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Critical Minerals Projects


 

REGION FOREST PROJECT NAME PRIMARY COMMODITIES PRODUCED FROM PLAN OF OPERATIONS* MINE PLAN OF OPERATIONS STATUS PROJECT STATUS/FURTHER INFORMATION
1 Custer-Gallatin Stillwater Mine Platinum, Palladium Approved

Note: 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

2 None        
3 None      

 

4 Payette Stibnite Mine Gold, Antimony Pending

- Stibnite Gold Project EIS
- Midas Gold - Stibnite Gold Project

Salmon-Challis Idaho Cobalt Mine Cobalt Approved

Note: No FS website/SOPA link available.
- Jervois Mining - Idaho Cobalt Operations

Manti-La Sal La Sal Mine Complex Vanadium Approved

- La Sal Mines Complex
- Energy Fuels - La Sal Complex

5 None        
6 None        
8 None        
9 Superior Twin Metals Minnesota Project Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, platinum, Palladium, Gold, Silver Pending - Superior National Forest, Twin Metals Lease Renewal
- Non-Ferrous Mine and Preference Right Lease in Superior National Forest
10 None        

*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.