USFS approves Salmon River Headwaters mine

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

I can't say I'm a fan. I know we need to extract resources, but....fuck the church is a cool place. For a mine with a life span of 15 years, this kind of thing just doesn't compute for me....

Forest Service Approves Mine In Salmon River Headwaters

In early September, the US Forest Service released a draft decision notice that would allow for the recommissioning of an old mine site at the headwaters of the South Fork Salmon River in central Idaho. The Stibnite Mine, as Perpetua Resources has named it, would be the largest antimony producer...

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[DimeBrite]

The price of gold is $2,756 and rising. All time highs with global tensions rising and government debts sky rocketing. Sadly, there will be many more mining proposals now that profitability is up, even for abandoned projects.

 

[fatbillybob]

This does not sound good.

 

[JudyM]

Ever heard of the Pebble Mine near Lake Iliana in Alaska? Wondering if it is the same companies that
tried to mine up there....

 

[G_Smolt]

Ever heard of the Pebble Mine near Lake Iliana in Alaska? Wondering if it is the same companies that
tried to mine up there....

There is no Pebble mine.

There is a proposed project named Pebble near Lake Iliamna for which the EPA declined to issue a dredge/fill permit under sec 404c of the CWA. The mining claims of the Pebble deposit are owned by Pebble Limited Partnership, which is owned by Northern Dynasty. Perpetua is not a partner.