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji.

Face sampling on the URW1a lode returned 19.91 g/t Au over the first 35 m of mining, while face sampling on the URW1b lode returned 9.60 g/t Au over the first 22.5 m of mining. The URW1 lode system was originally modelled as a single lode with average grade of 14.05 g/t Au. The grade from the URW1a lode is therefore stronger than anticipated while the grade from the URW1b lode represents additional upside.

Highlights of Face Sampling Results:

  • 43.49 g/t Au over 2.1 m (including 61.67 g/t Au over 1.40m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_17)
  • 34.33 g/t Au over 2.4 m (including 56.56 g/t Au over 1.10m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_12)
  • 37.00 g/t Au over 2.0 m (including 56.01 g/t Au over 1.32m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_11)
  • 31.62 g/t Au over 2.33 m (including 50.88 g/t Au over 0.63m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_16)
  • 34.61 g/t Au over 2.1 m (including 52.81 g/t Au over 1.30m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_13)
  • 31.52 g/t Au over 2.0 m (including 246.79 g/t Au over 0.23m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_02)
  • 31.90 g/t Au over 1.9 m (including 60.23 g/t Au over 0.50m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_08)
  • 25.61 g/t Au over 2.0 m (including 66.4 g/t Au over 0.75m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_01)
  • 17.32 g/t Au over 1.96 m (including 25.42 g/t Au over 0.31m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_07)
  • 16.09 g/t Au over 2.0 m (including 35.20 g/t Au over 0.52m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_11)
  • 12.41 g/t Au over 2.2 m (including 30.50 g/t Au over 0.60m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_15)
  • 15.77 g/t Au over 1.73 m (including 48.51 g/t Au over 0.36m) (1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_17)

Lion One Chairman and CEO Walter Berukoff commented: “We’re very pleased with the results from our face sampling program on the URW1a and URW1b lodes at Tuvatu. Face samples are collected directly from the mining drive and as such they provide the most accurate representation of the grade of the material that we’re mining, and the results to date are much greater than expected. These results provide the first comprehensive view of the grade distribution within these lodes. Tuvatu has once again outperformed and as underground developments progress we’re beginning to see the true potential of the system.”

Face Sampling

Table 1. Highlights of Face Sampling from the URW1a and URW1b lodes

Face IDFromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_020.671.350.6888.58
including0.670.900.23246.79
and0.901.350.457.71
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_010.000.750.7566.40
including0.000.560.5651.20
and0.560.750.19111.20
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_170.702.101.4061.67
including0.701.350.6533.47
and1.352.100.7586.11
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_110.682.001.3256.01
including0.681.200.5275.53
and1.201.700.5036.21
and1.702.000.3055.19
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_130.802.101.3052.81
including0.801.600.8045.19
and1.602.100.5065.01
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_121.302.401.1056.56
including1.301.900.6064.92
and1.902.400.5046.52
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_160.761.931.1737.21
including0.761.390.6350.88
and1.391.860.4713.08
and1.861.930.0776.15
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_081.101.900.8037.07
including1.101.500.4043.56
and1.501.900.4030.57
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_110.001.001.0027.87
including0.000.480.4819.94
and0.480.870.3923.62
0.871.000.1369.93
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_070.000.760.7625.59
including0.000.450.4525.70
and0.450.760.3125.42

Figure 1. Location of the URW1a and URW1b lodes in relation to the Tuvatu system. Mining is progressing north along both the URW1a lode (modelled in purple) and the URW1b lode (modelled in green). Inset image shows the location of the URW1a and URW1b lodes in relation to the Tuvatu system, with all other lodes shown in pale grey. Underground developments are shown in red. The dashed black square is the area highlighted in Figure 2. The URW1 mineralized trend has a N-S strike length of approximately 300 m and a vertical extent also of approximately 300 m. The URW1a and URW1b lodes occupy approximately 75m of this mineralized strike length. Extensional drilling is ongoing.

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Figure 2. Plan map showing the location and face grades returned from face sampling in URW1a and URW1b. The URW1a mining drive is on the left and the URW1b mining drive is on the right. Face grades in g/t Au and their corresponding sample numbers are shown in white. The locations of the face samples are indicated by the sub-horizontal lines. Grid lines are 10 m apart. Mining is ongoing and progressing to the north.

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Mining of the URW1 lodes has been ongoing since May 18th, 2023, and is being conducted through the use of airleg mining. Mining is progressing in a step-wise fashion with the mining drives advancing in increments of 2 m. Prior to blasting, a face sample is collected across the face of the advancing drive, with the sample being oriented approximately perpendicular to the strike of the mineralized lode (Figure 3). These samples lines are typically around 2 m in length and traverse the entire width of the drive such that they represent all the material mined and not just the main lode. The face samples are therefore considered representative of the grade at the face of the advancing drive and provide an indication of the grade of the material extracted with each blast. The series of face samples collected progressively along the strike of the lode provide an estimate of the grade of the material mined from the lode to date. Due to the nature of mineralization at Tuvatu there is local variation in gold grades, and the more extensive the systematic sampling is the more accurate the depiction of the overall grade and gold content of each lode will be. For a description of the geology and mineralization of the URW1 lodes, see the Lion One news release dated April 25th, 2023.

Figure 3. Face sampling methodology, URW1a. Photo of the face and sample grades for the 1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_12 face of the URW1a lode. Samples are marked with red paint with red numbers indicating sample interval boundaries in meters. Gold grades are indicated in white. The main lode is visible on the right side of the face and is highlighted by the yellow dashed lines. In this case the lode is trending towards the east (to the right side of the photo), and the miners will start mining in that direction with the next blast, as is seen in Figure 2 above at sample 1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_12. Sample bags are visible towards the bottom of the image, with 4 samples taken across the face and an additional duplicate sample taken at the location of the main lode. Bag numbers are visible in the face photos as a QAQC measure. Samples are collected by chipping material off the face rock equally along the length of the sample line.

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Figure 4. Examples of visible gold identified during sampling. Scratcher pen used for scale in top two images. Width of sampled in bottom image is 4.5 cm.

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About Tuvatu
The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person
In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43- 101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

QAQC Procedures
Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its sampling, drilling, testing, and analyses. The Company utilizes its own fleet of diamond drill rigs, using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill core rods. Drill core is logged and split by Lion One personnel on site. Samples are delivered to and analyzed at the Company’s geochemical and metallurgical laboratory in Fiji. Duplicates of all samples with grades above 0.5 g/t Au are both re-assayed at Lion One’s lab and delivered to ALS Global Laboratories in Australia (ALS) for check assay determinations. All samples for all high-grade intercepts are sent to ALS for check assays. All samples are pulverized to 85% passing through 75 microns. Gold analysis is carried out using fire assay with an AA finish. Samples that have returned grades greater than 10.00 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. For samples that return greater than 0.50 g/t Au, repeat fire assay runs are carried out and repeated until a result is obtained that is within 10% of the original fire assay run. Lion One’s laboratory can also assay for a range of 71 other elements through Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), but currently focuses on a suite of 9 important pathfinder elements. All duplicate anomalous samples are sent to ALS labs in Townsville QLD and are analyzed by the same methods (Au-AA26, and Au-GRA22 where applicable). ALS also analyses 33 pathfinder elements by HF-HNO3-HClO4 acid digestion, HCl leach and ICP-AES (method ME-ICP61).

About Lion One Metals Limited
Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Appendix 1: Complete Face Sample Results and Location Information

Table 2. Face Grade and Sample results from the URW1a lode (face grade >0.5 g/t Au)

Face IDFace Sample InformationTotal Sample Length (m)Face Grade (Au g/t)
FromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0100.560.5651.202.0025.61
0.560.750.19111.20
0.751.200.452.69
1.202.000.800.25
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0200.670.672.962.0031.52
0.670.900.23246.79
0.901.350.457.71
1.352.000.651.27
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0300.500.509.242.0012.12
0.500.860.366.52
0.860.900.0426.12
0.901.360.461.45
1.362.000.6424.30
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0400.510.512.811.706.54
0.510.710.2014.37
0.711.220.517.88
1.221.700.485.83
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0600.470.473.672.005.86
0.470.600.133.86
0.601.000.400.06
1.001.310.310.05
1.312.000.6913.69
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0700.700.7034.752.2012.01
0.700.960.264.46
0.961.550.590.20
1.552.200.651.27
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0800.500.5060.231.9031.90
0.501.100.601.41
1.101.500.4043.56
1.501.900.4030.57
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0900.550.550.802.106.25
0.551.100.550.26
1.101.800.7016.67
1.802.100.302.89
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1000.830.8320.991.9217.15
0.831.530.7015.26
1.531.920.3912.37
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1100.680.680.082.0037.00
0.681.200.5275.53
1.201.700.5036.21
1.702.000.3055.19
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1200.600.6015.532.4034.33
0.601.300.7015.50
1.301.900.6064.92
1.902.400.5046.52
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1300.800.805.022.1034.61
0.801.600.8045.19
1.602.100.5065.01
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1500.480.480.011.821.16
0.481.040.562.80
1.041.420.380.86
1.421.820.400.52
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1600.760.760.072.3331.62
0.761.390.6350.88
1.391.860.4713.08
1.861.930.0776.15
1.932.330.4075.20
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1700.700.707.142.1043.49
0.701.350.6533.47
1.352.100.7586.11
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1800.700.706.842.302.40
0.701.230.530.02
1.232.000.770.15
2.002.300.301.99
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1900.740.741.842.404.91
0.741.390.654.61
1.391.860.471.67
1.862.400.5412.30

Table 3. Face Grade and Sample results from the URW1b lode (face grade >0.5 g/t Au)

Face IDFace Sample InformationTotal Sample Length (m)Face Grade (Au g/t)
FromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0200.500.500.562.002.75
0.501.200.700.61
1.201.560.362.22
1.562.000.449.09
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0700.450.4525.701.9617.32
0.450.760.3125.42
0.760.910.155.81
0.911.130.2213.70
1.131.960.8312.79
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0800.470.477.931.706.31
0.470.700.2314.04
0.701.200.503.18
1.201.700.504.37
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0900.500.500.601.952.01
0.501.000.500.13
1.001.500.506.82
1.501.950.450.33
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1000.450.4510.692.105.7
0.470.860.392.24
0.861.100.2422.56
1.102.101.000.76
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1100.480.4819.942.0016.09
0.480.870.3923.62
0.871.000.1369.93
1.002.001.004.30
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1200.750.756.483.3010.76
0.751.400.654.61
1.402.000.600.48
2.002.700.7011.66
2.703.300.6031.98
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1300.600.600.011.700.01
0.601.110.510.01
1.111.500.390.01
1.501.700.200.01
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1500.700.702.902.2012.41
0.701.300.6030.50
1.301.500.2010.13
1.502.200.707.06
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1700.700.702.871.7315.77
0.701.060.3648.51
1.061.420.3611.90
1.421.730.3111.36

Table 4. Coordinates for face sample lines reported in this release, using the end of the sample line as the reference point. Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.

