Permitting Council Reaches Milestone with 50 Mining Projects Receiving Council Benefits
Six of the Transparency Dashboard Projects have Already Completed Federal Permitting
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The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council said that 50 critical mineral and mining projects are now receiving the benefits of FAST-41 traditional and transparency coverage, with 49 projects added since the start of the Trump Administration.
Added to FAST-41 in response to President Trump’s March 20, 2025 executive order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, these projects are poised to unlock our nation’s abundant critical mineral resources, providing foundational elements needed for national necessities from battery production and military defense, to electricity generation and medicinal purposes.
“Prior to the Trump Administration the average time it took to permit a mining project was 29 years. That kind of endless bureaucracy doesn’t protect the environment, and it won’t help us develop critical resources to power our economy and compete with China,” said Emily Domenech, Permitting Council Executive Director.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the Permitting Council is committed to streamlining the federal process, providing transparency to project developers, and ensuring that responsible environmental reviews are as efficient as possible. We are excited to continue to grow the FAST-41 critical mineral and mining portfolio and shepherd more projects through federal permitting,” added Domenech.
In the months following the executive order, the Permitting Council prioritized bringing critical mineral and mining projects to the FAST-41 program. Of the 39 transparency projects brought to FAST-41 during the Trump Administration, six have already completed federal permitting:
• 3PL Railroad Valley Exploration
• Amelia A&B
• Aqqaluk Pit Exploration and Expansion
• Caldwell Canyon Mine
• Lisbon Valley Copper
• Stibnite Gold
These projects are anticipated to play a key role in extracting a variety of vital minerals, including zinc, antimony, gold, lithium, titanium oxide, phosphate ore, copper ore, and zircon.
The selected projects will play a significant role in growing the economy and re-establishing the United States as a global leader in critical mineral extraction and processing.
SELECTED PROJECTS INCLUDE
TRANSPARENCY MINERAL MINING PROJECTS
• 3PL Railroad Valley Exploration Project
• Aqqualuk Pit Exploration and Expansion
• Bronco Creek Exploration Project
• Burnt Rock Exploration Project
• Caldwell Canyon Mine Project
• Copper Creek Exploration Project
• Grassy Mountain Mine Project
• Greens Creek Surface Exploration
• Kings Mountain Lithium Material Processing Plant
• Lisbon Valley Copper Project
• McDermitt Exploration Project
• Muncy Creek Mineral Exploration Project
FAST-41 COVERED MINERAL MINING PROJECTS
• Castle Mountain Mine Phase 2 Project
• Crownpoint / Church Rock Uranium Project
• Dewey Burdock ISR Uranium Project
• Grants Precision ISR Project
• Hell’s Kitchen Critical Minerals & Power
• Riverview East Stack Extension
• South Fort Meade - South of SR 64 Parcels
• South32 Hermosa Critical Minerals Project
• Tonopah Flats Lithium Project
The Permitting Council coordinates federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 coverage. FAST-41 covered projects are entitled to comprehensive permitting timetables and transparent, collaborative management of those timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard. FAST-41 covered projects may be in the energy production, electricity transmission, energy storage, surface transportation, aviation, ports and waterways, water resource, broadband, pipelines, manufacturing, mining, carbon capture, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, and cybersecurity sectors.
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