Liberty Star Uranium & Metals

The breccia pipes are part of the large uranium-bearing breccia pipe terrain which occurs on the Arizona Strip lying just south of the Utah border. Eight mines were brought into production during the 1970s and early 1980s on deposits discovered within the immediate area. The uranium-bearing pipes which were mined are the second highest grade uranium mineral deposits in the world and the highest grade in the United States. Previously mined mineralization in these pipes has graded about 0.6% to 0.7% uranium or about 12 to 14 pounds per ton. In addition to uranium they are known to contain copper, zinc, silver, vanadium, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, gallium, germanium and other metals. Past producers have recovered copper, silver and vanadium as by-products of uranium mining. a development stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the state of Alaska. It focuses in exploration activities on its 981 mineral claims, spanning 237 square miles in the Iliamna region of southwestern Alaska. The company is based in Tucson, Arizona.