Idaho Copper Announces US Forest Service Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for CuMo Exploration Project Plan

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Idaho Copper Corp (OTC Pink: COPR) has received a significant approval from the United States Forest Service for its CuMo exploration project in Boise County, Idaho. The USFS issued a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact on March 14, 2025, approving the company's Plan of Operations (PoO) for exploration drilling activities.

The approval follows extensive collaboration since 2016 to ensure environmental compliance. The PoO encompasses temporary road construction, maintenance, and drilling operations, with mandatory requirements for proper closure and reclamation of all roads, drill pads, and drill holes upon completion. The plan includes multiple mitigation measures to protect the Boise River watershed.

While this approval marks a important step for exploration activities, it does not authorize mining operations. Any future mining development would require a separate Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and public participation process.

Positive

• Received key USFS environmental approval for exploration activities
• Exploration plan approved after comprehensive environmental assessment
• No significant environmental impact found for planned activities

Negative

• Mining approval still requires separate lengthy EIS process
• Years away from potential mining operations
• Additional regulatory hurdles remain before revenue generation

Boise, Idaho, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idaho Copper Corp. (OTC Pink: COPR) is pleased to announce that on March 14, 2025 the United States Forest Service, Boise National Forest (“USFS”) issued a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact under an Environmental Assessment approving the Company’s Plan of Operations (“PoO”) to conduct exploration drilling and related activities at its CuMo project located in Boise County, Idaho.

Andrew Brodkey, Company CEO commented, “This is a major milestone for Idaho Copper. We have been working with the Forest Service since 2016 to build a plan that complies with myriad federal laws and regulations to ensure that exploration activities at CuMo will not have any significant effect on the environment. The Forest Service has done an admirable job, with hundreds of pages of specialist reports addressing all conceivable environmental concerns from exploration. In addition, the Decision Notice requires the Company to implement dozens of mitigation measures and best management practices designed to protect the environment. Idaho Copper’s work under the PoO will consist mainly of temporary road building, maintenance, and drilling activities, and requires that when complete, all roads, drillpads, and drillholes are properly closed and reclaimed. Most importantly, there will be no significant impact to the Boise River, its tributaries, or the Boise River Watershed, through the application of mitigating measures set forth in the Forest Service Decision Notice."

The exploration activities outlined in the PoO are needed to develop additional data to determine if a future decision to proceed with a mine is justified. Nothing beyond exploration has been approved by the Forest Service via this DN, and any decision to develop a mine is years away. Any such decision will depend, among other things, on the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) under federal law, in which the public will have the right to participate.

About Idaho Copper Corporation

Idaho Copper Corporation is a mineral exploration and development company focused on exploring and developing a massive copper-molybdenum-silver deposit in Idaho (United States), (“the CuMo” project). The CuMo project currently consists of one hundred and twenty-six (126) federal unpatented lode mining claims, and six (6) patented mining claims. In total, the project comprises approximately 2,640 acres. The unpatented lode mining claims and patented claims are situated in an unorganized mining district in Boise County, Idaho.

For more information, visit: www.idaho-copper.com.

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For further information, please contact: info@idaho-copper.com

FAQ

What environmental clearance did Idaho Copper (COPR) receive for the CuMo project?

USFS issued a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact on March 14, 2025, approving exploration drilling activities with environmental protection measures.

What activities are approved under Idaho Copper's (COPR) exploration plan?

The plan allows temporary road building, maintenance, and drilling activities, with mandatory reclamation of all roads, drill pads, and drill holes upon completion.

How will Idaho Copper (COPR) protect the Boise River during exploration?

The company must implement multiple mitigation measures and best management practices to ensure no significant impact to the Boise River and its watershed.

Does the USFS approval allow Idaho Copper (COPR) to begin mining operations?

No, the approval is only for exploration. Any future mining would require a separate Environmental Impact Statement and public participation process.