# Surge Announces Addition of Cesium-Rubidium To Nevada North Following Averages Of Up To 291ppm Rb And 125ppm Cs In Primary Horizons Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o--b629c3ef-3008-4378-aa94-865a33996195 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NILI/news/4525236045316646/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-07-08T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Surge Battery Metals Inc. - Ticker: NILI - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Lithium - Secondary commodities: Cesium, Rubidium - Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-08-22 02:33:48 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Surge Battery Metals has confirmed the presence of high-value Cesium and Rubidium across the Nevada North Lithium Project following assay reruns of 2022 and 2023 drill holes. The company is working with RESPEC to integrate these metals into the upcoming Pre-Feasibility Study and has engaged Kemetco to conduct metallurgical studies on their recovery potential. Reasoning: The announcement identifies significant potential for high-value cesium and rubidium by-products that were previously excluded from the lithium MRE, supported by new assay reruns and expanded metallurgical testing. - Positive factor: Identification of high-value co-products \(Cs, Rb\) - Positive factor: Strong geochemical correlation with lithium - Positive factor: Expansion of metallurgical test work scope Facts used in scoring: 6 ## Classification and evidence **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: Cesium and Rubidium are being evaluated as high-value co-products or by-products to the primary lithium flowsheet. Evidence · text > evaluating the potential to recover Cesium and Rubidium as high-value co-products or by-products **QP/CP Signed** Polarity: positive Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience. Why it applies: Alan J. Morris, a Qualified Person \(QP\) as defined under NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects. Evidence · text > Alan J. Morris, MSc, CPG... a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (6) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o--b629c3ef-3008-4378-aa94-865a33996195#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) cesium #### Identity - Commodity: cesium - Ticker: NILI #### Test Work - Sample: Cu2 and Cu3 clay layers at 2,000-ppm Li Cut-off #### Recovery - Head Grade: 125 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Identified high average grade for cesium at a specific lithium cut-off. - Positive factor: High-value co-product potential Evidence · text > At a 2,000-ppm Li Cut-off, geochemical modeling demonstrates highly concentrated averages of 125 ppm Cesium \(Cs\) ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o--b629c3ef-3008-4378-aa94-865a33996195#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) rubidium #### Identity - Commodity: rubidium - Ticker: NILI #### Test Work - Sample: Cu2 and Cu3 clay layers at 2,000-ppm Li Cut-off #### Recovery - Head Grade: 291 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Identified high average grade for rubidium at a specific lithium cut-off. - Positive factor: High-value co-product potential Evidence · text > 291 ppm Rb ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o--b629c3ef-3008-4378-aa94-865a33996195#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) cesium #### Identity - Commodity: cesium - Ticker: NILI #### Test Work - Sample: Cu2 and Cu3 clay layers at 1,250-ppm Li Cut-off #### Recovery - Head Grade: 120 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Uniform project-wide averages observed at lower lithium cut-off. - Positive factor: Project-wide continuity Evidence · text > At a 1,250-ppm Li Cut-off, uniform, Project-wide averages of 120 ppm Cesium \(Cs\) ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o--b629c3ef-3008-4378-aa94-865a33996195#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) rubidium #### Identity - Commodity: rubidium - Ticker: NILI #### Test Work - Sample: Cu2 and Cu3 clay layers at 1,250-ppm Li Cut-off #### Recovery - Head Grade: 277 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Uniform project-wide averages observed at lower lithium cut-off. - Positive factor: Project-wide continuity Evidence · text > 277 ppm Rubidium \(Rb\) are observed ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o--b629c3ef-3008-4378-aa94-865a33996195#fact-metallurgical-facts-4) lithium #### Identity - Commodity: lithium - Ticker: NILI #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Existing M&I resource stated in the document for context. - Positive factor: Pit-constrained M&I resource Evidence · text > pit-constrained Measured & Indicated Resource containing an estimated 10.51 Mt of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent \(LCE\) grading 3007 ppm Li at a 1,250-ppm cutoff ### deportment and extraction pathways [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/surge-announces-addition-of-cesium-rubidium-to-nevada-north-following-averages-o--b629c3ef-3008-4378-aa94-865a33996195#fact-metallurgical-facts-5) cesium #### Identity - Commodity: cesium - Ticker: NILI #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: deportment and extraction pathways - Sample: Kemetco Research Inc. deportment studies #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Metallurgical testing underway to evaluate co-product recovery. - Positive factor: Expanding metallurgical scope Evidence · text > expanded its metallurgical test work scope with Kemetco Research Inc. \("Kemetco"\) to map the precise deportment and extraction pathways of these specialty metals ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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