Western Lithium Schedules Hectatone Organoclay Plant Commissioning for Summer 2014

Western Lithium USA Corporation (TSX:WLC, OTCQX:WLCDF) contracted Phoenix Industrial Inc.as the general contractor for its Hectatone™ organoclay plant that is under construction in Fernley, Nevada. Phoenix’s scope includes a two-phase approach: (i) Phase I, currently underway, will complete earthwork, concrete and building modifications; and (ii) Phase II is expected to commence in March, and will enable completion and commissioning of the Hectatone™ organoclay plant by summer. Phoenix has expertise with projects of a similar size and scope as the Company’s Fernley facility and has completed several successful projects in Nevada.

Western Lithium’s CEO, Jay Chmelauskas told investors in a company statement:

The Company can now provide guidance to potential customers about the expected supply of products in the latter half of 2014, We are pleased to be breaking ground en route to become a commercial operator in 2014, with the prospect of supplying the growing oil field market with drilling mud solutions for increasingly challenging drilling environments.

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