South Fork Salmon River

Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt Construction of Stibnite Gold Mine
June 8, 2026

Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt Construction of Stibnite Gold Mine

Advocates for the West and a coalition of local and national conservation organizations on Friday filed an appeal to halt Perpetua Resources’ construction of the Stibnite Gold Project in the headwaters of Idaho’s South Fork of the Salmon River. Perpetua has insisted on moving forward with “full construction” despite the conservation groups’ pending lawsuit that seeks […]

Coalition of Conservation Groups Asks Court to Halt Construction of Stibnite Gold Mine 
May 12, 2026

Coalition of Conservation Groups Asks Court to Halt Construction of Stibnite Gold Mine 

Advocates for the West and a coalition of local and national conservation groups filed a motion for preliminary injunction to halt Perpetua Resource’s pending construction of the Stibnite Gold Project, an open-pit cyanide leach gold mine in the headwaters of the South Fork of the Salmon River. The motion asks to halt construction of the […]

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Idaho Gold Mine Threatening Wildlife, Public Health
February 18, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Idaho Gold Mine Threatening Wildlife, Public Health

Advocates for the West and a coalition of local and national conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for its approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, an open-pit cyanide leach gold mine in Idaho’s Salmon River Mountains that would jeopardize public health and clean water, harm threatened species, and permanently scar thousands of acres […]