Wealth Ranked #3 in Mining for 2017 TSX Venture 50® Awards
Suite 2300 – 1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 2K3
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NR17-04 February 23, 2017
Wealth Ranked #3 in Mining for 2017 TSX Venture 50® Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE....Vanc ouver, British Columbia: Wealth Minerals Ltd. (the
“Company” or “Wealth”) - (TSXV: WML; OTCQB: WMLLF; SSE: WMLCL; Frankfurt: EJZN),
is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2017 TSX Venture 50®, a ranking of the top
performing companies traded on the TSX Venture. Wealth was ranked in the third slot. More on
this prestigious award can be found at the TSX Venture Exchange website
http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/tsx-venture-exchange-announces-the-2017-tsx-venture-
50-614601724.html and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFV1RvqYpJ8&feature=youtu.be.
Hendrik Van Alphen, CEO of Wealth Minerals, commented: "No company makes this ranking
alone. Without the strong support of our shareholders and colleague s, none of Wea lth’s success
would have been possible. We thank them and look forward to an even better 2017.”
The 2017 TSX Venture 50 is a ranking of the top ten performers on TSX Venture Exchange from
each of five industry sectors for 2016. They were selected based on three equally weighted criteria:
market capitalization growth, share price appreciation and trading volume.
About Wealth Minerals Ltd.
Wealth is a mineral resource company with inte rests in Canada, Mexico, Peru and Chile. The
Company’s main focus is the acquisition of lith ium projects in South America. To date, the
Company has positioned itself to develop the Aguas Calientes Norte, Pujsa and Quisquiro Salars
in Chile (the Trinity Project), work alongside existing producers in the prolific Atacama Salar, and
advance the Laguna Verde lithium project. The Company continues to a ggressively pursue new
acquisitions in the region. Lithium market dynami cs and a rapidly increa sing metal price are the
result of profound structural issu es with the industry meeting an ticipated future demand. Wealth
is positioning itself to be a major beneficiary of this future mismatch of supply and demand. The
Company also maintains and continues to eval uate a portfolio of precious and base metal
exploration-stage projects.
For further details on the Company reader s are referred to the Company's website
(www.wealthminerals.com) and its Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
WEALTH MINERALS LTD.
"Hendrik van Alphen"
Hendrik van Alphen
Chief Executive Officer
Wealth Minerals Ltd. - 2 - February 23 2017
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For further information, please contact: Marla Ritchie
Phone: 604-331-0096 Ext. 3886 or 604-638-3886
E-mail: [email protected]
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-
looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the United
States Private Securities Litigation Refo rm Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact,
included herein including, without limitation, anticipated exploration program results from exploration activities, the
Company’s expectation that it will be able to enter into agreements to acquire interests in additional mineral
properties, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, the closing and amount of the
Placement, and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking
statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: “believe”,
“expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “postulate” and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their
nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company
are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, operating and technical difficulties in connection
with mineral exploratio n and development activities, actual results of exploration activities, the estimation or
realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the timing and amount of estimated future production, the costs
of production, capital expenditures, the costs and timing of the development of new deposits, requirements for
additional capital, future prices of lithium, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets
and in the demand and market price for commodities, lack of investor interest in the Placement, accidents, labour
disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or
in the completion of development or construction activities, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining
operations, title disputes, the inability of the Company to obtain any necessa ry permits, consen ts, approvals or
authorizations, including acceptance by the TSX-V, required for the Placement, the timing and possible outcome of
any pending litigation, environmental issues and liabilities, and risks related to joint venture operations, and other
risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company’s latest interim Management Discussion and Analysis and filed with
certain securities commissions in Canada. All of the Company’s Canadian public disclosure filings may be accessed
via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including the technical reports filed with respect
to the Company’s mineral properties.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this news release or incorporated by reference herein,
except as otherwise required by law.