Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Advances Texas’s First Rare Earth Mining District After Announcing New Mineral Lease

Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Advances Texas’s First Rare Earth Mining District After Announcing New Mineral Lease

AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has entered into two new hard mineral leases for rare earth minerals with El Paso Minerals Corp. (EPM) covering more than 1,000 acres in Hudspeth County. The agreements build upon the nationally significant Round Top project and mark a major step toward establishing Texas’ first dedicated rare earth mining district. “Round Top …

EXCLUSIVE: Texas Plants First Rare-Earth Mining District In Hudspeth County

Texas is moving toward establishing its first dedicated rare earth mining district after the state entered into two new mineral leases in West Texas.