** Uranium miner Snow Lake Resources' LITM.O shares up 18.5% to $0.71
** U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked emergency powers to boost domestic production of critical minerals used widely across the economy as part of a broad effort to offset China's near-total control of the sector
** Company says it welcomes the Trump administration's executive order aimed at accelerating American mineral production, including uranium
** Company says its recently announced 50/50 JV with Global Uranium and Enrichment Ltd on the Pine Ridge uranium project in Wyoming now positioned to directly benefit from measures announced in the executive order
** As of last close, Snow Lake's shares down 37.4% YTD
(Reporting by Tanay Dhumal in Bengaluru)
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