Perpetua Resources’ Gold Mine Gets Initial Approval From US
The Yellow Pine Pit open-pit gold mine in the Stibnite Mining District in Idaho.
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The Biden administration has given initial approval to Perpetua Resources Corp. for one of the largest gold, silver and antimony mines in the US.
The US Forest Service plans to make public a draft record of decision authorizing the Stibnite Gold Project in the Payette and Boise National Forests, the agency said in a statement Thursday.