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Perpetua Resources Announces Supplemental Draft EIS Highlights Positive Environmental Outcomes
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Perpetua Resources Announces Supplemental Draft EIS Highlights Positive Environmental Outcomes\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Perpetua's Modified Mine Plan identified as Preferred Alternative due to improvements in water quality and temperature and site access benefits.\n \n \n \n \n Modified\n \n Mine Plan\n \n expected to deliver net environmental benefits based on the comprehensive scientific analysis mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n BOISE, Idaho\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 9, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Perpetua Resources Corp. (NASDAQ: PPTA )(TSX: PPTA) (\"Perpetua Resources\" or \"Perpetua\" or \"the Company\") announced today that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (\"SDEIS\") published by the United States Forest Service (\"USFS\") on\n \n October 28, 2022\n \n highlights the net positive environmental outcomes that the Stibnite Gold Project (\"Project\") can provide to the abandoned mine site based on the results of comprehensive scientific analysis conducted by the USFS over the last six years. The USFS identified Perpetua Resources' proposed action, the \"Modified Mine Plan,\" as the Preferred Alternative because the Modified Mine Plan:\n \n \n \n Incorporates water management and closure activities to reduce the duration of long-term water treatment requirements,\n \n \n Includes measures to manage stream temperatures, and\n \n \n Reduces potential impacts associated with access, transportation, and hazardous materials on alternative access routes to the project site.\n \n \n \n The USFS also concluded the Preferred Alternative would reasonably accomplish the purpose and need for consideration of approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, while giving consideration to environmental, economic, and technical factors. Under the National Environmental Policy Act (\"NEPA\"), a \"Preferred Alternative\" is identified by a Federal agency in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (\"DEIS\") to let the public know which actio...