Linear Minerals Drills 1.00 Percent Lithium Oxide over 8.90 meters at Augustus

Linear Minerals Corp.

Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 6:00 AM 11 min read

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 8, 2025 / Linear Minerals Corp. ("formerly FE Battery Metals Corp"(CSE:LINE)(OTCQB:LINMF)(WKN:A2J C89) ("Linear " or the "Company") is pleased to announce results of Drill Holes LC24-97 of its 2024 exploratory drill program at its Augustus Lithium Property in Quebec, Canada. The drill hole LC24-97 intercepted four lithium bearing zones of various grades and thicknesses, including an intercept of 1.00 percent (%) lithium oxide (Li2O) over 8.90 m at a drilled depth of 139 meters. Additionally, the hole returned anomalous values of other rare metals such as beryllium (Be), cesium (Cs), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta) and rubidium (Rb), along with anomalous nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cr) at various depths (see Tables 1 and 2 for details).

LC24-97 Highlights

The mineralization in four lithium zones is distributed in mixed lithologies of pegmatites with spodumene as main lithium mineral, as well as in the basement rocks with Holmquistite being the main lithium minerals. This hole was placed about 40 m step out from drill hole LC21-20 and was aimed at increasing the footprint of the main Augustus mineralized zone.
Four Lithium Intercepts:
- 3.35 m at 0.82% Li2O from 10.15 m depth, with 714 ppm Cs and 1,550 ppm Rb.
- 4.25 m at 1.19% Li2O from 89.4 m depth, with 215 ppm Be, 61 ppm Ga, 369 ppm Rb, 79 ppm Nb, and 179 ppm Ta.
- 10 m at 0.67% Li2O from 97.4 m drilled depth, with 451 ppm Be, 1,206 ppm Cs, 57 ppm Ga, 4,178 ppm Rb, 49 ppm Nb, and 72 ppm Ta.
- 8.90 m at 1% Li2O from 139 m depth, with 288 ppm Be, 560 ppm Cs, 88 ppm Ga, 3,947 ppm Rb, 73 ppm Nb, and 87 ppm Ta.
Nickel and Chromium mineralization:
- 1,620 ppm Ni and 0.26% Cr over 3 m from 85.85 m depth,
- 1,633 ppm Ni and 0.16% Cr over 3.75 m from 93.65 m depth.

Drill Program Details:

Drill hole LC23-97 was drilled at location 5367785.908N, 287015.498E, UTM NAD 1983 Zone 18N, at azimuth 28.31 degrees (true north) and dip -50 with a drilled depth of 161 m. The drill hole was placed at the main Augustus zone.

The drill program was designed based on historical and current exploration data. Drilling was conducted by Forage Pelletier Drilling of Chapais, Quebec, and core logging and sampling took place at a core shack in St-Dominique du Rosaire, approximately 50 km from the property. The 2024 drill program included 11 drill holes, totaling 1,558 metres. To date, a total of 100 drill holes have been completed on the Property, with a cumulative diamond drilling of 18,165.64 metres.

Drill core was sampled using a rock saw. For quality control and assurance (QA/QC), field duplicates, standards, and blanks were inserted at industry-standard intervals. Samples were bagged and tagged using best practices before delivered to AGAT Laboratories in Val-d'Or, QC, for analysis. AGAT performed Sodium Peroxide Fusion with ICP-OES and ICP-MS Finish (Code 201-378). AGAT is an independent, accredited laboratory with ISO certification for certain tests. All intersections reported are based on drilled width and have not been converted to the true width.

Qualified Person:

Afzaal Pirzada, P.Geo., an independent geological consultant of the Company, and a "Qualified Person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects , has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release.

About the Augustus Lithium Property

The Company owns 100% of an interest in the Augustus Property located in Landrienne and Lacorne-Townships, Quebec, Canada. The Property covers a total area of over 15,000 hectares, approximately 40 kilometres northwest of the town of Val d'Or. To date, 100 diamond drill holes totaling 18,165.64 metres have been completed on the Property.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF

Linear Minerals Corp.

"Gurminder Sangha"

Gurminder Sangha
CEO & Director

For further information, please contact the Company at: info@linearminerals.com

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.

