The Trump administration has moved to expedite permitting for ten high-priority mining projects across the US as part of a broader effort to boost domestic production of critical minerals and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.

The selected projects –spanning copper, lithium, gold, potash, and coal – include developments by participants such as Rio Tinto, Hecla Mining, Albemarle, Warrior Met Coal and Perpetua Resources. 

They represent the first wave of initiatives under President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at increasing American mineral production.

Projects greenlit for fast-track permitting include Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project in Arizona, Perpetua’s Stibnite gold project in Idaho, Albemarle’s Silver Peak lithium mine in Nevada, and Warrior Met Coal’s Alabama operations. 

Also on the list are the McDermitt lithium exploration project, Caldwell Canyon phosphate project, Libby and Lisbon Valley copper projects, the South West Arkansas bromine project, and the Michigan potash development.

The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council announced on Friday that the projects had been added to the federal permitting dashboard under the FAST-41 programme, providing increased transparency and accountability in the federal environmental review process. This marks the first use of the council’s transparency authority under the critical minerals directive.

"We look forward to showcasing the many benefits the federal permitting dashboard can bring to critical infrastructure projects as part of President Trump’s executive order on increasing American mineral production,” said acting executive director at the permitting council, Manisha Patel. 

“The federal permitting dashboard is a vital tool in enhancing interagency coordination and efficient decision making and will play an invaluable role in ensuring that these projects receive the most efficient review and authorszation process possible in order to bring the benefits of next generation infrastructure to communities across the nation.”

The designation makes permitting timelines and review milestones for each project publicly available.

The White House says this is only the beginning of a rolling list of critical mineral projects expected to be added in the coming weeks.