N. Idaho officials aim to delist woodland caribou
POSTED: Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 02:29 PM PTBY: The Associated Press
Bonner County officials who want federal protections removed from woodland caribou have hired the law firm that successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court a northern Idaho couple’s wetlands dispute. Jim Burling of the Pacific Legal Foundation tells The Spokesman-Review in a story published April 29 that attorneys will argue the southern Selkirk caribou herd [...]
Independence Resources acquires Coeur d’Alene Contracting 
POSTED: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 05:40 PM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Mineral exploration and development company Independence Resources has acquired 70 percent of Coeur d’Alene Mine Contracting LLC, as well as full ownership of 42 silver and gold mining claims in Lemhi County. Independence is issuing 2 million shares of common stock and paying $200,000 in cash. The transactions position Independence to generate revenue and to [...]
Potlatch reports lower earnings
POSTED: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 09:30 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: Potlatch, real estate investment trusts, timber, wood products
Potlatch Corp., a real estate investment trust with major holdings of forest lands in Idaho, had first quarter net income of $5.05 million or 13 cents per share, down 34 percent from $7.69 million or 19 cents per share in the year-earlier period. Revenue totaled just over $112.38 million, down 8 percent from $122.23 million [...]
A one-stop-shop for renewable projects
POSTED: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:23 AM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: CSI, Energy Efficiency, Idaho Power, renewable energy, Site Based Energy
A new Boise company is pitching itself as a one-stop-shop to shepherd its clients through all aspects of a major energy project. Site Based Energy, a year-old company formed with a brain trust of experts on contracting, engineering and government regulation, will help customers through red tape, carry out contracting and manage projects. Paul Conrad, [...]
Yellowstone snowmobile rules still up in the air
POSTED: Monday, April 9, 2012 at 11:09 AM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Idaho State Snowmobile Association, National Park Service, Snowmobile, Yellowstone National Park
A federal appeals court has “reconsidered” its February ruling in the long standing controversy between conservationists and snowmobile enthusiasts in Yellowstone National Park, although the court didn’t change its mind. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, in an April 5 ruling, maintained that the state of Wyoming and Park County, Wyoming did not have the [...]
Hecla Mining appoints a safety director
POSTED: Friday, April 6, 2012 at 11:39 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: corporate governance, Hecla Mining, Lucky Friday Mine, Mining
Hecla Mining Co. has appointed a health and safety director in the wake of accidents last year that killed two miners. The Coeur d’Alene-based company announced three appointments this week. Ed Sutich is vice president and general manager of Lucky Friday Mine. John Jordan was appointed vice president of technical services. Michael Wegleitner was appointed director [...]
Is this the end of the gold rush?
POSTED: Friday, April 6, 2012 at 08:54 AM PTBY: The Associated Press
The price of gold, which has climbed for years like a blood pressure reading for anxious investors, plunged this week to its lowest level in three months. Gold fell April 4 almost $58 to $1,614 per ounce. It has declined 15 percent since September, when it hit a peak of $1,907. It had more than [...]
Boise aims to “reopen” just-updated EPA sewer plant permits
POSTED: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 08:13 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued updated discharge permits for the City of Boise’s two wastewater treatment plants. The March 19 permits call for the city to reduce the amount of phosphorous and other pollutants that enter the Boise River from the plants. EPA said in a release that it expects Boise will propose [...]
U.S. Silver’s income up 343 percent in 2011
POSTED: Friday, March 30, 2012 at 11:37 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
U.S. Silver Corp. on March 30 reported 2011 pre-tax net income of $21.3 million, up 343 percent from $4.8 million in 2010. Revenue totaled $93.4 million, up 50 percent. Silver production rose by 1.86 percent to more than 2.31 million ounces. Cash flow increased 230 percent to $29 million, largely because of continued strong silver [...]
Japan, US, EU discuss rare earth supply security
POSTED: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 03:39 PM PTBY: The Associated Press
Officials from the United States, the European Union and Japan are pledging to work closer together on ways to ensure secure supplies of strategically vital rare earths and other critical materials. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a conference March 28 in Tokyo that improving processing and recycling of the materials, used in many high-tech products, is [...]
