Liberty Star Minerals Secures Largest Independent Mineral Footprint in Arizona
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Liberty Star Minerals has staked an additional 13 mineral exploration permits (MEPs) mining claims covering approximately 11 square miles, increasing its total mineralized footprint to approximately 45 square miles. These are in addition to the previously announced MEPs from March 10, 2026.
The newly staked MEP claims complete Liberty Star’s planned district-scale consolidation within the Tombstone Mining District, locking up the full suite of targets identified through its rigorous geologic mapping, rock sampling, and induced polarization (IP) survey program.
“Our dedicated team followed the geology wherever it led, and then we moved to protect it,” said Pete O’Heeron, chairman of Liberty Star Minerals.
“Forty-five square miles of multi-mineral opportunities across gold, copper, molybdenum, and critical minerals, so important to U.S. economic and national security. This positions us to attract a serious mining partner and execute our strategic plan. This is a district-scale asset in one of the best mining addresses on earth,” added O’Heeron.
Southeast Arizona’s porphyry copper belt is among the most prolific mineral-producing regions in the world, consistently generating large-scale copper-gold-molybdenum discoveries. Arizona is a top-ranked U.S. jurisdiction for copper and critical mineral production — the kind of address major miners and sovereign investors are actively targeting amid growing U.S. resource security imperatives.
Liberty Star Minerals is a U.S. exploration company focused on strategic and commercially important critical minerals. The company’s Hay Mountain Holdings, which includes the Red Rock Canyon Gold Project, Earp Ridge Copper Project, and American Strategic Minerals is located in southeast Arizona within a regionally significant porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum system. Liberty Star is actively pursuing joint venture partnerships to advance both projects and is committed to establishing U.S. mineral independence through domestic exploration and development.
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