Pan American Energy Announces Commencement of Drilling Program at the Big Mack Lithium Project

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Pan American Energy Corp. (CSE: PNRG | OTC: PAANF | FRA: SS60) announces the commencement of drilling on its Big Mack Lithium Project in Ontario, Canada. The project aims to quantify the presence and extent of mineralization on the property, with a focus on three priority targets. The property is adjacent to Avalon Advanced Material Corp.'s flagship project, and the company has completed a magnetic survey, LiDAR survey, and prospecting program with high priority drilling targets identified.

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pan American Energy Corp. (CSE: PNRG | OTC: PAANF | FRA: SS60) ("Pan American” or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling on its Big Mack Lithium Project, located approximately 80 kilometers north of the town of Kenora, ON. The exploration program is being carried out by Fullforce Diamond Drilling Ltd. (“Full Force”) under the geological support of Axiom Exploration Group Ltd. (“Axiom”). The Company plans to drill approximately 5,000 meters.

Pan American’s inaugural Drill Program will focus on targets that were identified through historical drilling analysis, UAV magnetic survey, and the Summer 2023 field prospecting program. The objective of the drill program is to quantify the presence and extent of mineralization on the Property to further advance the project.

Project Highlights:

• Over 20+ pegmatites identified across the Property with three priority targets – Big Mack Pegmatite, Eleven Zone and 6059 Pegmatite which will be the focus of the planned exploration program.
• The Property is adjacent to Avalon Advanced Material Corp.’s (TSX: AVL and OTCQB: AVLNF, “Avalon”) flagship Separation Rapids joint venture project, the Big Whopper, which has an estimated measured and indicated mineral resource of 10.08 million tonnes averaging a grade of 1.35% Lithium Oxide (“Li₂O”).¹
• The Company has completed a magnetic survey, LiDAR survey, and prospecting program with multiple high priority drilling targets identified, which the Company intends to drill as part of the planned program.
• Prior surface samples taken from the Property graded up to 3.21% Li₂O, with sample values above 1.00% Li₂O from the Eleven, Big Mack, and 6059 pegmatites, all with visible petalite on surface.
• The Property is accessible by road and is located approximately 80 km North of Kenora, ON.
  

Jason Latkowcer, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "After extensive planning and work to get to this point, we are proud to announce the commencement of our exploration drilling program. The Big Mack Lithium Project hasn’t been drilled in over 20 years and we are progressing extremely well through the first days of drilling. The Separation Rapids area where the Big Mack Property is located has recently gained increased notoriety after SCR-Sibelco NV, a global leader in materials solutions, announced a C$63M strategic investment in our neighbours, Avalon Advanced Materials, to create a vertically integrated lithium strategic partnership in Ontario, Canada. We are in the right place to support the made-in-Ontario critical mineral supply chain. I’d like to wish a safe and successful program to our invaluable partners that are helping to make it happen.”

Figure 1: 2023 Drilling Target Locations including select surface samples from 2023 field program.

Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Lynde Guillaume, P.Geo, who is a consulting geologist of Axiom Exploration, an independent consultant of the Company, and a “Qualified Person” as defined by NI 43-101.

For additional information regarding the Company’s surface sampling program at the Property, including a complete summary of the samples collected and the results of the sampling program including the sampling and analytical methods and QA/QC protocols, please see the Company’s news release dated August 9, 2023, which is filed on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

About the Property

The Property is located 2 km east of all-weather Snook Lake Road about 80 km north of Kenora, ON. The property is proximal (~1.3 km) to Avalon’s Separation Rapids, Big Whopper deposit which hosts a measured and indicated resource. The Property is within an Ontario registered mining lease, with over 30 years of exploration history. The Property lies within the traditional land use area of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations of Whitedog, Ontario: an Aboriginal community located approximately 35 km southwest of the property.

The Property hosts four known Li-bearing pegmatites including the Big Mack pegmatite, Eleven Zone, Sprinkler Zone, and 6095 pegmatite which are thought to be related to the Separation Rapids Pluton. They are interpreted as zoned Complex Type, Petalite Subtype LCT Pegmatites. The Big Mack pegmatite represents the largest petalite-bearing mass on the Property and is exposed over an 80 by 225 m area. Historic drilling campaigns (1998, 1999, 2001) intersected mineralization extending along a strike length of ~150 meters and to a depth of 75 meters. The mineralization at the Property remains open at depth and along strike.

