After obtaining the necessary permits from the Department of Environmental Quality earlier this month, United States Antimony has initiated exploration and bulk sampling operations at Stibnite Hill, which is located adjacent to the company’s Thompson Falls, Mont., smelter. Full story.
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Fortitude Gold has received all approvals from the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to construct and operate the County Line gold project located in both Mineral and Nye counties. Full story.
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The Trump administration has approved a proposed 211-mile, industrial access road through Alaska’s Brooks Range to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road project was originally approved during President Trump’s first term but was later blocked by the Biden administration due to environmental concerns. Full story.
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B2Gold’s Goose mine, part of the Back River Gold District in Nunavut, Canada, achieved commercial production on October 2. From September 3, the mill achieved an average throughput of 2,652 tonnes per day, or 66% of design capacity, over 30 consecutive days. Full story.
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Cruz Battery Metals has renewed all of its lithium claims in Nevada, including the Solar lithium project. The renewed claims maintain Cruz’s foothold in one of the most active lithium districts in the United States. Full story.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago grant funding to three organizations in three states to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines. Full story.
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright announced the Loan Programs Office has restructured its deal with Lithium Americas with support from General Motors. Full story.
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Canadian-based Blue Lagoon Resources has received its first delivery of blasting material on site at its Dome Mountain gold project near Smithers, British Columbia, and has completed its first underground blast, officially starting active mining operations. Full story.
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Gunnison Copper announced the first sales of pure copper cathode from its fully operational Johnson Camp mine in southeast Arizona, with production capacity of up to 25 million pounds annually. Full story.
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The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to state geological surveys in 13 states to study critical minerals in mine waste at active and legacy sites. Full story.
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