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Barksdale Reports Legal Update
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 10, 2023) - Barksdale Resources Corp. (T...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Barksdale Reports Legal UpdateVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 10, 2023) - Barksdale Resources Corp. (TSXV: BRO) (OTCQX: BRKCF) (\"Barksdale\" or the \"Company\") is providing an update on the legal matters related to the Company's Sunnyside copper-lead-zinc-silver exploration project in Arizona. Rick Trotman, President and CEO, comments, \"I stand by the excellent work that the Barksdale and USFS teams have completed at Sunnyside during an intensive four-year permitting timeframe. The US permitting process is extremely robust and comprehensive, which ensures protection of the environment while meeting the needs of the local communities and strategic national priorities. Barksdale remains aligned with all stakeholders to advance the Sunnyside project and deliver much-needed critical metals to the US for the transition towards net-zero.\" Background Over the past six weeks the Company has made major permitting progress at its Sunnyside project in Arizona. The United States Forest Service (\"USFS\") completed the Environmental Assessment in January 2023 and on June 16, 2023, it subsequently issued a Decision Memorandum and a Finding of No Significant Impacts. These determinations, as well as our two State of Arizona permits and an Army Corp of Engineers approval, are the major permitting milestones needed for Sunnyside to proceed.On June 20, 2023 a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (\"USD Court\") against the USFS by various non-profit environmental groups (\"Plaintiffs\") seeking to set aside the USFS's recently issued decisions related to the Company's Sunnyside project (Environmental Assessment, Decision Memorandum and Finding of No Significant Impact) as well as that of a nearby project (Decision Notice), both of which are exploration staged projects located in the Patagonia Mountains of southern Arizona. As it relates to the Sunnyside project, the Plaintiffs' complaint alleges that the USFS made certain errors in its analysis related to cumulative impacts of the various exploration and mining projects in the area, potential effects to various species of wildlife, and baseline conditions of groundwater resources. Barksdale believes that Plaintiffs' allegations are unfounded and that the 4.5 year permitting process was intensive and comprehensive. Enga...