FINAL RECORD OF DECISION RELEASED FOR THE STIBNITE GOLD PROJECT
FINAL RECORD OF DECISION RELEASED FOR THE STIBNITE GOLD PROJECT
MCCALL, ID – On January 3, 2025, the U.S. Forest Service issued its Final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Stibnite Gold Project, located 14 miles outside of Yellow Pine, Idaho. The decision approves a mine plan that includes the construction of three massive cyanide vat leaching open pits, significantly expanding the area of disturbance. The approved plan will double the size of the impacted area compared to the historic mine footprint, with more than 70% of the project’s disturbance occurring on public lands. This development is all set within the vital headwaters of the South Fork of the Salmon River, a region of immense ecological and cultural importance.
U.S. Government Sets a Path to Breach the four Lower Snake River dams, while honoring Tribes, and restoring salmon to the Northwest
The White House reiterated their commitment to salmon recovery, announcing a substantial development in the long standing litigation between the federal government and Tribes, conservation organizations, and the states of Washington and Oregon toward the removal of the four Lower Snake River dams.
