Forest Service previously permitted Ascot USA's plan
By Andy Matarrese, Columbian
environment and transportation reporter
Published: December 3, 2018, 4:02pm
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A view of the area, top right, where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling above the Green River and on the border of the Mt. St Helens National Volcanic Monument near Randle in 2011. (Greg Wahl-Stephens for the Columbian)
The federal Bureau of Land Management said Monday it found proposed exploratory mining northeast of Mount St. Helens would present no significant environmental impact, bringing mining company Ascot USA a step closer to prospecting in the area.
The BLM’s decision would award Ascot two hard rock prospecting permits within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, about 12 miles northeast of Mount St.
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