RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 12/03/14 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that it has recently completed all safety inspections at its Fernley, Nevada, Hectatone organo-clay plant and received its Business License on December 2nd, 2014, to enable the start of operations. The plant is expected to have a gradual ramp up in December and the Company expects to make its first commercial product
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 10/10/14 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that on October 8th it hosted a ceremonial opening to mark the completion of construction of its Hectatone organoclay plant in Fernley, Nevada. The Hectatone plant is expected to commence production of its proprietary product line of Hectatone drilling fluid viscosifiers over the next several weeks. The ceremony was
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 09/30/14 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hectatone Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Raw Materials Corporation ("RMC") of Houston, Texas to sell the Company–s Hectatone products in five US states.For over 20 years until August 2014, RMC had been the exclusive US distributor of organophilic clays, inclu
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 12/10/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company") (TSX: WLC) (OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce it has received all major permits and approvals necessary to initiate construction of the planned Hectatone organoclay manufacturing plant in Fernley, Nevada. Specifically, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) issued the Nevada Air Quality Operating Permit that includes the site-s organoclay proces
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 09/24/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" or the "Company") (TSX: WLC) (OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that Orion Mine Finance Fund I ("Orion Mine Finance") has become a strategic 19.9% shareholder of the Company. Orion Mine Finance is a $1.14 billion investment fund (as of June 30, 2013) focused on providing financing solutions for the development, construction, expansion or acquisition of mining project
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 09/23/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" or the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that Orion Mine Finance has provided the Company with funding of US$5.5 million, without the issuance of any new shares, by amending the terms of a royalty agreement between Orion and Western Lithium (see press release dated February 6, 2013). Under the new terms, the Company will receive US$2 million of new capita
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 09/13/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation (the "Company" or "Western Lithium") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is responding to a request from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) on behalf of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) following recent trading activity. The Company is not aware of any circumstances that could reasonably be expected to justify the recent trading activity. The Company continues to pursue ongoing
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 09/03/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that Keith Petty has joined the Company as Vice President of Marketing to advance the sales strategy for its Hectatone and other potential organoclay products. Keith has 25 years of sales experience in the drilling additives and coatings industries. In particular, Keith has assisted in the formulations of oil based d
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 08/28/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that bulk sampling of its Kings Valley hectorite clay deposit in Nevada has been completed successfully. The target clay lens was encountered, as expected, at a depth of approximately 3 metres (10 feet) below an alluvial surface layer comprised primarily of silt, sand and gravel. The clay lens measured approximately
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 07/18/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that it has initiated the excavation of two bulk sampling sites at its Kings Valley hectorite clay deposit. The Company expects to sample up to five thousand tons of clay for testing and to visually inspect the clay lenses for mine planning. Hectorite clay from the bulk sampling sites will be crushed in the nearby Ci
