Megawatt acquires additional Lithium Prospective Claims

VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - January 20, 2022) - Megawatt Lithium and Battery Metals Corp. (CSE: MEGA) (FSE:  WR20) (OTC PINK: WALRF) (the "Company" or "Megawatt") announces that it has staked, by way of agent, 229 additional mineral exploration claims ("the new claims") in the James Bay area of Quebec.  The new claims cover an area of 12,116 hectares or 121 square kms and are complementary to the Company's existing Route 381 Lithium project in the James Bay area.  This allows for exploration efforts to proceed at two distinct projects in this prospective region.

The new claims are accessible by way of a powerline infrastructure corridor mitigating the requirement for helicopter access only exploration activities.

David Thornley-Hall, CEO of Megawatt commented, "We are pleased to have acquired this substantial claims block in the James Bay area giving us the opportunity to explore two highly prospective zones in the region."

About MegaWatt Lithium and Battery Metals Corp.

MegaWatt is a British Columbia based company involved in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The Company holds a 100% undivided interest, subject to a 1.5% NSR on all base, rare earth elements and precious metals, in the Cobalt Hill Property, consisting of eight mineral claims covering an area of approximately 1,727.43 hectares located in the Trail Creek Mining Division in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

Additionally, the Company has acquired a 60% interest in a company that indirectly holds a 100% interest (subject to a 2% NSR) in two prospective silver-zinc projects in Australia, being the Tyr Silver Project and the Century South Silver-Zinc Project (see press release dated August 13, 2020) an indirect 100% interest (subject to a 1% NSR) in mining tenements in Northern Territory and New South Wales, Australia prospective for nickel-cobalt-scandium and rare earths and a 100% interest (subject to a 2% NSR) in and to the Route 381 Lithium Property, comprised of 40 mineral claims located in James Bay Territory, north of Matagami in the Province of Quebec, covering 2,126 hectares (see press release dated February 3, 2021).

Investors can learn more about the Company and team at https://megawattmetals.com.

The CSE does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This press release includes "forward-looking information" that is subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Forward-looking statements may include but are not limited to, statements relating to the trading of the Company's common shares on the Exchange and the Company's use of proceeds and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties normally incident to such events. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future events and that actual events or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward- looking statements. Such forward-looking statements represent management's best judgment based on information currently available. No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release.

SOURCE MegaWatt Lithium and Battery Metals Corp.

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