Liberty Gold Advances Black Pine Project Permitting with Acceptance into FAST-41 U.S. Federal Permitting Framework

Executive Summary

• Liberty Gold’s Black Pine Oxide Gold Project was accepted into the U.S. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee Council (FPISC) FAST‑41 process as a “Covered Project,” granting access to coordinated permitting benefits.
• The acceptance signals a significant regulatory milestone, enhancing inter‑agency coordination and transparency for Black Pine’s environmental review and permitting schedule.
• Liberty Gold will enter a 60‑day structured schedule coordination period with federal and state agencies, after which an updated public permitting timetable is expected to be posted.

Key Details

• FAST‑41 Covered Project Status: Black Pine now qualifies for the full suite of FAST‑41 benefits, including a coordinated permitting timetable and project advisory support.
• Coordination Timeline: A structured schedule coordination period will commence within the next 60 days with relevant agencies (U.S. Forest Service, BLM, etc.).
• Future Public Timetable: An updated permitting timetable will be posted to a U.S. government permitting dashboard after the coordination period.
• Project Context: Black Pine is a brownfield development in southeastern Idaho with extensive baseline environmental studies already completed.
• Management Commentary: CEO Jon Gilligan highlighted the milestone as evidence of project quality, maturity, and readiness, emphasizing the advantage of FAST‑41’s enhanced coordination for permitting progress.
• External Support: Idaho Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke praised the step for its potential to create good‑paying jobs and stimulate local economies.
• Ongoing Workstreams: Liberty Gold continues parallel activities—feasibility‑level engineering, additional environmental baseline studies, and both state and federal permitting efforts—to maintain critical path objectives.

Notable Quotes

“Inclusion of the Black Pine Oxide Gold Project into the FAST‑41 federal permitting framework is an important milestone for Liberty Gold and reflects the quality, maturity, and readiness of the project,” – Jon Gilligan, President & CEO, Liberty Gold.

“This is an important step for Liberty Gold and for Idaho workers… Projects like this mean good‑paying jobs, local investments and long‑term economic opportunity for rural communities.” – Scott Bedke, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho.