VANCOUVER,
May 17, 2013 /CNW/ - PURE Energy
Minerals Limited (TSX-V.PE) ("PURE" or the
"Company") PURE's board of directors is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr. Robert
Mintak as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Mintak
is a founding director of PURE, with extensive hands on operational
experience with the Company.
Mr. Mintak has over 25 years of experience in
executive administration in a variety of industries. Prior to
joining PURE, Mr. Mintak served as a management consultant with
several private and public lithium exploration companies and
developed an extensive network of contacts in both the industrial
technology and mineral exploration side of the capital market. Mr.
Mintak also served as a senior officer and director of a
number of private and public companies and non-for-profits groups.
As a founding director of PURE, Mr. Mintak has an in-depth
understanding of the lithium mineral and processing technologies
industry.
Mr. Mintak replaces Mr. Jason Dussault who has resigned as the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, but remains as an independent director of
PURE and who will continue to provide direction and resources to
the Company in that capacity. Mr. Mintak comments "On behalf of the
board, and executive, we would like to thank Mr. Dussault for his
service, expertise and leadership contributions as the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. We look forward to his continued
guidance and board support as we advance our strategic transition
into a hybrid lithium exploration and brine mineral processing
technologies company."
About PURE
Pure Energy Minerals Limited (TSX-V.PE) is an
innovative hybrid lithium exploration and technology management
company based in Vancouver, British
Columbia. PURE is fully engaged in the acquisition,
exploration and development of innovative mineral processing
technologies to test and develop in conjunction with prospective
lithium mineral properties. Currently, PURE is focused on
advancing their flagship lithium mining project, the Alkali Flats
Project in the prolific mining district of Esmeralda County, Nevada. The project
represents a an approximate 7000-acre claim block in proximity to
the only U.S. based lithium brine production plant, the Silver Peak
plant operated by Rockwood Lithium, Inc. which has been in
production since 1967.
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