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For Immediate Release May 31, 2016
Trading Symbol: RSV - TSX-V
NEWS RELEASE
RESOLVE VENTURES ANNOUNCES NEPTUNE LITHIUM PROJECT PHASE 1 DRILLING RESULTS
Vancouver, British Columbia - Resolve Ventures Inc. ("Resolve" or the "Company") (TSXV: RSV) is pleased to announce Phase 1 exploration results from the drilling program at the Neptune Lithium Project ("Neptune") located in the southern Clayton Valley of Nevada, USA.
The operator of the project, Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp. ("Nevada") (TSXV: NEV), has completed two exploration holes at Neptune in late March 2016. Drill targets were generated from the integration of the results of: (1) a detailed gravity survey by a previous operator that outlined a deep, faulted sub-basin, and (2) a controlled source audio magneto telluric ("CSAMT") follow-up survey that detected conductive horizons within the sub-basin. In each of the holes completed by Nevada Sunrise, permeable sedimentary, lacustrine strata interbedded with volcanic ash and ejecta were logged at various levels throughout the holes. This type of sedimentary strata is interpreted as a requisite host horizon for lithium-bearing brines as seen in the northern Clayton Valley. A total of 45 water samples and 256 sediment cuttings samples were collected and submitted for multi-element analysis.
Preliminary analytical results indicate the water samples collected from the two completed holes contain sub-economic contents of lithium. However, in hole N-2016-1, the composited samples collected from the intersected strata contained lithium-bearing sediments that averaged 156 parts per million ("ppm") lithium over 215 feet (65.5 metres) from 1285 feet (392.7 metres) to the end of hole at 1,500 feet (457.2 metres), reaching a peak value of 217 ppm lithium from 1365 to 1385 feet. A sharp increase of acidity was noted in several of the last water samples of hole N- 2016-1, which Nevada Sunrise interprets as a potentially fertile leaching environment for the creation of lithium-bearing brines. A third hole up to 2,000 metres deep is planned approximately
1 mile (1.6 kilometres) to the east of hole N-2016-1 in an area interpreted from a 2016 geophysical survey to be a potential trap where denser, lithium-bearing brines could migrate and pool. If results from the third hole warrant, a drill pad and access road have been prepared for a fourth hole location.
Nevada Sunrise, the operator states "This the first drilling program on a property that covers approximately 10 square miles, and accordingly exploration on the Neptune property is a classic high risk/high reward scenario. Our current work has confirmed the presence of lithium within the Neptune basin, and we look forward to the next drill test of a highly-prospective lithium brine target."
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Neptune Property
Neptune consists of 316 unpatented 20-acre placer claims totaling approximately 6,320 acres (2,557 hectares) and is located in an active area of lithium exploration and mining. The Silver Peak lithium mine operation, acquired by Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) in 2015, has extracted lithium minerals from brines continuously since 1966 and is located approximately 10 miles (15 kilometres) to the north of Neptune. Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: PE) and Lithium-X Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIX) hold claims near or adjacent to the Company's Clayton Valley properties. Nevada Sunrise has an option to earn a 100% interest in Neptune, subject to a 3.0% gross overriding royalty (see Nevada Sunrise news release dated September 21, 2015 for further details of the Neptune underlying option agreement).
Water and sediment samples were submitted to ALS Minerals in Reno, NV, and analyzed at ALS Minerals in Vancouver, BC. Water samples were analyzed by ICP-AES and ICP-OES, and composite sediment samples were analyzed by 48-element, four-acid ICP-MS. John Kerr, P. Eng., is the Company's designated Qualified Person for this news release within the meaning of NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information contained herein.
About Resolve Ventures
Resolve is a junior mineral exploration company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Resolve has earned a 25% working interest in Nevada's interest in Neptune, and can earn up to a 50% working interest after completing certain cash or share payments to Nevada, and by incurring an additional CDN$700,000 in exploration expenditures over a 2-year period (see the Company's news release dated March 4, 2016 for details of the Nevada-Resolve option agreement).
For further information on Neptune, please see the National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant technical report dated February 29, 2016, and filed on SEDAR by Resolve on May 3, 2016.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"David Baker"
David Baker, President and CEO
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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