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Critical Minerals Projects


 

REGIONFORESTPROJECT NAMEPRIMARY COMMODITIES PRODUCED FROM PLAN OF OPERATIONS*MINE PLAN OF OPERATIONS STATUSPROJECT STATUS/FURTHER INFORMATION
1Custer-GallatinStillwater MinePlatinum, PalladiumApprovedNote: No FS website/SOPA link available.
- Sibanye-Stillwater
Pending-Tailings Expansion- Sibanye Stillwater Mining Company's East Boulder Mine Stage 6 Tailings Storage Facility Amendment
2None    
3None    
4PayetteStibnite MineGold, AntimonyPending- Stibnite Gold Project EIS
- Midas Gold - Stibnite Gold Project
Salmon-ChallisIdaho Cobalt MineCobaltApprovedNote: No FS website/SOPA link available.
- Jervois Mining - Idaho Cobalt Operations
Manti-La SalLa Sal Mine ComplexVanadiumApproved- La Sal Mines Complex
- Energy Fuels - La Sal Complex
5None    
6None    
8None    
9SuperiorTwin Metals Minnesota ProjectCopper, Nickel, Cobalt, platinum, Palladium, Gold, SilverPending- Non-Ferrous Mine and Preference Right Lease in Superior National Forest
10None    

*Commodities in bold are critical minerals that the Secretary of Interior identified in the "Final List of Critical Minerals 2018" (83 FR 23295) issues pursuant to Executive Order 13817.