Lion Copper and Gold Corp. V.LEO

Receives Nuton Funding Decision of US$11,500,000 V.LEO

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Yerington, Nevada and Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2023) - Lion Copper and Gold Corp. (TSXV: LEO) (OTCQB: LCGMF) ("Lion CG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Nuton LLC ("Nuton"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has formally opted into Stage 2b of the Option to Earn-in Agreement, details of which were announced on October 20, 2023.

Lion Copper and Gold Corp. Receives Nuton Funding Decision of US$11,500,000 to Complete the Yerington Copper Project Prefeasibility Study and Exploration on the Bear Deposit (newsfilecorp.com)