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Iconic Receives 2nd Option Payment for Bonnie Claire and Extends Deadline for Final Payment
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2021) - Iconic Minerals Ltd. 
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[{"type":"text","content":"Iconic Receives 2nd Option Payment for Bonnie Claire and Extends Deadline for Final PaymentVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2021) - Iconic Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: ICM) (OTC Pink: BVTEF) (FSE: YQGB) (the \"Company\" or \"Iconic\") is pleased to announce that the Company has received the second option payment of $2MM USD from Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (\"Nevada Lithium\") which increases Nevada Lithium's aggregate ownership in the Bonnie Claire Project to 35%. Concurrent with the payment, Iconic and Nevada Lithium have also agreed to an amendment of the Option Agreement, which extends the deadline for the third and final option payment under the agreement until December 15th, 2021. Upon payment of the third option of $2MM USD, Nevada, will have fully earned its option for an aggregate 50% ownership in the Bonnie Claire Project.\"We are pleased to announce the receipt of the second option payment from Nevada Lithium and look forward to working in partnership to confirm what we believe to be one of the largest world class lithium deposits. The Company anticipates the acceptance of the Plan of Operations in the near future and is eager to commence our 2022 drilling campaign at the Bonnie Claire Property. The data collected from this campaign is integral to the completion of the Pre-Feasibility Study and the next stage of our development towards Pre-Production,\" said Iconic CEO, Richard Kern.Bonnie Claire PropertyThe Bonnie Claire Property is located within Sarcobatus Valley, which is approximately 30 km (19 miles) long and 20 km (12 miles) wide. Quartz-rich volcanic tuffs containing anomalous amounts of lithium occur within and adjacent to the valley. Drill results from the salt flat have included lithium values as high as 2550 ppm Li and a 1560 foot (roughly 475 meter) vertical intercept that averaged 1153 ppm Li. The current 43-101 resource from the PEA report for borehole mineable portion of the resource is 3,407 million tonnes grading 1,013 ppm Li or 18,372 million kilograms of lithium carbonate equivalent. (though this is a resource, not a reserve, and has not yet proven economic viability). The gravity low within the valley is 20 km (12 miles) long, and the current estimates of depth to basement rocks range from 600 to 1,200 meters (2,000 to 4,000 feet). The current claim block covers ...