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Rockland Resources Identifies Large Lithium Soil Anomaly on Utah Lithium Projects
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2023 / Rockland Resources Ltd. (the "Company" or "Rockland") (CSE:RKL) summarizes field activities for 2022 and plans for
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2023 / Rockland Resources Ltd. (the \"Company\" or \"Rockland\") (CSE:RKL) summarizes field activities for 2022 and plans for an initial reverse -circulation drill program in the spring 2023, on its Lithium Butte targets, located in Juab County, Utah. The Company is also pleased to announce that it has received positive results outlining elevated lithium values in soil samples over its Fish Springs Playa Property. The lithium soil anomaly was initially defined with a Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) capable of light metal detection (including lithium and beryllium),which was calibrated and validated by laboratory analyzed soil samples. This lithium geochemical anomaly trends northeast-southwest for approximately 9 kilometres and varies in width from 4 - 6 kilometres. Figure 1 Highlights of Rockland's Utah Projects include: Lithium Butte Project - the western-most project is situated 185 kilometres southwest of Salt Lake City and hosts claystone volcanic tuff breccia units interpreted to be highly prospective for lithium (Li), beryllium (Be) and rare earth mineralization. Company sampling has returned up to 4,080 parts per million lithium (ppm Li) from a grab sample and channel sampling returned 25.2 metres at 1,388 ppm Li, including 8.0 metres at 2,155 ppm Li and 0.7 metre at 3,540 ppm Li. Multiple prospective targets have been indicated and an initial reverse circulation (\"RC\") drill program is proposed and permitting has been submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Several drill contractors have been contacted and quotes received, and Company personnel are reviewing them for a program to start in March or April. Fish Springs Playa Project (*) - this is the eastern-most project comprising mineral claims directed at claystone lithium mineralization and placer claims focused on lithium brine targets. The Fish Springs Playa Property was covered by extensive, widely spaced (300 metres x 300 metres) soil samples taken by North American Exploration of Layton, Utah during the fall of 2022. The samples were initially tested using a handheld Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) developed by SciAps Inc., of Woburn, MA. Samples were screened, compacted, and scanned at Rockland's company facility in Delta, Utah by in-house geologists. After the initial data created by the...