Latin American Minerals delineates new rare earth elements targets at its Chirigueloniobium/REE project in Paraguay

Miles Rideout, President and CEO of Latin American Minerals Inc. said: “This remarkable REE target validates our interest in this new exploration region, where we believe the Company has the potential to ultimately define a rare earth element resource. Latin American Minerals has a strong track record where we have previously identified and developed an industrial resource project, which culminated in our Lithium Americas spin-off IPO in 2010. If we can prove a viable resource in the critical REE market or niobium sector, a similar spin-off or a strategic partnership with a major company are possible development alternatives.”

The results are summarized below for Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO). The actual upper quartile results are shown in Table 1.

• The average for all these rock samples was 0.93 % TREO.
• The average for the upper quartile for rock samples was 2.53% TREO.
• The highest concentration recorded in rock samples was 5.89% TREO.

• The average for all these soil samples was 0.298 % TREO.
• The average for the upper quartile for soil samples was 0.77% TREO.
• The highest concentration recorded in soil samples was 1.41% TREO.

Considering only the upper quartile set of rock samples, the distribution of the major REOs within the TREO value is: 50.94% Cerium (Ce), 36.27% Lanthanum (La), 7.86 Neodymium (Nd), 3.83% Praseodymium (Pr), 0.67% Yttrium (Y) and 0.43% Samarium (Sm).The assays were conducted by ALS Minerals in Peru employing lithium borate fusion followed by acid dissolution and ICP-MS analysis.

Paraguay is a progressive democratic county with legislation favorable for foreign investment, mine operation and exports. Chiriguelo, as with all the Company’s projects in Paraguay, features all-weather road access and proximal population centres for logistical support.

About the Company:

Latin American Minerals Inc. is a well-financed mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of projects in emerging mineral districts within South America. In 2007, the Company identified Paraguay as a significant country for grassroots exploration. The multiple new mineral systems identified in this stable democratic country demonstrate a tremendous breadth of mineral wealth. The Company’s Paso Yobai Gold Project, the Itapoty Diamond Project and the Chiriguelo Rare Earths / Niobium Project are all located in Paraguay.

Dr. Waldo Perez is the Company’s internal “Qualified Person” under the requirements of National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed and approved the content of this news release.

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