Exhibit 99.1
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NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTCBB: LTUM
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LITHIUM CORPORATION SIGNS OPTION AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE GRAPHITE PROPERTY
RENO, NV - April 18, 2013 -Lithium Corporation (OTCBB: LTUM) (the "Company", or
"Lithco") is pleased to announce that it has signed an option agreement to
acquire the Mount Heimdal Flake Graphite property in the Slocan Mining Division
of British Columbia.
The Mt Heimdal property is comprised of three (3) mineral claims, which
encompass 2,582 acres (1,045 hectares) of highly metamorphosed rock. The
property is roughly six miles (10 kms) South of Eagle Graphite's Black Crystal
quarry, and is located within the same package of gneisses, graphite mineralized
marbles, and calc-silicate gneisses. Data from BC Geological Survey assessment
reports indicate that mineralization grading up to 4.8% graphitic carbon may be
located on the property.
High purity graphite is presently the most widely used anode material for
Lithium Ion battery technology, and typically greater than ten times more
graphite is used in comparison to lithium in Lithium Ion battery production. In
addition to increased graphite consumption due to growth in Lithium Ion
batteries sales, carbon fiber composites are increasingly being utilized in
auto, and aircraft construction. Also, presently there is considerable research
into graphene, a flake graphite product, and it is possible a myriad of new
applications or discoveries will ensue as a direct result of this work.
The terms of the option agreement dictate that Lithco spend $15,000 in
exploration on the property, and complete an assessment report by 30 November of
2013. Upon successful completion of the program and the report Lithium
Corporation will earn a 100% interest in the claims, subject to a 1.5% Net
Overriding Royalty to the vendor from the proceeds of production. The Company
intends to conduct prospecting and geological field work on this property during
the summer of 2013.
Lithco believes that the inclusion of the Mount Heimdal Flake Graphite property
to the existing lithium brine exploration portfolio is complimentary. The
company also intends to drill its Fish Lake Valley, and San Emidio lithium brine
prospects once surface conditions improve later in 2013. In addition to these
properties Lithium Corporation continues to generate and evaluate other
exploration prospects.
For further information please contact Andy Dewey at Lithium Corporation at
(775) 410-2206 or via email at info@lithiumcorporation.com
About Lithium Corporation
Lithium Corporation is an exploration company based in Nevada devoted to the
exploration for new lithium resources within the Great Basin. The Company
explores and develops potentially economic lithium-enriched brine fields, with
an eye to becoming a long-term producer of this increasingly strategic and
economically important commodity.
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defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release
which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any
statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the
future, including but not limited to, any mineralization, exploration and
development of our mineral properties, specifically in regards to any future
drilling programs.
Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the
inherent uncertainties associated with mineral exploration and difficulties
associated with obtaining financing on acceptable terms. We are not in control
of minerals prices and these could vary to make development uneconomic. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we
assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the
reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the
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expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable,
there can be no assurance that such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions
will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set
forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in
our most recent annual report for our last fiscal year, our quarterly reports,
and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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