Deep Target Geophysical Study Initiated Railroad Valley Property

VANCOUVER - Ameriwest Lithium Inc. reported the initiation of a geophysical survey at its Railroad Valley property in Nevada. Ameriwest’s Railroad project encompasses 6,240 acres for total of 312 placer claims. Railroad Valley represents a new and virtually unexplored target, with only a handful of companies present. Within Ameriwest’s project area at Railroad Vally there appears to be a convergence of factors favorable for lithium brine formation, including a deep hydrological reservoir covered by an evaporative playa.

Ameriwest’s geophysical survey is designed to determine the presence and depth of conductive and potentially lithium brine-bearing strata. The work will include a 12.0 line-kilometer Magnetotelluric (MT) geophysical survey.

The survey will consist of two MT profiles across the property to provide data which will ultimately help define a drill program on the property, subject to exploratory success. Magnetotellurics (MT) is a natural-source electromagnetic geophysical technique that measures the resistivity of the subsurface. MT is uniquely suited for either very deep exploration purposes or for exploration in extremely conductive terrains. Lithium brines are, by their nature, very conductive and are a good target for MT applications.

David Watkinson, President & CEO, said, “We are excited to initiate this geophysics program on our recently staked Railroad Valley Property. This is one of Nevada’s largest trapped drainage basins and has geologic potential to host large lithium brine deposits. The Railroad Valley basin has many similar geological and physiological characteristics and this study will be a first step for Ameriwest in exploring the potential for lithium brine deposits in the southern portion of the Railroad Valley basin.”