Boise National Forest

This month, Boise National Forest is taking public comment on a proposed exploratory mining site just north of Idaho City.

Access to a popular hot spring and campground in the Lowman area will be closed through October for a reforestation project.

Stallion Gold last fall formally requested drilling exploration permits from the U.S. Forest Service. Rick Wells, Minerals program manager for the Boise National Forest, said exploratory drilling isn’t that much different than drilling a water well might be.

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