Nickel Rock Resources Inc. Retains 100% Interest in 77 Claims at Clayton Valley

August 1, 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia, Nickel Rock Resources Inc. formerly known as Nevada Energy Metals Inc., TSXV: NICI (OTCQB: SSMLF) reports that the Option Agreement dated May 31, 2016 between the Company and 1074654 Nevada Ltd (subsequently acquired by American Lithium Corp.) has expired without being exercised. Nevada Energy Metals Inc., therefore, continues to retain a 100% interest in the CV claim group free and clear of any underlying third-party agreement. American Lithium Corp paid certain annual BLM fees in order to keep the claims in good standing through July 31, 2018.

About the CV Claim Group

The Clayton Valley BFF-1 Project is an early-stage lithium brine prospect in Esmeralda County, Nevada. A total of 77 placer claims cover an area of approximately 623 ha (1,540 acres) on the north-western side of the original Clayton Valley playa. The property position covers an inferred graben bounded by the Silver Peak Range front on the west and by an outlier of Paleozoic rocks known as Goat Island on the east. The exploration concept is that the graben is a sub-basin of the larger Clayton Valley basin and may represent a secondary trap for lithium brines within the greater system.

The Clayton Valley BFF-1 NI 43-101 Technical Report by Alan Morris, CPG, QP, states “The property has strong potential to host Lithium brine deposits in favorable geologic horizons within the basin fill. Another possible target is lithium enriched clay within the fill package and potentially in previous high stands of the playa.” (April 2016)

Geologic and geophysical mapping conducted for geothermal exploration and documented by Hulen (2008) indicates previously unrecognized, deep graben lying between the Silver Peak range front and outcrops of Paleozoic rocks at Goat Island and Alcatraz Island. This area was their target zone for a deep circulating geothermal system they hoped to exploit for geothermal power. This graben is the main target for lithium brine as it may represent a separate sub-basin in Clayton Valley that holds brines not subject to pumping by production wells on the east side of the main valley. Exposed mineralization is confined to salt crust on the playa surface and other locations in the valley.

Western Geothermal Partners drilled a 120 meter (400 foot) geothermal gradient test well in 2006 on what is now the Clayton Valley BFF-1 project. Bottom hole temperature was 50°C (122°F) which showed moderate potential for geothermal power. Of significance, the well encountered a 25-foot-thick zone of volcanic ash reportedly similar to the Main Ash Aquifer in the Clayton Valley lithium operation. The presence of any felsic ash in this hole is significant considering that, it is the presumed source for at least some of the lithium in the brines (Price et al, 2000). Qualified Person: The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Alan Morris CPG, Elko, Nevada

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

“Robert Setter”

Robert Setter, President & CEO

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