United Lithium Corp (CSE:ULTH) said it has expanded its footprint at the Liberty lithium project in South Dakota by staking 220 unpatented lode claims, securing the company "numerous" pegmatite bodies with the potential to host lithium.
The new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) claims are contiguous to those previously staked and announced in May and September last year.
A reconnaissance rock chip sampling program was carried out alongside each staking program to identify new areas for fieldwork and samples have been submitted to the lab.
"We are excited with the initial sample results from our BLM adjudicated claims at Liberty, and are awaiting sample results from the recently staked claims south of our initial block southward towards Pringle in South Dakota," Michael Dehn, CEO of United Lithium, told investors in a statement.
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"Access and infrastructure here are excellent, and we expect the regional scale rock sampling and assay program will assist us in vectoring towards Li-Be-Sn-Ta enrichment zones in the LCT pegmatites."
The new area staked and the previously BLM adjudicated claims cover public lands administered by the US Forest Service (USFS).
There are also private property holdings within the USFS lands and United Lithium’s claims recognize pre-existing titled ownership rights as best as possible, the company added.
United Lithium Corp (CSE:ULTH) is an explorer focused on the global demand for lithium.
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