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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 30, 2021 /CNW/ - Argentina Lithium
& Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTC: PNXLF),
("Argentina Lithium" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce that it has engaged Mr. Miles
Rideout as its new Vice President of Exploration.
"I am extremely pleased to have Miles take a leading role in
our technical team. His experience in South American lithium
exploration and track record of discoveries brings the right skill
set required for Argentina Lithium to achieve success," said
Mr. Nikolaos Cacos, President and
CEO of the Company. "I feel confident that Argentina Lithium now
has a formidable team in place to take our Company to the next
level. I look forward to working closely with Miles to
significantly grow Argentina Lithium."
Mr. Rideout has 34 years of experience in advanced exploration
practice, responsible business management, scientific team
building, and mining integration with local communities and
indigenous peoples.
In recent positions, Mr. Rideout has directly managed the
acquisition and exploration of dozens of lithium properties in
northern Argentina. Previously he
served 5 years as CEO of Latin American Minerals, Inc. (TSXV:LAT),
advancing gold and diamond projects in Paraguay, and 23 years with Quantec
Geoscience, Inc., where he initiated operations in South America and managed subsidiaries in
several countries. He has experience in mine permitting, financing,
construction, and operations (implemented the first operating mine
in Paraguay). In addition, Mr.
Rideout has deep expertise with all major geophysical technologies
applied within the mining industry, and decades of experience
working with many of the most successful exploration teams in
South America. He participated in
the discovery of several world-class deposits including the
Collahuasi and Ujina copper-porphyry deposits, Veladero epithermal
gold deposit, and Navidad VMS/epithermal silver deposit. Mr.
Rideout holds a B.Sc. with Honors Certificate in Geophysics, from
the University of Western Ontario
(1987). Fluent in English and Spanish, he has lived in Mendoza,
Argentina for more than 20
years.
About Argentina Lithium
Argentina Lithium &
Energy Corp is focused on acquiring high quality lithium projects
in Argentina, and advancing them
towards production in order to meet the growing global demand from
the battery sector. The management group has a long history of
success in the resource sector of Argentina, and has assembled a first rate team
of experts to acquire and advance the best lithium properties in
the world renowned "Lithium Triangle". The Company is a member
of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered
exploration in Argentina since
1993.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Nikolaos Cacos"
_______________________________
Nikolaos Cacos, President, CEO and
Director
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