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Completion of Environmental Studies at Empire Mine
Completion of Environmental Studies at Empire Mine.
About this update from Phoenix Copper Ltd. (united Kingdom)
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6844C Phoenix Copper Limited 12 February 2020 \n\nPhoenix Copper Limited / Ticker: PXC / Sector: Mining\n \n12 February 2020\nPhoenix Copper Limited\n(\"Phoenix\" or the \"Company\")\n \nCompletion of Environmental Studies at Empire Mine\n \nEnvironmental baseline studies for wildlife, water and cultural resources complete at the Empire Mine\n \nNo critical environmental issues identified\n \nPhoenix Copper Ltd (AIM: PXC, OTCQX: PXCLF), the AIM quoted North American focused base and precious metals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the results of two years of independent baseline environmental data collection and monitoring at the Empire Mine, Idaho USA. The results of the monitoring will be used directly for environmental permitting and the continued development of the Plan of Operations for all future mining activity, including Red Star and the Empire open-pit copper oxide deposit. \nHighlights\n \n· No critical habitat for threatened or endangered plant or wildlife was identified within the project area \n· Surface and groundwater studies indicate no impacts from legacy mining operations\n· No significant cultural or archaeological artefacts identified in the project area\n· No Sage Grouse or Sage Grouse leks (breeding sites) were identified at or near the project area \n· The full Plant and Wildlife reports, archaeological reports, and hydrological reports can be viewed on the Company's website at www.phoenixcopperlimited.com/reports in the name of Konnex Resources Inc, the subsidiary local operating company of the Company\n \n Ryan McDermott, Chief Executive Officer, commented:\n\"We are encouraged with the results of the environmental base line studies received to date. We retained the services of North American-based Cascade Earth Sciences (\"CES\") with a field office in Pocatello, Idaho, in 2017 to provide independent, third party collection and evaluation of baseline environmental data necessary for the permitting of mining operations at our Empire Mine site. \n\"The results of two years of extensive flora, wildlife, hydrological, and archaeological studies by ...