American Tungsten (CSE:TUNG) is preparing the IMA Tungsten Project in Idaho, US, for production readiness, as the group continues its engagement with key federal agencies.
The company is coordinating with the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Defense Logistics Agency, DARPA-E, Export-Impact Bank, and the Industrial Base Policy. American Tungsten is also actively working to align its strategic objective with national resource security initiatives and critical mineral supply chain resilience.
American Tungsten has prepared the site for safe access and restore the existing infrastructure to support future underground mine exploration and development.
Crews have leveled the portal area at the zero level of mine, clearing out old timber and removing debris from the old mine infrastructure. The portal adit and initial underground access drift are now being rehabilitated to provide safe access to the existing underground workings.
These activities are in preparation to carry out further underground exploration including at least 6,000 feet of diamond drilling.
CEO Ali Haji says the company is advancing to the next phase of the IMA project’s rehabilitation strategy that ensures a path to near-term, first-mover profitable production supported by superior-tungsten-grade, silver, and molybdenum credits.
“This is more than a mine – it is a strategic asset,” Haji says.
Vice President of Mining David Sabourin adds that the mine contractor is making progress on rehabilitating access back into the underground workings.
“This will allow safe inspection of the underground workings and subsequent inspection of the upper levels of the mine to determine the current status of the mine infrastructure and the early identification of areas where production mining can potentially recommence,” Sabourin says.
Upon reinstating safe access to the zero level, American Tungsten will ensure underground-level workings are inspected and checked for airflow, including gas emissions.
The level will be examined by competent personnel to uncover any areas where there may be the potential for instability in the existing underground structures, particularly where drilling work is being planned.
The IMA Project is a past-producing tungsten-molybdenum property situated in the Idaho property belt on private-patented mining claims.
American Tungsten will be represented at the Defense Industrial base Consortium Symposium in Philadelphia, US, as a registered corporate member in September 2025.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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