Locksley Resources Adds 249 Additional Claims to Landholding of More than 40 sq km of Highly Prospective Critical Minerals Ground in California's Mojave Region
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Locksley Resources (OTCQB: LKYRF) has significantly expanded its presence in California's Mojave Critical Minerals Corridor by staking 249 additional claims, bringing its total to 491 claims. The new claims are strategically positioned adjacent to MP Materials' Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine, the only rare earths producing mine in the United States.
The expansion includes southeast claims encompassing favorable gneissic geology and northern claims located 3km from Dateline Resources Colosseum Gold Project. The company aims to explore antimony, rare earth elements (REEs), and polymetallic prospects. This strategic positioning enhances Locksley's potential for exploration discovery and downstream processing partnerships, aligning with U.S. government priorities for supply chain resilience.
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- Strategic expansion near the only rare earths producing mine in the U.S.
- Favorable geology matching Mountain Pass mine characteristics
- Multiple commodity opportunities including REEs, antimony, and polymetallic prospects
- Strategic alignment with U.S. supply chain security initiatives
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- None.
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Brings Company's Total Claims to 491 in Area Housing the Only Rare Earths Producing Mine in
Move Expands Locksley's Exploration Pipeline Across Antimony, Rare Earths Elements and Polymetallic Prospects
The new claims are adjacent to Locksley's existing tenement position and adjoin MP Materials landholding, which includes the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine. The new claims also secure additional acreage for Locksley in that they abut the recently identified antimony, rare earths elements (REEs) and polymetallic mineralization reported by the company.
"These additional claims significantly strengthen Locksley's competitive positioning within one of the most prospective critical minerals regions in the
The south-east claims encompass the favorable gneissic geology, which hosts the Mountain Pass mine and carbonatites. "Significantly there are substantial regional north to north-west striking structures evident in the magnetic geophysics datasets," said Julian Woodcock, Locksley's technical director. "These transgress across the areas staked, which conceptually have the potential to host pathways for REE bearing carbonatites and be related to other styles of mineralization," he said.
Woodcock added that the Northern claims are 3km directly along strike from Dateline Resources Colosseum Gold Project. "In addition, the USGS geochemical database indicates polymetallic and precious metals occurrences in the area immediately adjoining the new northern claims. As such there are multiple commodity opportunities evident within this claim area."
Lude added, "Importantly, several of the new claims directly adjoin the Mountain Pass larger claim package, underlining the strategic significance of Locksley's footprint within the corridor. This positioning enhances potential for both exploration discovery and long-term commercialization pathways, including downstream processing partnerships in line with
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Locksley Resources is an Australian-based explorer focused on critical minerals and base metals, with assets in both the
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