said April 7 thatit has commenced drilling at its Lynas Find lithium project in the Pilgangoora regionof Western Australia.

The program is targetingareas of high-grade spodumene mineralization at Central Lynas Find, averaging 1.7%lithium oxide and up to 5.1% lithium oxide from comprehensive surface sampling earlythis year.

Dakota's Lynas Findlithium project, to which Dakota has 100% rights, is located on and in the vicinityof an extensive lithium-tantalum-bearing pegmatitic dyke swarm.