Latest Group of Transparency Projects Join FAST-41
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Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)
WASHINGTON (July 17, 2026) – The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce the latest projects to gain FAST-41 Transparency status–the Golden Gate Project (Idaho) and the Bend Project (Wisconsin). Added to FAST-41 in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, these projects are expected to produce a supply of critical minerals essential to U.S. economic growth and expansion.
“FAST-41 has been a game changer for advancing critical mineral projects across the country, and I am thrilled to welcome these projects to the Transparency Dashboard,” said Emily Domenech, Permitting Council Executive Director. “Domestic mining is a critical part of President Trump’s energy dominance agenda and protecting supply chains essential for economic growth and national security. I look forward to working with our federal partners and project sponsors to ensure a transparent, responsible, and efficient permitting process for each of these vital projects.”
Golden Gate Project: Located in the Boise National Forest, near the town of Yellow Pine in Valley County, Idaho, the Golden Gate Project seeks to develop a known tungsten and gold deposit, restart the past-producing Golden Gate Tungsten Mine, and commercialize an existing tungsten ore stockpile previously mined at Golden Gate. The Golden Gate exploration program is a multi-year project that is expected to take five years to complete including 2,000 feet of prospect trenching and 340 core drill holes over 68 drill sites totaling approximately 150,000 feet of total drilling to define a mineable resource of tungsten and gold, metallurgical test work to establish the most efficient method of processing tungsten and gold ore, and completion of a pre-feasibility study to confirm the economic viability of the project. The total disturbance area for this project is 16.6 acres. Resolution Minerals Ltd is the project sponsor. The U.S. Forest Service is the lead federal permitting agency for this project.
Bend Project: Project sponsor Greenlight Metals Inc. plans to mine the volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit for copper, gold, silver and tellurium, in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, in Taylor County, Wisconsin. The site is expected to hold approximately 4 million tonnes of these minerals based on historic estimates. The project includes up to 13 drill sites and 15 drill holes totaling approximately 17,186 feet of core drilling with a total estimated footprint of approximately 1.51 acres and estimated ground disturbance of approximately 0.88 acres. The Bureau of Land Management serves as the lead federal permitting agency for this project.
“Securing FAST-41 Transparency Coverage is another positive step as we aggressively move the Golden Gate Project towards production,” said Craig Lindsay, CEO - US Operations, of Resolution. “As a past producer of high grade tungsten during the period from approximately 1952 to 1980, coupled with the ongoing results being achieved with our current drill program and the potential of near-term cashflow from our existing tungsten stockpiles, Golden Gate represents a compelling story to help the United States achieve its goal of developing domestic supplies of critical metals. We appreciate the support of the Permitting Council and the United States Forest Service as we advance Golden Gate through our ongoing permitting process.”
“The addition of Bend to the Federal Permitting Dashboard is an important milestone for GreenLight and provides a transparent, public framework for tracking the federal review process as Bend advances,” commented Matt Filgate, President & CEO of GreenLight. “Bend is a copper-gold project located in Wisconsin’s prospective Penokean Volcanic Belt hosting critical minerals that are a national priority. The Dashboard listing provides shareholders, regulators, local communities, Tribal Nations and other stakeholders with greater visibility into federal review milestones, while aligning with our commitment to responsible exploration, early engagement and collaboration with federal, state and local stakeholders.”
Learn more about each of these projects on the Federal Permitting Dashboard (Bend Project , Golden Gate Project).
About the Permitting Council and FAST-41
Established in 2015 by Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is a federal agency charged with improving the transparency and predictability of the federal environmental review and authorization process for certain critical infrastructure projects. The Permitting Council is composed of the Permitting Council Executive Director, who serves as the Council Chair; 13 federal agency Council members; and the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of the Executive Director coordinates federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 coverage, which are in turn entitled to comprehensive permitting timetables and transparent, collaborative management of those timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard.
Learn more about the Permitting Council at permitting.gov.
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Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2026