U.S. Forest Service Urged To Reject Massive Idaho Gold Mine Threatening Endangered Species, Public Health
January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023
MCCALL, Idaho, Jan. 10 (TNSgov) -- Earthworks posted the following news release:
A planned open-pit cyanide vat leach gold mine in Idaho's Salmon River Mountains would jeopardize public health and clean water, harm endangered species, violate Indigenous treaty rights, and permanently scar thousands of acres of public land in the headwaters of the South Fork Salmon River, a coalition of local and national conservation groups said.
In over 300-pages of comments submi . . .
A planned open-pit cyanide vat leach gold mine in Idaho's Salmon River Mountains would jeopardize public health and clean water, harm endangered species, violate Indigenous treaty rights, and permanently scar thousands of acres of public land in the headwaters of the South Fork Salmon River, a coalition of local and national conservation groups said.
In over 300-pages of comments submi . . .