Conservation groups: Stibnite gold mine permit violates Clean Water Act, would harm Salmon River, threatened bull trout “Gold and antimony may be considered ‘critical minerals’ by some, but the cost is simply too high if DEQ doesn’t follow the laws that require safeguarding our already impaired public resources,” said Andrew Hawley, senior attorney at the Western Environmental Law Center. “Perpetua is in this to extract and sell public minerals for private profit. DEQ should know better than to ignore the law and perpetuate harm to the Salmon River and threatened bull trout.”

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