Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation and its exploration partner, Advantage Lithium Corp. announced that a Phase 2 drilling program has begun at their Clayton NE property, which borders the lithium brine mine operated by Albemarle Corporation at Silver Peak in Clayton Valley, Nevada. Drilling will be comprised of a total of approximately 1,800 metres (5,905 feet) in three reverse circulation ("RC") holes expected to test depths of a minimum 600 metres each.

Using a similar approach to the successful Phase 1 2016 program that hit wide intercepts of lithium brine with strong brine flow rates, these new holes will focus on high-priority conductive horizons identified and imaged in the 2016 3-D resistivity survey and confirmed by drilling to be lithium-bearing brines. All three holes are adjacent to Albemarle's Silver Peak lithium brine field operation in close proximity to several of their production wells. 2017 Drilling Program Highlights: Potential extension of 3.43 kilometre-long mineralized brine trend.

The highly-successful Phase 1 program has already defined a 3.43 kilometre-long mineralized trend. Phase 2 drilling has the potential to extend this trend strike length to 5.6 kilometres with successful holes. Drilling deeper into potentially untapped aquifers.

Hole CNE-16-03, from the Phase 1 program, was one of the deepest boreholes drilled in the Clayton Valley and, based on results obtained, may have hit a previously untapped aquifer. As a result, Phase 2 holes will target this deeper aquifer. Permits/waivers obtained for future development of a lithium brine resource and wells.

In November 2016, the Company received waivers from the Nevada Division of Water Resources for 5 of the 6 permitted holes, which allows for reaming a borehole to a larger diameter well, pump testing, and flow rate determination in order to provide the necessary technical information for development of a lithium brine resource at Clayton NE. Clayton NE exhibits very strong brine flows. Brine flows of up to 120 gallons per minute were encountered in the 2016 program, and if a larger diameter hole is drilled to further develop an exploratory borehole, it is anticipated that brine flows will increase significantly.

High brine flows are important for economic production of lithium from brines.