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Nearly 4,000 acres approved for Lithium exploration near Green River

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SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees unanimously approved an agreement Thursday, Sept. 17, that could lead to additional lithium development in Grand and Emery counties. The agreement gives A1 Lithium three years to explore roughly 3,940 acres of trust lands for lithium brine.

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