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Committee sends cyanidation permitting bill to floor after industry and conservation testimony
Summary
Senate Bill 1170, which clarifies permitting, engineering and public-notice requirements for cyanide ore processing in Idaho, was sent to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation after industry and conservation groups testified.
The House Resources and Conservation Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1170 to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation after brief testimony from mining-industry and conservation representatives.
The measure clarifies how the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other agencies review and permit ore-processing facilities that use cyanidation, and it updates permitting timelines, design-detail expectations and public-notice steps in state code, Benjamin Davenport, executive vice president of the Idaho Mining Association, told the committee.
“Senate Bill 1170 tries to address these questions by bringing current industry practices and environmental…
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