Idaho Copper Announces US Forest Service Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for CuMo Exploration Project Plan
Idaho Copper Corp (OTC Pink: COPR) has received a significant approval from the United States Forest Service for its CuMo exploration project in Boise County, Idaho. The USFS issued a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact on March 14, 2025, approving the company's Plan of Operations (PoO) for exploration drilling activities.
The approval follows extensive collaboration since 2016 to ensure environmental compliance. The PoO encompasses temporary road construction, maintenance, and drilling operations, with mandatory requirements for proper closure and reclamation of all roads, drill pads, and drill holes upon completion. The plan includes multiple mitigation measures to protect the Boise River watershed.
While this approval marks a important step for exploration activities, it does not authorize mining operations. Any future mining development would require a separate Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and public participation process.
Idaho Copper Corp (OTC Pink: COPR) ha ricevuto un'importante approvazione dal Servizio Forestale degli Stati Uniti per il suo progetto di esplorazione CuMo nella Contea di Boise, Idaho. Il USFS ha emesso un Avviso di Decisione e una Dichiarazione di Nessun Impatto Significativo il 14 marzo 2025, approvando il Piano Operativo (PoO) dell'azienda per le attività di perforazione esplorativa.
L'approvazione segue un'ampia collaborazione iniziata nel 2016 per garantire la conformità ambientale. Il PoO comprende la costruzione temporanea di strade, la manutenzione e le operazioni di perforazione, con requisiti obbligatori per la corretta chiusura e il ripristino di tutte le strade, le piattaforme di perforazione e i fori di perforazione al termine dei lavori. Il piano include molteplici misure di mitigazione per proteggere il bacino idrico del fiume Boise.
Sebbene questa approvazione rappresenti un passo importante per le attività di esplorazione, non autorizza le operazioni minerarie. Qualsiasi sviluppo minerario futuro richiederebbe una separata Dichiarazione di Impatto Ambientale (EIS) e un processo di partecipazione pubblica.
Idaho Copper Corp (OTC Pink: COPR) ha recibido una aprobación significativa del Servicio Forestal de los Estados Unidos para su proyecto de exploración CuMo en el Condado de Boise, Idaho. El USFS emitió un Aviso de Decisión y una Declaración de Ningún Impacto Significativo el 14 de marzo de 2025, aprobando el Plan de Operaciones (PoO) de la empresa para las actividades de perforación exploratoria.
La aprobación sigue a una extensa colaboración desde 2016 para garantizar el cumplimiento ambiental. El PoO abarca la construcción temporal de caminos, el mantenimiento y las operaciones de perforación, con requisitos obligatorios para el cierre adecuado y la recuperación de todos los caminos, plataformas de perforación y agujeros de perforación al finalizar. El plan incluye múltiples medidas de mitigación para proteger la cuenca del río Boise.
Aunque esta aprobación marca un paso importante para las actividades de exploración, no autoriza las operaciones mineras. Cualquier desarrollo minero futuro requeriría una Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (EIS) separada y un proceso de participación pública.
아이다호 구리 주식회사 (OTC Pink: COPR)는 아이다호주 보이즈 카운티의 CuMo 탐사 프로젝트에 대해 미국 산림청으로부터 중대한 승인을 받았습니다. 미국 산림청은 2025년 3월 14일에 결정 통지서와 중대한 영향 없음에 대한 발견을 발행하여 회사의 탐사 굴착 활동을 위한 운영 계획(Plan of Operations, PoO)을 승인했습니다.
이 승인은 환경 준수를 보장하기 위해 2016년부터 진행된 광범위한 협력의 결과입니다. PoO는 임시 도로 건설, 유지 관리 및 굴착 작업을 포함하며, 모든 도로, 굴착 패드 및 굴착 구멍의 완료 후 적절한 폐쇄 및 복원을 위한 의무 사항이 포함되어 있습니다. 이 계획은 보이즈 강 유역을 보호하기 위한 여러 완화 조치를 포함하고 있습니다.
이 승인은 탐사 활동에 중요한 진전을 나타내지만, 광산 운영을 허가하지는 않습니다. 향후 광산 개발은 별도의 환경 영향 보고서(EIS)와 공공 참여 절차가 필요합니다.
Idaho Copper Corp (OTC Pink: COPR) a reçu une approbation significative du Service forestier des États-Unis pour son projet d'exploration CuMo dans le comté de Boise, Idaho. Le USFS a émis un Avis de Décision et une Déclaration de Non-Impact Significatif le 14 mars 2025, approuvant le Plan d'Opérations (PoO) de l'entreprise pour les activités de forage d'exploration.
