Solitario receives USFS positive decision notice on Golden Crest Gold Project

Solitario Resources reports that the United States Forest Service has issued a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act for Solitario’s proposed drilling program on its Golden Crest project in South Dakota. With this positive decision, the Company plans to move forward with its drilling plans to test a number of high-quality gold targets beginning in June. Chris Herald, President and CEO of Solitario, stated, “I am extremely pleased that the USFS has determined that our low-impact drilling plan will result in no significant environmental impacts, based on an intensive two-year study. I want to commend both Solitario’s staff for the development of this plan and the USFS for their thorough analysis, input and review, as part of an inclusive process that safeguards environmental protection for all interested parties. There has been a lot of misinformation in the local public domain about mineral exploration, and we are extremely confident that we will be able to demonstrate that mineral exploration continues to be an environmentally safe and economically important activity on multiple-use public lands. We are excited to be moving ahead with our drilling program and look forward to advancing this project in the future.” Several administrative steps remain before drilling begins, but the DN is the most important decision of the USFS as it pertains to Solitario’s Golden Crest Plan of Operations.