Current FAST-41 Transparency Projects
FAST-41 Transparency Projects are infrastructure projects directed by the Executive Director of the Permitting Council to be posted on the Dashboard in the interest of transparency.
The list below details the FAST-41 Transparency Projects currently posted on the Dashboard.
To view the current FAST-41 Transparency Projects on the Dashboard click here.
Some projects are located in more than one state and in those instances, the project will be listed under each relevant state
Alaska
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Nikolai Nickel Project is a proposed advanced exploration project in Alaska that hosts a deposit of nickel with cobalt, platinum, palladium, copper, and chromium.
Arizona
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Antler Copper Project is a proposed underground copper mine utilizing a sub-level open stoping with paste backfill mining method.
The Bronco Creek Exploration Project includes mineral rights for seven discrete copper-lead-zinc projects, collectively referred to as the BCE Programmatic Exploration Project and is nearly entirely on lands administered by the Tonto National Forest.
The Resolution Copper Project proposes surface disturbance on Forest Service lands associated with development, mining, and processing of copper and molybdenum.
Arkansas
Mining
Project Title
Description
The South West Arkansas Project proposes domestic production of battery quality lithium carbonate from the Smackover Formation Brines in Southern Arkansas.
Florida
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Trail Ridge South Project is located in north Florida and will mine zircon, monazite, and titanium.
Idaho
Mining
Project Title
Description
The DeLamar Project is an open-pit gold and silver mining development project located in Owyhee County in southwest Idaho.
The Sheep Creek Project proposes gallium and heavy rare earth element exploration to include activities to clear and maintain existing roads, secure and stabilize three existing adits, exploratory drilling underground and up to 10 surface boreholes with associated pads, and other ore sampling activities in Montana and Idaho.
Louisiana
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Liberty Owl Project is a proposed development of a commercial-scale lithium extraction and refining facility to produce battery-grade lithium from domestic brine resources near Marion, Louisiana.
Michigan
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Michigan Potash Project proposes construction of a potash solution mine and processing plant in Osceola County, Michigan, to produce approximately 800,000 tons per year of fertilizer-grade muriate of potash and about 1 million tons per year of salt.
Minnesota
Mining
Project Title
Description
The NorthMet Project is a proposed open pit mining operation to produce copper and nickel-copper concentrates.
Missouri
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Doe Run Project is an underground mine with tailings disposal on the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri producing lead, zinc, and copper.
Montana
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Blue Copper Project proposes to mine copper, tungsten, gold, zinc, gallium, and germanium and is located west of Helena, Montana.
The Libby Exploration Project is a proposed underground exploration and evaluation project to collect data that will shape and guide potential activities and operations for mining silver and copper.
The Sheep Creek Project proposes gallium and heavy rare earth element exploration to include activities to clear and maintain existing roads, secure and stabilize three existing adits, exploratory drilling underground and up to 10 surface boreholes with associated pads, and other ore sampling activities in Montana and Idaho.
The Stillwater Mine Project proposes underground platinum and palladium mining activities on Forest Service land.
Nevada
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Angel Island Project is a development stage lithium project located in Clayton Valley in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
The Burnt Rock Exploration Project includes gold and silver exploration drilling activities at the Spring Peak project in the Aurora mining district of west-central Nevada.
The Golden Mile Mine Project is a proposed precious metal, open pit mine with a proposed mine life of 8-10 years and will be a material project for Fortitude Gold Corporation (FGC). The mine will primarily produce gold.
The Muncy Creek Exploration Project was proposed by Falcon Copper as a part of their Schell Creek exploration project. The Muncy Creek Plan proposes mineral exploration for copper, zinc, molybdenum, and silver in the Ely Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in White Pine County, Nevada.
New Mexico
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Roca Honda Project proposes uranium mining on Forest Service lands near Grants, New Mexico.
Oregon
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Grassy Mountain Mine Project proposes for construction, operation, reclamation, and closure of an underground mining and precious metal milling operation for the recovery of gold and silver.
The McDermitt Exploration Project proposes to drill multiple bore holes for exploration of the lithium resource in the Oregon portion of the McDermitt caldera.
Wyoming
Mining
Project Title
Description
The Sweetwater Project is a uranium mining and processing project located on federal land in the Great Divide Basin of Wyoming.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026