Face IDEastingNorthingElevation
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0118763363920736141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0218763363920738141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0318763363920739141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0418763363920741141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0618763363920743141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0718763353920745141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0818763353920747141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_0918763353920750141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1018763353920752141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1118763353920754142
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1218763353920756142
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1318763363920758142
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1518763373920762141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1618763383920764141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1718763383920765141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1818763393920766141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-A_1918763403920768141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0218763493920738144
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0718763493920744142
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0818763483920745141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_0918763483920748141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1018763483920749141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1118763493920752141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1218763493920754141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1518763493920759141
1140.URW1.NTH.OD-B_1718763493920762141
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Lion One Announces Completion of CSAMT Survey at Tuvatu

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 20, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed a CSAMT (Controlled Source Audio-frequency Magnetotellurics) survey at its 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji.

Highlights:

  • 14 new CSAMT survey lines were completed, including 7 across the main Tuvatu deposit area.
  • 3 lines from the 2019 CSAMT survey were extended.
  • Station density has doubled from 100 m in the 2019 survey to 50 m in the 2022-23 survey.
  • Line spacing has halved from an average of 560 m in 2019 to an average of 300 m in 2023.
  • A total of approximately 33 line-kms were surveyed (11 km in 2022 and 22 km in 2023).
  • CSAMT processing and interpretation is expected to be complete in July; increased resolution of the CSAMT data will be used to generate high quality drill targets across the Navilawa caldera.

Lion One Chairman and CEO Walter Berukoff commented: “We’re thrilled to have completed our CSAMT survey and we eagerly await the results of the survey, which we hope to have available later in July. The 2019 survey was invaluable in helping us to discover the feeder zone underlying Tuvatu and led us directly to the 500 Zone, where we intersected 75.9 m of 20.86 g/t Au.1 The 2022-2023 survey will complement the 2019 survey and will dramatically improve survey resolution across the property, where we have already identified numerous exciting and untested prospects. The CSAMT data will help us to identify and refine drill targets underlying those prospects and we look forward to drill testing select targets later in 2023.”



Figure 1. Location of 2022-2023 CSAMT Survey Lines.

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CSAMT Overview

CSAMT is a ground geophysical method used for obtaining information about subsurface resistivity in a survey area. It measures the electrical resistivity of rocks down to depths of approximately 1.2 to 1.5 km, which is much deeper than alternative resistivity techniques. The survey identifies areas of bedrock with contrasting electrical properties, often due to variations in lithology, porosity, or alteration. Abrupt changes in resistivity occur when two rock types with differing resistivity characteristics are juxtaposed against one another, or when an area is highly fractured and allows groundwater to penetrate resistive rocks thereby producing an area of lower resistivity. CSAMT surveys are highly beneficial in identifying subsurface structures, such as lithological contact zones, faults, and fracture systems, especially if these are deep-rooted structures.

In alkaline gold deposits such as Tuvatu, it is these deep-rooted structures that provide the conduits for fluid flow to rise up in the earth’s crust and in which gold is deposited. When interpreting CSAMT data, the main focus is on steep resistivity gradients that may indicate the presence of such structures. CSAMT surveys are the pre-eminent geophysical tool in identifying mineralized structures and drill targets in alkaline gold deposits.

2022-2023 Survey

Lion One’s 2022-2023 CSAMT survey was designed to complement the 2019 survey by adding infill and extension lines to the previous survey area. The 2019 survey was moderate to widely spaced, with line spacing ranging from 300 m to 800 m, and station spacing every 100 m. Line and station spacing has improved significantly across the Navilawa Caldera following the 2022-2023 CSAMT survey, with line spacing ranging from 100 m to 400 m, and station spacing only 50 m apart on all new lines (Figure 1). The increased line and station density will provide greater resolution across the property and will assist in refining and generating new drill targets in the caldera.

The 2022-2023 CSAMT survey was conducted by Zonge Engineering and Research Organization of Adelaide, Australia. The 2022 portion of the survey was completed on October 8th, 2022 and the 2023 portion was completed on June 10th, 2023. A total of 33 line-km were surveyed, with 11 km completed in 2022 and 22 km completed in 2023. In addition to the 22.5 line-km surveyed in 2019, Lion One has now surveyed a total of 55.5 line-km of CSAMT across the Navilawa Caldera. Notably, the 2022-2023 survey included 5 survey lines oriented north-south across the main Tuvatu deposit, providing a high-density grid of coverage across the Tuvatu area. This will provide high-quality resistivity data for the Tuvatu deposit and all near-mine exploration targets, such as the West Zone.

Lion One has also identified numerous regional prospects throughout the Navilawa Caldera, with multiple surface samples returning grades of over 100 g/t Au (Figure 2). One of the goals of the 2022-2023 CSAMT survey was to improve coverage and understanding of the structural architecture underlying these prospects, some of which are located on the edge of the 2019 survey lines where results can be less reliable. The 2022-2023 infill and extension lines will dramatically improve survey resolution and reliability in these areas and will help refine drill targets underlying those prospects.

The 2022-2023 CSAMT survey was originally planned for 2021 but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022-2023 survey was completed under budget.



Figure 2. Select Regional Prospects. Select regional prospects covered by the CSAMT survey area. The goal of the CSAMT survey is to define high resolution structures underlying these prospects and to thereby identify high priority drill targets. All grades shown are peak results from surface samples, either rock chips or channel samples. Refer to the November 15th, 2022 news release and the April 22nd, 2022 technical report for full contextualization of data.

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Figure 3. Example 2019 CSAMT Interpretation, West Zone. The 2019 CSAMT survey identified several resistivity gradients in the area of the West Zone which may indicate a potential new feeder zone. The 2022-2023 CSAMT infill and extension lines in this area will increase resolution and help to refine drill targets in the West Zone. Warm colors indicate areas of high resistivity, cool colors indicate areas of low resistivity. Inset map shows the location of this interpretation section in relation to the Navilawa caldera, with the D-D’ line highlighted in yellow and the main Tuvatu deposit indicated by the star. The 2019 survey, including this figure, is the subject of a news release dated February 5, 2020.

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About Tuvatu

The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person

In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43- 101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

About Lion One Metals Limited

Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

1Refer Company news release dated 6 June 2022.

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Lion One Reports High-Grade Gold Results at Tuvatu

Grade Control Drilling in URW1 and Zone 5 Areas Returns Grades over 100 g/t Au

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 14, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) is pleased to report significant high-grade gold results from ongoing grade control drilling at its 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji.

Assay results are presented here for grade control drilling completed on both the URW1 lode system as well as the Zone 5 area of the deposit, which encompasses the upper portion of lodes UR1, UR2, UR3, UR4, URW2, URW3, URW1A, and UR2A (Figure 1). As reported on May 18, 2023, initial mining of the URW1 lode system has already commenced and grade control drilling is being completed in advance of mining. The Zone 5 area of the deposit is scheduled for mining in early 2024 and thus the grade control drilling in this area is being conducted in anticipation of future mining, as well as to increase the knowledge of the deposit in that area. Additional high-grade intersections peripheral to both the URW1 and the Zone 5 areas are also included in this release as part of the grade control program.

Highlights of new grade control drilling:

  • 7.14 g/t Au over 21.6 m (including 18.61 g/t Au over 5.1 m) (TGC-0042, from 73.6 m depth)
  • 52.05 g/t Au over 2.1 m (including 345.3 g/t Au over 0.3m) (TGC-0042, from 118.0 m depth)
  • 23.11 g/t Au over 3.6 m (including 125.31 g/t Au over 0.3 m) (TGC-0040, from 65.4 m depth)
  • 19.43 g/t Au over 3.3 m (including 80.87 g/t Au over 0.6 m) (TGC-0051, from 49.5 m depth)
  • 21.15 g/t Au over 2.7 m (including 67.59 g/t Au over 0.6 m) (TGC-0047, from 123.3 m depth)
  • 9.39 g/t Au over 4.2 m (including 67.30 g/t Au over 0.3 m) (TGC-0050, from 26.7 m depth)
  • 10.13 g/t Au over 3.9 m (including 38.58 g/t Au over 0.6 m) (TGC-0043, from 66.3 m depth)
  • 33.99 g/t Au over 0.9 m (including 100.89 g/t Au over 0.3 m) (TGC-0045, from 62.1 m depth)
  • 78.03 g/t Au over 0.3 m (TGC-0052, from 40.2 m depth)

Grade control drilling is being conducted on 5-10 m centers and is designed to provide a much higher resolution of the lode arrays than compared to infill drilling, which is being conducted on approximately 20 m centers. This increased resolution provides a much better understanding of the geometry and mineralization of the lodes and helps to optimize mine development and extraction. The grade control drilling program is currently on schedule and the results to date confirm the local understanding of the URW1 and Zone 5 geological models.



