Liberty Star Minerals (LBSR) reports developments tied to mineral exploration and claim consolidation in southeast Arizona. The company, formally Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp., focuses on strategic and commercially important critical minerals in the Tombstone Mining District, including opportunities associated with the Hay Mountain holdings.
Recurring updates cover mineral exploration permits and mining claims, geologic mapping, rock sampling, induced polarization survey work, and the organization of mineral assets under subsidiaries such as Liberty Star Hay Mountain Holdings LLC, Earp Ridge Mines LLC, and Red Rock Mines LLC. Company news also includes federal grant eligibility, engagement around domestic critical mineral supply chains, board changes, and strategic positioning for copper, gold, molybdenum, rare earth elements, and other critical minerals.
Liberty Star Minerals (LBSR) has engaged former Texas Governor and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as an advisor to its Board of Directors on critical minerals strategy, effective with this announcement on September 14, 2026.
Perry previously served fourteen years as Governor of Texas and later as the 14th U.S. Secretary of Energy, and has advocated for American energy independence and responsible natural resource development. The company highlights that China refines an estimated 90% of global rare earths and holds dominant positions in other critical minerals processing, which it views as a risk to U.S. resource security. Through its Hay Mountain Holdings subsidiary, Liberty Star controls about 45 square miles of mineral claims in the Tombstone Mining District in southeast Arizona, targeting rare earths, critical minerals, copper, molybdenum, and gold.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) has staked 13 additional mineral exploration permits, adding ~11 square miles and bringing its consolidated footprint to ~45 square miles in the Tombstone Mining District on April 20, 2026. The position completes district-scale consolidation over multi-mineral targets including gold, copper, molybdenum and critical minerals. Liberty Star says the holdings rank Hay Mountain Holdings as the largest independent mineral footprint in Arizona and that the new permits protect all targets identified by mapping, rock sampling, and IP geophysics; management says this should help attract a mining partner as fieldwork and assays continue.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) staked 13 additional mineral exploration permits covering approximately 11.18 square miles, expanding its total mineralized footprint to about 31.49 square miles and ranking Hay Mountain Holdings as the 4th largest mineral footprint in Arizona.
The new MEPs lie within the Tombstone Mining District and enlarge contiguous holdings around Hay Mountain and Red Rock Canyon to capture extensions of structural and geophysical trends identified by recent mapping, sampling, and IP surveys. The company plans follow-up drilling design, expanded geochemical sampling, and refined 3D geophysical interpretation, with further assay and geophysical updates to come.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) published a chairman's letter summarizing 2025 progress and 2026 plans. Key highlights include bonanza-grade gold assays up to 107.5 g/t and 60.0 g/t with known mineralization extended about 100 feet at the Red Rock Canyon Gold Project, identification of six new jasperoid lenses, and a 3D IP survey over ~10 acres imaging targets to ~500 feet. Corporate moves include a November realignment into subsidiaries (Earp Ridge Mines, Red Rock Mines, American Strategic Minerals), a December board appointment of Matt Westbrook, SAM registration for federal opportunities, and government outreach to advance permitting and funding prospects.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) announced on December 22, 2025 that Matt Westbrook has been appointed to its Board of Directors to support the company’s focus on domestic critical mineral supply chains. Westbrook is described as having experience in critical minerals development, national security–focused investment, and relationships across the Defense and Intelligence Communities.
The company also said that Saleem Elmasri is stepping down from the board but will continue to assist as an advisor during the transition. Management commentary highlights Westbrook’s expected role supporting Hay Mountain Holdings, Earp Ridge, Red Rock Canyon targets, and the newly defined American Strategic Minerals initiative focused on copper, gold, rare earths, and other critical minerals.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) announced a strategic realignment of its mining claims and mineral assets on November 18, 2025. The company is consolidating all mineral holdings under Liberty Star Hay Mountain Holdings LLC to improve oversight and strategic focus.
Two wholly owned subsidiaries were created: Earp Ridge Mines, LLC to house the multi-mineral Hay Mountain Target 1 & 2 claims, and Red Rock Mines, LLC to hold the company’s gold target. The new structure is intended to clarify asset differentiation, sharpen development focus for each target, and enhance partnership opportunities for investors and strategic collaborators.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB:LBSR) announced successful induced polarization (IP) and resistivity testing at its wholly owned Red Rock Canyon Gold Project within Hay Mountain, southeast Arizona, from a July 2025 geophysical test.
The survey detected and mapped gold-bearing veins by showing higher resistivity and higher IP values versus host limestone, linked to siliceous jasperoidal veins and sulfides (pyrite, arsenopyrite). Close-spaced 3-meter data allowed vein thickness, strike and dip estimation to improve pre-drill targeting. A full report will be posted on the company website.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) highlights increased national attention on its Hay Mountain Project in Arizona's Tombstone Mining District, following successful advocacy efforts in Washington, DC. Chairman Pete O'Heeron's May 2025 congressional meetings led to Representative Paul Gosar's July 29 letter to Cabinet Secretaries, emphasizing Arizona's mineral potential and urging federal support for mining projects.
The Hay Mountain Project has shown promising results from its first diamond core drilling program, revealing elevated copper, lead, and zinc values. Located in Cochise County, the project is positioned as a significant domestic source of copper, gold, molybdenum, and critical minerals, supporting U.S. efforts to reduce foreign supply chain dependence.
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) has initiated a 3D induced polarization (3D IP) survey at its Red Rock Canyon Gold Project in southeast Arizona. The company has partnered with Dr. Jim Fink from Sub Rosa Monitoring LLC to conduct the survey across 10 acres of gold-bearing outcrops.
The survey aims to map gold-bearing pyrite distribution using pole-to-pole array configuration, capable of surveying depths up to 500 feet. The data will be calibrated with historic drill hole locations to identify and prioritize exploration targets for future drilling programs.