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(Marketwired - April 25, 2014) - Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" or the "Company") (TSX:WLC)(OTCQX:WLCDF) is pleased to announce that it has received the remaining payment of US$4 million pursuant to the US$22-million Royalty Purchase Agreement with Orion Mine Finance (Master) Fund I LP ("Orion"), a major private equity mining investment fund. The funds will be used towards the planned Lithium Demonstration Plant expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2014.
"As the world continues to adopt lithium ion battery technology in everything from garden tools to electrified vehicles and energy storage, new stable supplies of lithium are becoming increasingly important," said Western Lithium CEO, Jay Chmelauskas. "Our Nevada deposit is well positioned to serve potential new USA battery manufacturing as well as established Asian markets."
Statements in this release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed here and elsewhere in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. When used in this document, the words such as ""expected," "planned", "forecast", "scheduled" "targeting" and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Information provided in this document is necessarily summarized and may not contain all available material information.