Argentina Lithium & Energy outlines exploration plan for Rincon West lithium project

Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp (TSX-V:LIT, OTCQX:LILIF) has outlined the adjacent steps for advancing its Rincon West lithium task successful Salta, Argentina, pursuing the filing of its maiden NI 43-101 mineral assets estimate.

The method report, effectual November 27, 2025, is based connected 14 diamond drill holes totaling 4,823.2 metres, 1 accumulation well, and supporting geophysical work. It identified further pump investigating successful the occidental Villanoveño II concession and infill drilling successful the Rinconcita II concession arsenic cardinal exploration priorities. The institution said these recommendations person been incorporated into a multi-stage exploration plan.

Permits person been obtained for rotary wells to enactment pump testing, with enactment expected to statesman arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent quarter, taxable to backing and instrumentality availability. Additional diamond drilling and related fieldwork, aimed astatine upgrading assets classifications and supporting aboriginal feasibility studies, volition necessitate further permits and financing.

"Management believes that Rincon West has beardown imaginable to beryllium precocious done archetypal economical appraisal and towards a Feasibility Study and imaginable commercialized lithium production,” Argentina Lithium CEO Nikolaos Cacos said successful a statement.

“Subject to backing and task conditions, we look guardant to advancing drilling and progressing into archetypal pump investigating arsenic the adjacent phases of enactment astatine Rincon West.

Argentina Lithium besides noted its December 2025 memorandum of knowing with Xi’an Lanshen New Material Technology Co., Ltd., nether which the parties program to collaborate connected deploying Direct Lithium Extraction exertion to assistance beforehand Rincon West toward a feasibility survey and imaginable commercialized production.

The institution said execution of the broader exploration program is contingent connected securing further backing and is not presently portion of its stated objectives for the adjacent 12 months. Proceeds from its January 2026 offering are intended for near-term activities and moving capital, not the expanded exploration program.

“With our precocious announced Memorandum of Understanding signed with Lanshen, absorption believes we perchance volition person an outstanding strategical concern to facilitate that work, allowing america to beforehand and maximise the worth of the Rincon West project,” Cacos added.

Argentina Lithium besides highlighted its 2023 strategical concern and offtake statement with Stellantis, which includes a 19.9% involvement successful its Argentine subsidiary and rights to acquisition up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate per twelvemonth erstwhile commercialized accumulation begins.

Further, the institution disclosed that a ailment filed successful Texas national tribunal names its CEO and chairman, but not the institution itself. Argentina Lithium said it is monitoring the substance and volition instrumentality due steps if necessary.