Figure 1. Plan View of the Main Tuvatu Deposit with Reported Grade Control Drilling. Plan view image illustrating the location of the most recent grade control drillholes in relation to the Tuvatu lode system. Grade control holes are shown in black, currently modelled mineralized lodes are shown in light grey, the main decline is shown in red, and the historical exploration decline in blue. Previous grade control, infill and exploration drillholes are not shown.

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URW1 Grade Control Drilling
The URW1 lode system consists of narrow, high-grade to locally bonanza-grade vein arrays and vein swarms that strike approximately N-S and dip sub-vertically to steeply east. Current modelling suggests that there are multiple separate lodes within the URW1 lode system. The first two of these lodes, URW1a and URW1b, are currently being mined. The URW1 lode system has a current strike length of approximately 300 m in the N-S direction, and a vertical extent of approximately 300 m.

A total of 52 grade control holes have been completed to date in the grade control drill program. Results from the first 36 drillholes (TGC-0001 to TGC-0036) were reported on April 25, 2023, and the next 16 drillholes (TGC-0037 to TGC-0052) are reported here. Ten of the most recent grade control drillholes targeted the URW1 area. Figure 2 shows the location of the most recent drillholes in relation to the URW1a and URW1b lodes, as well as to the main Tuvatu decline. Grade control drilling on the URW1 lode system has been conducted from underground from both the main decline and the historical exploration decline, and has been designed to target an 80 m strike section within the overall 300 m strike length of the URW1 system.



Figure 2. Plan View of URW1 Lode System. Plan view image illustrating the location of the most recent grade control holes in relation to the URW1 lode system. The URW1 lode system consists of multiple separate lodes, two of which are highlighted here; URW1a in purple and URW1b in green. The remaining URW1 lodes are shown in brown. The main decline is shown in red, the historical exploration decline in blue, and the grade control drillholes in black.

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Figure 3. Long Section View of URW1 Lode System. Long section view showing recent high-grade drill intercepts of URW1 with URW1a highlighted in pink and URW1b highlighted in green. All other URW1 lodes are shown in brown. Composite intervals with grades between 3 and 10 g/t Au are shown in yellow, intervals with grades over 10 g/t Au are shown in red. Image is looking north.

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Figure 4. Example URW1 Drill Core. LEFT: TGC-0040 at 67.3 m depth. Monzonite-hosted stockwork-style veining with a narrow high-grade silica vein containing coarse grained visible gold. RIGHT: TGC-0042 at 91.60 m depth. Vuggy silica vein with narrow bleached alteration halo in monzonite. Width of core is 4.76 cm in each photo.

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Zone 5 Grade Control Drilling
The Zone 5 area of the Tuvatu deposit consists of the upper portion of a series of closely spaced lode systems. The lode systems targeted by the most recent grade control drilling in Zone 5 are the UR1, UR2, and URW3 lodes. These three lodes are located just east of the historical exploration decline, strike approximately N-S, and dip sub-vertically to steeply east, similar to the URW1 lodes. As currently modelled, the UR1, UR2, and URW3 lodes have vertical extents ranging from approximately 700 m to approximately 900 m, and strike lengths ranging from 300 m to 600 m. All three of the lodes are open both along strike and at depth.

A total of six Zone 5 grade control drillholes are included in this report. These are the first six grade control drillholes to target the Zone 5 area and they follow upon the initial results from an ongoing infill drill program in the area. Figure 5 shows the location of these drillholes in relation to the UR1, UR2, and URW3 lodes, as well as to the historical exploration decline. Grade control drilling in the Zone 5 area has been conducted from the historical exploration decline and has been designed to target a 60 m strike section within the overall 300 m to 600 m strike length of these lodes.



Figure 5. Zone 5 Grade Control Drilling in Relation to Targeted Zone 5 Lodes. Image shows the Zone 5 grade control holes in relation to the targeted UR1, UR2, and URW3 lodes. These lodes are slightly concave with URW3 on the inside (left side on image), closest to the exploration decline, and UR1 on the outside. UR1 is shown in pink, UR2 in green, and URW3 in blue. The historical exploration decline is shown in bright blue, and the grade control drillholes are partially visible in black within the circle.

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Figure 6. Zone 5 Grade Control Intercepts. Section view facing north, showing a 60 m slice of lodes UR1, UR2, and URW3 within Zone 5. Composite intervals with grades between 3 and 10 g/t Au are shown in yellow, while intervals with grades over 10 g/t Au are shown in red and purple.

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Figure 7. Examples of Zone 5 Drill Core. LEFT: UR2 lode in TGC-0049 at 35.15 m depth. Coarse grained honey sphalerite and pyrite in variable light to dark grey quartz vein with narrow potassic alteration halo. RIGHT: URW3 lode in TGC-0050 at 29.6 m depth. Abundant coarse honey sphalerite rimmed by fine grained sooty pyrite +/- galena and narrow potassic alteration halo, within a larger zone of stockwork style mineralization. Width of core is 4.76 cm in each photo.

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Table 1. Highlights of composited drill results in the URW1 area. Only new grade control drilling results are included here. For previous results see news release from April 25, 2023. For full results see Table 3 in the appendix.

Hole IDFromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
TGC-003977.478.30.98.37
TGC-0039101.7102.91.27.18
including102.3102.60.315.64
TGC-004030.331.51.24.7
TGC-004051.353.11.812.63
including51.952.50.627.05
TGC-004065.4693.623.1
including6666.30.385.87
and67.267.50.3125.31
and68.468.70.313.93
and68.7690.346.89
TGC-004082.582.80.364.65
TGC-004116.819.831.52
TGC-004247.4513.63.96
including50.7510.331.99
TGC-004252.854.61.811.82
including53.7540.364.24
TGC-0042606335.52
including61.8631.211.1
TGC-004264.566.62.17.19
including64.565.10.617.34
TGC-004268.572.43.94.46
including68.569.71.28.25
TGC-004273.695.221.67.14
including76.378.11.87.47
and8292.510.512.06
which includes83.283.50.319.99
and85.986.20.311.88
and88.688.90.319.92
and89.590.10.615.26
and90.491.91.542.05
which includes90.4910.619.98
and9191.30.324.93
and91.391.90.672.68
TGC-0042118120.12.152.05
including118.6119.20.6177.66
which includes118.9119.20.3345.34
TGC-004333.334.51.25.72
including33.333.60.39.15
TGC-004366.370.23.910.13
including66.368.11.819.74
which includes66.366.90.638.58
and66.967.50.612.69
TGC-004436.6392.48.87
including36.637.50.916.81
TGC-004562.1630.933.99
including62.7630.3100.89
TGC-00457575.60.65.94
including7575.30.39.3
TGC-0047100.5101.40.923.16
TGC-0047100.5100.80.359.63
TGC-0047102.6107.75.11.54
TGC-0047123.31262.721.14
including124.51261.537.08
which includes124.5124.80.345.88
and124.8125.40.667.59
TGC-005116.219.2310.15
including16.817.40.619.15
and1818.60.616.29
and18.619.20.69.57
TGC-005149.552.83.319.43
including49.550.10.68.35
and50.150.70.680.87
and51.952.80.98.69

Table 2. Highlights of composited drill results in the Zone 5 area. For full results see Table 4 in the appendix.

Hole IDFromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
TGC-004929.435.15.74.07
including3032.12.19.15
which includes30.330.90.616.71
and31.231.80.68.88
TGC-004943.345.11.87.59
including43.944.50.616.87
TGC-005026.730.94.29.39
including27.630.6312.78
which includes27.929.71.818
which includes29.429.70.367.3
TGC-005240.240.50.378.03

About Tuvatu
The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person
In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

QAQC Procedures
Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its sampling, drilling, testing, and analyses. The Company utilizes its own fleet of diamond drill rigs, using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill core rods. Drill core is logged and split by Lion One personnel on site. Samples are delivered to and analyzed at the Company’s geochemical and metallurgical laboratory in Fiji. Duplicates of all samples with grades above 0.5 g/t Au are both re-assayed at Lion One’s lab and delivered to ALS Global Laboratories in Australia (ALS) for check assay determinations. All samples for all high-grade intercepts are sent to ALS for check assays. All samples are pulverized to 85% passing through 75 microns. Gold analysis is carried out using fire assay with an AA finish. Samples that have returned grades greater than 10.00 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. For samples that return greater than 0.50 g/t Au, repeat fire assay runs are carried out and repeated until a result is obtained that is within 10% of the original fire assay run. Lion One’s laboratory can also assay for a range of 71 other elements through Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), but currently focuses on a suite of 9 important pathfinder elements. All duplicate anomalous samples are sent to ALS labs in Townsville QLD and are analyzed by the same methods (Au-AA26, and Au-GRA22 where applicable). ALS also analyses 33 pathfinder elements by HF-HNO3-HClO4 acid digestion, HCl leach and ICP-AES (method ME-ICP61).

