Resolution (ASX:RML) secures second FAST-41 designation as US backs Idaho critical minerals strategy

Jane Morgan Management

17 July 2026 - Adelaide, SA | Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) has secured FAST-41 Transparency Coverage for its Golden Gate Project in Idaho, strengthening federal support for the company's strategy to develop an integrated U.S. antimony, tungsten and gold platform while potentially accelerating permitting across its flagship Horse Heaven Project.

The designation makes Golden Gate the second Resolution project to receive FAST-41 status after Antimony Ridge was granted the same recognition earlier this year, giving both of the company's primary development targets access to the U.S. Government's streamlined permitting framework. According to the company, it is not aware of another critical metals company with two FAST-41 projects.

FAST-41 was established to improve the efficiency and transparency of permitting for strategically important infrastructure projects in the United States. Resolution said Golden Gate was added to the federal program following President Donald Trump's Executive Order aimed at increasing domestic mineral production and reducing reliance on overseas sources of critical minerals.

The latest designation reinforces Resolution's focus on building a vertically integrated critical minerals business in Idaho. Beyond the Golden Gate and Antimony Ridge deposits, the Horse Heaven Project includes the recently acquired Johnson Creek Tungsten Mill, historical tungsten stockpiles and a fully funded Phase 2 drilling program comprising up to 45 holes targeting resource definition.

The Horse Heaven Project sits adjacent to Perpetua Resources' Stibnite Gold Project, placing Resolution within a region that the company says is becoming increasingly important to U.S. critical minerals development. As governments seek to strengthen domestic supply chains for metals such as tungsten and antimony, streamlined permitting has become a key competitive advantage for projects capable of progressing toward production.

Resolution also highlighted that Golden Gate includes a historical tungsten mine that operated intermittently between the 1950s and 1980, with reported production grades ranging from 1.5% to 2.0% tungsten. The company said the combination of Golden Gate and Antimony Ridge supports an integrated development pathway spanning exploration, metallurgy and potential downstream processing.

Craig Lindsay, Resolution's CEO - US Operations, commented:

“We are very pleased that Golden Gate has been selected for FAST-41 Transparency Coverage. We now have two separate development targets within the Horse Heaven Project under the FAST-41 program. Interestingly, I am not aware of any other critical metals company with two FAST-41 projects, which I believe is a mark of the potential importance of Horse Heaven in the US achieving its goal of developing domestic supplies of both antimony and tungsten.

Golden Gate represents a key piece of Resolution’s broader strategy to develop a U.S.-based critical minerals platform. With exploration, processing infrastructure and multiple development pathways now coming together at Horse Heaven, we believe the Company is uniquely positioned to capitalise on strong demand for antimony, tungsten and gold.”

Resolution's immediate focus is advancing the Golden Gate Plan of Operations through the FAST-41 process with the U.S. Forest Service. Following approval, the company intends to commence a major drilling campaign aimed at expanding coverage across the Golden Gate North and South targets and testing whether the two mineralised zones form a single contiguous system. In parallel, Resolution will continue its ongoing 13,700-metre drilling program at Golden Gate, where 22 holes have already been completed, with initial assay results from the first holes expected by the end of July.

Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX RML) is a mineral exploration company currently developing the Horse Heaven Gold-Antimony-Tungsten Project in Idaho, USA with the aim of providing an end-to-end solution for domestic critical minerals supply to US defense industry.

Jane Morgan 

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