Western Graphite is Pleased to Announce the Hiring Of Alex Burton as Vice President, Exploration and Appointment as a Member of Our Advisory Board

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug 14, 2013 - Western Graphite (WSGP) is pleased to announce the hiring of Alex Burton as Vice President of Exploration and his appointment to our Advisory Board. Alex is a geologist and is licensed as both a Professional Engineer and Professional Geologist with over 50 years of experience in mining exploration, development, and consulting. Alex brings to Western Graphite his years of work experience including mine development and production; management positions for Noranda, Copper Range Exploration Co. Inc., Phelps Dodge Corporation of Canada Ltd., and starting a large parastatal exploration company for the country of Zambia.

Alex has extensive experience setting up major exploration programs and in bringing metallic and industrial deposits to production. Western Graphite looks forward to Alex bringing this experience and expertise to the development of the Western Graphite properties.


About Western Graphite Inc.

Western Graphite is a publicly traded US exploration company focused developing its property in Canada and Turkey, which comprises almost 7313 acres which is one of the largest land portfolios within a public graphite company. Western Graphite aims to be a major world class producer of graphite and become a major supplier of this commodity. Our goal is to become a large enough producer so as to help North America become graphite self-sufficient, avoiding the need to import from foreign producers. www.westerngraphite.com


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Western Graphite Inc.
2 Bloor Street, Suite 3500
Toronto Ontario M4W 1A8
(416) 915-1661
Email: info@WesternGraphite.com
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