Salares Lithium Receives Court Approval for Merger with Talison Lithium

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/21/10 -- Salares Lithium Inc. (TSX VENTURE: LIT) ('Salares' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that the Company received today final approval from the Supreme Court of British Columbia regarding the previously announced plan of arrangement (the 'Arrangement') to merge with Talison Lithium Limited ('Talison').

The Arrangement is subject to certain conditions, including the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ('TSXV'). Completion of the Arrangement and final approval from the TSXV is expected to occur on Wednesday, September 22, 2010.

The TSX has conditionally approved the listing of the Talison ordinary shares under the symbol 'TLH', with trading expected to commence on the TSX at the market open on September 23, 2010.

Further details regarding the terms of the Arrangement are set out in the management information circular of Salares (the 'Circular') issued in connection with its meeting held on September 16, 2010 at which securityholders approved the Arrangement. The Circular is available at www.sedar.com. A presentation of the transaction highlights can be accessed at the Salares and Talison websites.


About Salares Lithium Inc.

Salares Lithium Inc. is a lithium explorer in Chile that controls the 'Salares 7' lithium project made up of seven salars (brine lakes that are prospective for sub-surface lithium and potassium) and the surrounding concessions in Region III, Chile. Five of the seven salars are clustered within 155 kilometres and are 100% owned by Salares and its Chilean partner.


About Talison Lithium Limited

Talison Lithium Limited is the leading global producer of lithium. Talison mines and processes the lithium bearing mineral spodumene at the Greenbushes Lithium Operations in Western Australia. Talison has an extensive, well established global customer network and a leading position in the growing Chinese market.

No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. This press release is for information purposes only.


Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains 'forward-looking statements' which reflect the current expectations of the companies. These statements reflect management's current beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements could vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this release are based upon what the companies believes to be reasonable assumptions, the companies can not assure investors that actual results, performance or achievements will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and the company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.



Contacts:

Salares Lithium Inc. - Investors
Todd Hilditch, President and CEO
(604) 443-3831
www.salareslithium.com

Talison Lithium Limited - Investors
Peter Oliver, CEO
+61 8 9263 5555
www.talisonlithium.com

FD - Media
Kim O'Halloran
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(312) 553-6733
kim.ohalloran@fd.com