The LPMPLC has been formed to lead the resistance to this threat.  

Our membership is growing quickly and it is our hope that the information here will inspire others to join this fight.

What follows is comprehensive information about the situation as it stands as well as news of the latest developments. You will also find here everything you need to get involved at whatever level you wish.  We are approaching this from every angle, and every voice is needed and valued.

 How it started...

A company called Metallic Minerals, Inc, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, acquired land and permits to do explorative drilling in the La Platas in 2019.

Note that this company does not actually mine.  They acquire mineral rights through various means, locate promising deposits and then try to sell those rights to mining companies.  They are a public company listed on multiple exchanges.  Here's a link to the yahoo finance page for them:  MMG.V

Here are the bullet points for the timeline so far:

• Acquired the La Plata project in 2019 and began modern exploration over a 17 sq mi land package.

• Completed geophysical surveys, mapping, and surface sampling early in the program.

• Drilled the Allard target in 2021–2023, adding 8,240 meters of company drilling and underground sampling that supported the resource model.

• In 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey designated the La Plata Mountains as a focus area for potential critical minerals resources and invested over $300,000 in regional sampling, mapping, and geophysical surveys, a program led by the Colorado Geological Survey in collaboration with Metallic Minerals.

• Published a 2023 inferred resource for Allard, then updated it in January 2026 to 181.4 million tonnes grading 0.36% CuEq, including copper, silver, and a PGE-gold component.

• Ran district-scale field work in 2024 and 2025, including 329 rock samples, 474 soil samples, and detailed mapping, with Newmont geologists helping prioritize targets.

• Identified four new target areas in 2025, and advanced three untested targets to drill-ready status.

• Reported 16 untested potential porphyry centers and several high-grade epithermal targets across the broader district.

This information is available on their website, particularly here.  Click onto the "virtual tour" for a glitzy, but also very sobering 3D rendering of the mountain range with the area being probed clearly outlined.  When reading anything on MM's website, remember that they are not mining, they are selling mining rights, which gives their presentation a certain highly optimistic slant.

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