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NEWS RELEASE USDA Forest Service Alaska Region Ray Massey W 907.586.7876 rmassey@xxxxxxxxx C 907.209.2094 August 1, 2010 Prince of Wales and Woewodski Mine Explorations to go forward in Roadless JUNEAU, Alaska– In a statement issued today, U.S. Forest Service Alaska Regional Forester Beth Pendleton said mining exploration projects in inventoried roadless areas on Prince of Wales Island and Woewodski Island in Southeast Alaska have
been approved to go forward. “Last Friday USDA Under Secretary Harris Sherman approved exploration in inventoried roadless areas for both the Woewodski and Bokan Mountain mining exploration projects,” said Pendleton. “This approval will allow the companies conducting
the exploration to create helicopter landing pads at drilling sites, and in the case of Woewodski, allow drilling equipment to be winched from some of its sites.” “In each case, no roads will be constructed or reconstructed and site reclamation will be completed after drilling operations are done. Both projects will create new mining jobs in Southeast Alaska,” added Pendleton. Woewodski Island is 15 miles south of Petersburg on the Petersburg Ranger District. Bokan Mountain exploration is being conducted on Prince of Wales Island in the west arm of Kendrick Bay 38 miles southwest of Ketchikan. Both projects either
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