TIMELINE

Past Activity related to General Moly Inc. (formerly Idaho General Mines, Inc.)

2004

•  IGMI acquired a 50% interest in the Mount Margaret deposit

2005

• March IGMI submitted application for a hardrock mining lease
• April CFC organized coalition opposing mine
• September CFC and coalition submit public comments on mine application

2006

• June Castle Rock passed resolution opposing the mine
• September Kelso passed resolution opposing the mine

2007

• March Draft Environmental Assessment Released
• May CFC and 16 coalition partners submitted EA comments

2008

• January Longview passed resolution opposing the mine
• February Over 33,000 public comments submitted to BLM – 99% opposed mine
• April BLM denied lease application (Win #1)
  

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Past Activity Related to Ascot Resources Ltd.

2010

• March  Ascot Resources purchased mineral rights from General Moly
• Spring Forest Service approved Ascot‘s drilling plan without EA
• August Ascot began exploratory drilling (see photos of the 2010 drilling here)

2011

• February  Ascot submitted proposal for two prospecting permits
• July CFC filed complaint requesting full environmental review and injunction
• July Forest Service suspended concurrence for drilling and halted drilling operations
• October Ascot requested withdrawal of concurrence letter and NEPA review through BLM
• October Case Dismissed (Win #2)
• November Ascot amended permit application and submitted to BLM
• December Senator Cantwell supported our efforts with a letter to the Forest Service and BLM

2012

• March Public Scoping period
• June BLM released Draft Environmental Assessment
• November BLM released modified EA
• December Forest Service released Decision Notice/FONSI giving consent to BLM for approval of two prospecting permits
• December BLM issued Decision Record/FONSI approving prospecting permits

2013

• February CFC appealed decision
• March USFS denied administrative appeal
• May CFC formally filed a complaint in federal district court against the BLM and Forest Service
• June Ascot intervened in the case

2014

• July  Judge ruled in favor of Task Force on the majority of our legal claims and issued a judgment declaring the prospecting permits illegal
• September Ascot filed notice of appeal
• October BLM and Forest Service filed placeholder notice of appeal
• December Forest Service, BLM, and Ascot Resources voluntarily dismissed their appeals of the court decision invalidating permits for the Goat Mountain mining exploration project. (Win #3)

2015

• Ascot Resources begins working with the BLM to improve their permit application and prepare a new Environmental Assessment for exploratory drilling.

2016

• January BLM and Forest Service released Goat Mountain Hard Rock Prospecting Permit Application’s Modified Environmental Assessment for public comment.
• February  CFC and partners submitted comments on the modified EA.
• March   Kelso votes for a resolution saying they oppose a mine, Sen Maria Cantwell publicly opposes mine in a letter to the Forest Service.
• December CFC released video about the campaign. Watch the video here.

2017

• August: The Forest Service releases a draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact to allow drilling within the Green River valley. 45-day objection period begins.
• October: CFC submits objection letter to Forest Service draft Decision Notice.

2018

• January: The Forest Service releases a statement on their decision to allow the permit process to move forward.  Read the statement here.
• December: The Bureau of Land Management releases a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact to allow exploratory drilling within the Green River valley.  45-day objection period begins.