About Lion One Metals Limited
Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
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This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Appendix 1: Full Drill Results and Collar Information

Table 3. Composited results from grade control drillholes in the URW1 area (grade >0.5 g/t Au)

Hole IDFromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
TGC-003977.478.30.98.37
TGC-003986.1870.91.1
TGC-0039101.7102.91.27.18
TGC-0039including102.3102.60.315.64
TGC-0039106.5107.10.60.99
TGC-0039112.5113.10.61.09
TGC-0039117.3117.60.35.86
TGC-004010.812.31.52.05
TGC-004030.331.51.24.7
TGC-004049.850.10.30.85
TGC-004051.353.11.812.63
TGC-0040including51.952.50.627.05
TGC-004056.156.70.61.44
TGC-004065.4693.623.1
TGC-0040including6666.30.385.87
TGC-0040and67.267.50.3125.31
TGC-0040and68.468.70.313.93
TGC-0040and68.7690.346.89
TGC-004082.582.80.364.65
TGC-004085.5871.52.47
TGC-004090.991.20.34.66
TGC-004116.819.831.52
TGC-004151.952.80.90.82
TGC-00422425.21.20.92
TGC-00423939.60.61.94
TGC-004247.4513.63.96
TGC-0042including50.7510.331.99
TGC-004252.854.61.811.82
TGC-0042including53.7540.364.24
TGC-004256.157.31.22.32
TGC-0042606335.52
TGC-0042including61.8631.211.1
TGC-004264.566.62.17.19
TGC-0042including64.565.10.617.34
TGC-004268.572.43.94.46
TGC-0042including68.569.71.28.25
TGC-004273.695.221.67.14
TGC-0042including76.378.11.87.47
TGC-0042and8292.510.512.06
TGC-0042which includes83.283.50.319.99
TGC-0042and85.986.20.311.88
TGC-0042and88.688.90.319.92
TGC-0042and89.590.10.615.26
TGC-0042and90.491.91.542.05
TGC-0042which includes90.4910.619.98
TGC-0042and9191.30.324.93
TGC-0042and91.391.90.672.68
TGC-004297.699.72.10.96
TGC-0042110.8112.31.52.49
TGC-0042118120.12.152.05
TGC-0042including118.6119.20.6177.66
TGC-0042which includes118.9119.20.3345.34
TGC-0042122.5122.80.30.61
TGC-0042124124.60.62.88
TGC-004333.334.51.25.72
TGC-0043including33.333.60.39.15
TGC-004366.370.23.910.13
TGC-0043including66.368.11.819.74
TGC-0043which includes66.366.90.638.58
TGC-0043and66.967.50.612.69
TGC-00438485.51.51.02
TGC-00441.82.70.92.37
TGC-004436.6392.48.87
TGC-0044including36.637.50.916.81
TGC-00444040.30.31.19
TGC-004447.647.90.30.57
TGC-004464.465.30.91.3
TGC-00447474.60.61.02
TGC-004476.176.40.30.94
TGC-00448080.30.30.66
TGC-00453.34.51.21.48
TGC-004539.339.60.31.2
TGC-004544.144.70.61.78
TGC-004557.958.80.92.74
TGC-004562.1630.933.99
TGC-0045including62.7630.3100.89
TGC-004567.868.70.92.47
TGC-00457575.60.65.94
TGC-0045including7575.30.39.3
TGC-004582.583.10.61.09
TGC-004586.188.52.41.33
TGC-004593.394.20.92.29
TGC-0045105.6105.90.30.87
TGC-00474.85.40.62.55
TGC-004741.744.42.71.41
TGC-004748.649.20.61.12
TGC-004753.1540.91.83
TGC-004761.561.80.30.67
TGC-004769.970.20.32.68
TGC-004772.373.81.50.94
TGC-004777.778.60.92.71
TGC-00478181.90.91.44
TGC-004784.384.90.60.89
TGC-004791.591.80.30.56
TGC-00479696.60.62.8
TGC-004798.498.70.30.61
TGC-0047100.5101.40.923.16
TGC-0047100.5100.80.359.63
TGC-0047102.6107.75.11.54
TGC-0047110.41110.61.08
TGC-0047113.1114.91.80.94
TGC-0047123.31262.721.14
TGC-0047including124.51261.537.08
TGC-0047which includes124.5124.80.345.88
TGC-0047and124.8125.40.667.59
TGC-0047127.2128.41.20.99
TGC-0047131.7132.30.60.54
TGC-0047134.7138.33.61.39
TGC-0047143.7144.30.62.44
TGC-005116.219.2310.15
TGC-0051including16.817.40.619.15
TGC-0051and1818.60.616.29
TGC-0051and18.619.20.69.57
TGC-005123.724.30.61.77
TGC-005149.552.83.319.43
TGC-0051including49.550.10.68.35
TGC-0051and50.150.70.680.87
TGC-0051and51.952.80.98.69

Table 4. Composited results from grade control drillholes in the Zone 5 area (grade >0.5 g/t Au)

Hole IDFromToInterval (m)Au (g/t)
TGC-003724.827.22.40.95
TGC-003729.629.90.30.57
TGC-003730.530.80.30.56
TGC-003827.527.80.30.53
TGC-003830.530.80.30.61
TGC-004621.221.50.33.33
TGC-004929.435.15.74.07
TGC-0049including3032.12.19.15
TGC-0049which includes30.330.90.616.71
TGC-0049and31.231.80.68.88
TGC-004941.542.10.61.77
TGC-004943.345.11.87.59
TGC-0049including43.944.50.616.87
TGC-004947.247.80.60.87
TGC-005026.730.94.29.39
TGC-0050including27.630.6312.78
TGC-0050which includes27.929.71.818
TGC-0050which includes27.928.20.310.04
TGC-0050and28.829.10.312.83
TGC-0050and29.429.70.367.3
TGC-005034.535.71.20.83
TGC-005227.328.81.50.77
TGC-005234.534.80.30.67
TGC-005240.240.50.378.03
TGC-005250.150.40.31.62

Table 5. Collar coordinates and dates of completion for grade control drillholes reported in this release. Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.

Hole IDDate CompletedEastingNorthingElevationAzimuthDipDEPTH
TGC-003720-Apr-231876438392058511782.5-0.555.4
TGC-003825-Apr-231876439392058411795.20.050.0
TGC-003927-Apr-2318764373920744139294.28.0120.1
TGC-00405-Apr-231876269392075615392.3-13.092.3
TGC-00418-Apr-231876269392075615292.1-24.5101.7
TGC-004213-Apr-231876269392075715390.40.0155.2
TGC-004317-Apr-231876269392075715387.1-13.495.6
TGC-004420-Apr-231876269392075715481.420.086.0
TGC-004525-Apr-231876269392075715376.45.3122.1
TGC-004628-Apr-231876439392058411895.413.661.7
TGC-00472-May-231876269392075715472.415.4170.7
TGC-00488-May-2318764373920744139296.22.042.4
TGC-00494-May-231876438392058611766.60.589.5
TGC-00505-May-231876438392058611866.514.256.5
TGC-005110-May-231876269392075715287.2-26.6125.6
TGC-00528-May-2318764393920583118121.120.461.2

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Lion One Commences Mining on Second Lode System at Tuvatu

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – May 18, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has commenced mining on the URW1 lode at its 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji.

Strike driving has reached the URW1 Lode and the first underground images of the lode have been received (Figure 1). The initial intersection of the lode revealed one primary vein and numerous stockwork style veins. Visible gold was observed in multiple locations on the face of the lode and within four different fracture orientations (Figure 2). Three of these fracture orientations are sub-parallel to the grade control drill axis and would therefore be difficult to identify given their orientation relative to the grade control drilling (Figure 3). A sample line was completed perpendicular to the main vein, and a grab sample was collected from the foot of the face.

Highlights of the initial face sampling on URW1 are as follows:

  • 51.2 g/t Au over 0.56 m
  • 117.48 g/t Au over 0.19 m
  • 37.99 g/t Au over 0.19 m
  • 58.68 g/t Au (grab sample)



Figure 1. URW1 face and select samples. Face of URW1. Red lines indicate the approximate locations and widths of select chip samples collected from the sample line, dashed red circle indicates the approximate location of the grab sample, and small red circles indicate the locations of visible gold on the face. Gold grades in g/t are indicated in yellow.

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Figure 2. Visible gold. A), B), C) Close-ups of visible gold highlighted in Figure 1, with gold circled in red. Width of each image is approximately 10-15cm.

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Figure 3. Fracture orientations vs orientation of grade control drilling. Grade control drilling (red arrow) is oriented perpendicular to the URW1 lode (blue rectangle). Shapes A, B, C, and D represent the approximate orientations of the gold bearing fractures within the URW1 lode. Orientations B, C, and D are sub-parallel to the axis of the bulk of the grade control drilling and are therefore difficult to identify. The approximate orientations of these fractures are as follows: A) sub-parallel to the main lode, B) striking E-W and dipping steeply to the south, C) striking E-W and subvertical dip, and D) sub-horizontal with variable dip directions.

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Lion One Chairman and CEO Walter Berukoff commented: “We are excited to have started mining our second lode at the Tuvatu gold mine, especially so soon after we started mining our first lode. Without the diligence and hard work performed by our geology and engineering teams in Fiji we could not have located the lode as successfully and as accurately as we did.”

“We are extremely pleased with the amount of coarse-grained gold visible on the face of the lode, which is even more than was anticipated. Following our initial sampling of the face, and due to the presence of visible gold in multiple fracture orientations, we are optimistic that the overall grade of the URW1 lode could end up being even higher than what the grade control drilling has suggested. We continue to learn more about the Tuvatu system as we open the system up underground, and we are beginning to see how well-endowed the Tuvatu system truly is. Just like the discovery of the URA1 lode on our initial drive underground, the system continues to provide surprises to the upside as our underground developments progress.”



Figure 4. Location of URW1 Lode within Tuvatu. Plan view of the Tuvatu Main and West Zone deposits, with the URW1 Lode highlighted in blue. Underground developments are shown in red, and the other lodes within the Tuvatu Main and West Zones are shown in grey.

