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To: Rocket Red who wrote (160981)	5/27/2009 11:21:54 AM
From: Rocket Red	Respond to of 312672

Western Lithium hires URS for scoping studies in Nevada 2009-05-27 11:19 ET - News Release Shares issued 51,220,000 WLC Close 2009-05-26 C$ 0.67 Mr. Jay Chmelauskas reports WESTERN LITHIUM ENGAGES MAJOR ENGINEERING FIRM URS CORPORATION TO COMPLETE SCOPING STUDY ON ITS LITHIUM DEPOSIT IN NEVADA; Laboratory Production of 99% Commercial Quality Lithium Carbonate from Nevada Clay will form Basis of Scoping Study Western Lithium Canada Corp. has engaged URS Corp. to complete scoping studies at its lithium deposit in Nevada, United States. As a major international engineering firm, URS has been chosen for its mining and chemical engineering expertise to advance what is potentially a significant lithium deposit in North America. Laboratory production of 99% commercial quality Lithium Carbonate achieved from the Nevada hectorite clay will form the basis of the scoping study. The results of the scoping study, if positive, are intended to attract international and domestic attention from major off-take partners and financial institutions. Western Lithium has been testing two potentially economic processes that were first developed in the 1980's by Chevron Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Mines ("USBM"). Western Lithium achieved laboratory production of 99.2% purity lithium carbonate from the Nevada clays in 2008, based on the leaching process developed by Chevron. In addition, a USBM pilot plant project produced 99% purity lithium carbonate from the Nevada clays based on a simple thermal treatment process. For this phase of economic studies, URS will advance the USBM pilot plant results and recent testing by Western Lithium to develop a thermal treatment process that uses conventional technology. Western Lithium's target is to meet production specifications for high quality, low impurity lithium carbonate to sell to major manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries. It also expects to produce co-products such as potassium sulphate, widely used for agricultural fertilizer, which is anticipated to significantly enhance project economics and competitiveness. The scoping study results are targeted for the end of Q3 or early Q4, 2009. URS is a leading global provider of engineering, construction and technical services with more than 50,000 employees in 30 countries. URS will complement work presently underway at metallurgical test facilities located at Kappes, Cassidy & Associates in Reno, and Hazen Research, Inc. in Denver. Western Lithium is developing the Kings Valley, Nevada lithium deposit into potentially one of the world's largest strategic, scalable and reliable sources of battery grade 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. We seek Safe Harbor.