Western Lithium and Lithium Americas Announce Completion of Merger - Seite 2

The Lithium Americas Shares will be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange at the close of business on September 4, 2015.

About Western Lithium

Western Lithium is developing its Kings Valley, Nevada, lithium deposit into a strategic, scalable and reliable source of high quality lithium products. Western Lithium is positioning itself as a major U.S.-based supplier to support the rising global demand for lithium that is expected from the increased use of hybrid/electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and consumer and industrial lithium battery storage applications. In addition, Western Lithium is pursuing the opportunity to be a supplier of specialty drilling additive, Hectatone™ and potentially other organoclays for the oil and gas and other industries.

At Lithium America's Cauchari lithium project, located in Jujuy province, Argentina, a major lithium brine reserve has been defined and a definitive feasibility study has been completed. In addition, and as previously announced on August 27, 2015, Lithium Americas has signed a Heads of Agreement with a Korean conglomerate regarding the commercialization of that project using their own proprietary technology and a revised engineering study.

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