Potential gold mine near Island Park causes controversy in Southeast Idaho

LOCAL NEWS 8

By Seth Ratliff

“ISLAND PARK, Idaho (KIFI) – Excellon Resources, a Canadian-owned mining company, is in the middle of a five-year exploratory drilling project for a potential mine in Idaho's Centennial Mountains.

If they were to find a large amount of gold in the area, the company would potentially build a controversial open-pit cyanide gold mine in Kilgore, west of Island Park.

Open-pit cyanide mining practices have been banned in Montana since 1998.

Members of the Idaho Conservation League, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and Clark County community say they're concerned the mine would leak dangerous heavy metals or cyanide into the area.”

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