USCM Samples up to 2,129 Ppm Lithium at McDermitt Lithium East Project
USCM Samples up to 2,129 Ppm Lithium at McDermitt Lithium East Project
Total of 53 samples taken with grades ranging from anomalous to 2,129 ppm Li.
采集了共53个样本,等级范围从异常到2,129ppm的锂。
Highest grade samples collected to date at McDermitt confirming strongly elevated Li grades within the system.
迄今为止在麦克德米特发现的最高等级样本确认了系统内强烈提高的锂等级。
Project area is mostly covered by overburden allowing for shallowly concealed targets. Suggests the eastern margin of the caldera has been overlooked for lithium potential due to post-mineral cover.
项目区域大多被超壳层覆盖,因此可以找到浅埋目标。这表明,由于后矿物覆盖,火山口东侧缘被忽视了锂的潜力。
Program has delineated a prospective area for further trenching and maiden drill program.
项目已勘探了潜在的区域,用于进一步的掘进和探矿计划。
Project spans 6,508 acres of Bureau of Land Management claims with the majority of the claims unexplored for lithium potential.
该项目覆盖Bureau of Land Management权利面积6,508英亩,其中大部分权利面积未开采针对锂的潜力。
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 26, 2024) - US Critical Metals Corp. (CSE: USCM) (OTCQB: USCMF) (FSE: 0IU0) ("USCM" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed further exploration activities at the McDermitt Project in Nevada (the "Project"). The Project is strategically located along the east margin of the McDermitt Caldera and approximately 19 kilometers from Lithium America's Thacker Pass Lithium Project, which is the largest known claystone lithium deposit(s) in the US with 3.7 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent reserves at 3,160 ppm lithium1. USCM holds an options agreement with Live Energy Minerals Corp. ("LIVE"), a public British Columbia company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE"), providing the Company with the option (the "Option") to acquire up to a 50% interest in the Project and a further option to acquire an additional 25% interest for an aggregate total of 75% interest in the Project. The figure below sets forth the location of the Project in relation to the Thacker Pass Lithium Project.
温哥华,卑诗省 - (Newsfile Corp. - 2024年6月26日) - 美国关键金属公司(CSE:USCM)(OTCQB:USCMF)(FSE:0IU0)("")非常高兴地宣布,在内华达的麦克德米特项目("")完成了进一步的勘探活动。该项目位于麦克德米特火山口东侧缘,距离美国锂美洲公司的Thacker Pass锂项目约19公里,是美国已知的最大的黏土状锂矿床,锂碳酸盐当量储量3,160ppm锂达到3.7百万吨。美国关键金属公司持有Live Energy Minerals Corp.("" LIVE""),这是一家上市在加拿大证券交易所的BC公司,为公司提供了以该项目获得50%的权益选项,以及再获得25%权益的进一步选择,进一步实现拥有该项目75%的所有权。下面的图显示了该项目与Thacker Pass锂项目的地理位置关系。如果在加拿大证券交易所("CSE")上的普通股的交易价格在任何10个连续交易日内等于或超过每股1.00美元,公司有权在此10日期满后的10个工作日内通过发布新的到期日期的新闻稿来选择加速行权期("加速通知")。在这种情况下,新到期时间应被视为在加速通知发布后30天下午5:00(温哥华时间)到期;从加速通知指定的新到期时间开始,不得发行或行使旧股票购买权证。"或"公司非常高兴地宣布,在内华达的麦克德米特项目项目该项目位于麦克德米特火山口东侧缘,距离美国锂美洲公司的Thacker Pass锂项目约19公里,是美国已知的最大的黏土状锂矿床,锂碳酸盐当量储量3,160ppm锂达到3.7百万吨。1美国关键金属公司与上市在加拿大证券交易所的BC公司Live Energy Minerals Corp.(""LIVE"")订立了选项协议,为公司提供了项目的50%权益选项(""Option""),以及进一步选择的权益,最多可获得该项目75%权益。上市在加拿大证券交易所的BC公司("" LIVE"")CSE美国关键金属公司与上市在加拿大证券交易所的BC公司Live Energy Minerals Corp.(""LIVE"")订立了选项协议,为公司提供了项目的50%权益选项(""Option""),以及进一步选择的权益,最多可获得该项目75%权益。下面的图显示了该项目在Thacker Pass锂项目中的位置。
Figure 1
图1。麦金太尔布鲁克项目区域,红线为边界(111公里
Exploration Program Summary
勘探计划总结
The field work was designed to examine and sample in detail the historical trenching area where lithium-bearing decomposed rock material was reported in previously collected samples, and further investigate the presence of outcropping caldera lakebed sedimentary rocks within the confines of the claim block. This exploration program has significantly advanced each of these objectives by replicating previous samples of approximately 2,000ppm Li. The recent exploration work suggests that the eastern margin of the caldera has been overlooked for lithium potential due to post-mineral cover. Samples were collected from nearly all of the trenches that cover an area approximately 1.3 km north-south and 0.3 km east-west.
