Conservation groups raise alarm over proposed Kilgore mining operation
ICL
KILGORE, Idaho (KIFI)-The U.S. Forest Service has released a Draft Environmental Assessment for a gold exploration proposal in the Centennial Mountains near Kilgore. The 3-5 year exploration is on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, about 80 miles north of Idaho Falls.
The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) and Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) say the proposal from Excellon Resources, of Canada, is nearly identical to one the two groups challenged in federal court in early 2020. In that case, the judge ruled the Forest Service failed to evaluate the impact drilling operations would have on water quality and Yellowstone cutthroat trout. The ruling held that exploration activities at Kilgore could not proceed until the Forest Service addressed those issues.
Outdoornews
January 7, 2021
Waukesha-Walworth Team / October
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