United Lithium Stakes Third Hard-Rock Lithium Project in Wyoming, USA Within Historical Pegmatite Production Area: the Freedom Project
United Lithium Corp. establishes large land position in historic pegmatite mining district in Wyoming
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United Lithium Corp. has acquired a large land position in a historic pegmatite mining district in Wyoming, which includes lithium and tantalum-bearing pegmatite bodies. The project covers 1,844 hectares and comprises 206 unpatented lode mining claims and one state mineral lease. The company's geographically diverse holdings provide multiple discovery opportunities.
10/03/2023 - 08:00 AM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Lithium Corp. (CSE: ULTH ; OTC: ULTHF ; FWB: 0ULA ) (“United ” or the “Company ”) is pleased to announce that it has established a large land position in a historic pegmatite mining district in Fremont County, Wyoming. The Company has staked 1,844 hectares (“ha”) comprising 206 unpatented lode mining claims (1,585 ha) and acquired one state mineral lease (259 ha) 24 kilometres north of the city of Shoshoni. This new project (“Freedom Project ”) hosts numerous lithium and tantalum-bearing pegmatite bodies, several of which have been mined historically for lithium, tantalum, tungsten, beryllium, and feldspar.
Highlights
Located in historic Copper Mountain Mining District with extensive pegmatite outcrops; Known spodumene, lepidolite and tantalite-hosting pegmatites on the property; Easily accessible by a network of gravel roads that are connected to US Route 20; and The State of Wyoming is mining friendly and is the second-biggest net domestic energy supplier1 . Scott Eldridge, United’s President, and CEO stated: “We are pleased to add a third hard-rock pegmatite project to our US portfolio. Similar to the projects in Colorado and South Dakota, this property sits within a historic mining district that hosts an extensive lithium-cesium-tantalum pegmatite field.”
“Freedom is the fifth hard-rock pegmatite project in United’s portfolio. Our geographically diverse holdings are spread across Sweden, Finland, and the US, and provide shareholders multiple discovery opportunities within one company.”
A reconnaissance rock chip sampling program was carried out in conjunction with the staking program to provide an initial assessment of known lithium, in addition to possibly identifying new spodumene or lepidolite hosting pegmatites. A total of 184 rock samples were collected, 144 of which are pegmatites and 40 are host rock mica schists or other minor rocks types (Figure 1). Assay results will be reviewed and reported and will be used to design follow up geological mapping and detailed sampling for a program in spring 2024.
The Project area covers public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) and one Wyoming state mineral lease. The Company awaits adjudication of the lode mining claims by the BLM.
Geology and Mining History
The Freedom Project encompasses the most lithium-prospective portion of the Copper Mountain Mining District, located in the eastern region of the Owl Creek Mountains (also known as the Bridger Range). The District is a mineral rich region with historic lithium, tantalum, tungsten, beryl, copper, gold, and silver mining occurring between 1906 and 19402 .
Lithium-bearing pegmatites have been historically mapped in the area that the project was staked, with these reportedly hosting spodumene, lepidolite or petalite2 , 3 . The pegmatites are interpreted to be associated with an Archean-aged granitic intrusion hosted in Archean metasedimentary schists, gneisses, and amphibolite. There are two generations of pegmatites: an older set that is concordant to host rock foliation and mineralogically simple, and a younger, discordant, more mineralogically complex set. The pegmatites typically outcrop as long, narrow ridges generally oriented SW to NE. Grain-sizes are typically coarse (1-5 centimetres) and during staking many of these were recorded to host spodumene, lepidolite, hornblende, tourmaline, red garnet, muscovite, perthite and quartz. Historical mapping recorded apparent thicknesses of bodies as much as in excess of 30 metres (“m”), with an average of 6 m.
Figure 1: Tenure and surface rock outcrop sample locations for the Freedom Project, Wyoming
Note: Historic mines on the Freedom Project comprise tantalite, tungsten, lithium, beryl, and feldspar excavations exploited between 1928 and 1940. The majority of those outside the Project are primarily gold excavations and one historic producer. Mapped pegmatites are from McLaughin (1940) 1 .
About the Freedom Project
The Freedom Project is comprised of 206 unpatented federal lode mining claims (1,585 ha) and one state mineral lease (259 ha), covering approximately 1,844 ha in Fremont County, Wyoming. The Project covers a portion of the historically producing Copper Mounting Mining District where there was minor production of lithium, tantalum, tungsten, beryllium, feldspar, copper, and gold intermittently over multiple periods between 1906 and 19784 . Lithium-bearing pegmatites hosting spodumene, lepidolite and petalite have been recorded historically and confirmed to be present by United during staking activities. The Freedom Project is easily accessed via gravel roads that begin along U.S. route 20, which connects the cities of Shoshoni and Thermopolis.
1 U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2 McLaughlin, T.G., 1940. Pegmatite dikes of the Bridger Mountains, Wyoming. American Mineralogist, Volume 25, pages 46-68. 3 Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., and Page, L.R., 1950. Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah 1942-1944. Geological Survey Professional Paper 227, 134 pp. 4 Jacobson, M.I. 2001. The Copper Mountain Pegmatite District, Fremont County, Wyoming. In: Rocks and Minerals, July 2001. 20 pp.
Stock Option Incentive Grant
The Company also announces that it has granted 600,000 incentive stock options to certain consultants of the Company to acquire an aggregate of 600,000 common shares in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of $0.35 (the “Options ”) in accordance with its 10% rolling Incentive Stock Option Plan. One-third of the Options vest immediately upon grant, one-third in 6 months, one-third in 12 months, and are exercisable for a period of sixty months.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by Cathy Fitzgerald, M.Sc., P.Geo., United’s Executive Vice President, Exploration. Ms. Fitzgerald is a registered professional geologist in British Columbia and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Minerals Projects.
On Behalf of The Board of Directors
“Scott Eldridge”
About United Lithium Corp.
United Lithium Corp. (CSE: ULTH) is an exploration & development company energized by the global demand for lithium. The Company is targeting lithium projects in politically safe jurisdictions with advanced infrastructure that allows for rapid and cost-effective exploration, development, and production opportunities.
The Company’s consolidated financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis are available on the Company’s website at https://unitedlithium.com/ or under its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements included in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements with respect to the potential of the Freedom Project; the adjudication of the BLM claims staked; the potential identification of new mineralization; timing and successful execution of future drilling and exploration activities. Forward-looking statements include predictions, projections and forecasts and are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “potential”, “target”, “budget” and “intend” and statements that an event or result “may”, “will”, “should”, “could” or “might” occur or be achieved and other similar expressions and includes the negatives thereof.
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