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Vancouver, BC, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Tungsten Corp. (CSE:TUNG) (OTCQB:DEMRF) (FSE:RK9) (“American Tungsten” or the “Company”) applauds U.S. President Donald Trump’s Executive Order seeking to bolster the production of domestic critical minerals, including tungsten, and furthering the country’s national security agenda.
This Executive Order, through the Defense Production Act (“DPA”) and other authorities, intends to take “immediate action to facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum possible extent”, which includes, among other items:
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The waiver of certain DPA restrictions for critical mineral projects, with the intention of enabling faster approval timelines for permitting and project-level funding processes; and
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The advancement of domestic critical minerals supply chains via the creation of a centralized forum for critical mineral buyers and sellers to convene.
These measures within the Executive Order are in-line with American Tungsten’s long-term strategic plans to advance its flagship tungsten project in Idaho, U.S., the IMA Mine, and develop a secure, domestic supply chain for tungsten in the United States.
The Company has engaged with the U.S. Department of Defense (the “DoD”) and is an active member of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (the “DIBC”). Tungsten is classified as a critical mineral by the U.S. government, owing to its use in high-strength applications such as defense, aerospace, mining, and high-performance industrial manufacturing.
“American Tungsten was founded on the conviction that the United States needed to quickly bolster its domestic critical minerals production capabilities,” said Murray Nye, CEO of American Tungsten. “This Executive Order is a clear endorsement for America’s mining industry. We believe our tungsten project, the IMA Mine, is a core example of why critical mineral production in the U.S. must be prioritized and addressed without delay.”
The IMA Mine is a past producing underground tungsten mine situated on 22 patented claims located in East Central Idaho. Between 1945 and 1957, the property produced approximately 199,449 MTUs of WO3 and was subsequently explored for molybdenum and tungsten by various operators between 1960-2008(1).
ABOUT AMERICAN TUNGSTEN CORP.
American Tungsten Corp. (previously Demesne Resources Inc.) is a Canadian-based company involved in the acquisition and exploration of magnetite mineral properties. The Company's Star Project consists of five contiguous mineral titles covering an area of approximately 4,615.75 hectares located in the Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada. The Company has entered into an option agreement pursuant to which it is entitled to earn an undivided 100% interest in the Star Project. American Tungsten has also entered into an option agreement, pursuant to which it can acquire a 100% interest (subject to a 2% royalty) in and to the IMA Mine Project, a past producing underground tungsten mine situated on 22 patented claims located in East Central, Idaho, United States. In addition, the Company has acquired surrounding mining rights at its IMA Mine Project through the staking of 113 WMO federal lode mining claims covering an area of 1,988.6 acres (804.75ha).