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Argentina Lithium Discovers Positive Lithium Results in Initial Drilling at Rincon West

Exploration Programs

Argentina Lithium Discovers Positive Lithium Results in Initial

Drilling at Rincon West

VANCOUVER, BC

July 13, 2022

/CNW/ -

Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp.

(TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTC: PNXLF)

("Argentina

Lithium" or the "Company")

announces the completion of the first exploration diamond drill hole at its Rincon West Project in

Salta

Province

Argentina

, and reports positive lithium analyses from brine samples collected over a 70 metre thick permeable interval with lithium

grades ranging from 225 to 380 mg/litre. The Rincon West project covers 2,470 hectares of the salar basin, located west of the adjacent

Rincon Project owned by Rio Tinto. Five exploration holes are initially planned to test prospective brine targets identified with geophysics

(see

May 2, 2022

News Release).

"The first hole at Rincon West has revealed a permeable 70 metre interval with moderate to high-grade lithium values. This validates our

belief that the concentrated lithium brines mapped in the adjacent resources does extend beneath our property. We are continuing our

exploration drilling to delineate this mineralization with the aim of defining a mineral resource."

stated

Miles Rideout

, V.P. of Exploration.

The results of the brine analyses and the respective intervals are shown in Table 1. Drill collar information is presented in Table 2.

Figure 1

presents a map of the Rincon West property showing the positions of RW-DDH-001 and the subsequent drill hole in progress, and seven

additional prospective locations for future exploration drilling. The map presents these drill locations overlaid on the conductive zones

delineated with geophysics, mentioned above.

Table 1: Interval data and results of brines analyses for lithium, potassium, and magnesium for drill hole RW-DDH-001

Sample interval (m)

sample method

Density

top

bottom

thickness

(mg/litre)

(g/ml)

n/a

bailer-spot sample

267

159

1.08

52.3

3.3

Bailer

1673

949

1.06

111

single packer

355

5957

3132

1.184

126

156

single packer

252

4501

2100

1.134

73.3

77.2

3.9

double packer

346

6496

2868

1.19

92.8

94.1

1.3

double packer

369

6992

3038

1.2

118.3

122.2

3.9

double packer

225

3634

2090

1.1

121.3

125.2

3.9

double packer

241

4035

2157

1.12

134.3

135.6

1.3

double packer

297

5587

2446

1.162

140.3

141.6

1.3

double packer

380

7231

3112

1.210

*Drill hole RW-DDH-001 was drilled vertically to a depth of

300m

below surface; the salar strata is believed to be flat lying resulting in

reported intervals approximating true thickness

Hole RW-DDH-001 was executed with diamond drilling (HQ-size), permitting the extraction of core samples of the salar basin formations and

collection of brine samples where possible. Drilling was conducted

between May 28 and June 17

, stopping at 300 metres depth in basement

rock units. Final sampling and lining the hole with 2" diameter PVC filters and casing was completed on

June 30, 2022

. Drilling was carried

out by Salta-based AGV Falcon Drilling SRL, under the supervision of Argentina Lithium's geologists.

Table 2: RW-DDH-001 Collar Information

Hole ID

East

North

Elevation

Azimuth

Dip

Depth

UTM Zone 19S (WGS84)

(m)

(deg.)

(m)

RW-DDH-001

681437

7339184

3747

n/a

300

Brine sampling was conducted using a single packer sampling unit during drilling. A bailer was employed on two occasions when temporary

equipment failure precluded sampling with a packer. Upon completion of the drilling, selected intervals of the hole were re-sampled with a

double packer system, permitting isolation of certain intervals. The packer sampling method allows the collection of brine samples at specific

depths while sealing the hole at the bottom and at the top of the interval.

Core logs and the monitoring of drill mud conductivity indicated that the hole entered brackish-to-brine aquifer at approximately 45 metres

depth. The initial hole was cased from surface to

42 m

depth to stabilize the loose upper formation sediments. Sand, black sand and gravel

host formations were logged between 50 and

76.3 m

depth, with silt and traces of sulphates. From

76.3 m

127.5 m

, the core logs show

interbedded sand and silt with sulphates. Gravels with sand were logged from

127.5 m

144.0 m

, where the drill entered ignimbrite (a

welded pyroclastic rock), displaying varying degrees of fracturing and alteration. In consideration of the young volcanos south of the

property, drilling continued to

300 m

, to assure that deeper permeable sediment units did not exist in the sequence in the area of RW-DDH-

001.The hole was stopped in granitic igneous units representing basement. All core samples recovered in drilling are retained for logging

and are available for subsequent laboratory evaluation of factors such as total and effective porosity, permeability and other measureable

characteristics of the aquifer formation.

Samples of brine were submitted for analysis to Alex Stewart International Argentina S.A., the local subsidiary of Alex Stewart International.

an ISO 9001:2008 certified laboratory, with ISO 17025:2005 certification for the analysis of lithium and potassium.

Alex Stewart

employed

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry ("ICP-OES") as the analytical technique for the primary constituents of interest,

including: boron, calcium, potassium, lithium, and magnesium. Measurements in the field included pH, conductivity, temperature and density.

The quality of sample analytical results was controlled and assessed with a protocol of blank, duplicate and standard samples included within

the sample sequence. Differences between original and duplicate samples and results for standards and blanks are considered within the

acceptable range for lithium. Two duplicates, one blank and two standards were included in the samples reported in this news release.

Argentina Lithium has an option to earn a 100% interest in the Rincon West project, as described in the Company's

September 28, 2021

News Release.

Qualified Person

David Terry

, Ph.D., P.Geo. is the Company's Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101. Dr. Terry is responsible for

oversight of the Company's early-stage exploration at the Rincon West property. The disclosure in this news release has been reviewed and

approved by Dr. Terry.

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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