07:44 AM EDT, 08/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Equinox Gold ( EQX ) said Monday its Castle Mountain mine phase 2 project in San Bernadino County, California, has been accepted under the US Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's FAST-41 program.

The company said the FAST-41 program is designed to streamline the permitting process for certain projects.

Equinox Gold ( EQX ) said it expects to complete the Castle Mountain phase 2 project's federal permitting process in December 2026, based on the timeline posted on the FAST-41 dashboard.