The dispute centers on the federally owned Oak Flat Campground, which some Apache consider home to deities and which sits atop a reserve of more than 40 billion pounds of copper.
Republican leaders had promised voters during the election they would cut the mining permit review timeline in half and boost domestic EV mining, rather than seek more supply overseas.
The amended licence increases Hobson's licensed production capacity by four-fold to 4 million pounds annually, distinguishing it as the largest uranium plant in Texas.