AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 22 -- The Texas General Land Office issued the following news release:
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has entered into two new hard mineral leases for rare earth minerals with El Paso Minerals Corp. (EPM) covering more than 1,000 acres in Hudspeth County. The agreements build upon the nationally significant Round Top project and mark a major step toward establishing Texas' first dedicated rare earth mining district.
"Round Top Mountain has already put Texas on the map for domestic rare earth and critical mineral development, with USA Rare Earth serving as the founding partner in advancing this vision. These new leases with El Paso Minerals Corp....