American Vanadium Reports Resignation of Director and Extends Closing of Previously Announced Financing

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 8, 2014 / AMERICAN VANADIUM CORP. ("American Vanadium" or the "Company") (TSX.V: AVC) (OTCQX: AVCVF) today announced that Ron MacDonald has resigned as a Director of the Company. The Board thanks Mr. MacDonald for his contribution to the Company.

The Company also reports that the TSX Venture Exchange has approved the extension of the closing of the second tranche its non-brokered private placement announced on February 24, 2014 (the "Private Placement"). It is anticipated that the Private Placement will close on or before April 24, 2014.

About American Vanadium Corp.

American Vanadium is an integrated energy storage company that markets and sells GILDEMEISTER'S CellCube vanadium redox flow batteries in North America. American Vanadium is developing the only vanadium mine in the United States, providing a critical source of vanadium electrolyte for CellCube energy storage systems. The Company's Gibellini Vanadium Project, located in Nevada, is being designed to economically produce vanadium electrolyte for the energy storage industry, as well as vanadium products for the steel and alloying industries.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Bill Radvak, President and CEO

For further information, please contact: Dan Schieber, Director, Corporate Finance
[phone] x 106
[e-mail]

www.americanvanadium.com

NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

SOURCE: American Vanadium Corp.