New Energy Metals Announces the Appointment of Ms. Kelly Earle to the Board of Directors
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NEW ENERGY METALS ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF
MS. KELLY EARLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NR18-24 December 19, 2018
Vancouver, B.C. – New Energy Metals Corp. ("New Energy Metals " or the " Company")
(TSX.V:ENRG) (OTC:NEMCF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Kelly Earle to the
board of directors of the Company. Ms. Earle replaces Charles H ethey, who has resigned as a
director. A geologist with a CPIR (Certified Professional in In vestor Relations) designation, Ms.
Earle held a position from 2013 – 2015 as the Investor Relation s Manager for Vancouver-based
Aegean Metals Group. Ms. Earle's appointment to the board of di rectors follows the appointment
of César López to the board to replace Gunther Roehlig upon his resignation earlier this month.
Presently Vice President of Communications for Skeena Resources Ltd., a junior Canadian mining
exploration company focused on the development of prospective p recious and base metal
properties in northwest BC, Ms. Earle has assisted with over $5 0M of capital raises since 2015.
Prior to this, Ms. Earle founded K. Earle Consulting in 2013, a private firm specializing in investor
relation and corporate development services for junior mining a nd technology companies. A
former field geologist for Hunter Dickenson Inc., Ms. Earle ser ved as the analyst and field
geologist at the Gibraltar Mine outside Williams Lake, BC. An A dvisory Board Chair for US-
based CASERM (Centre for Advanced Subsurface Earth Resource Mod els), a new Industry-
University Cooperative Research Centre between the Colorado Sch ool of Mines and Virginia
Tech, Ms. Earle is also a founding member and Advisor of the BC R M A ( B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a
Regional Mining Alliance), a regional partnership between First Nations, industry, and provincial
government representatives to promote mining investment in the Golden Triangle of northwest
BC. Ms. Earle earned her Bachelor of Science from the Universit y of British Columbia and her
CPIR designation from Western University's Ivey School of Business.
"I am delighted to welcome my long-time colleague Kelly Earle t o the board of directors,"
commented César López, President & CEO. "In addition to being a highly talented geologist with
a wealth of experience, Kelly understands how forming and maintaining healthy partnerships can
help contribute to the overall success of a company."
"César and I have worked together on a number of occassions and I am excited to be on a board
of directors that is focused on the emerging energy metals mark et. I feel that my years of work in
investor relations will be a welcome and highly useful addition," added Ms. Earle.
About the Company
New Energy Metals is focused on the exploration and development of energy metals in Chile. The
Company's assets include the Cristal copper project located in northern Chile and several
prospective cobalt projects in Chile's past producing San Juan cobalt district.
NR18-24 Continued 2 December 19, 2018
On behalf of New Energy Metals Corp.
César López, President & CEO
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W: www.newenergymetals.ca
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"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation,
including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, the Company's expectation that
it will be successful in enacting its business plans and acquiring properties, th e anticipated content,
commencement, timing and cost of exploration pr ograms in respect of the Company's projects and
otherwise, anticipated results from exploration activities, the Company's expectation that it will be able to
obtain the necessary permits to exploit, develop, produce and export copper or cobalt, and the anticipated
business plans and timing of future activities of the Co mpany, are forward-looking statements. Although
the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations
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and other factors include, among others, the ability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to fund
its business activities and plans, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral exploration
and development and mine development activities for the Company's projects generally, actual results of
exploration activities, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital
expenditures, requirements for additional capital, fu ture prices of precious metals, copper and lithium,
changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets and in the demand and market
price for commodities, possible variations in ore gr ade or recovery rates, possible failures of plants or
processes to operate as anticipated, other risks of the mining industry, the inability to obtain any necessary
governmental and regulatory approvals (including of the TSX Venture Exchange), permits or financing or
in the completion of development or construction activities, changes in laws, regulations and policies
affecting mining operations, hedging practices, curren cy fluctuations, title disputes or claims limitations
on insurance coverage, risks related to joint venture operations, and risks related to the integration of
acquisitions, as well as those factors discussed und er the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in the
Company's most recent management's discussion and analysi s and other filings of the Company with the
Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which can be found under the Company's profile on the SEDAR
website at www.sedar.com.
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