Balkan Mining and Minerals Limited announced that the Company has begun an extensive soil sampling program at the Gorge Project in Ontario, Canada. Gorge Sampling Program With the onset of Spring and improved access, the Company has begun an extensive soil sampling program at the Koshman and Nelson occurrence in 20m grids, then stepping out to a wider area at a 100m grid pattern, covering an area of approximately 5km2. Historical and recent sampling and channeling completed in 2022 returned very positive results with high lithium grades.

The results of the sampling program will assist in the delineation of targets for follow up drilling. This program will also serve to benefit the Company's endeavors to systematically explore the larger Gorge Project area, including the additional 5 claims secured in November 2022.