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Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - January 3, 2023 – Tearlach ResourcesLimited (TSXV:TEA) (OTC:TELHF) (FRANKFURT:V44) ("Tearlach" or "theCompany") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. JulieSelway, P. Geo. as Vice President, Exploration effective January 3,2023. Dr. Selway is a recognized expert on lithium pegmatites andpegmatite exploration techniques and will lead the Company's technicalmanagement team as it seeks torapidly advance its expanding portfolio of lithium projects.
Tearlach is excited to announce Dr. Julie Selway,Ph.D., P. Geo., a recognized expert on lithium pegmatites andpegmatite exploration techniques, to lead our technical management. She compliments our current team and adds tremendous value in ourgoal of quickly advancing to be a leader in the lithium space. Dr.Selway’s strong lithium exploration background, and strongleadership will be instrumental to Tearlach’s high impactexploration plans for our current and future lithium projects.
Dr. Selway has co-authored twenty-two scientificjournal articles on pegmatites. She completed a Ph.D. thesis onTourmaline in Granitic Pegmatites in 1999 at the University ofManitoba under Dr. Petr ?erný, a world-renowned expert onpegmatites. Dr. Selway's Ph.D. thesis studied tourmaline in petalite-, lepidolite- andelbaite-subtype from 15 different localities from Ontario, Manitoba,California, Sweden, and the Czech Republic, including Tanco pegmatite mine, Manitoba.
Dr. Selway worked for the Ontario Geological Survey forabout three years duringthe tantalum boom in the early 2000s . During this time, she travelled all over Ontario andvisited/worked on about 90% of the lithium pegmatites in the province.Some of the more notable localities she worked on include Case Lake,Georgia Lake, Seymour Lake, Crescent Lake, and Separation Rapidspegmatite fields. A compilation of pegmatite exploration techniquesshe acquired in academia and government is published in: Selway, J.B.,Breaks, F.W. & Tindle, A.G. (2005): A review of rare-element(Li-Cs-Ta) pegmatite exploration techniques for the Superior Province,Canada, and large world-wide tantalum deposits. Exploration MiningGeology. 14, 1-30. This paper and her Open File Reports (OFR 6099 and6195) are still used by exploration companies to aid in theirexploration.
Dr. Selway worked as a senior geologist for thegeological consulting firm Caracle Creek International Consulting forover ten years. Duringthis time, she became an expert in writing NI 43-101 Reports and QA/QCof drill core assays. She has co-authored twenty-three NI 43-101Independent Technical Reports on a wide variety of deposit types,including gold, Cu-Ni-PGE, Li pegmatites, VMS, stratiform Cu,carbonatites, and potash. She spent over two years supervising theexploration program on the Georgia Lake pegmatites, Beardmore, Ontarioand co-authored four NI 43-101 Reports on the Property.
Recently, Dr. Selway supervised the exploration programat Case Lake Property, Cochrane, Ontario, which included 162 drillholes totaling over 15,000 metres and the discovery of West Joe DykeLi-Cs-Ta , pegmatite byfield geologists. She also supervised prospecting and samplingprograms on Case Lake, Paterson Lake, and Gullwing-Tot Lakes’lithium pegmatite properties.
“We are honored and elated to have Dr. Selway add herexpertise and vision to Tearlach and the team,” stated Morgan Lekstrom, CEO of Tearlach. “Her world-classbackground in lithium-bearing pegmatites, andher passion for discovery make her a significant addition toTearlach's technical team as we drive ahead our explorationprograms."
About Tearlach
Tearlach is listed on the TSX-V under the symbol TEAand is a Canadian-based emerging resource company. Tearlach has signedone purchase agreement and three option agreements on four lithiumprojects in north-western Ontario. The Final Frontier Project includesthe Margot and Pakwan Lithium claim blocks and is located adjacent toFrontier Lithium’s Electric Avenue, which hosts the PAK and Sparkdeposits. The Wesley Property borders Green Energy Metals’ Root LakeProject, where a 24,000 m drill program is underway. Pegmatite dykeshave also been encountered on the Harth Lithium Project, which is 8 kmwest of the Wesley Lithium Project. Prospecting and mapping have alsoconfirmed pegmatite dykes on the Ferland Lithium Property 10 km eastof Green Technology Metals’ Seymour Lake Project. Tearlach intendsto explore current assets and develop a portfolio of projects throughacquisition. Tearlach’s primary objective is to position itself asthe leading lithium exploration and development company.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
TEARLACH RESOURCES LTD.
Morgan Lekstrom
Chief Executive Officer
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