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About Tuvatu
The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji,” dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person
In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43- 101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

QAQC Procedures
Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its sampling, drilling, testing, and analyses. The Company utilizes its own fleet of diamond drill rigs, using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill core rods. Drill core is logged and split by Lion One personnel on site. Samples are delivered to and analyzed at the Company’s geochemical and metallurgical laboratory in Fiji. Duplicates of all samples with grades above 0.5 g/t Au are both re-assayed at Lion One’s lab and delivered to ALS Global Laboratories in Australia (ALS) for check assay determinations. All samples for all high-grade intercepts are sent to ALS for check assays. All samples are pulverized to 85% passing through 75 microns. Gold analysis is carried out using fire assay with an AA finish. Samples that have returned grades greater than 10.00 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. For samples that return greater than 0.50 g/t Au, repeat fire assay runs are carried out and repeated until a result is obtained that is within 10% of the original fire assay run. Lion One’s laboratory can also assay for a range of 71 other elements through Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), but currently focuses on a suite of 9 important pathfinder elements. All duplicate anomalous samples are sent to ALS labs in Townsville QLD and are analyzed by the same methods (Au-AA26, and Au-GRA22 where applicable). ALS also analyses 33 pathfinder elements by HF-HNO3-HClO4 acid digestion, HCl leach and ICP-AES (method ME-ICP61).

About Lion One Metals Limited
Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250 
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Lion One Provides Update on Warrant Listing

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – May 11, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (ASX: LLO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) announces that the share purchase warrants (the “Warrants“) issued on May 11, 2023 pursuant to its bought deal offering (the “Offering“) of 29,350,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.92 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $27,002,000 will be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “LIO.WT”. The Warrants are expected to commence trading on May 15, 2023.

Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of C$1.25 until 5:00 pm (Vancouver time) on November 11, 2025. The Warrants are not subject to any accelerator provision that would enable the Company to accelerate the expiry date.

About Lion One Metals Limited

Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7 km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff
Chairman and CEO

For further information
Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Lion One Reports New High-grade Gold Results at Tuvatu

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 25, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) reports significant new high-grade results from grade control drilling at the Company’s 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji.

Following on the initial mining and extraction of the URA1 lode, the Company is here reporting new high-grade results from grade control drilling on the URW1 lode system, approximately 120m further east. Mining of URW1 is expected to begin over the next 2-4 weeks. Strike drive development on URW1 has commenced.

Highlights of new high-grade gold mineralization intersected by grade control drilling:

  • Multiple bonanza grade zones have been intersected including:
    • 88.07g/t Au over 5.7m (including 1,396g/t Au over 0.3m) (TGC-0034)
    • 27.52g/t Au over 5.55m (TUG-056)
    • 20.93g/t Au over 7.2m (TGC-0003)
    • 16.12g/t Au over 9.3m (TGC-0014)
    • 16.48g/t Au over 9.6m (TGC-0002)
    • 14.6g/t Au over 6.6m (TGC-0032)
    • 14.97g/t Au over 5.4m (TGC-0018)
    • 10.85g/t Au over 6.9m (TGC-0013)
  • Visible was gold observed in several drill holes.


 
Figure 1. Plan map showing the locations of the URA1 and URW1 lodes (in red) relative to the main Tuvatu decline. The gray outlines indicate planned development to reach the URW1 lodes.
 
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Close spaced grade control drilling has resulted in much higher resolution of the lode arrays as compared to previous infill drilling, including the identification of bonanza grade (>50g/t Au) zones.

The tightened drill pattern will facilitate optimised development and extraction of high-grade gold mineralization from the URW1 lodes while minimizing dilution. High-grade gold mineralization extracted from the URW1 lode system will contribute significantly to the growing high-grade stockpile constituting the initial feed for the Company’s plant and processing facility, on schedule for start-up in Q4 2023.

Mineralization
Mineralization consists of abundant free gold, typically in association with light to dark gray chalcedonic quartz and roscoelite, locally accompanied by minor amounts of pyrite, sphalerite, galena and lesser chalcopyrite (Figure 3).


 
Figure 2. Long section view west of grade control drilling at URW1. Intersections >5m and 10g/t Au highlighted in red.
 
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Figure 3. A) Coarse disseminated gold in a quartz-roscoelite veinlet, TGC-0034 67.5m. Sample returned 1396.3 g/t Au over 0.3m. B) Coarse gold in gray quartz veinlet, TGC-0034 81.6m. Sample returned 166.2 g/t Au over 0.9m. C) Coarse honey sphalerite rimmed by dark pyrite in variable light to dark gray quartz vein, TGC-0032 71.0m. Sample returned 112.9 g/t Au over 0.3m. D) Banded chalcedonic quartz-roscoelite-pyrite-fine native gold, TGC-0002 77.4m. Sample returned 44.3 g/t Au over 0.3m.
 
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URW1 Lode System
The URW1 lode system consists of narrow, high-grade to locally bonanza-grade vein arrays and vein swarms that strike approximately N-S and dip sub-vertically to steeply east and is located approximately 120m east of the URA1 lode (Figure 1, 2, 4).

As currently modelled based on earlier drilling, the URW1 lode measures approximately 300m in the NS-direction by approximately 300m of vertical extent, thus forming one of the major N-S trending lodes that have been recognized in this part of the Tuvatu deposit. The URW1 lode intersects with numerous flat-lying to moderately south-dipping EW veins referred to as the Murau lode system (Figure 4).

Grade control drilling has been conducted from both the new decline and the historic exploration adit (Figures 1 & 2). This drilling is targeting a 60m strike section of the URW1 system, within the >300m strike of the overall URW1 system. Detailed drilling of this nature is the first conducted at the project and has served to confirm both the location of structures and the extent of some of the higher-grade zones within the overall mineralized envelope. These bonanza zones (>50g/t Au * true width) have been intersected that show a considerably higher-grade than the previous wide-spaced resource drilling in the area. The high-grade zones are interpreted to relate to the intersection of the N-S URW1 lode with E-W striking structures such as the Murau lodes.


 
Figure 4. Plan view of 3D models illustrating the earlier interpretation of the URA1 and URW1 lodes (blue). The lighter pink shapes are the flat-lying stacked Murau lodes (left) and SKL lodes (right). Underground development is shown in red.
 
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The URW1 lode system is interpreted as a series of parallel vein arrays.

This interpretation has come by way of a series of closely spaced grade control drill holes, drilled from two separate locations, east-directed drilling from the main decline, as well as west-directed drilling from the exploration decline (Figure 1). To date, a total of 34 diamond drill holes totalling approximately 3538m have been completed resulting in 5m to 10m spacing between adjacent holes covering a limited extent of the URW1 lode system. Despite the relatively limited size of the area drilled thus far, the grade control program has significantly increased the level of confidence in the geometry, widths, and grade distribution of the URW1 lodes, thereby allowing for detailed development planning.

Composited assay results for mineralized intervals interpreted as URW1 lodes in holes completed to date are presented in Table 1, with Tables 2 and 3 in the appendix containing full drill hole details. The URW1 lode system represents the next main area of mining and extraction of high-grade mineralization at Tuvatu. Development has commenced with first grade control and mapping expected shortly.

Table 1. Summary of composited drill results intersecting mineralization from the area of URW1 in this release. (TGC = new grade control drilling ordered by strongest intersections; TUDDH and TUG indicates previous exploration drilling (surface and underground) targeting this zone). For full results refer Table 2 in the appendix.

Hole IDGrade
(g/t Au)
Drill intersection width (m)True Width (m)
TGC-003488.075.75.1
TUG-05627.525.555.5
TGC-000320.937.26.5
TGC-001416.129.38.4
TGC-000216.489.68.2
TUG-058100.210.850.85
TGC-003214.66.65.3
TGC-001814.975.44.9
TGC-001310.856.96.2
TGC-001111.045.44.6
TGC-00356.66.556.2
TGC-001911.573.63.4
TGC-002811.524.83.4
TGC-00318.865.14.1
TUDDH-35021.112.71.7
TUDDH-34914.379.732.4
TGC-00164.358.17.7
TUDDH-4097.836.774.1
TGC-000510.1432.4
TUDDH-2198.3314.152.9
TGC-000810.2932.3
TUG-05717.71.21.1
TURC-1678.8831.8
TGC-00094.583.63.2
TGC-00172.226.96.2
TGC-00365.1632.3
TGC-00255.0432.3
TGC-00291.63.32.6
TGC-00303.221.51.2
TGC-00152.391.81.4
TUDDH-2250.730.90.9
TUG-1230.320.950.8
TUDDH-0750.840.350.25
TUG-1250.20.540.3

About Tuvatu

The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person
In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43- 101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

QAQC Procedures
Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its sampling, drilling, testing, and analyses. The Company utilizes its own fleet of diamond drill rigs, using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill core rods. Drill core is logged and split by Lion One personnel on site. Samples are delivered to and analyzed at the Company’s geochemical and metallurgical laboratory in Fiji. Duplicates of all samples with grades above 0.5 g/t Au are both re-assayed at Lion One’s lab and delivered to ALS Global Laboratories in Australia (ALS) for check assay determinations. All samples for all high-grade intercepts are sent to ALS for check assays. All samples are pulverized to 85% passing through 75 microns. Gold analysis is carried out using fire assay with an AA finish. Samples that have returned grades greater than 10.00 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. For samples that return greater than 0.50 g/t Au, repeat fire assay runs are carried out and repeated until a result is obtained that is within 10% of the original fire assay run. Lion One’s laboratory can also assay for a range of 71 other elements through Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), but currently focuses on a suite of 9 important pathfinder elements. All duplicate anomalous samples are sent to ALS labs in Townsville QLD and are analyzed by the same methods (Au-AA26, and Au-GRA22 where applicable). ALS also analyses 33 pathfinder elements by HF-HNO3-HClO4 acid digestion, HCl leach and ICP-AES (method ME-ICP61).

