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Perpetua Resources Works Alongside Community to Support Independent Water Quality Monitoring Program
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Perpetua Resources Works Alongside Community to Support Independent Water Quality Monitoring Program\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n BOISE, Idaho\n \n ,\n \n April 12, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Perpetua Resources Corp. (formerly Midas Gold Corp.)\n \n (NASDAQ: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA)\n \n \n (Perpetua Resources or the company) is advancing its ESG goals to further bring transparency to its Stibnite Gold Project (project) by participating in a water quality monitoring program led by local citizens. The Independent Water Monitoring Program (IWMP) is an initiative of the Stibnite Advisory Council, which represents eight local communities surrounding the proposed Stibnite Gold Project. The initiative is designed to promote accountability measures around Perpetua Resources' existing water quality monitoring efforts and give the community access to independent information through conducting third-party data gathering and reporting. Perpetua agreed to participate in the program based upon the company's long-standing commitment to transparency and its recognition of the important role such programs play in deepening community trust.\n \n \n \"We have always been committed to sharing information about our project with the community,\" said\n \n Laurel Sayer\n \n , CEO of Perpetua Resources Corp. \"We applaud the Stibnite Advisory Council for launching this initiative to conduct an independent program at site which will allow community representatives to participate in water monitoring and to verify the conditions facing the abandoned Stibnite Mining District today and into the future.  We are proud to continue living our values and further strengthen ourselves as a community partner and a responsible mining company.\"\n \n \n The Stibnite Advisory Council was formed in 2019 and was designed to give community members a voice with Perpetua Resources and an opportunity to resolve challenges and partner on opportunities directly with the company. IWMP is the Council's largest public initiative to date.\n \n \n ...