Drill Program Begins At Terra Cotta Project

DENVER, CO - Pure Energy Minerals Limited reported the start of its first exploration drilling program at the Terra Cotta lithium brine project (TC Project) at Salar de Pocitos in the Salta Province of Argentina. The approved Environmental Impact Report (EIR) authorizes drilling, sampling, and aquifer testing of up to ten exploratory boreholes at the TC Project.

The initial phase of work will include approximately 1,100 meters of diamond-drill coring and brine sampling at three borehole locations. Roads and drill pads have already been constructed for these three locations, and the coring rig arrived at the first location.

Walter Weinig, Pure Energy’s Vice President of Projects and Permitting, commented “We are excited to begin the first deep drilling and sampling program on the TC properties in the heart of Salar de Pocitos. Conhidro S.R.L. has provided expert hydrogeological and field support from their base in Salta, and the team has identified several promising drill targets based on the results of our mapping, sampling, and geophysical work. The drilling contractor, Andina, has a wealth of experience working in the Lithium Triangle, particularly in the Puna region and Salta Province. Based on the presence of lithium bearing brine in previously reported surface samples and the strong geophysical anomalies at depth, we look forward to the analytical results from the first subsurface samples in the area.”