Second Black Hills mining proposal selected for federal fast-track permitting

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: April 5, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Federal officials have selected a second Black Hills mining proposal for an expedited permitting process.

The Bear Lodge Rare Earth Mining Project is on the Wyoming side of the Black Hills, and it’s expected to produce rare earth elements critical to alloy and magnet production.

It will be included in FAST-41, a federal process meant to improve coordination among permitting agencies and hold them accountable to deadlines. The 25-person federal Permitting Council says …

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