Business
Discussions with Idaho Congressional Delegation
Discussions with Idaho Congressional Delegation.
About this update from Phoenix Copper Ltd. (united Kingdom)
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n \n \n Phoenix Copper Limited / Ticker: PXC / Sector: Mining\n \n \n 11 May 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phoenix Copper Limited\n \n \n \n \n ('Phoenix' or the 'Company')\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phoenix Discusses Projects with Idaho Congressional Delegation\n \n \n \n Phoenix Copper Limited (AIM: PXC, OTCQX ADR: PXCLY), the AIM-quoted USA-focused base and precious metals emerging producer and exploration company, is pleased\n to provide an update on its management activities. Last week, Phoenix CEO Ryan McDermott, ESG Programme Lead Lenie Wilkie, and Public Relations Manager Brittany Lock, met with two of Idaho's Congressional delegation and staffers in Washington D.C. where they expressed the Company's current focus to support the United States' domestic supply of critical and strategic minerals. Phoenix is an 80% owner of the historically producing Empire copper mine near Mackay, Idaho, and wholly owns two cobalt exploration properties near Salmon, Idaho.\n \n \n U.S. Senator Jim Risch and U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho are long-standing advocates for developing a secure supply chain of the minerals necessary for national security and the technologies that will power the future. Senator Risch currently represents Idaho's interests in the United States' Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources and serves on the subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. These committee and subcommittee assignments give him a voice in legislation that shapes mineral production in the United States. Meanwhile, Senator Crapo currently participates in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus where he works to disseminate information about, and increase support for, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.\n \n \n Ryan McDermott, CEO of Phoenix Copper Limited, said\n : \"I'm thrilled Phoenix is operating in a state that has two U.S. Senators who are very supportive of Idaho mining projects-particularly those involving the critical and strategic minerals found at the Empire Mine and in the Cobalt Belt. Analysts agree that new, domestic sources of copper, cobalt, and other strategic and critical minerals are necessary to keep up with the growing demands for national security and renewable energy technologies. It's important to give deci...