LithiumOre Appoints Dr. Krishna Sharma to Advisory Board

Dr. Sharma is currently the CEO of ITrace Biomedical, a medical device technology company. Dr. Sharma also co-founded Sea2K, an R&D company that develops metal extraction and purification technologies from industrial waste water and effluents. Sea2K developed an extraction technology to recover potassium carbonate from seawater and distillery plants. Previously, Dr. Sharma spent five years at Simbol Materials, as its Lead Scientist, designing and developing various extraction processes for the recovery of lithium, manganese, zinc and potassium from geothermal brines. Dr. Sharma made significant contributions to various industries such as the pharmaceuticals, medical devices and the high-tech materials development and advanced multiple technologies and processes towards commercialization. He holds over 25 US Patents and has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific articles. Dr. Sharma received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Hyderabad and carried out post doctoral studies from Texas A&M university and university of Alabama.

Commenting on the announcement Dr. Sharma stated, "I am very pleased to join the Advisory Board of LithiumOre at this exciting time for the Company. I believe LithiumOre is entering a rapid phase of growth. I look forward to working with LithiumOre to advance the Company's extraction and processing business."

"We are excited to welcome Dr. Krishna Sharma to our Advisory Board," said Doug Cole, Chairman and CEO of LithiumOre. "With his experience in all stages of extraction technology development and collaborating with the FDA on several products leading to approval, Dr. Sharma is a key addition for the Company. He will provide valuable insights and strategic guidance as we continue to develop our innovative battery metals extraction technology."

Made in America, LithiumOre holds 1,300 accepted lithium mineral claims, totaling 26,000 acres, located in Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada. Railroad Valley is approximately 112 miles northeast of Clayton Valley and can be accessed by paved highway directly from U.S. Route 6. Railroad Valley is one of Nevada's largest trapped basins and is noted to hold all the necessary commercial and engineering prerequisites for a massive lithium brine deposit. The Company's claims have been evaluated by experts and the BLM and are in planned on-site exploration.

LithiumOre, Corp.

LithiumOre (http://lithiumore.net), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oroplata Resources Inc. (OTC Markets: ORRP), is a lithium resource exploration and development company, whose primary focus is the establishment of a low cost, environmentally sound production base to supply the rapidly growing lithium-ion battery industry for both mobile devices and laptops, as well as the burgeoning EV (electronic vehicle) industry. LithiumOre is focused on becoming a substantial, profitable lithium producer via the timely development of valuable production-grade lithium brine deposits in Nevada.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including those with respect to the expected project economics for Western Nevada Basin (Railroad Valley), including estimates of life of mine, average production, cash costs, AISC, initial CAPEX, sustaining CAPEX, pre-tax IRR, pre-tax NPV, net cash flows and recovery rates, the impact of self-mining versus contract mining, the timing to obtain necessary permits, the submission of the project for final investment approval and the timing of initial lithium production after investment approval and full financing, metallurgy and processing expectations, the mineral resource estimate, expectations regarding the ability to expand the mineral resource through future drilling, ongoing work to be conducted at the Western Nevada Basin (Railroad Valley), and the potential results of such efforts, the potential commissioning of a Pre-Feasibility study and the effects on timing of the project, are "forward-looking statements." Although the Company's management believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such expectations are, or will be, correct. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from those anticipated. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, interpretations or reinterpretations of geologic information, unfavorable exploration results, inability to obtain permits required for future exploration, development or production, general economic conditions and conditions affecting the industries in which the Company operates; the uncertainty of regulatory requirements and approvals; fluctuating mineral and commodity prices, final investment approval and the ability to obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms or at all. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017. The Company assumes no obligation to update any of the information contained or referenced in this press release.

Contact Information

Hayden IR
Stephen Hart
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hart@haydenir.com

SOURCE: LithiumOre