Marifil Mines Ltd., Vancouver, has signed a consulting services agreement with Dr. Robert Rennie to assist the company in its planned spin-out of its potash, sulfur, and phosphate programs in Argentina into a separate publicly traded company. Most recently, Rennie served as president and CEO of Spur Ventures Inc., which was developing two phosphate deposits in China. Prior to that he spent 20 years with Agrium Inc. and its predecessor companies, where he rose to the positions of vice president, international, and vice president, corporate affairs. While with Agrium, he was chairman of the board of both Profertil, S.A. (a joint venture between Agrium and Repsol YPF S.A.) and Agroservicios Pampeanos, Agrium’s retail agricultural network in Argentina. He began his career with the United Nations (FAO/IAEA) and Agriculture Canada.