![]() While Perpetua’s stated intent is to clean up and restore a historic mining area that was contaminated and abandoned by previous mining companies, the footprint of the proposed Stibnite Gold Project goes far beyond the footprint of previous mining operations and will have unacceptable impacts both onsite and far downstream. Meanwhile, pristine tributaries to the East Fork South Fork would be buried under 400’ of toxic mine tailings and waste rock. Mining company Perpetua Resources hopes to dewater the river, divert it into a tunnel, excavate a 400’ deep pit under the riverbed, and then backfill the pit with mining waste from another open pit. The East Fork South Fork of the Salmon River is many things - a rambunctious whitewater river, a stronghold for bull trout, steelhead, and Chinook salmon - and the target for an open-pit mine. Perpetua Resources' Stibnite Gold Project ![]()
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