Forward-looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding the Company's exploration plans, potential mineralization, and future activities. While the Company believes the assumptions underlying such information are reasonable, actual results may vary, and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

Table 1: Drill Hole LC24-97 Assay Highlights

Lab Sample ID	Field Sample ID	Depth From (m)	Depth To (m)	Total Width (m)	Analyte:	Be	Cr	Cs	Fe	Ga	Li	Li2O	Nb	Ni	Rb	Ta
Unit:	ppm	%	ppm	%	ppm	ppm	%	ppm	ppm	ppm	ppm
RDL:	20	0.002	0	0.01	0.5	10		5	10	2	0.5
6372332	1157604	10.15	11.15	1	Holmquistite	<20	0.022	279	5.49	21.4	5,120	1.10	12	127	690	3.1
6372333	1157605	11.15	12.05	0.9	Holmquistite	22	0.016	249	4.45	20.4	5,330	1.15	9	93	598	1.1
6372334	1157606	12.05	12.6	0.55	Chlorite schist	<20	0.065	1,730	7.47	24.8	1,920	0.41	13	368	3,260	6.1
6372335	1157607	12.6	13.5	0.9	Holmquistite	28	0.035	599	5.61	27.1	2,940	0.63	10	195	1,650	3.2
First Lithium Intercept		10.15	13.5	3.35		25	0	714	6	23	3,828	0.82	11	196	1,550	3
6372336	1157608	13.5	14.35	0.85	Pegmatite	329	0.003	17	0.58	48.8	110	0.02	63	10	108	82.9
6372337	1157609	14.35	15.35	1	Country Rock	62	0.221	1,190	6.68	21.7	1,500	0.32	14	635	2,170	11.6
6372339	1157611	34.15	35.15	1	Country Rock	162	0.193	283	5.4	30.9	448	0.10	23	1470	1,210	28.6
6372340	1157612	35.15	36.15	1	Pegmatite	421	0.006	96	0.78	63.5	1,380	0.30	90	27	684	108
6372341	1157613	36.15	37.15	1	Pegmatite	84	0.002	27	0.48	53	147	0.03	114	<10	307	162
6372342	1157614	37.15	37.85	0.7	Pegmatite	395	0.002	30	0.45	47.8	149	0.03	140	<10	160	192
6372343	1157615	37.85	38.85	1	Meta Basalt	22	0.216	272	5.67	26.6	589	0.13	11	1740	980	5.8

6372344	1157616	85.85	86.85	1	Country Rock	<20	0.353	23	6.95	10.2	60	0.01	7	1800	48	<0.5
6372345	1157617	86.85	87.85	1	Country Rock	98	0.289	1,320	5.91	19.6	799	0.17	7	1540	3,380	21.5
6372346	1157618	87.85	88.85	1	Country Rock	29	0.169	1,360	5.22	26.4	1,140	0.25	6	1400	3,720	7.3
Anomalous Ni-Cr Zone		85.85	88.85	3			0.26	744	6	21	647	0.14	8	1620	2,032	12
6372347	1157619	88.85	89.4	0.55	Pegmatite	165	0.003	26	0.54	34.1	644	0.14	57	<10	360	77.2

6372349	1157621	89.4	90.5	1.1	Pegmatite	337	0.003	44	0.61	64.9	5,130	1.10	113	<10	368	301
6372350	1157622	90.5	91.5	1	Pegmatite	175	0.002	30	0.56	66.2	5,510	1.19	69	<10	412	143
6372351	1157623	91.5	92.55	1.05	Pegmatite	200	0.003	28	0.56	67.3	6,520	1.40	93	<10	271	187
6372352	1157624	92.55	93.65	1.1	Pegmatite	148	0.003	68	0.56	46.4	4,950	1.07	42	<10	426	84.6
Second Lithium Intercept		89.40	93.65	4.25		215	0.003	43	1	61	5,528	1.19	79	<10	369	179

6372353	1157625	93.65	94.75	1.1	Schist	<20	0.18	284	6.03	20	239	0.05	9	1,750	741	23.1
6372354	1157626	94.75	95.75	1	Schist	<20	0.167	12	6.19	9.7	55	0.01	6	1,760	10	<0.5
6372355	1157627	95.75	96.75	1	Schist	<20	0.144	13	5.86	7.9	51	0.01	9	1,630	10	<0.5
6372356	1157628	96.75	97.40	0.65	Schist	<20	0.144	4	5.32	6.8	54	0.01	<5	1,390	9	<0.5
Anomalous Ni-Cr Zone		93.65	97.40	3.75			0.16							1,633

