May 2 - The Trump administration on Friday added 10 more

U.S. mining projects to a fast-track permitting list aimed at

expanding critical minerals production across the country.

The projects - which would supply copper, palladium and

other minerals - have been granted FAST-41 status, a federal

initiative launched in 2015 to streamline approvals of critical

infrastructure.

The Trump administration last month had named an initial 10

projects to the list and said that more would be added in the

future.

All of the projects are listed on a U.S. federal

website where their permitting progress can be publicly tracked,

part of what the administration calls a push for greater

transparency and faster permitting.

The latest 10 include a proposed copper and nickel mine in

Minnesota from a joint venture of Glencore ( GLCNF ) and Teck

Resources ( TECK ); a New Mexico uranium project from Energy

Fuels ( UUUU ); expansion of a Montana palladium project from

Sibanye Stillwater; an Alaskan silver project from

Hecla; and a Georgia titanium dioxide project from

Chemours ( CC ).

South32's ( SHTLF ) Hermosa zinc-manganese project in Arizona

was fast-tracked by former President Joe Biden, the first mine

to receive the FAST-41 treatment.

President Donald Trump also last month ordered a probe into

potential new tariffs on all U.S. critical minerals imports, a

major escalation in his dispute with global trade partners and

an attempt to pressure industry leader China.