DEQ approves gold exploration in the upper Blackfoot
The exploration license amendment authorizes Sentinel Metals to use core drilling to characterize the Columbia Gold Project area, building on prior exploration conducted in 2016.
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County to weigh in on mineral exploration in Blackfoot watershed
Citing an interest in downstream impacts, Missoula County on Monday said it was tracking the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's review of an amended mineral exploratory project at the headwaters of the Blackfoot River.
Big for Nevada: Gold hits $3K an ounce for first time
It was only five years ago in August 2020, during the turbulence and uncertainty of the pandemic, that the price of an ounce of gold reached $2,000 for the first time.
Ninth Circuit halts gold drilling project in eastern Sierra Nevad
The project involved 12, 600-foot deep holes on some 1,900 acres. It would have required vegetation clearing and less than a mile of temporary access roads.
Eastern Oregon gold mine moves closer to approval
The Grassy Mountain mine, located about 20 miles south of Vale in eastern Oregon, would be the first chemical-process gold mine in the state.
Forest Service prevails in suit over gold exploration in Sierra
The four conservation groups which filed the suit worried the mining would disturb the bi-state sage grouse, an iconic bird known for its extravagant mating dances.