Supreme Court Of The State of Montana Provides Opinion Ruling On Lucky Minerals’ Emigrant Project

VANCOUVER - Lucky Minerals Inc. reported that The Supreme Court of the State of Montana has issued its ruling on the appeal initiated May 23, 2018 by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Lucky Minerals Inc. along with the intervention of the State of Montana in support of the appeal. The December 8, 2020 ruling both affirmed in part and reversed in part as well as remanded the DEQ to conduct further analysis.

The Supreme Court reversed the District Court decision requiring the DEQ to conduct supplemental review of water quality issues, provide additional analysis of alternatives and determine any possible impacts of potential future full-scale mining of federal lands. In addition, the court affirmed the district court ruling requiring the DEQ to conduct supplementary review of the impacts of road improvements on wildlife in the area. The Court also requires the DEQ to specify mitigation plans for capturing expected artesian water flows during drilling if any.

Finally, the Supreme Court affirmed the vacating of Lucky's current exploration license pending DEQ review in accord with its order.

CEO, François Perron, said, "The cancelling of our exploration license after the initial application and work since 2015 is putting the viability of our efforts in Montana into question. We will be reviewing and reevaluating our future plans in Montana, as our exploration focus and priorities have shifted to our Fortuna project located in Ecuador."