Ameriwest Lithium Awarded Lithium Clay Rights in Arizona
Ameriwest Lithium Awarded Lithium Clay Rights in Arizona
Vancouver, British Columbia, September 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ameriwest Lithium Inc.
(“Ameriwest” or the “Company”) (CSE: AWLI) (OTC: AWLIF) (FSE: 5HV0), a North American
lithium exploration and development company, is pleased to announce it has it has been awarded seven
exploration permits by the Arizona State Land Department to allow the Company to explore for
prospective lithium-bearing clays located on lands in west -central Arizona. The property totals nearly
2,859 acres (1,157 hectares) in Yavapai County. Ameriwest refers to the prospect as the Thompson
Valley Hectorite Deposit (“Thompson Valley” or the “Property”).
David Watkinson, President and CEO of Ameriwest stated, “We are pleased to make this, the fourth of
a series of lithium exploration properties recently staked by the Company in the United States. This
deposit represents prospective lithium sedimentary mineralization with surface or near-surface exposure
of lithium -bearing clays, with historic grades reported as comparable to those found in similar
sedimentary deposits found in Clayton Valley, NV. Ameriwest’s technical team has put together a series
of high-quality exploration properties in an extremely short period of time and each of these properties
holds promise for the discovery of lithium and, with exploration success, the potential delineation of
mineral resources.”
Surface clay deposits were initially disco vered in the area in the mid -1950’s by Joseph Lyles and
became known as the “White Hills” deposits. The deposits contain bentonite (montmorillonite) and
hectorite clays. The deposits have also been sampled historically and are known to contain lithium.
Exploration data from the 1960’s shows lithium content of the bentonite ranges from 0.3 to 0.5% Li2O
(1,400 to 2,300 ppm Li), which is similar to the lithium contents for other lithium-clay projects located
further north in Arizona (Source: Lithium Bearing Bentonite Deposit, Yavapai County, Arizona, J. J.
Norton, Geology Survey Research, 1965). Note that these are historic samples taken prior to the
implementation of National Instrument 43 -101 (“NI 43 -101”), QA/QC procedures are unknown, and
Ameriwest’s geologists cannot verify the results. The results do indicate the presence of lithium and
warrant the need for additional exploration to evaluate the deposits.
Mining operations in the area began in 1985 at the adjacent Lyles Hectorite Mine and it was reported
that a few truckloads of the white clay were shipped per year for limited use as a viscosifier for
cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The mine is currently owned and operated by Vanderbilt Minerals,
LLC, a subsidiary of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, a priv ate industrial minerals and chemical
company that has operated since 1916 and produces and sells industrial minerals and chemicals on a
world-wide basis.
The Lyles Mine is located on a State mineral lease adjacent to Ameriwest’s lithium’s mineral leases
and exploration permits. The deposits are shallow, occurring at or near surface, perhaps under a sandy
or hard caliche layer. It has been reported that the overall clay sequence is 70 feet (21 m) thick,
containing a hectorite bed with a thickness ranging from 8 to 35 feet (2.4 to 11 m). This is supported by
an older reference that indicates a thickness of over 40 feet (12 m) as a relatively uniform deposit over
the area. Note that the vicinity of Ameriwest’s Property adjacent to the Lyles Mine does not guarantee
exploration success or th at mineral resources or reserves will be defined. No mineral resources or
reserves have yet been delineated on the Property.
Ameriwest will be moving towards a field exploration program of geologic mapping and surface
sampling to better define the extent and grade of the deposit. The location has good access and is not
far from State Highway 93. A county road passes directly through the prospect in an area known as
Thompson Valley. The lands are 120 miles (190 km) north of Phoenix, and a large copper mine is found
near Bagdad, AZ 35 miles (56 km) to the northwest.
Greg Bell, P.E. (Arizona), a qualified person under the NI 43 -101 instrument, has reviewed an d
approved the technical content of this release.
Ameriwest invites interested stakeholders and shareholders alike to contact our investor relations team
or visit our website and sign-up for regular news alerts which will help provide timely updates of
ongoing activities. Company management believes strongly in regular communications, updates, and
reports from the field, as an important aspect of developing informative and useful engagement as the
Company continues to help explore and develop the exciting and rapidly evolving lithium sector.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
David Watkinson
President and Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Invictus Investor Relations
Tel: +1 (604) 343-8661
https://ameriwestlithium.com/
About Ameriwest Lithium Inc. (CSE: AWLI) (OTC: AWLIF) (FSE: 5HV0)
Ameriwest Lithium Inc. is a Canadian-based exploration company with a focus on identifying strategic
lithium mineral resource projects for exploration and development. The Company is currently focused
on exploring Nevada’s Deer Musk East property, located in the prolific Clayton Valley, totalling 5,600
acres, the Railroad Valley property, totalling 6,200 acres and Edwards Creek Valley totalling 16,940
acres. Additionally, Ameriwest’s current resource portfolio includes the ESN Project, located in White
Pine County, Nevada, and the Koster Dam property, located in the Clinton Mining Division of British
Columbia, in which Ameriwest has a 45% interest.
For more information visit: https://ameriwestlithium.com/.
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