Canadian-listed United Lithium Corp. (CSE: ULTH | OTC: ULTHF | FWB: 0ULA) has established a large land position in an historic lithium-beryllium producing area near Custer, South Dakota, U.S., the company announced this week.
United Lithium has staked over 500 unpatented lode claims covering almost 40km2 in the west and southwest parts of the Black Hills as part of its Liberty Lithium Project. According to the company, the Liberty Lithium Project hosts numerous pegmatite bodies, many of which were mined for Li-Be during World War II.
The company states that its claims include (or are immediately adjacent to) all of the Li-Be producing properties (if the property is privately owned) from this era. A reconnaissance rock chip sampling programme was carried out in conjunction with the staking programme to identify new areas for detailed field work. Samples have been submitted to the laboratory and assays are pending.
The Liberty Lithium Project claims covers the public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). There are private property holdings within the USFS lands and United Lithium’s claims are positioned and located to recognize pre-existing titled ownership rights.
“The Liberty Lithium Project was generated using the knowledge of our team, allowing us to stake open ground with historic lithium production on and adjacent to our claims. Most historic mining occurred from the 1870s to the 1950s without modern production or exploration methods,” said Michael Dehn, United Lithium’s president and CEO.
“We are excited at the opportunity to do systematic exploration using modern techniques. We expect that our consolidation of claims in the Liberty Lithium Project will lead to meaningful discoveries of spodumene that may support the growing demand for lithium to supply the North American battery and electric vehicle markets.”
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