About Lion One Metals Limited
Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Appendix 1: full drill results and drill details

Table 2. Composited results from grade control drillholes targeting the URW1 lodes

Hole IDFrom (m)To (m)Interval (m)Au (g/t)
TGC-000133.033.90.90.64
TGC-000277.177.40.344.25
TGC-000280.184.94.88.03
TGC-0002including80.182.22.111.60
TGC-0002which includes81.681.90.372.20
TGC-0002and including83.184.91.87.86
TGC-000289.497.58.113.07
TGC-0002including89.491.21.84.68
TGC-0002including92.197.55.417.97
TGC-0002which includes93.693.90.341.54
TGC-0002and93.994.20.345.40
TGC-0002and94.294.50.374.38
TGC-0002and94.594.80.338.43
TGC-0002and94.895.10.356.89
TGC-0002100.2103.83.67.93
TGC-0002108.3111.93.610.09
TGC-0002including108.3109.20.94.05
TGC-0002including110.1111.91.818.15
TGC-0002which includes111.0111.30.377.72
TGC-0002113.7114.60.917.11
TGC-000352.553.40.92.79
TGC-000377.480.43.03.84
TGC-0003including77.477.70.35.34
TGC-0003and78.678.90.34.40
TGC-0003and79.279.50.327.18
TGC-000389.795.76.09.57
TGC-0003including89.793.33.614.63
TGC-0003which includes90.691.20.681.18
TGC-000398.099.21.20.95
TGC-0003102.2110.68.45.73
TGC-0003including102.2107.04.87.97
TGC-0003which includes105.8106.10.335.58
TGC-0003and includes107.3108.51.26.84
TGC-0003112.4112.70.31.15
TGC-0003115.1116.00.959.85
TGC-00043.44.30.92.93
TGC-000575.375.90.62.11
TGC-000591.599.07.52.77
TGC-0005including93.394.20.910.67
TGC-0005102.6102.90.32.10
TGC-0005104.1104.70.621.01
TGC-0005107.1108.00.91.65
TGC-0005109.8110.40.60.78
TGC-0005120.0122.12.12.51
TGC-0005including121.8122.10.314.83
TGC-000728.228.50.31.31
TGC-000874.876.92.110.51
TGC-000882.382.90.625.57
TGC-000894.094.30.34.20
TGC-000896.4101.24.83.77
TGC-0008including96.498.52.13.73
TGC-0008and99.1101.22.14.78
TGC-0008105.1105.70.62.78
TGC-0008108.7109.30.61.05
TGC-0008110.8111.40.62.16
TGC-0008122.5123.10.661.39
TGC-000918.621.32.70.91
TGC-000928.529.10.61.61
TGC-000930.931.50.68.33
TGC-000932.734.21.533.38
TGC-000949.549.80.310.54
TGC-000953.456.43.01.07
TGC-000961.261.50.31.97
TGC-000965.465.70.33.06
TGC-000966.967.80.96.10
TGC-000969.075.06.05.01
TGC-0009including69.670.20.64.66
TGC-0009and70.572.31.86.62
TGC-0009and72.973.50.66.80
TGC-0009and73.875.01.28.78
TGC-000976.578.01.50.97
TGC-001017.118.91.86.52
TGC-0010including17.117.40.337.04
TGC-001020.121.00.92.54
TGC-001023.430.36.92.67
TGC-0010including24.927.62.74.71
TGC-001036.036.90.98.92
TGC-001119.019.30.30.89
TGC-001122.323.81.57.56
TGC-001127.129.32.22.49
TGC-0011including27.128.00.95.34
TGC-001131.131.40.31.26
TGC-001132.635.32.77.64
TGC-0011including32.634.11.511.33
TGC-0011and34.435.30.94.04
TGC-001140.440.70.31.22
TGC-001152.753.30.61.91
TGC-001154.856.92.12.18
TGC-001158.759.91.22.62
TGC-0011including59.359.90.64.09
TGC-001163.266.53.32.68
TGC-0011including64.166.52.43.58
TGC-001168.675.87.26.72
TGC-0011including68.669.20.619.95
TGC-0011which includes68.969.20.337.28
TGC-0011and69.573.43.98.84
TGC-0011which includes71.071.30.359.70
TGC-001279.581.92.47.86
TGC-0012including79.579.80.359.46
TGC-001285.285.50.32.79
TGC-001287.388.51.25.11
TGC-001292.192.40.32.47
TGC-001298.499.61.21.32
TGC-0012102.3104.11.80.63
TGC-0012105.9106.20.34.67
TGC-001319.219.50.31.55
TGC-001323.123.70.61.28
TGC-001332.434.52.13.36
TGC-0013including32.433.00.66.97
TGC-0013and33.934.50.64.67
TGC-001342.943.50.61.16
TGC-001347.147.70.60.80
TGC-001350.451.30.913.58
TGC-001355.656.20.61.37
TGC-001367.670.32.75.70
TGC-001372.773.60.94.09
TGC-001375.179.34.211.03
TGC-0013including75.176.61.54.86
TGC-0013and77.278.10.98.51
TGC-0013and78.479.30.934.87
TGC-0013which includes78.779.30.649.52
TGC-001381.183.82.75.97
TGC-001394.397.63.31.21
TGC-001410.811.10.31.21
TGC-001419.219.50.31.03
TGC-001434.536.31.82.47
TGC-0014including34.535.40.93.38
TGC-0014and36.036.30.34.72
TGC-001442.642.90.33.21
TGC-001452.253.10.90.57
TGC-001456.156.40.31.69
TGC-001466.075.69.613.28
TGC-0014including66.066.90.954.81
TGC-0014which includes66.366.60.395.47
TGC-0014and66.666.90.367.96
TGC-0014and67.569.01.57.83
TGC-0014and69.372.63.39.89
TGC-0014and72.973.20.33.32
TGC-0014and74.175.00.932.29
TGC-0014which includes74.474.70.357.95
TGC-0014and74.775.00.338.34
TGC-0014and75.375.60.39.41
TGC-001480.784.63.97.69
TGC-001485.888.83.01.86
TGC-001492.495.12.71.10
TGC-001571.171.40.30.54
TGC-001587.387.90.62.17
TGC-0015105.6106.20.62.50
TGC-001638.743.54.86.22
TGC-0016including38.741.42.79.67
TGC-0016which includes40.841.10.345.75
TGC-001668.168.70.62.16
TGC-001670.871.40.62.55
TGC-001672.673.50.96.50
TGC-001681.083.42.414.23
TGC-0016including81.081.60.619.42
TGC-0016and81.983.41.514.99
TGC-0016which includes83.183.40.345.51
TGC-001684.685.50.91.86
TGC-001692.494.52.14.83
TGC-001695.797.82.13.58
TGC-00175.15.70.61.28
TGC-001717.417.70.34.32
TGC-001736.036.60.61.26
TGC-001738.744.15.49.39
TGC-001769.369.90.69.60
TGC-001772.373.81.53.03
TGC-0017including73.273.80.67.01
TGC-001776.877.40.665.63
TGC-001782.584.01.53.08
TGC-001878.979.50.60.92
TGC-001885.886.10.311.42
TGC-001888.590.62.15.67
TGC-001894.295.10.90.54
TGC-001896.397.20.90.63
TGC-0018102.0105.93.915.62
TGC-0018109.2111.01.82.74
TGC-001910.812.01.20.86
TGC-001913.816.52.72.31
TGC-001931.232.71.53.21
TGC-001940.245.04.816.05
TGC-0019including41.445.03.621.18
TGC-0019which includes42.642.90.349.70
TGC-0019and43.243.50.3166.81
TGC-001951.052.21.22.60
TGC-001965.166.31.20.85
TGC-001970.579.89.34.92
TGC-0019including70.575.04.56.70
TGC-0019and75.376.51.27.69
TGC-001983.784.00.315.22
TGC-001995.796.91.29.13
TGC-002016.818.31.53.09
TGC-002024.326.42.10.92
TGC-002028.229.71.54.10
TGC-00214.45.00.61.40
TGC-002124.526.92.42.86
TGC-0021including24.525.40.96.34
TGC-002144.344.90.61.36
TGC-002174.074.30.30.65
TGC-002228.229.41.21.36
TGC-002254.654.90.31.04
TGC-002257.958.80.91.22
TGC-002266.970.53.62.31
TGC-002275.075.60.62.23
TGC-002390.290.80.61.71
TGC-0023100.7101.30.60.63
TGC-002413.814.40.60.50
TGC-002458.859.70.91.30
TGC-002465.465.70.30.54
TGC-00257.59.31.82.79
TGC-0025including7.58.40.95.22
TGC-002513.514.10.64.33
TGC-002515.616.50.90.68
TGC-002578.683.14.53.76
TGC-0025including78.679.20.64.69
TGC-0025and79.580.71.23.07
TGC-0025and81.083.12.14.91
TGC-002584.684.90.31.77
TGC-002587.087.30.36.55
TGC-002614.715.30.60.58
TGC-002628.829.70.92.28
TGC-002633.934.80.95.94
TGC-002639.940.80.910.20
TGC-002642.342.90.63.72
TGC-002671.772.00.30.65
TGC-002770.270.80.62.41
TGC-002780.782.21.53.75
TGC-002787.988.50.61.72
TGC-002793.694.20.62.46
TGC-002796.699.02.40.79
TGC-0027104.4105.91.54.98
TGC-0027107.7109.82.11.99
TGC-0027including109.5109.80.311.28
TGC-0027112.8114.01.20.63
TGC-00288.79.60.91.02
TGC-002813.216.23.011.27
TGC-002878.078.90.90.63
TGC-002883.483.70.31.17
TGC-002885.285.80.60.55
TGC-002892.197.55.410.86
TGC-0028including92.193.61.526.67
TGC-0028which includes92.192.40.345.29
TGC-0028and92.492.70.372.80
TGC-0028and94.595.71.212.97
TGC-0028and96.697.50.93.44
TGC-0028101.1102.61.59.53
TGC-002914.716.21.510.82
TGC-002974.475.00.64.93
TGC-002983.786.73.01.00
TGC-002995.796.91.23.14
TGC-003018.019.21.256.88
TGC-003022.825.22.44.87
TGC-0030including24.025.21.29.62
TGC-003051.952.20.31.47
TGC-003054.654.90.33.60
TGC-003061.261.50.33.75
TGC-003071.472.00.620.01
TGC-003083.184.61.53.65
TGC-003088.892.43.60.97
TGC-003094.295.41.21.40
TGC-003113.520.46.96.60
TGC-0031including13.515.31.817.28
TGC-0031which includes14.114.70.634.62
TGC-0031and15.618.32.74.76
TGC-0031and19.219.50.33.25
TGC-003162.063.81.83.21
TGC-0031including62.963.80.95.88
TGC-003172.573.40.91.27
TGC-003174.975.80.96.93
TGC-003177.077.60.63.30
TGC-003182.485.12.73.12
TGC-003186.995.68.713.73
TGC-0031including86.989.93.010.80
TGC-0031which includes87.287.50.339.53
TGC-0031and87.587.80.336.62
TGC-0031and including90.591.10.628.85
TGC-0031and92.094.72.724.94
TGC-0031which includes92.692.90.3116.56
TGC-0031and93.894.10.364.28
TGC-0031and95.395.60.36.90
TGC-003210.210.80.60.68
TGC-003218.018.30.332.02
TGC-003222.823.70.920.11
TGC-003252.252.80.62.66
TGC-003258.258.50.39.18
TGC-003269.672.02.419.46
TGC-003276.580.13.64.58
TGC-003285.287.32.114.59
TGC-003288.591.53.02.80
TGC-0032including88.589.71.25.59
TGC-003298.498.70.316.30
TGC-0032106.2107.10.941.62
TGC-0032108.9109.50.64.20
TGC-003421.623.72.124.84
TGC-003424.032.18.125.96
TGC-0034including24.024.90.914.30
TGC-0034which includes24.024.30.333.61
TGC-0034and25.232.16.928.61
TGC-0034which includes25.225.80.647.66
TGC-0034and30.330.60.359.31
TGC-0034and30.631.50.9118.95
TGC-003456.156.40.30.90
TGC-003460.361.20.94.33
TGC-003466.369.93.6120.76
TGC-0034including66.368.11.8237.52
TGC-0034which includes67.567.80.31396.31
TGC-0034and69.069.90.97.92
TGC-003472.673.20.60.61
TGC-003474.775.60.95.70
TGC-003480.783.12.422.46
TGC-0034including81.682.50.957.46
TGC-0034which includes81.681.90.3166.16
TGC-0034and82.883.10.34.25
TGC-003486.190.34.23.06
TGC-0034including88.890.31.57.06
TGC-003491.591.80.31.42
TGC-003493.094.21.21.06
TGC-003495.499.94.53.10
TGC-0034including98.799.91.29.10
TGC-003533.033.60.68.28
TGC-003536.037.51.56.21
TGC-003539.340.51.210.55
TGC-003548.051.93.94.33
TGC-0035including50.151.91.88.72
TGC-0035which includes51.051.30.346.28
TGC-003553.754.30.61.71
TGC-003556.165.19.03.70
TGC-0035including61.562.10.67.65
TGC-0035and62.763.91.211.80
TGC-0035which includes63.063.30.331.89
TGC-0035and including64.265.10.911.36
TGC-003567.572.95.43.44
TGC-0035including69.072.93.94.03
TGC-003574.777.73.04.38
TGC-003578.982.53.62.54
TGC-0035including80.182.52.43.24
TGC-003591.592.71.21.16
TGC-003611.412.00.62.50
TGC-003618.019.21.24.08
TGC-003652.553.40.90.74
TGC-003657.359.72.451.58
TGC-003670.571.40.911.52
TGC-003686.188.22.12.43
TGC-0036including87.088.21.23.84
TGC-003695.198.43.30.83

