Century Lithium Provides Update on Permitting for the Angel Island Lithium Project, Nevada

About this update from Century Lithium Corp

VANCOUVER, BC, May 5, 2026 /CNW/ - Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) ("Century Lithium" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on federal permitting for the Company's 100%-owned Angel Island Lithium Project ("Angel Island" or the "Project") in Nevada, USA. The Company has submitted a Draft Mine Plan of Operations ("Draft PoO") to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management ("BLM"), which is presently under review. On April 22nd, 2026, the Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the BLM that defines our respective roles during the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") permitting process. "Submission of the Draft PoO is a significant step in the NEPA process for Angel Island," said Bill Willoughby, President & CEO of Century Lithium. "It initiates a coordinated review among the Company, the BLM, and the third-party contractor to ensure the necessary information is incorporated into the final PoO, which serves as the proposed action for the NEPA analysis." Next Steps Within the next month, the Company expects to receive initial comments from the BLM to assist in completing the final PoO. Angel Island is a Transparency Project under the Federal Permitting Council's FAST-41 program. Details on the permitting schedule can be found on the Permitting Dashboard for Federal Infrastructure Projects. In parallel with federal permitting, the Company is advancing the workstreams identified in the 2026 Feasibility Study, including state and local permitting, pre-construction and detailed engineering, and definition of supporting project infrastructure The Company is also pursuing research and development initiatives with the potential to attract funding and to even further improve the economics and design of Angel Island. ABOUT CENTURY LITHIUM CORP. Century Lithium Corp. is an advanced-stage lithium development company focused on its 100%-owned Angel Island lithium project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Angel Island hosts one of the largest known sedimentary lithium deposits in the United States and is designed with an integrated, end-to-end process for the on-site production of battery-grade lithium carbonate to support the electric vehicle and battery storage markets. The Company has developed a patent-pending process that incorporates hydrochloric acid leaching combined with direct lithium extractio...

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