Daily Mining Update (May 31, 2026) — Below is a quick roundup of notable mining and natural-resource company developments and sector headlines published over the last couple of days, with links to the original announcements for details.
American Rare Earths starts 2026 drilling at Halleck Creek (Wyoming)
- American Rare Earths said it has commenced feasibility-level drilling at the Cowboy State Mine within its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming. (GlobeNewswire)
- The company said drilling began May 13 and is expected to run to mid-July, with up to ~3,050 metres of HQ core planned across 19 holes to support a Definitive Feasibility Study. (GlobeNewswire)
First Atlantic Nickel receives supplemental permit for drilling/geophysics and wellbore injection (Newfoundland & Labrador)
- First Atlantic Nickel reported receiving a supplemental exploration permit from Newfoundland and Labrador that it says authorizes additional drilling, Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) geophysics, and wellbore water injection for repeated rock formation integrity testing at its Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy (awaruite) project. (GlobeNewswire)
- The company said drilling is currently underway at its Alloy Max Zone. (GlobeNewswire)
ICG Silver & Gold outlines Phase 1 drilling at Tuscarora District (Nevada)
- ICG Silver & Gold announced plans for an initial ~3,000-metre Phase 1 drill program at its 100%-owned Tuscarora District in Elko County, Nevada, focused on shallow oxide silver/gold targets and testing broader district-scale structural controls. (MINING.COM press release)
- The company listed six priority target areas for the program: Battle Mountain, East Pediment, Grand Prize, Kings Vein, Modoc, and Silica. (MINING.COM press release)
Regulatory: Military Metals says Slovak authorities revoked its Trojarova licence
- Military Metals’ exploration licence for the Trojarova antimony-gold project (near Bratislava, Slovakia) was revoked by Slovak environmental authorities, according to the company and MINING.COM. (MINING.COM)
- MINING.COM reported the company said it will pursue legal avenues to challenge the decision. (MINING.COM)
Policy backdrop: “Quad” nations announce critical minerals initiative
- The Northern Miner reported the United States, Japan, Australia and India unveiled a plan tied to the “Quad Critical Minerals Initiative,” including an intention to mobilize $20B in government and private-sector funding across the critical minerals supply chain. (The Northern Miner)
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