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Alaska lithium discovery at Coal Creek

Discovery Alaska discovers battery metal at tin-silver target North of 60 Mining News – May 20, 2022

Last updated 6/2/2022 at 2:40pm

The 3rd element on the periodic table, lithium, is an ideal metal for batteries.

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The lightest of all metals, lithium is in high demand due to its importance to electric vehicle batteries. Discovery Alaska has identified a potential source of this battery metal at the Coal Creek tin-silver-zinc prospect on its Chulitna property.

Nearly all the 50 minerals critical to the United States can be found at mines, deposits, and prospects across Alaska. Intriguing lithium occurrences, however, have not been identified in America's Last Frontier – until now.

Discovery Alaska Ltd. says it has identified lithium at the Coal Creek prospect on its Chulitna property about four miles west of the Parks Highway midway between Anchora...

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