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American Rare Earths Announces: Test Mining Commences To Extract Feedstock for Demonstration Plant at The Cowboy State Mine
Highlights First Blast Successfully and Safely CompletedExcavation of Weathered Material & Construction of Test Mine UnderwayBulk sample collection initiated for processing optimization & demonstration plant ore stockpile DENVER, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR | OTCQX: ARRNF | ADR: AMRRY) (“ARR” or the “Company”), through its subsidiary Wyoming Rare (USA) Inc. (“WRI”), has commenced construction of a test mine at the Cowboy State Mine (“CSM”), part of the Hallec
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