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Contango Ore Johnson Tract Critical Metals Project

PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: DECEMBER 01, 2025

PROJECT WEBSITE: Johnson Tract Project

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

In Progress

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
05/05/2028

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Mining

SECTOR
Mining

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Army

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

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Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, National Park Service

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

The proposed project will extract copper, zinc, gold, silver, and lead through underground long-hole stoping complemented by backfilling of the stopes to mitigate the risk of surface subsidence. In addition to the mining infrastructure, there will be a year-round camp and site infrastructure will include roads, airport with IFR, and ancillary maintenance facilities. There will be no tailings or milling facility as the project proposes direct shipping of ore whereby the ore is mined, placed into sealed containers, transported to the coast and placed on barges for offsite processing. A barge loading facility will be established on port easement along the Tuxedni Channel of Cook Inlet.

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

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Overall Project Timetable
 
STATUS
Schedule
Extension or Delay
Ahead of Schedule
Paused
No End Date
Planned

Action Information

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