The U.S. Forest Service has issued a final record of decision approving the Stibnite Gold Mine Project in Central Idaho’s Payette National Forest, green-lighting what could become one of the largest gold mines in the United States.

Perpetua Resources has announced that the United States Forest Service (USFS) has issued the Final ROD authorising the mine plan for the Stibnite Gold Project in Idaho.

Perpetua Resources (TSX:PPTA,NASDAQ:PPTA) has secured final approval from the US Forest Service (USFS) for its Stibnite gold project in Idaho, advancing the redevelopment of the long-dormant site. The approval follows eight years of interagency review,

The U.S. Forest Service approved the Perpetua Resources project to re-mine the Stibnite Mining District for several rare elements. Groups responded in opposition.

The Nez Perce Tribe accused the U.S. Forest Service on Monday of violating its treaty rights by approving a giant, open-pit gold mine in the headwaters of the South Fork of the Salmon River — an area where tribal members have fished for hundreds of generations.

The US Forest Service has approved the mine plan for Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite gold project, in Idaho, in accordance with the country’s National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). This final record of decision concludes an extensive eight-year process of investigation,

The Stibnite gold project, which spans federal, state and private lands in Valley County, Idaho, has been under study by Perpetua Resources for more than a decade. The US Forest S

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service approved the Stibnite Gold Project, releasing the final record of decision on Friday.

Perpetua says it can now proceed toward construction of its project in central Idaho, which the company says will be one of the highest-grade open pit gold mines in the