Table 3. Collar coordinates and dates of completion for grade control drillholes reported in this release. Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.

Hole IDDateEastingNorthingElevationAzimuthDipDepth
Completed(m)
TGC-000124.10.221876437392074414029027.434.0
TGC-000210.11.22187643739207441392863.4118.7
TGC-000325.11.22187643739207441392884.0116.8
TGC-000429.11.221876269392075515411512.0101.4
TGC-000513.12.221876437392074413711512.0128.5
TGC-000712.01.231876269392075615410512.0131.2
TGC-000821.01.23187643739207441392934.0124.2
TGC-000916.01.2318762693920756153106-10.080.3
TGC-001018.01.2318762693920755153114-11.083.3
TGC-001123.01.2318762693920755153102-10.095.2
TGC-001227.01.23187643739207451393005.0106.6
TGC-001327.01.231876269392075715397-8.0102.6
TGC-00142.02.221876269392075715393-9.095.1
TGC-001510.02.2218764373920744139289-11.0122.5
TGC-00167.02.221876269392075715385-7.0101.4
TGC-001710.02.221876269392075715382-8.099.4
TGC-001822.02.2318764373920744139285-8.0111.3
TGC-001915.02.231876269392075815379-8.0110.4
TGC-002020.02.2318762693920755153119-12.094.9
TGC-002123.02.2318762693920755153115-4.092.3
TGC-002227.02.2318762693920755153113-19.0103.7
TGC-00234.03.2318764373920744139293-8.0105.4
TGC-00241.03.2318762693920755152113-22.098.4
TGC-00254.03.2318762693920756152108-29.0140.8
TGC-00268.03.2318762693920756153106-4.084.1
TGC-00273.04.231876437392074413929910.0120.5
TGC-002810.03.2318762693920756152106-27.0116.7
TGC-002914.03.2318762693920756152106-23.095.2
TGC-003020.03.2318762693920756153103-16.098.6
TGC-003122.03.2318762693920756152103-25.095.6
TGC-003224.03.231876269392075615397-16.0110.6
TGC-003428.03.231876269392075615397-12.0101.4
TGC-003531.03.2318762693920756153980.0113.0
TGC-00364.04.231876269392075615394-16.0104.4

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Lion One Commences High Grade Gold Mining at Tuvatu

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 3, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) announces a significant milestone at Tuvatu. Initial mining of near-surface, high-grade gold bearing mineralization has commenced from a recently discovered mineralized lode. To date, strike driving along the new lode totals 14 cuts for an estimated 475 tonnes, much of which has already been added to the Company’s mining inventory stockpile. The high-grade inventory stockpile will constitute the initial feed for the Company’s custom-designed-for-purpose processing facility, currently under construction.



Figure 1. Photo of the first cut on the lode, strike drive from the new development decline.

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New Gold Lode

The new lode was discovered in late 2022, 75 meters into the new development decline, and was subsequently defined by underground mapping, chip-channel sampling, and diamond drilling.

Development along the strike has since been extended by 13m, by way of 7 separate cuts, each cut representing approximately 30 tonnes of material. Vertical development of 9m as a 1.5 x 1.5m rise has been completed, as well as an additional 7 cuts, for a total of approximately 475 tonnes of gold mineralized material, to date. Tuvatu has implemented airleg mining, which allows for flexibility and optionality to deliver low-cost tonnage at minimum mining widths of 1.8m and a rate of advancement of 4m/day.

Several recent drillholes have intersected multiple high grade intercepts. Systematic face sampling provides detailed information that compare favourably with previous drill results.

The material extracted from this drive represents the first modern extraction from the Tuvatu deposit, and as such represents a significant milestone for the company.

Table 1. Composited results from drillholes intersecting the lode. Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.

Hole IDFrom (m)To (m)Interval (m)Au g/tEastingNorthingElevationAzimuthDip
TUDDH-61756.158.22.11.761876512.63920929.1236.3097-60
including57.958.20.36.30
59.763.33.62.93
including59.760.00.317.01
TUDDH-61965.065.30.33.481876257.73920801.2203.2266-60
TUDDH-621159.3160.51.227.991876257.73920799.9203.0297-60
TUDDH-62479.181.22.120.161876257.53920800.1203.1262-65
including79.180.31.233.04
including79.780.00.3106.99
TUDDH-54279.881.51.71.651876170.43920845.3166.6139-7
including79.880.10.35.77
TUDDH-35993.2495.682.444.211876222.03920742.0207.6359-65
including93.2493.650.4110.85
TUDDH-35531.6332.00.378.961876223.03920779.0203.5359-63
TUDDH-086241.25243.32.059.141876335.03920736.0226.5279-60
including241.25241.950.718.7

Table 2. Selected chip-channel results from sampling in the development decline, face samples along successive cuts of the strike drive along lode, and samples from the rise lode. Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.

