LITHIUM PEGMATITE MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES: PROJECT OVERVIEW AND PRELIMINARY GRADE AND TONNAGE MODEL
ROSERA, Joshua1, PIANOWSKI, Laura2, HOLM-DENOMA, Christopher2, CRONKITE-RATCLIFF, Collin3, EVART, Lucas4, PHELPS, Geoff3, POLETTI, Jacob4, WINTZER, Niki4, DEANGELO, Jacob3, CROCKER, Kelsey3, WIENS, Ashton1, MORDENSKY, Stanley5, SANDERS, Margaret1, MURCHEK, Jacob1, COYAN, Joshua4, CASE, George6 and LEDERER, Graham1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Moffett Field, CA 94025, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Spokane, WA 99201, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Portland, OR 97201, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508