Properties
Sarcobatus Lithium Project
Sarcobatus Playa LithiumThe AMLM Sarcobatus Playa lithium property is comprised of 79 placer mining claims(1,580 acres) located at Scotty’s Junction in Nye County, Nevada, approximately 40 milesnorthwest of Beatty. It is about 20 miles southeast of the AMLM Stonewall Flat lithiumproperty. AMLM’s Sarcobatus Playa property is immediately west of Iconic Mineral’s“Bonnie Claire” lithium property. The AMLM claim block includes most of the Sarcobatusplaya (dry lake), as well as a portion of the entrance road to the west of the dry lake.During 2022, AMLM did hand auger sampling of the original 54 placer mining claims (1,080acres) on the dry lake at Sarcobatus Playa. 30 samples were collected on May 15, 16 and21, 2022 by a crew under the direction of the AMLM geochemistry manager. The sampleswere collected with a hand auger at depths of 40 to 48 inches (102-122 centimeters). Thesample grid was laid out at claim corners, so that each and every one of the 54 originalmining claims was sampled. The samples were sent by Fedex to ALS in Reno, Nevada,which utilized an ultra trace aqua regia ICP-MS analytical procedure.
Lithium content of the 30 samples from the original 54 claims ranged from 229 ppm to 580ppm and averaged 420 ppm Lithium. The samples were also analyzed for Boron, rangingfrom 70 ppm to 580 ppm Boron with an average of 216 ppm Boron. AMLM views thesevalues as highly anomalous for surface sampling.
The AMLM sampling program was planned to confirm the reported findings of work done in2016 by Rainmaker Resources. Rainmaker collected 19 hand auger samples at a similardepth, reporting lithium content of 140 ppm to 300 ppm, with an average of 233 ppm.AMLM sampled at each of the 19 locations previously sampled by Rainmaker. An additional11 infill locations were sampled by AMLM to insure that “discovery” requirements underNevada mining law were met for each and every one of AMLM’s 54 original claims.AMLM subsequently carried out hand auger sampling of 19 placer mining claims (380acres) to the west of the 54 original claims. These claims are adjacent to the playa (drylake) and include a portion of the access road to the property. These samples ranged from188 ppm to 510 ppm lithium, with an average of 307 ppm lithium. While all samples exceed100 ppm lithium and were strongly anomalous, they were not as high in lithium as thesamples taken from the original 54 claims which are underlain by the playa.
Kingman Rare Earth Project
The Kingman Rare Earth (“REE”) Project is comprised of two individual properties known as the “Kingman Feldspar Mine” and the “Mineral X” property. Kingman Feldspar MineThe Kingman Feldspar Mine is located about 5 miles north of Kingman, Arizona on the eastern flank of Bull Mountain. Historically, a large 1.7 billion year old pegmatite was mined from the 1920’s to the 1980’s to produce feldspar and quartz from two separate quarries located on the 35 acre site. The American Lithium Minerals land position is comprised of two lode mining claims on ground administered by the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Since the 1950’s the pegmatite has been known to contain the REE mineral allanite. It is greenish black, with a brilliant pitchy luster. The allanite has been found in place on the western wall of the southern quarry, and in pieces of slide rock in both quarries as well as the mine dumps. The allanite has been found to be comprised of both allanite – (Ce) and allanite-(Nd) A partial analysis of the allanite, made by means of X-ray fluorescence in 1955, reported the following percentage of rare earths: 1.3% yttrium (Y), 4.4% lanthanum (La), 8.1% cerium (Ce), 1.0% promethium (Pr), 4.2% neodymium (Nd), 0.95% samarium (Sm), 0.7% gadolinium (Gd) and 0.13% dysprosium (Dy). Assays of five samples in 2010 also confirmed the occurrence of rare earths.
The work plan at this property will include geological mapping to determine where the exposed allanite is in the existing quarries. Also, in the largely unmined area of approximately 1,200 feet separating the quarries. Metallurgical work will also be required to determine whether the rare earth minerals of interest may be recovered economically from allanite.
Mineral “X” PegmatiteThis property was named Mineral “X” because the identity of the rare earth mineral found there was initially a mystery. It was identified as thalenite in 1965, which contains the REE dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er) and ytterbium (Yb). The rare earths are found in a pegmatite located about two miles east of Interstate Highway I-40 and 5 miles south of Kingman. Detailed study of the exposed pegmatite is planned, as well as prospecting for similar pegmatites on the surrounding mining claim.
The work plan at this property will include geological mapping to determine where the exposed allanite is in the existing quarries. Also, in the largely unmined area of approximately 1,200 feet separating the quarries. Metallurgical work will also be required to determine whether the rare earth minerals of interest may be recovered economically from allanite.
Mineral “X” PegmatiteThis property was named Mineral “X” because the identity of the rare earth mineral found there was initially a mystery. It was identified as thalenite in 1965, which contains the REE dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er) and ytterbium (Yb). The rare earths are found in a pegmatite located about two miles east of Interstate Highway I-40 and 5 miles south of Kingman. Detailed study of the exposed pegmatite is planned, as well as prospecting for similar pegmatites on the surrounding mining claim.
Rock Formations in the Kingman Feldspar Mine