Operating as a mineral resource firm, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. focuses on acquiring and exploring mineral-rich properties throughout the United States. Its exploratory efforts target a diverse range of metals such as copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead, zinc, manganese, and crucially, rare earth elements. The company's primary asset is the Hay Mountain project, situated southeast of Tombstone. This extensive property includes 35 mineral exploration permits spanning 15,793.24 acres and 93 federal lode mining claims totaling 1,594.68 acres. Integral to the Hay Mountain project is the Red Rock Canyon gold property, which encompasses 6,653 acres under Arizona State Mineral Exploration Permits and an additional 320 acres of Federal Lode Mining Claims. Initially named Liberty Star Gold Corp., the company adopted its current moniker, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp., in April 2007. Established in 2001, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. maintains its corporate headquarters in Tucson, Arizona.
Liberty Star Minerals Engages Former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as Critical Minerals Advisor to the Board of Directors
Liberty Star Minerals (OTCQB: LBSR) has engaged Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas and 14th U.S. Secretary of Energy, as an advisor to its Board of Directors on critical minerals strategy.
Through its Hay Mountain Holdings subsidiary, Liberty Star controls approximately 45 square miles of mineral claims in the Tombstone Mining District of southeast Arizona, targeting rare earths, critical minerals, copper, molybdenum, and gold.
The release frames the hire against China's estimated 90% share of global rare earth refining, positioning the company's district-scale claims as part of a U.S. supply chain rebuild; the company says it is actively pursuing joint venture partners.
Notably, Liberty Star is classified as an Exploration Stage Issuer with no mineral resources or reserves to report under Regulation S-K 1300, and no compensation or equity terms for the Perry advisory role were disclosed.