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Mining

U.S. House joins Senate in OKing resources act

March 1, 2019 by Ann McCreary

Bill protects Methow Headwaters from future mining Permanent protection from mining for the upper Methow Valley is only a presidential signature away from reality. The Methow Headwaters Protection Act, which would ban mining on approximately 531 square miles of U.S. Forest Service land in rugged mountains surrounding Mazama, was included in the legislative package of […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining

Public meeting set on Methow Headwaters mining withdrawal

October 17, 2018 by Methow Valley News

A public meeting is set for Nov. 13 in Winthrop on a proposal to prevent future mining on 340,079 acres in the upper Methow Valley.

A new public comment period is also open until Nov. 13 on a proposed mineral withdrawal, which would protect the U.S. Forest Service land from mining for up to 20 years. The public meeting and comment period are among the final steps required for the withdrawal, which must get final approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining

Federal official’s visit boosts Headwaters Campaign’s efforts

September 5, 2018 by Methow Valley News

A key decision-maker in a process that would protect the upper Methow Valley from mining visited the valley last week to get a first-hand look at the land that is proposed for protection, and to hear about its value to the Methow Valley.

Joe Balash, assistant secretary for lands …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Flagg Mountain, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining

Newhouse makes strong push for headwaters protection

March 9, 2018 by Methow Valley News

Newhouse makes strong push for headwaters protection

Several key steps must be accomplished in the next 10 months if 342,079 acres of Forest Service land at the headwaters of the Methow River is to gain protection from future mining.

The Methow Headwaters campaign, a local grassroots organization, has worked for the past two …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Flagg Mountain, Gottula, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining, Newhouse, Pacific Copper Corporation, Soo Ing-Moody

Methow delegation in D.C. to promote Headwaters protection

December 20, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Advocating for protection of the upper Methow Valley from future mining, a three-person delegation from the valley traveled to Washington, D. C., last week to meet with Congressional representatives and federal agency officials.

The goal of the trip was to push for progress on a …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Bureau of Land Management, Coon, copper, Flagg Mountain, Gottula, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Soo Ing-Moody, U.S. Forest Service

Methow Headwaters protection from mining included in federal legislation

July 11, 2017 by Methow Valley News

By Ann McCreary Federal legislation aimed at protecting more than 340,000 acres in the upper Methow Valley has been included as part of a larger bill called the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017. The Energy and Natural Resources Act, introduced last week by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Flagg Mountain, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining, Pacific Copper Corporation

Dates not set for public comment on Methow Headwaters mining

June 7, 2017 by Methow Valley News

No dates have been announced yet for a new public comment period on a proposal to withdraw more than 340,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in the upper Methow Valley from future mining.

An initial 90-day comment …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Mazama Copper Project, Mining, Pacific Copper Corporation, U.S. Forest Service

Bill reintroduced to protect Methow headwaters from mining

March 16, 2017 by Methow Valley News

A bill that would permanently withdraw more than 340,000 acres in the headwaters of the Methow River from mining and new mineral exploration was re-introduced in the U.S. Senate last week.

Washington senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell reintroduced the Methow Headwaters Protection Act on …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Flagg Mountain, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining

Documentary film is new tool in Headwaters Campaign’s efforts

February 24, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Group continues push to protect USFS land from mining By Ann McCreary One year ago the Methow Headwaters Campaign launched an initiative to protect more than 340,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in the upper Methow Valley from future mining. On Sunday (Feb. 19), the Headwaters Campaign released a new short documentary about the […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, Flagg Mountain, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining, U.S. Forest Service

Winthrop Chamber of Commerce supports mining restrictions in upper Methow Valley

February 15, 2017 by Methow Valley News

The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce is supporting protection of more than 340,000 acres of U. S. Forest Service land in the upper Methow Valley from future mining. The chamber has passed a resolution of support for a 20-year mineral withdrawal, which would prevent mining activities on federal land in the upper valley during that period. […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Blue River Resources, copper, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining, Winthrop Chamber of Commerce

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