Stibnite Gold Project March Update: New name for Midas Gold Corporation, same risks to the South Fork Salmon River
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Stibnite Gold Project has had considerable revisions and modifications, but the changes were never released to the public for comment and review. IRU and partner organizations are asking the U.S. Forest Service to reopen the DEIS for public comment and give the public a voice on this massive, open-pit gold mine in the South Fork Salmon River headwaters.
Midas Gold Stibnite Gold Project Update: January 2021
January 2021 Updates: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted comments that highlighted both the significant issues with Midas Gold’s proposal, and the insufficient analysis in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS): “Based on our review of the draft EIS, we continue to have significant concerns regarding potential impacts to water quality and aquatic resources.” (EPA).
Midas Gold Corporation sees changes, the South Fork Salmon remains at risk
While the Forest Service is deep in the midst of compiling and analyzing tens of thousands of public comments on the Stibnite Gold Project, Midas Gold is seeing a sweeping internal transition in leadership. Read more about these changes, and updates on the Stibnite Gold Project.
We heard you loud and clear; the South Fork Salmon River is worth protecting.
Idaho has so many rivers that are worth celebrating, but there is just something special about the South Fork of the Salmon and tributaries.
A Family Committed to the SF Salmon: Using their voices to speak out against Stibnite
When the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Midas Gold’s Stibnite Gold Project was opened for public comment, the Bruce family knew it was time to act.
Get Involved: Submit your public comment on the Stibnite Gold Project by Oct. 28th
Use your voice to help protect the South Fork Salmon River! Submit public comment on the Stibnite Mine Project by Oct 28th to the USFS.
Op-Ed: Midas Gold takes no responsibility for mining-caused water pollution, and files a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service
Published in The Star News
CEO Laurel Sayer recently announced that Midas Gold Corporation took “a necessary step to protect Midas Gold from being held responsible for alleged water pollution from lands owned and managed by the U.S. Forest Service”, referring to the lawsuit filed by Midas against the U.S. Forest Service on August 18th, 2020…
These places are worth protecting: Caitlin Straubinger, IRU Staff
A few weeks ago, I drove up the windy South Fork Salmon road, following the curve of the river to a campsite on the riverbank, nestled in the pines. My colleagues and I waded in the cool water, chatted around a quiet campfire, and checked out the Neowise comet in the astonishingly dark sky.
Stibnite Draft EIS Released, Putting Headwaters of the South Fork Salmon at Risk
The DEIS for this massive, open-pit gold mine is so inadequate that it precludes meaningful analysis. This DEIS, put simply, does nothing to alleviate our concerns about the myriad risks Midas would pose to the watershed of the South Fork, the recreational values of the area, and the public lands that it will impact.
IRU participates in negotiated rulemaking to ensure our rivers have a voice
IRU continues work to protect the South Fork of the Salmon River from a large-scale gold mining proposal. The Stibnite Gold Project, proposed by Midas Gold Corporation, is still in the midst of the regulatory process, and we are awaiting the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement sometime in spring 2020.
In the end, Stibnite project is an open-pit mine
Originally published in the McCall Star News, January 19, 2020, 54TH YEAR, NO. 10, pg.4. Click Here to subscribe,
BY TOR ANDERSEN
There was a time when I thought the Stibnite Gold Project may be favorable for Valley County. After all, the proposed location is a previously impacted mine site and is predicted to create many jobs. However, we need to take a closer look at what the Stibnite Gold Project really has to offer.