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- Cruz Battery Metals Corp. (CSE: CRUZ) is a Vancouver-based exploration-stage company focused on the identification, acquisition, exploration, and development of battery metals projects, including lithium, cobalt, and silver-cobalt deposits, in politically stable jurisdictions across the United States and Canada. Incorporated in 2007 and formerly known as Cruz Cobalt Corp. until its name change in August 2021, the company holds interests in several key properties: the 4,938-acre Solar Lithium Project in Nevada adjacent to American Lithium Corp.'s TLC project; the 240-acre Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Project and the adjacent 580-acre Central Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Project, both in Nevada's Clayton Valley basin; the 124-acre Idaho Cobalt Belt Project bordering Jervois Mining Ltd.; the Sterling South Gold/Copper Project encompassing 42 claims over approximately 2,500 acres in Ontario; and the Hector Silver-Cobalt Project, consisting of 126 claims covering 2,243 hectares in Ontario's Timiskaming District, which was spun out to Makenita Resources via a plan of arrangement. Headquartered at 700 West Georgia Street, Suite 2905, Vancouver, British Columbia, Cruz targets high-quality assets essential for lithium-ion batteries in the rechargeable battery and renewable energy sectors, serving electric vehicle and energy storage markets amid rising global demand. Recent developments include the October 2025 acquisition of the Sterling South Gold/Copper Project in Ontario to expand beyond battery metals; the January 2025 completion of the Central Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Project acquisition for $115,000 cash and 7 million shares; the September 2025 renewal of all Nevada lithium claims; and a November 2025 private placement financing raising $488,438 to advance the Solar Lithium and Sterling projects, targeting a maiden resource estimate by 2026.