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.

Perpetua Resources’ (TSX: PPTA; NASDAQ: PPTA) shares jumped 19% Monday to a 12-month intra-day high after receiving a federal forestry service permit for US Forestry Service OKs Perpetua’s Stibnite gold mine in Idaho,

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.