该野外工作旨在详细检查和取样历史探槽区域,此前采集的样品中报告过含锂脆性岩,以及进一步调查申请块范围内露头的火山口湖泊沉积岩的存在。该勘探计划通过复制先前的约2000ppm锂样品,显著推进了这些目标的每个方面。最近的勘探工作表明,火山口的东部边缘由于后成岩覆盖而被忽视了其含锂的潜力。从几乎所有掩埋区域的坑道中取样,涵盖了大约1.3公里南北向和0.3公里东西向的区域。
Detailed work within the historical trenching area where samples of lithium-bearing sandy material have been collected included reexamining the area where the initial samples were collected and undertaking trench dump sampling of nearly all of the trenches that exist in the area. During the Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024, a total of 53 geochemical samples were collected from the trench area and surrounding areas.
在先前采集的含锂砂质材料的历史掘进区域内开展的详细工作包括重新检查采样的区域并对区域内几乎所有的掘进进行倾斜的倒卸样本采样。在2023年秋季和2024年春季,从掘进区域和周围区域收集了总共53个地球化学样本。
Geochemistry/Sampling
美国关键金属公司在历史掘进区域以及高度异常锂浓度先前报告过的区域(在多个样本中)收集了53个样品。所有样品都由不固结物质组成,主要为砂或泥粒度,来源于冲积和沖積物,有可能来源于当地原岩分解物(风尘沉积物)。总共53个样品中有5个样品显示出升高的锂浓度。其中包括2023年秋季勘探计划中收集的2,054ppm锂的945910样品,以及当前勘探中收集的样品,包括670ppm锂的945938样品,2,129ppm锂的945939样品,418ppm锂的945940样品和754ppm锂的945941样品。锂的最高浓度观察值来自于样品945910和945939,它们是从单个岭线上收集的,位于两个掘进之间,被覆盖着一种含有锂矿化物的沙状材料。
USCM collected 53 samples at the historic trench area and the surrounding areas (two sampling campaigns during Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024) where highly anomalous concentrations of lithium were previously reported in several samples. All of the samples comprise unconsolidated material, mostly of sand or silt-size, assumed to be colluvial and alluvial in origin with a possibility of being derived from decomposed rock of local origin (loess deposits).
下图提供了2023年秋季和2024年春季现场活动期间收集的样品位置和相应的锂值。
Five samples out of the total 53 have shown elevated concentrations of lithium. These include sample 945910 at 2,054 ppm Li collected during the Fall 2023 exploration program, and samples collected from the current exploration including sample 945938 at 670 ppm Li, sample 945939 at 2,129 ppm Li, sample 945940 at 418 ppm Li, and sample 945941 at 754 ppm Li. The highest lithium concentrations observed were from samples 945910 and 945939 which were collected from a single ridgeline, between two trenches, that is covered by a sandy material that hosts the lithium mineralization.
