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Cheyenne seeks additional $227,000 in impact funds for gold mine
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne officials are requesting more money for impact assistance for the CK Gold Project, about 20 miles west of Cheyenne. U.S. Gold Corp acquired the mineral lease in 2016 and started exploring mining the gold and copper deposit in 2020. Construction delays triggered the new funding request, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.
Wyoming uranium company opts out of Trump’s fast track permit
Wyoming Public Radio
The Trump administration is pushing for domestic uranium mining to ramp up. For the past couple years, Myriad Uranium has drilled holes into a long desert hillside called Copper Mountain, just outside of Shoshoni. The mineral exploration company just secured their next necessary federal permit but chose not to take Trump’s permitting “fast track,” Wyoming Public Radio reports. Read the full story.
Campbell County commissioners revisit nuclear resolution
Gillette News Record
Campbell County Commissioners are considering asking voters next year if they want nuclear waste to be stored in Campbell County. Commissioner Jerry Means pitched the resolution last month and it came up for more discussion Tuesday. The commissioners didn’t take action on the resolution but did elaborate on their stances on nuclear waste and listened to what the public had to say, the Gillette News Record reports. Read the full story.
Airline to assume full market risk for Gillette air service in 2026
County 17
United Airlines is planning to take over full management and financial responsibility for commercial flights serving the Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport in 2026. The transition moves Gillette out of the state’s program, launched in 2018, to support air service in smaller communities like Gillette, Sheridan, Riverton and Rock Springs, County 17 reports. Read the full story.
Casper airport picked for cockpit alert testing
Oil City News
The Casper/Natrona County International Airport is slated to be the nation’s first airport to test Honeywell Aerospace’s new cockpit safety system, which aims to prevent collisions and near-collisions. Honeywell chose the airport for its runway design and less frequent flights, Oil City News reports. Read the full story.