COURT RULES GROUSE CREEK MINE CAN CONTINUE OPERATIONS.COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1995--Hecla Mining Company (HL & HL-B:NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) and Great Lakes Minerals Inc. (GKE GKE Gereja Kalimantan Evangelis (Evangelical Church of Kalimantan) :TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). ) of Toronto were informed yesterday that their new Grouse Creek gold and silver mine in central Idaho can continue operations while the National Marine Fisheries Service The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a United States federal agency. A division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce, NMFS is responsible for the stewardship and management of the nation's living marine (NMFS NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS National Mortality Followback Survey NMFS Network Multimedia File System NMFS Nested Mount File System ) completes its required consultations on salmon habitat in the Challis chal·lis n. A soft, lightweight, usually printed fabric made of wool, cotton, or rayon. [Possibly from the surname Challis.] Noun 1. National Forest. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge David Ezra of Hawaii ordered a halt to certain mining, timber, grazing, and road building projects in six national forests in Idaho to protect salmon habitat. The order was in response to a lawsuit filed by two environmental groups who claimed the U.S. Forest Service, in preparing its forest management plans, failed to properly consult with NMFS regarding endangered salmon. It was never implemented in the case of Grouse Creek. Yesterday, the judge ruled that operations like the Grouse Creek mine, which had previously been determined as "not likely to adversely affect" salmon habitat, can continue to operate while consultations on the forest management plans are completed. Additionally, Hecla and Great Lakes have learned that NMFS has committed to work expeditiously to complete consultations on the forest plans in the very near future. Arthur Brown, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hecla Mining Company said, "Before we even began construction at Grouse Creek, the project underwent years of environmental study and extensive environmental review by federal, state and local regulatory agencies. We solicited input from the public and the environmental groups. From the beginning design stages, we placed a high emphasis on protecting, and even enhancing, nearby salmon habitat." John McBride, chairman and chief executive officer of Great Lakes Minerals, noted that, "Both the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Forest Service have concurred with biological assessments prepared in conjunction with the Grouse Creek mine, that the project would result in reduced river sedimentation and improved salmon habitat." Hecla is the operator and owns 80 percent of Grouse Creek. Great Lakes owns 20 percent and has an option to buy an additional 10 percent. CONTACT: Hecla Mining Company April R. Boughton, director of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most 208/769-4144 |
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