// H. HORACIO PUIGDOMENECH

Geologist, Universidad Nacional de San Juan (UNSJ) graduate, has a degree in Geostatistical Evaluation of Ore Deposits at University of Chile.

He has 28 years of work experience in most of the Argentine territory. He has worked in exploration and evaluation of ore deposits of gold, silver, cooper in Argentina-Peru, and exploration of lithium deposits in salt pans (Salares) of the Puna plateau.

He has a thorough knowledge of the geology of the Puna, Cordillera and Argentinean Patagonia. He has participated in academic work as professor and researcher at the UNSJ, in the public sector (San Juan Government) and the United Nations Program for Development (UNPD) Consultant in the Ministry of National Mining.

Founding member of the Professional Council of Geological Sciences San Juan (MP-J-002) and member of the Society of Economic Geologists (Mem. 647725). He currently teaches part-time Chair of Economic Geology at UNSJ and is a director of UAKO.



// C. GUSTAVO FERNANDEZ

He earned his degree in geological sciences at UNSJ, is Professional Geoscientists (P.Geo) and establish UAKO in 2006.

Over 17 years experience in natural resource industry in South America, Asia, Australia, Northern Europe, Central America and Africa, including appointments as Exploration Manager for MALBEX RESOURCES Argentina and Exploration Director for South America at CENTURY MINING and TAMERLANE RESOURCES based in Peru.

He was part of the exploration team of BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD that discovered CASPOSO and LOS AZULES projects in San Juan, Argentina. Member of Professional Council of Geological Sciences San Juan (MP-J-113), member of Society of Economic Geologists (Mem. 255403) and Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario APGO (Mem. 1573).

Collaborates as invited professor in the department of Geological Mapping / GIS at UNSJ.