Western Lithium
Appoints Dr. Graham R. Thompson to Advisory Committee
Mar.
31, 2010
Reno, Nev., USA:
Western Lithium Corporation (TSX-V: WLC; PK: WLCDF) has appointed Dr. Graham
R. Thompson to its Advisory Committee.
Dr. Thompson, Professor Emeritus of Geology at The University of Montana,
specializes in Clay Mineralogy and Petrology. He is a leading expert on
clays and the occurrence of clays in volcanic caldera environments, which
form the basis of the Western Lithium Kings Valley, Nevada lithium
deposit. He has published more than 20 articles in major professional
journals dealing with the mineralogy and petrology of clays over the course
of a 40 year research career. Before pursuing an academic and research
career, he worked as an exploration geologist for the Bear Creek Mining
Corporation – the exploration arm of Kennecott. He is a member of the
Geological Society of America and The Clay Minerals Society and has also
co-authored 11 introductory geology textbooks.
The newly formed Advisory
Committee will consult with the Board of Directors on the development of
Western Lithium’s Kings Valley, Nevada Lithium Project. The committee
will be comprised of leading experts in the technical, commercial and
financial fields, who can contribute to the advancement of the
project.
Western Lithium is
developing the Kings Valley, Nevada lithium deposit into potentially one of
the world’s largest(1)
strategic, scalable and reliable sources of high quality lithium
carbonate. The Company is positioning itself as a major U.S.-based
supplier to support the rising global demand for lithium carbonate that is
expected from the increased use of mobile electronics and hybrid/electric
vehicles.
For further
information contact:
Western Lithium Corporation
Cindy Burnett, Investor Relations
Telephone: 604-331-9842
Email: info@westernlithium.com
Website: www.westernlithium.com
(1)
Western Lithium has completed a National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate
for the envisioned initial stage of development. The current resources
are part of the historical estimate of 11 million tonnes of lithium carbonate
equivalent (LCE) prepared by Chevron Resources and ranks in size behind
deposits in Bolivia (47 million tonnes LCE), Chile (37 million tonnes LCE),
North Carolina (14 million tonnes LCE) and the DRC (12 million tonnes LCE).
Source: R. Keith Evans, 2010; Roskill
Information Services Ltd., 2009; and company disclosures. A qualified
person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as
current mineral resources under National Instrument 43-101, the Company is
not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources and the
historical estimate should not be relied upon. A copy of Western
Lithium’s NI 43-101 technical report has been filed on SEDAR under the
Company’s profile.
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