HEADS UP! Within days, the Northern Hills Ranger District will release their Environmental Assessment (EA) of the “Golden Crest” project by the Colorado-based company Solitario Zinc. Solitario Zinc, a gold exploration company, is seeking permission to drill at 23 sites along the western edge of Spearfish Canyon. They currently have approximately 33,000 acres claimed. When … Continue reading HEADS UP! Get Ready for the Golden Crest Public Comment Period Coming Soon.
ICYMI - IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!!Forest Service News ReleaseNewark Project Scoping Comments Submittal Date ExtendedCuster, SD; March 6, 2023 – Due to public requests, the Hell Canyon Ranger District is extending the date to submit Newark Exploratory Drilling Project scoping comments by 30 days.The Newark Exploratory Drilling Project scoping notice was released on February 8, 2023, … Continue reading ICYMI – F3 Gold Newark Project Scoping Comments Extended to April 10th.
NDN Collective, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, and Dakota Rural Action will be in Custer to help people write their comment to the Hell Canyon Ranger District. We will bring laptops and a printer. We hope to see you there. Bring your family and friends. Join us - Noon to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, February … Continue reading FOREST SERVICE IS ACCEPTING COMMENTS ON F3 GOLD’S NEWARK PROJECT. NEED HELP WRITING YOUR COMMENT? JOIN US ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. 28TH.
Two things have developed around the Newark Gold Exploration since Thursday's Forest Service meeting. Please spread the word on both of these things! First, the email address where comments should be sent to the Forest Service on the back of our yellow postcard (we handed out at Thursday's meeting in Custer ) was incorrect! We had a … Continue reading Correction Alert – Yellow Postcard on Newark Project
Close to 300 people turned out last night in Custer for the Forest Service's public meeting about F3 Gold's Newark gold exploration project. Almost everybody was against the project! Native people and non-Indian people standing together to protect water! The F3 Gold representatives left early. There will be an extension to the comment period, and … Continue reading Where Did F3 Gold Go? Folks Wanted to KNOW!
URGENT CALL TO ACTION! The Forest Service wants to give F3 Gold a "Categorical Exclusion" for their Newark Exploratory Drilling Project! YOUR COMMENT IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY! A Categorical Exclusion would FAST TRACK this project. The Hell Canyon District of the Forest Service, which covers the southern Black Hills, has opened scoping -- the start of the … Continue reading Say NO to a “Categorical Exclusion” for F3 Gold’s Newark Exploratory Drilling Project!
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