USCM在历史掘进和周围区域(在多个样本中)中采集了53个样品。样品呈不固结物质,主要是砂或泥粒度,可能来自当地未固结的原岩分解物(风尘沉积物)。该公司发现其中的5个样品锂浓度升高。包括2023年秋季勘探计划期间采集的2,054ppm锂的样品945910以及当前勘探期间采集的样品,包括670ppm锂的样品945938、2,129ppm锂的样品945939、418ppm锂的样品945940和754ppm锂的样品945941。最高的锂浓度观测值来自于样品945910和945939,这些样品采集自单个岭线,位于两个掘进之间,覆盖着一种含锂矿物的沙状岩石。
The map below provides sample locations and corresponding lithium values of samples collected during the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 field campaigns.
下面的地图提供了在2023年秋季和2024年春季野外活动期间所收集的样品位置和相应的锂值。
Figure 2
图2
Management Commentary
管理层评论
Mr. Darren Collins, CEO and Director of USCM, comments: "Despite market headwinds in the critical minerals sector, we continue to see value within our portfolio of assets and will seek to further advance our projects to drill ready. These exploration results demonstrate what we believe is overlooked potential and we now have a clear path forward for the claims, which includes a focused drill program to test the area of the Project where historic trenching exists. We also now turn our attention to our Long Canyon Uranium and Vanadium Project in Idaho, where our team will be in the field completing additional exploration work in the coming weeks."
USCm的首席执行官兼董事Darren Collins先生评论道:“尽管关键矿物领域市场面临逆风,我们仍然认为我们持有的资产组合具有价值,并将寻求进一步推进我们的项目以备钻探。这些勘探结果表明了我们认为被忽视的潜力,我们现在为这些申请块拥有了明确的前进道路,其中包括集中进行钻探计划,以测试项目存在历史掘槽的区域。我们现在也将把我们的注意力转向我们在爱达荷州的Long Canyon铀和钒项目,我们的团队将在未来几周外出进行额外的勘探工作。”
Project Overview
项目概述
The Project spans 6,508 acres of BLM claims and is located within the McDermitt Caldera, an extinct 40x30 km super-volcano formed approximately 16.3 million years ago (Ma) as part of a hotspot currently underneath the Yellowstone Plateau. Following an initial eruption and concurrent collapse of the McDermitt Caldera, a large lake formed in the caldera basin. This lake water was extremely enriched in lithium and resulted in the accumulation of lithium-rich clays.
该项目位于麦克德米特火山口内,共涵盖6,508英亩BLM专有领地,是一个形成于大约16.3百万年前的灭绝超级火山,是目前位于黄石高原下方的火点的一部分。在最初的喷发和与麦克德米特火山口同时崩塌后,火山口盆地形成了一个大湖。该湖水富含锂并导致了富锂粘土的积累。
Late volcanic activity uplifted the caldera, draining the lake and bringing the lithium-rich moat sediments to the surface resulting in the near-surface lithium present on the Project. The McDermitt Caldera is potentially one of the largest sources of lithium clays in the world and hosts some of the largest lithium deposits in the USA including the Thacker Pass project in the southern portion of the caldera.
晚期火山活动隆起了火山口,排干了湖泊,并将富含锂的护堤沉积物带到了地表,导致了该项目上的近地表含锂。麦克德米特火山口坑可能是世界上最大的锂黏土来源之一,承载了美国包括南部地区Thacker Pass项目在内的一些最大的锂矿床。
LIVE completed a Technical Report in accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, on the Project entitled "43-101 Technical Report on McDermitt Lithium East Property" with an effective date of December 16, 2022" (the "Technical Report"). The Technical Report can be found on SEDAR+ at .
LIVE根据《43-101标准》的要求,完成了关于该项目的技术报告,该报告名为“ 《关于麦克德米特锂东物业的43-101技术报告》,有效日期为2022年12月16日”。技术报告技术报告可以在SEDAR+上找到。
QP Statement
QP声明
Robert J. Johansing, BSc (geology), MSc (economic geology), who is a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (the "QP"), has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. Robert J. Johansing is a consultant for the Company.