Channel IDFromToIntervalAuCoordinatesElevationFinal depthAzimuthDip
mmmg/tEastingNorthingmmdeg.deg.
MD-CH-0010.02.52.59.941876219.13920779.2157.62.5-13-13
1.01.50.532.57
MD-CH-0020.01.01.029.021876219.23920779.0158.61.5-13-13
0.51.00.555.12
MD-CH-0031.03.02.08.911876227.33920778.8156.03-13-13
2.53.00.522.48
MD-CH-0041.53.01.511.931876228.03920778.1155.53-14-14
1.52.00.526.09
MD-CH-0051.02.51.515.171876220.63920784.2157.54-14-14
1.52.00.541.94
MD-CH-0061.53.01.510.881876220.43920784.9158.74-11-11
1.52.00.531.17
MD-CH-0110.02.52.510.461876232.23920768.5155.32.5-13-13
1.52.00.544.30
1155URA1STHOD.020.01.41.414.701876220.23920774.4157.02.0500
0.91.40.529.20
1155URA1STHOD.030.02.42.47.571876219.83920772.6156.92.400
1.01.450.4532.89
1155URA1STHOD.040.71.60.915.861876219.53920771.0157.2200
1.31.60.339.60
1155URA1STHOD.050.61.30.73.231876218.83920769.5157.22.600
1155URA1STHOD.060.02.22.23.691876217.63920768.0157.4300
1155URA1STHOD.070.02.72.76.891876216.53920766.4157.92.700
0.51.00.524.88
1155URA1NTHOD.050.01.61.62.181876223.93920790.8158.0200
1.21.60.48.07
1155URA1NTHOD.080.52.01.53.951876226.43920796.8157.42.100
1.21.60.414.42
Rise STH side1.22.010.351876214.83920767.3159.9760.760.7
3.04.09.48
4.05.020.19
Rise NTH side0.01.212.841876215.43920769.8159.8754.654.6
3.04.012.85
5.06.013.93



Figure 2 A. Photo of lode cut No. 2 face of the South strike drive from the development decline;  
Figure 2 B. Photo of lode cut No. 7 face of the North strike drive.

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Further Near-Term Development

Figure 3 shows a rendering of the development along the new lode to date. Figure 3 also provides an update to the total development achieved to date along the main decline, toward the important additional lode on which much of the detailed grade control drilling has been focused. It is expected that the decline will reach this additional high-grade lode, likely within the next month.



Figure 3. Plan view rendering of the current as-built model of the underground development completed to date. The entrance to the decline is at the top left. The location of the new lode (green) and additional lodes (blue and orange) are shown. The open gray shape indicates planned development to expose the lodes. North is toward the top of the image. Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.

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Geology

The well-defined structure consists of a quartz vein array with minor to trace pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and bornite, as well as coarse native gold (Figures 4a, b), typically in association with roscoelite. Late carbonate veinlets crosscut the structure. The vein is hosted by monzonite, with well developed symmetric bleached alteration. The highly visible alteration envelope has rendered advancement on this mineralized structure very straight-forward by way of visual identification alone.



Figure 4. Photos of coarse visible gold in samples collected from the lode. A) 158.7m elevation, width of photo is ~25cm across; B) 159.5m elevation, width of photo is ~30cm across.

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About Tuvatu

The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person

In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43- 101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

QAQC Procedures

Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its sampling, drilling, testing, and analyses. The Company utilizes its own fleet of diamond drill rigs, using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill core rods. Drill core is logged and split by Lion One personnel on site. Samples are delivered to and analyzed at the Company’s geochemical and metallurgical laboratory in Fiji. Duplicates of all samples with grades above 0.5 g/t Au are both re-assayed at Lion One’s lab and delivered to ALS Global Laboratories in Australia (ALS) for check assay determinations. All samples for all high-grade intercepts are sent to ALS for check assays. All samples are pulverized to 85% passing through 75 microns. Gold analysis is carried out using fire assay with an AA finish. Samples that have returned grades greater than 10.00 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. For samples that return greater than 0.50 g/t Au, repeat fire assay runs are carried out and repeated until a result is obtained that is within 10% of the original fire assay run. Lion One’s laboratory can also assay for a range of 71 other elements through Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), but currently focuses on a suite of 9 important pathfinder elements. All duplicate anomalous samples are sent to ALS labs in Townsville QLD and are analyzed by the same methods (Au-AA26, and Au-GRA22 where applicable). ALS also analyses 33 pathfinder elements by HF-HNO3-HClO4 acid digestion, HCl leach and ICP-AES (method ME-ICP61).

About Lion One Metals Limited

Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Lion One Metals Limited

Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
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Lion One Accelerates Mine Development and Construction at The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 16, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) announces the acceleration of mine development and plant construction following the completion of project financing, at the Company’s 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji.

Lion One has advanced the number 2 development drive by over 250 meters and has completed the first cut of high-grade material from the URA1 lode. The samples taken from this first cut averaged 14 g/t gold and are designated for the high-grade ROM stockpile.

Lion One CEO Walter Berukoff commented, “In conjunction with ongoing mine development, we are preparing to mobilize personnel for the installation and commissioning of the Tuvatu gold processing plant. All of the processing plant components have already been delivered to Fiji, with shipments of the remaining bulk materials in progress and expected to be delivered by the end of March to coincide with the completion of infrastructure for the mill area, electrowinning facility, and gold room.”

The Lion One processing plant will treat material using a two-stage crushing process, with a primary jaw crusher and secondary cone crusher feeding a two-stage grinding circuit. The ground material will feed an integrated two stage gravity concentration circuit with some concentrates treated by an intensive cyanide leaching reactor and the remainder of the concentrates leached using conventional cyanide Carbon in Leach (CIL)) technology. Gold will be recovered from the gold laden carbon using conventional absorption desorption recovery (ADR) technology and smelted on site to produce gold doré bars. The leached tailings will be treated using the SO2/air process to remove any residual cyanide. Filtered tailings will be transported to Lion One’s tailings storage facility 3.5 km from the Tuvatu mine site.

Lion One plans to operate at an initial production capacity of 300 tonnes per day for the initial 18 months of operations before increasing the capacity to 500 tpd in mid-2025. The initial mining will focus on the near-surface resource while advancing underground development into high-grade mineralization in Zone 500.

The 2023 drilling program will be focused on three fronts: grade control drilling of the near-term production blocks; drill-testing regional targets with the aim of identifying additional separate mineralized systems within the greater Navilawa caldera; and completing the geophysical (CSAMT) surveys initiated in 2022 to delineate additional drill targets.

About Tuvatu  
The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au.  The technical report is available on the Lion One website at U and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

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Photo 1: Aerial view of the Tuvatu plant site and surrounding Navilawa caldera

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Photo 2: Aerial view of the Tuvatu production decline portal and plant site

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Photo 3: Aerial view of the Tuvatu plant site

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Photo 4: mining fleet

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Photo 5: ball mills

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Photo 6: mobile crusher

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Photo 7: Tuvatu production decline

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Photo 8: Tuvatu production decline

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Figure 1: section view of Tuvatu deposit

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Figure 2: section view of Tuvatu deposit and planned development drives

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Photo 9: First cut from URA1 Lode in Tuvatu production decline

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Figure 3: URA1 lode accessed by Tuvatu production decline

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Figure 4: Tuvatu resource and regional targets in Navilawa caldera

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Photo 10: Tuvatu tailings storage facility looking north into Navilawa caldera

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Photo 11: aerial photo of Fiji head office compound and assay laboratory in Nadi

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Photo 12: Lion One geochemical and metallurgical laboratory

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Photo 13: Lion One geochemical and metallurgical laboratory

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Qualified Person
In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43- 101”), Patrick Hickey, Chief Operating Officer, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

About Lion One Metals Limited
Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility for the accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labor or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Lion One Receives US$23 Million from 1st Tranche of Nebari Financing Facility and Closes US$2 Million Equity Private Placement

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 10, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company“) announces the Company has completed its previously announced debt and equity financing transaction and has received total proceeds of US$25 million from: i) the funding of the US$23 million 1st tranche (“Tranche 1“) of its previously announced US$37 million financing facility (the “Financing Facility“) provided by Nebari Gold Fund 1, LP, Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund II, LP (collectively, “Nebari“), and (ii) Nebari’s completion of a US$2 million equity private placement in the Company, for the development of Lion One’s 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji (the “Equity Investment“).

In addition to Tranche 1, an additional US$12 million is available under the Financing Facility at Lion One’s option in up to two further tranches which may be drawn on by Lion One within 18 months of the date of the Financing Facility. The Equity Investment involved Nebari’s subscription for 3,125,348 common shares of Lion One (“Common Shares“) priced at CAD$0.86 per Common Share.

In connection with the funding of Tranche 1, 15,333,087 warrants (the “Warrants“) have been issued to Nebari with each Warrant exercisable into one Common Share at a price of CAD$1.49 for a period of 42 months from the date hereof. The Warrants are non-transferable and will be subject to an accelerator provision whereby the Borrower may accelerate the expiry date of up to 25% of the Warrants in the event that the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares exceeds 100% over the strike price for a period of twenty consecutive trading days on the TSX-V. Lion One has the option to accelerate the expiry of further 25% portions of the Warrants at four-month intervals, up to a maximum of 75% of the Warrants.

The Common Shares subscribed for pursuant to the Equity Investment and the Warrants will be subject to a hold period expiring May 11, 2023 in accordance with Canadian securities laws and policies of the TSX-V. Neither the Common Shares subscribed for pursuant to the Equity Investment nor the Warrants have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Tuvatu
The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at U and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

About Nebari
Nebari is a US-based investment manager specializing in privately offered pooled investment vehicles including Nebari Gold Fund 1, LP, Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund II, LP which are funding the Financing Facility to Lion One. The Nebari leadership team has deep experience with leading global mining companies and financial institutions and is known for partnering with motivated and capable management teams focused on achieving clear plan targets.

About Lion One Metals Limited
Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lion One Metals Limited
Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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