News

Water quality at abandoned mine site will see much needed help through U.S. Government direction     On January 15, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS),with concurrence by the U.S. Department of Justice, signed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (ASAOC or the Agreement) with Midas Gold…

The following statement is from Midas Gold Idaho CEO, Laurel Sayer, in reaction to the U.S. Forest Service’s recent request to be dismissed from the ongoing Clean Water Act lawsuit concerning the historical Stibnite Mining District: “We are continuing to review what was just filed, so our comments are limited. Importantly, Midas Gold has not…

Midas Gold Corp. today announced that the U.S. Forest Service (“USFS”) has extended the comment period on the Stibnite Gold Project (“Project”) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (“Draft EIS”). The comment period will now close on October 28, 2020, providing interested parties 75-days in total to submit feedback on the Draft EIS, which is a 67%…

Midas Gold must obtain more than 50 permits from federal, state and local regulatory entities relating to air and water quality, fisheries, wildlife and cultural resources. Applications for each of these permits requires a rigorous process of data collection and analysis to demonstrate that we will operate within the bounds of applicable laws, rules and…

The following is a guest blog written by Debra Struhsacker. Debra is a hardrock mining policy expert with over 30 years of hands-on expertise with environmental and public land laws and regulations pertaining to mineral exploration and mine development. She is one of the founders of the Women’s Mining Coalition and currently serves on the…

The following op-ed was written by Benjamin Davenport, Vice President of Operations at the Idaho Mining Association, and originally published in the Post Register on September 10. If you want to know Idaho’s true values, look to our state seal. It embodies the very best of our state. Two figures stand alongside a bountiful harvest…

Midas Gold today announced that the Stibnite Gold Project (“Project”) has received a ‘Permitting Dashboard’ to bring improved coordination, transparency and accountability to projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) permitting process. Published on the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) website, the Stibnite Gold Project Permitting Dashboard maintains the same permitting schedule as that published…

The Stibnite Gold Project is a win-win for America. Not only will it become a much-needed domestic source of the critical mineral antimony, it will also be a landmark private-sector investment to restore this area without taxpayer dollars. Midas Gold is proposing to redevelop the mine and at the same time clean up World War…

We are excited that the U.S. Forest Service released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Stibnite Gold Project today. Community members now have 60 days to comment on our proposed redevelopment and restoration of the historical Stibnite Mining District. In addition to producing gold and silver, the Stibnite Gold Project would produce the…

Company’s Dedication to Safety, Collaboration & Protecting the Environment Define Modern Mining     RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS: Midas Gold has designed a modern mining project that benefits the community, protects and restores the environment and prioritizes employees’ well-being. Through a commitment to environmental responsibility, the company’s proposal unifies cleaning up an abandoned legacy brownfields mining site…