About Pan American Energy Corp.

Pan American Energy Corp. (CSE: PNRG) (OTC PINK: PAANF) (FSE: SS60) is an exploration stage company engaged principally in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties containing battery metals in North America.

The Company executed an option agreement in Canada with Magabra Resources, providing for the right to acquire up to a 90% interest in the drill-ready Big Mack Lithium Project, 80 km north of Kenora, Ontario. The Company has also entered a property option agreement with Horizon Lithium LLC providing for the right to acquire a 100% interest in the Horizon Lithium Project, located within Esmeralda County – Tonopah Lithium Belt, Nevada, USA.
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On Behalf of the Board of Directors

Jason Latkowcer
CEO & Director

Contact
Phone: (587) 885-5970
Email: info@panam-energy.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of the words “could”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “will”, “projected”, “estimated” and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the Company’s current beliefs or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events. In particular, this press release contains forward-looking information relating to, among other things, the Company’s exploration plans at the Project, including the nature and type of the Company’s exploration activities, the timing of such exploration activities and the aim and objectives of the Company’s exploration efforts; and the expected benefits to the Company arising from the use of Full Force Diamond Drilling Ltd. to complete the proposed drilling at the Project.

Various assumptions or factors are typically applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or projections set out in forward-looking information, including, in respect of the forward-looking information included in this press release, assumptions regarding the Company’s ability to execute on its exploration plans at the Project, including that it will be successful in carrying out such exploration activities on the anticipated timeline and that such exploration activities will yield the expected information and the desired outcomes; and that the Company’s use of Full Force Diamond Drilling Ltd. to carry out the proposed drilling will yield the anticipated benefits to the Company and the Project.

Although forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions of the Company’s management, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include, among other things, the risk that exploration at the Project does not proceed in the manner and on the timeline currently contemplated, or at all; risks inherent in the exploration and development of mineral deposits, including risks relating to receiving requisite permits and approvals, changes in project parameters or delays as plans continue to be redefined, that mineral exploration is inherently uncertain and that the results of mineral exploration may not be indicative of the actual geology or mineralization of a project; that mineral exploration may be unsuccessful or fail to achieve the results anticipated by the Company; that the Company’s use of Full Force Diamond Drilling Ltd. to carry out the proposed drilling may not yield the anticipated benefits to the Company or the Project; and that mineral exploration activities are often unsuccessful. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the date hereof, and the Company not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.

The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) has not reviewed, approved, or disapproved the contents of this ‎press release.‎

¹ Information regarding the mineral resource estimate for Avalon’s Separation Rapids project was taken from Avalon’s press release dated August 10, 2023, which is available on Avalon’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. This mineral resource estimate was independently prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 by SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. for Avalon, with an effective date of August 7, 2023. Pan American has not had a qualified person verify this information, and this information is not necessarily indicative of the mineralization (if any) present at the Property.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2ca90605-436a-430d-a9c7-5431a4a53999

FAQ

What is the name of the company and what is the project they are working on?

The company is Pan American Energy Corp. (CSE: PNRG | OTC: PAANF | FRA: SS60) and they are working on the Big Mack Lithium Project in Ontario, Canada.

What are the main objectives of the drill program?

The objective of the drill program is to quantify the presence and extent of mineralization on the Property to further advance the project.

What are the highlights of the project?

Over 20+ pegmatites identified across the Property with three priority targets – Big Mack Pegmatite, Eleven Zone, and 6059 Pegmatite. The Property is adjacent to Avalon Advanced Material Corp.’s flagship Separation Rapids joint venture project, the Big Whopper, which has an estimated measured and indicated mineral resource of 10.08 million tonnes averaging a grade of 1.35% Lithium Oxide.

Who is the Qualified Person mentioned in the press release?

The technical content of the news release has been reviewed and approved by Lynde Guillaume, P.Geo, who is a consulting geologist of Axiom Exploration, an independent consultant of the Company, and a “Qualified Person” as defined by NI 43-101.