Ascot Resources USA Prospecting Permit

In 2011, Ascot Resources USA's (Ascot) submitted applications for a hardrock "prospecting permits" for approximately 900 acres of Mineral Survey lands (often referred to as the "Mt. Margaret Deposit") in the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest in the vicinity of Goat Mountain in Skamania County, Washington.

The BLM is working in close coordination with the U.S. Forest Service's Gifford-Pinchot National Forest to process Ascot's prospecting permit application. Action is currently underway for preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) addressing the proposed exploration plan and reasonable alternatives. The EA process will include a full scoping period during which the public will be invited to comment on the proposed project.

The BLM will begin scoping for the project in mid-February.