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Micron, Biden-Harris Administration, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer Announce $6.1B in CHIPS and Science Act Funding for Historic Planned Investment in Domestic Leading-Edge Memory Manufacturing in Idaho and New York

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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BOISE, Idaho, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and the only U.S.-based manufacturer of memory, and the Biden-Harris Administration today announced that they have signed a non-binding Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) for $6.1 billion in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support planned leading-edge memory manufacturing in Idaho and New York.

Key Points: 
  • The CHIPS and Science Act grants of $6.1 billion will support Micron’s plans to invest approximately $50 billion in gross capex for U.S. domestic leading-edge memory manufacturing through 2030.
  • Micron and the state of New York also established the Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund to support community and workforce development in the region.
  • The two projects, as planned, will represent the single largest private investments ever made in the states of Idaho and New York.
  • “This CHIPS investment makes possible the once in a lifetime investment here in Boise and in Central New York.

Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Project Moves Toward Construction

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Monday, April 15, 2024
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Upon issuance of a positive ROD, construction at Rhyolite Ridge can begin following a Final Investment Decision (FID).

Key Points: 
  • Upon issuance of a positive ROD, construction at Rhyolite Ridge can begin following a Final Investment Decision (FID).
  • Rhyolite Ridge will help accelerate the electric vehicle transition and secure a cleaner future for our children and grandchildren.
  • “This news sets a clear path forward to construction and brings us one step closer to making Rhyolite Ridge a reality.
  • Ioneer’s estimated timing for the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project is as follows:

CENTURY LITHIUM PROVIDES UPDATE ON THE FEASIBILITY STUDY

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Friday, April 19, 2024
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (Century Lithium or Company) reports that the Feasibility Study on the Company's Clayton Valley Lithium Project (Project), in Nevada, USA, under the direction of Wood PLC and Global Resource Engineering Ltd., is currently under review by the Qualified Persons, and the Company anticipates its announcement imminently.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, BC, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (Century Lithium or Company) reports that the Feasibility Study on the Company's Clayton Valley Lithium Project (Project), in Nevada, USA, under the direction of Wood PLC and Global Resource Engineering Ltd., is currently under review by the Qualified Persons, and the Company anticipates its announcement imminently.
  • To date, the Company's Feasibility Study team has revised and updated estimates for a phased production approach at the Project.
  • All data collected has been essential to the Feasibility Study.
  • Century Lithium continues to work toward permitting the Project including the collection of baseline data collection for biology, surface and groundwater hydrology, and social impacts.

Black American Negro Freedmen Lineage Group Demands President Biden Focus Less on Renaming Francis Scott Key Bridge and Instead ENFORCE Legacy Environmental Policy & Public Works Laws That Let Americans Do the Work

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Immediately after the Key Bridge crumbled, business interests (including the immigration lobby) positioned themselves to receive special consideration for this public works project.

Key Points: 
  • Immediately after the Key Bridge crumbled, business interests (including the immigration lobby) positioned themselves to receive special consideration for this public works project.
  • The Coalition of Concerned Freedmen demands that the Biden administration not expedite work permits for illegal aliens to source labor for the bridge rebuild.
  • The Coalition also demands that President Biden enforce the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976, as originally written.
  • Black civil rights groups have given little attention to the question of who will rebuild this critical infrastructure.

BLM Issues Notice of Intent for Paramount Gold’s Proposed High-Grade Grassy Mountain Gold and Silver Mine

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Paramount’s President & COO, Glen van Treek, stated, “The filing of the NOI in the federal registry marks a major milestone, providing a definitive path forward towards the construction and operation of the Grassy Mountain mine.

Key Points: 
  • Paramount’s President & COO, Glen van Treek, stated, “The filing of the NOI in the federal registry marks a major milestone, providing a definitive path forward towards the construction and operation of the Grassy Mountain mine.
  • The development of Grassy Mountain offers significant potential to provide much-needed employment opportunities and economic growth to Malheur County,” van Treek added.
  • The filing of the NOI follows the completeness determination by the BLM of the Plan of Operation (“PoO”) for Grassy Mountain as announced on November 29, 2022 .
  • The comprehensive PoO was developed to align with the requirements of the EIS.