6372357	1157629	97.40	98.10	0.7	Schist	102	0.101	2,530	4.39	42	1,630	0.35	17	914	6,990	50.7
6372359	1157631	98.10	99.00	0.9	Pegmatite	462	0.003	56	0.78	56.4	3,580	0.77	62	<10	472	97.6
6372360	1157632	99.00	100.00	1	Pegmatite	308	0.003	45	0.58	56	3,830	0.82	59	<10	589	122
6372361	1157633	100.00	100.40	0.4	Pegmatite	1270	0.003	96	0.4	56.9	616	0.13	39	<10	216	78
6372362	1157634	100.40	101.4	1	Schist	290	0.126	2,540	3.39	87.7	4,320	0.93	35	1480	9,530	48.9
6372363	1157635	101.40	102.4	1	Schist	317	0.115	3,330	4.08	76.4	4,270	0.92	25	986	9,930	27.1
6372364	1157636	103.80	104.8	1	Schist	156	0.096	1,840	4.56	50	3,550	0.76	26	948	7,610	28.4
6372365	1157637	104.80	105.6	0.8	Pegmatite	753	0.003	79	0.6	56.8	4,040	0.87	145	<10	383	142
6372366	1157638	105.60	106.4	0.8	Pegmatite	398	0.029	725	1.63	73.9	4,330	0.93	79	265	3,540	119
6372367	1157639	106.40	107.4	1	Schist	<20	0.192	818	5	17.2	738	0.16	6	1610	2,520	3.9
Third Lithium Intercept		97.40	107.4	10		451	0.07	1,206	3	57	3,090	0.67	49		4,178	72
6372369	1157641	138.00	139	1	Schist	<20	0.128	1,840	9.14	40.4	2,060	0.44	33	632	6,000	5.7

6372370	1157642	139.00	140.00	1	Schist	154	0.094	1,350	3.15	102	4,130	0.89	89	322	6,490	97.4
6372371	1157643	140.00	141.05	1.05	Schist	638	0.002	50	0.31	40.2	140	0.03	36	<10	117	43.2
6372372	1157644	141.05	142.1	1	Peg/schist	411	0.048	394	1.41	70.7	1,740	0.37	74	147	2,020	90.6
6372373	1157645	142.05	143	0.95	Peg/schist	262	0.026	227	0.92	77.5	3,820	0.82	80	70	1,740	108
6372374	1157646	143.00	143.9	0.85	Peg/schist	<20	0.15	1,220	3.09	121	6,960	1.50	98	497	9,380	69
6372375	1157647	143.85	144.50	0.65	Peg/schist	<20	0.058	803	1.89	125	5,450	1.17	96	203	7,450	127
6372376	1157648	144.50	145.20	0.7	Peg/schist	267	0.003	34	0.58	58.4	7,350	1.58	53	<10	176	110
6372377	1157649	145.20	145.95	0.75	Peg/schist	287	0.004	47	0.66	66	7,040	1.52	37	16	353	69.3
6372379	1157651	145.95	147.00	1.05	Peg/schist	21	0.11	982	2.56	129	6,280	1.35	98	511	7,760	90.6
6372380	1157652	147.00	147.90	0.9	Peg/schist	267	0.034	498	1.44	94.8	3,670	0.79	65	180	3,980	68.9
Fourth Lithium Intercept		139.00	147.90	8.90		288	0.05	560	2	88	4,658	1.00	73	243	3,947	87
6372381	1157653	147.90	149.00	1.1	Peg/schist	333	0.003	50	0.39	57.5	333	0.07	50	<10	440	80.2
6372382	1157654	149.00	150.10	1.1	Peg/schist	456	0.002	53	0.46	55.4	2,490	0.54	60	<10	353	94.5
6372383	1157655	150.10	151.10	1	Schist	76	0.225	2,560	5.78	71.5	2,470	0.53	17	912	7,950	17.5
6372384	1157656	151.10	152.10	1	Country Rock	<20	0.273	1,050	5.94	23.3	865	0.19	<5	1320	3,250	<0.5