(Vancouver, August 22, 2017) – First Energy Metals Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has received a Mines Act Permit (the “Permit”) from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines authorizing diamond drilling and other exploration activities on the Boulder Group, (see Company News Release dated October 7, 2016) part of the Company’s Kootenay Lithium Project, near Revelstoke, BC, Canada. The Company’s exploration team will be on site the week of September 9th, 2017 to conduct pre-drilling surveys, subject to forest fire restrictions in force at the time. The Permit is valid to September, 2019.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of
FIRST ENERGY METALS LIMITED

“Ernest Peters”

Ernest Peters
President and CEO

For further information, contact:
Ernest Peters, President and Chief Executive Officer
First Energy Metals Limited
Telephone: 604-632-9602
Email: epeters@firstenergymetals.com

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