Announcing the “SPEED Act” on January 24, 2025, Idaho Governor Brad Little missed a golden opportunity to quote Top Gun: Maverick: “I feel the need – the need for speed.” In the race for critical minerals, though, Gov. Little appears to feel the need for speed. He signed Executive Order 2025-02, the “Idaho Strategic Permitting, Efficiency and Economic Development (SPEED)…
Read MorePerpetua Resources said the Stibnite gold project in Idaho has been selected as a Transparency Project in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order (see page 4) aimed at strengthening American mineral production. As one of just 10 initial U.S. projects selected by the National Energy Dominance Council for placement on the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council dashboard, the…
Read MoreThe Copper Mark and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have jointly said that they have opened a public consultation period for its draft Risk Readiness Assessment (RRA) and revised Criteria for Responsible Minerals and Metals. The consultation period is open from May 2 to July 1. With the revision, the two groups are hoping to get the RRA to be…
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