Macarthur Minerals’ Major Shareholder Increases Shareholding to 20.37%

VANCOUVER, May 09, 2017 - Macarthur Minerals Limited (TSX-V:MMS) (the “Company” or “Macarthur Minerals”) is pleased to announce that London listed Cadence Minerals Plc (“Cadence Minerals”) (formerly Rare Earth Minerals plc), the Company’s largest shareholder, have exercised their remaining 7,500,000 warrants, which increases Cadence Minerals’ interest in Macarthur Minerals from 16.09% to 20.37%.

Cadence Minerals is a specialist early stage lithium focused investment and development company, within the mineral resource sector. Cadence Minerals has a track record of identifying undervalued lithium assets, with irreplaceable strategic global advantage in the lithium and energy storage sector. Cadence Minerals invests in companies at an early stage to assist them to become lithium powerhouses.

Cadence Minerals, is a significant shareholder in not only Macarthur Minerals, but also Bacanora Minerals Limited (the owners of the Sonora Lithium Project in Mexico), European Metals Holdings Limited (the owners of the Cinovec Lithium Project in the Czech Republic) and Auroch Minerals NL (a company developing lithium in Namibia). To date, Cadence Minerals has invested over C$50 million in key lithium assets which today have a combined market capitalisation of some C$330 million.


David Taplin, President, CEO & Director of Macarthur Minerals, commented:

“We are pleased that Cadence Minerals has continued to financially support the Company as we move forward to develop our expanding lithium exploration presence in Australia and Nevada.”


Andrew Suckling, Executive Chairman of Cadence Minerals, commented:

“Cadence Minerals sees its strength as financially supporting emerging lithium exploration and development companies with excellent growth potential, as we have done and continue to do so with both Bacanora Minerals Limited and European Metals Holdings Ltd, the owners of the Sonora and Cinovec Lithium Projects respectively. We see tremendous potential in Macarthur Minerals’ large lithium exploration portfolio in Western Australia and we are particularly encouraged by Macarthur Minerals’ significant lithium results recently reported from their Lida Valley play in Nevada.”

The Company previously received Shareholder approval at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on August 31, 2016, for the issue of shares for the exercise of the warrants.


ABOUT MACARTHUR MINERALS LIMITED (TSX-V: MMS)

Macarthur Minerals Limited is an exploration and development company that is focused on developing its lithium exploration interests in Australia and Nevada. Macarthur Minerals is the majority shareholder of Macarthur Australia Limited, which is intended to be listed on the ASX, which owns significant iron ore and lithium projects in Western Australia.


On behalf of the Board of Directors, MACARTHUR MINERALS LIMITED

“Cameron McCall”
Cameron McCall, Chairman



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Company Contact:

Macarthur Minerals Limited
David Taplin, President, CEO
and Director
dtaplin@macarthurminerals.com
Tel: +61 407470044
www.macarthurminerals.com