签署本新闻稿的科技公司专家Robert J. Johansing,拥有地质学学士学位和经济地质学硕士学位,并是符合《43-101标准》定义的合格人士。Robert J. Johansing是该公司的顾问。
QA/QC
QA/QC
All samples were delivered to American Assay Laboratories (AAL) of Sparks, Nevada. Samples were then dried, crushed and split, and pulp samples were prepared for analysis. Lithium was determined by a 4 acid + Boric acid digestion and analyses by ICP-OES+MS. Lithium standards, along with blanks and duplicates, were inserted into the sample chain by AAL Standard sample 'chain of custody' procedures were employed during field work until delivery to the analytical facility.
所有样本均送至美国内华达州斯帕克斯的美国化验实验室(AAL)。然后对样本进行干燥,碾碎和分割,并准备分析的样品浆。锂是通过进行四酸+硼酸消化并用ICP-OES+MS进行分析来确定的。AAL通过标准的样品“掌握链”程序在现场工作期间使用了锂的标准样品,以及空白和重复样品,并在分析设施交付期间实行了样品链的监督管理。
About US Critical Metals Corp.
关于美国贵金属公司。
USCM is focused on mining projects that will further secure the US supply of critical metals and rare earth elements, which are essential to fueling the new age economy. Pursuant to option agreements with private Canadian and American companies, USCM's assets consist of three agreements, each providing USCM with the right to acquire interests in four discovery focused projects in the US. These projects include the Clayton Ridge Lithium Property located in Nevada, the Haynes Cobalt Property located in Idaho, the Sheep Creek located in Montana, and Lemhi Pass located in Idaho. A significant percentage of the world's critical metal and rare earth supply comes from nations with interests that are contrary to those of the US. USCM intends to explore and develop critical metals and rare earth assets with near- and long-term strategic value to the advancement of US interests.
USCM专注于采矿项目,以进一步确保美国的关键金属和稀土元素供应,这是推动新时代经济的必要条件。根据与私人加拿大和美国公司签订的选择协议,USCM的资产包括三项协议,分别为探索性项目提供了权利,这些项目在美国涵盖了四个发现重点项目。这些项目包括位于内华达州的克莱顿岭锂物业,位于爱达荷州的海恩斯钴物业,位于蒙大拿州的羊溪和位于爱达荷州的莱米山。世界上许多关键金属和稀土供应的很大一部分来自与美国利益相悖的国家。USCM打算探索和开发具有具有近期和长期战略价值的关键金属和稀土资产,以促进美国的利益。
For further information please contact:
Darren Collins
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Telephone: +1 (786) 633-1756
Email: dcollins@uscmcorp.com
要了解更多信息,请联系:
达伦·柯林斯
首席执行官兼董事
电话:+1(786)633-1756
电子邮件:dcollins@uscmcorp.com
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本新闻稿中包含的某些信息可能被视为是与USCM有关的“前瞻性信息”,该信息是根据适用证券法的意义而设定的。这样的前瞻性信息涉及已知和未知的风险,不确定性和其他因素,可能会导致USCM的实际结果,业绩或成果,或该行业的发展与此前瞻性信息所表达或暗示的结果,业绩或成果有所不同。前瞻性信息包括不是历史事实的陈述,并且通常但并非总是通过“期望”,“计划”,“预计”,“认为”,“意图”,“估计”,“项目”,“潜在” 和类似的表达方式,或者事件或条件“将”,“应该”,“可能”,“可能”或“应该”发生。本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性信息可能包括,但不限于,预计公司将行使该选项并履行根据该选项的义务;项目的勘探计划和预期的勘探和钻探结果,经营业绩以及公司的预期财务表现。
Although USCM believes the forward-looking information contained in this news release is reasonable based on information available on the date hereof, by its nature, forward-looking information involves assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
尽管USCM相信本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性信息基于今日公布信息的情形,但前瞻性信息的性质决定了假设和已知或未知的风险,不确定性和其他因素可能导致我们的实际结果,业绩或成果,或未来活动的其他方面,与其前瞻性信息所表达或暗示的任何未来结果,业绩或成果大不相同。前瞻性信息包括但不限于,与经济普遍条件有关的尤其是自新型冠状病毒爆发以来的条件,不利行业事件,需要获得的必要的监管批准以及获得这些批准的时间;USCM与其正在或拟定在其中经营的社区保持良好关系;加拿大矿业行业和市场;USCM实施其业务策略的能力;竞争;任何假设被证明无效或不可靠的风险,这可能会导致计划的工作的延迟或终止;与数据的解释,矿床的地质,等级和连续性有关的风险;可能导致结果与USCM的预期不一致的可能性; 以及适用于矿产勘探和开发活动以及适用于USCM的其他假设,风险和不确定性,包括在USCM在SEDAR+网站上的公开披露文件中所述。
