Miguel PERAL
COUNTRY MANAGER - ARGENTINA, DIRECTOR
Miguel Peral is an Argentine born geologist developing Argentine and Chilean mining assets. Miguel has worked as a professional geologist for more than 25 years in Greenfield exploration, geological consulting, he is an accomplished prospector and exploration manager for numerous projects including CRA / Rio Tinto, Paramount Ventures, Mansfield Minerals, Teck Cominco, Admiralty Resources (ADY), Condor Resources, Cascadero Copper, and Orocobre. Miguel has a broad range of expertise and extensive experience and knowledge of porphyry copper systems in Peru, Chile, and Argentina. He is responsible for the discovery of new high- and low-sulphidation gold and silver epithermal showings, and identifying IOCG and VMS type alteration systems. Miguel's recent focus is lithium brine deposits with an emphasis on the discovery and development of new brine deposits. In 2007, Miguel promoted and developed the Salar de Olaroz project from the beginning. This project, which is currently in production under the management of AllKem, reached a total of 22.6 Mt in measured, indicated, and inferred resources. In 2017, Miguel collaborated with Allkem on the feasibility study in Salar de Cauchari. During this period, he successfully identified brine deposits containing over 6.2 Mt in measured and indicated resources, boasting a lithium grade of 490 parts per million. In 2012, Miguel was nominated as one of the most Outstanding Geologists in Argentina.