Cette approbation fait suite à une collaboration extensive depuis 2016 pour garantir la conformité environnementale. Le PoO comprend la construction temporaire de routes, la maintenance et les opérations de forage, avec des exigences obligatoires pour la fermeture adéquate et la réhabilitation de toutes les routes, plateformes de forage et trous de forage à l'issue des travaux. Le plan inclut plusieurs mesures d'atténuation pour protéger le bassin versant de la rivière Boise.
Bien que cette approbation marque une étape importante pour les activités d'exploration, elle n'autorise pas les opérations minières. Tout développement minier futur nécessiterait une Déclaration d'Impact Environnemental (EIS) distincte et un processus de participation publique.
Idaho Copper Corp (OTC Pink: COPR) hat eine bedeutende Genehmigung vom United States Forest Service für sein CuMo-Erkundungsprojekt im Boise County, Idaho, erhalten. Der USFS gab am 14. März 2025 eine Entscheidung mit Mitteilung und Feststellung ohne wesentliche Auswirkungen heraus und genehmigte den Betriebsplan (PoO) des Unternehmens für Erkundungsbohraktivitäten.
Die Genehmigung folgt einer umfangreichen Zusammenarbeit seit 2016, um die Umweltvorschriften einzuhalten. Der PoO umfasst den temporären Straßenbau, Wartung und Bohrarbeiten, mit verbindlichen Anforderungen für die ordnungsgemäße Schließung und Rekultivierung aller Straßen, Bohrplattformen und Bohrlöcher nach Abschluss. Der Plan enthält mehrere Minderungsmaßnahmen zum Schutz des Einzugsgebiets des Boise River.
Obwohl diese Genehmigung einen wichtigen Schritt für die Erkundungsaktivitäten darstellt, autorisiert sie keine Bergbauoperationen. Jegliche zukünftige Bergbauentwicklung würde eine separate Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung (EIS) und einen Prozess zur öffentlichen Beteiligung erfordern.
- Received key USFS environmental approval for exploration activities
- Exploration plan approved after comprehensive environmental assessment
- No significant environmental impact found for planned activities
- Mining approval still requires separate lengthy EIS process
- Years away from potential mining operations
- Additional regulatory hurdles remain before revenue generation
Boise, Idaho, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idaho Copper Corp. (OTC Pink: COPR) is pleased to announce that on March 14, 2025 the United States Forest Service, Boise National Forest (“USFS”) issued a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact under an Environmental Assessment approving the Company’s Plan of Operations (“PoO”) to conduct exploration drilling and related activities at its CuMo project located in Boise County, Idaho.
Andrew Brodkey, Company CEO commented, “This is a major milestone for Idaho Copper. We have been working with the Forest Service since 2016 to build a plan that complies with myriad federal laws and regulations to ensure that exploration activities at CuMo will not have any significant effect on the environment. The Forest Service has done an admirable job, with hundreds of pages of specialist reports addressing all conceivable environmental concerns from exploration. In addition, the Decision Notice requires the Company to implement dozens of mitigation measures and best management practices designed to protect the environment. Idaho Copper’s work under the PoO will consist mainly of temporary road building, maintenance, and drilling activities, and requires that when complete, all roads, drillpads, and drillholes are properly closed and reclaimed. Most importantly, there will be no significant impact to the Boise River, its tributaries, or the Boise River Watershed, through the application of mitigating measures set forth in the Forest Service Decision Notice."
The exploration activities outlined in the PoO are needed to develop additional data to determine if a future decision to proceed with a mine is justified. Nothing beyond exploration has been approved by the Forest Service via this DN, and any decision to develop a mine is years away. Any such decision will depend, among other things, on the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) under federal law, in which the public will have the right to participate.
About Idaho Copper Corporation
Idaho Copper Corporation is a mineral exploration and development company focused on exploring and developing a massive copper-molybdenum-silver deposit in Idaho (United States), (“the CuMo” project). The CuMo project currently consists of one hundred and twenty-six (126) federal unpatented lode mining claims, and six (6) patented mining claims. In total, the project comprises approximately 2,640 acres. The unpatented lode mining claims and patented claims are situated in an unorganized mining district in Boise County, Idaho.
For more information, visit: www.idaho-copper.com.
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