Examples of such assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, assumptions, risks and uncertainties associated with general economic conditions; the Covid-19 pandemic; adverse industry events; the receipt of required regulatory approvals and the timing of such approvals; that USCM maintains good relationships with the communities in which it operates or proposes to operate; future legislative and regulatory developments in the mining sector; USCM's ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favorable terms; mining industry and markets in Canada and generally; the ability of USCM to implement its business strategies; competition; the risk that any of the assumptions prove not to be valid or reliable, which could result in delays, or cessation in planned work; risks associated with the interpretation of data, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the possibility that results will not be consistent with USCM's expectations; as well as other assumptions, risks and uncertainties applicable to mineral exploration and development activities and to USCM, including as set forth in the USCM's public disclosure documents filed on the SEDAR+ website at .
本新闻稿中包含的与其他发行人的可比信息是从公开来源获得的,并未被公司验证。可比信息是指将发行人与其他发行人进行比较的信息。该信息是某些采矿和资源公司的某些相关运营属性的摘要,已包含在其中,以提供预期为可比发行人的综合概述。与公司的行业,商品组合,管辖区域和其他标准相比,可比公司面临不同的风险。有关包括在本新闻稿中的任何相邻或可比物业的相关材料仅限于该相邻或可比物业的所有者或运营商公开披露的信息。公司依赖于对负责此类信息的合格人士的依赖,并未独立验证此类信息。公司提醒,与公司物业上的矿物化有关的相邻或可比物业的过去生产,矿物储量,资源或出现情况并不表明该公司物业的矿化程度。读者应注意,与可比发行人的过去业绩并不能表明其未来业绩,并且公司的业绩可能与可比发行人有很大差异。您不应过度依赖本新闻稿提供的可比信息。
The forward-looking information contained in this press release represents the expectations of USCM as of the date of this press release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. While USCM may elect to, it does not undertake to update this information at any particular time except as required in accordance with applicable laws.
本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性信息代表美国贵金属公司截至本新闻稿日期的期望,因此,受到此后的影响而可能发生变化。读者不应过度重视前瞻性信息,也不应将此信息作为任何其他日期的信息。尽管美国贵金属公司可以选择这样做,但除了适用法律规定的要求外,它不承诺在任何特定时间更新此信息。
1 The comparable information about other issuers was obtained from public sources and has not been verified by the Company. Comparable means information that compares an issuer to other issuers. The information is a summary of certain relevant operational attributes of certain mining and resource companies and has been included to provide an overview of the performance of what are expected to be comparable issuers. The comparables are considered to be an appropriate basis for comparison with the Company based on their industry, commodity mix, jurisdiction, and additional criteria. The comparable issuers face different risks from those applicable to the Company. Relevant material concerning any adjacent or comparable properties included in this press release is limited to information publicly disclosed by the owner or operator for such adjacent or comparable property. The Company has relied on the Qualified Persons responsible for such information and has not independently verified such information. The Company cautions that past production, mineral reserves, resources or occurrences on adjacent or comparable properties are not indicative of the mineralization on the Company's properties. Readers are cautioned that the past performance of comparables is not indicative of future performance and that the performance of the Company may be materially different from the comparable issuers. You should not place undue reliance on the comparable information provided in this press release.
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