Federal Court Supports Wild Horse Advocates Against BLM in Groundbreaking Ruling

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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LOCUST VALLEY, N.Y., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Honorable Miranda M. Du ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has unreasonably delayed crafting Herd Management Area Plans (HMAPs) for wild horses in the Pancake Complex in central Nevada. The order from the court remands the Pancake Gather Environmental Assessment (EA) back to BLM for further analysis including those involving wildfire risk and orders that an HMAP be prepared for the complex within one year.

Key Points: 
  • BLM defines the HMAP in the 2020 Report to Congress:
    "Just as with surveys and monitoring, HMAP development is a key component in the decision-making process for BLM's wild horse and burro management activities on the ground.
  • Today, the court affirmed the intention of that law," stated Laura Leigh, President of Wild Horse Education (WHE).
  • "For over twelve years I have been trying to address critical issues of on-range management planning with BLM and have been repeatedly denied.
  • Environmental rewilding with wild horses is the way forward to protect our lands, horses and all wildlife on the range.

FREEMAN COMMENCES PERMITTING INITIATIVES AT THE LEMHI GOLD DEPOSIT, IDAHO

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Environmental and social impact assessment;

Key Points: 
  • Environmental and social impact assessment;
    Development of mitigation measures and management plans;
    Compliance with NEPA and state environmental policy acts;
    Mine closure and reclamation planning.
  • They have proven experience in preparing permit applications and amendments to satisfy both federal and State of Idaho requirements and facilitating compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
  • GSI's team has successfully supported permitting and compliance efforts for mining clients throughout the U.S. and internationally, including:  P4 Production, L.L.C.
  • Following the cancellation of the Cancelled Options, the Company has a total of 4,450,000 stock options outstanding.

Boundary Stone Partners Announces Emily Domenech as Senior Vice President

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Boundary Stone Partners (BSP) announced Emily Domenech will join the team as a Senior Vice President, bringing her years of experience serving House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill to benefit the firm's clients. BSP continues to grow, hiring experts across the energy ecosystem as the industry booms.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Boundary Stone Partners (BSP) announced Emily Domenech will join the team as a Senior Vice President, bringing her years of experience serving House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill to benefit the firm's clients.
  • Domenech joins BSP from the Office of Speaker Mike Johnson, where she held the position of Senior Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the House.
  • "We are excited to welcome Emily's expertise and perspective at Boundary Stone Partners."
  • In addition to Domenech, the following individuals have also joined the Boundary Stone ranks:
    Dane Bahnsen , Director - Bahnsen has joined BSP's D.C. office as a Director supporting client teams.

First American Uranium & US Forest Service (USFS) Kickoff Meeting Scheduled for Drilling Exploration Plan on New Mexico-Based Red Basin Uranium Project

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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The Company will be represented at the Meeting by Frank Bain, P.Geo., First American Uranium's Field Representative.

Key Points: 
  • The Company will be represented at the Meeting by Frank Bain, P.Geo., First American Uranium's Field Representative.
  • “This meeting with the USFS is a significant milestone in advancing our Red Basin Uranium Project,” said Shawn Balaghi, First American Uranium’s CEO.
  • The Red Basin Uranium Project is located ~250 miles (~402 km) southeast of the uranium mill in Blanding, Utah.
  • Gulf Oil conducted a thorough drill program at the Red Basin project area in the 1980s before a collapse in the uranium price, including drilling an estimated 1,000 holes.

CED Maps Out 2024 Policy Priorities and Solutions for President and Congress

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), has issued a new Solutions Brief, 2024 Policy Priorities: Inflection Point, Charting a Sustainable Path Forward , that outlines the most important policy challenges before the nation in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), has issued a new Solutions Brief, 2024 Policy Priorities: Inflection Point, Charting a Sustainable Path Forward , that outlines the most important policy challenges before the nation in 2024.
  • And to meet the challenges, it includes recommendations for building a stronger, more resilient, sustainable economy that provides equal opportunity for all Americans.
  • The Solutions Brief—the latest in CED's Sustaining Capitalism series—draws from a letter that CED sent earlier this month to the President and Congressional leadership.
  • The commission should address the biggest drivers of deficits and the long-term debt: Medicare and Social Security, whose Trust Funds are becoming insolvent.