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CuMo Project Wins Support of Public Officials for Completion of Exploration
CuMo Project Wins Support of Public Officials for Completion of Exploration.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n CuMo Project Wins Support of Public Officials for Completion of Exploration\n \n \nCuMo Project Wins Support of Public Officials for Completion of Exploration\n\nBoise County Commissioners and Idaho Department of Commerce weigh in\n\n \n VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct 2, 2013) - American CuMo Mining Corporation (CuMoCo) (TSX VENTURE:MLY)(OTCQX:MLYCF) is pleased to announce that the Boise County Board of County Commissioners and the Idaho Department of Commerce have expressed support for the completion of the exploration phase of the CuMo Project in written comments submitted during a Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) public comment process being conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Letters submitted to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) advocate for the advancement of Idaho CuMo Mining Corporation's eight-year scientific study of the Boise County, Idaho molybdenum deposit. \n Throughout part of August and September, community members have had the opportunity to attend public meetings hosted by the USFS to learn more about the current SEA and to submit comments regarding the CuMo Exploration Project. After attending the open houses in Southwest Idaho, Boise County Commissioners submitted a letter in support of the Project. The letter also contained some suggested operational considerations. \n Signed by all three Boise County Commissioners - Commissioner Jamie Anderson, Commissioner Vicki Wilkins and Chairperson Barbara Balding - the letter stated, \"Many citizens of Boise County expressed their desire to return to a natural resource based economy, therefore allowing the exploration of the CuMo Project is encouraged. Boise County wants to find the best solutions for all of our citizens.\"\n Letters of support from the Boise County Commissioners and Idaho Department of Commerce are available at www.cumoproject.com.\n The SEA, which was developed by USFS, resulted from an August 2012 decision rendered by Federal District Court Judge Edward Lodge in response to litigation by environmental groups. Those groups challenged the USFS's Environmental Assessment (EA) process and its Finding of No Significant Impact relative to the CuMo Exploration Project. Judge Lodge affirmed the Forest Service process and denied four of the five claims in the environmental groups' lawsuit. He directed that the federal age...