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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wildland fire reported near Flume Canyon in Ruidoso
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – A wildland fire has been reported in the Flume Canyon area in Ruidoso Monday. All Ruidoso Fire Personnel have been requested to the scene, and USFS resources are en route. The USFS said all forward spread on the Flume Fire has stopped. Currently, all resources are engaged in mop up operations, and a Type 6 engine will cover the area overnight. Start Date / Time: 05/26/25Cause: n/aSize: Less than 1 acreLocation: Flume Canyon area of RuidosoResources: All Ruidoso Fire Personnel and USFS resources. Two type 6 engines have been requested from Bonito Volunteer Fire Department. A type one helicopter is currently making water drops on of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): n/aContainment: 0%Road Closures: n/aEvacuations: Grindstone Lake and Alto Lake, so crews can retrieve water Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Politics
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Opinion: Now's the time to fight for your public lands
All Americans are public land owners. Here in Utah, that means we own about 37.4 million acres of the land in the state. Our public lands attract millions of visitors from all over the world, eager to explore our many unique wonders and beautiful landscapes. Despite this, Utah is fast gaining a reputation nationally as the champion of the movement to sell our public lands. Our federally elected officials are pushing this as a solution for the country's affordable housing and national debt issues. Representative Celeste Maloy proposed an amendment to a recent budget bill that could result in the sale of about 11,500 acres of BLM land in southwestern Utah. This follows Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis voting against a recent budget resolution amendment in April that would prevent the sale of public lands through the budget reconciliation process in an effort to leave this option on the table. Furthermore, Lee has long been pushing for the passage of his HOUSES Act at the federal level, which would allow parcels of federal land to be purchased by a state or unit of local government at a reduced price to give them flexibility to address housing constraints with few guardrails. These types of land sales/transfers strike me as more of a short-term cash grab rather than an actual long-term solution that will fix our housing or debt problems. To complicate matters further, several federal land management agencies such as the USFS, NPS and BLM laid off thousands of employees as a result of DOGE mandates, despite the fact that these agencies have long been under-resourced. And while it's uncertain whether these agencies will be able to backfill these positions, I know I'll be impacted as a hunter and outdoor recreationist. In the short-term, I expect some of the trails, campgrounds and trailhead restrooms won't be maintained or even open for use. I also anticipate a more difficult summer wildfire season due to the layoffs, which further risks the closure of some of the areas I enjoy exploring most. In the long run, fewer federal land management employees could lead to a long-term decline in the maintenance and upkeep of our public lands. This in turn will make it easier to persuade the public that these lands need to be privatized and sold off since the feds can no longer effectively manage them. As a staunch public lands advocate, this greatly concerns me. However, it's trivial when compared to the threat our wildlife faces if we begin selling public land. These lands provide summer range, winter range and migration corridors for several species across the state. Selling and developing public land will result in the loss of critical habitat and negatively impact the populations of countless species of wildlife here in Utah. Our public lands are a uniquely American idea due to the 'multiple use' mandates we have in place to manage them. This requires our federal land management agencies to consider the (often competing) demands of different constituencies when designing public land management plans. And while each constituent group never gets 100% of what they want, the compromises that result from this process allow us all to benefit from our public lands. But if our legislators begin to deviate from this process, they will establish a dangerous precedent that will make it much easier to sell our public lands. The next time you're hiking up Millcreek Canyon, scouting the Uintas for your upcoming fall elk hunt or setting up your tent while camping with the family on BLM land in southern Utah, I encourage you to look around and really take in the scenery. Ask yourself: does this place look like it could use a mountain resort? A housing development? Maybe a few oil rigs? Would that improve my experience? If you find yourself answering no, you should reach out to both your state and federal representatives to remind them you oppose the sale of our public lands. If we don't speak up in support for our public lands now, we risk losing access to these places as we know them permanently. Because once they leave the public domain, they aren't coming back.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
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Arapahoe Basin's Proposal To Build Two Gondolas Is Turning Heads
A surprising press release hit my inbox earlier this morning, May 16, 2025. The subject read, "A-Basin Master Development Plan", and the contents of the 122-page document that was attached had my head spinning. Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, the once independently-owned, expert-oriented haunt has big plans for expansion under new owner Alterra Mountain 122-page document covers a laundry list of subjects, but the lift expansions, upgrades, and new terrain will be of most interest to skiers and snowboarders. We'll dive a bit deeper later in the article, but here are the major proposals we've gleaned from A-Basin's ambitious Master Development Plan:1. Arapahoe Basin wants to build not one, but two gondolas in the near future. One gondola will serve the parking lots and replace the ski area's parking shuttle system. Another gondola will transport guests from the base area to base of the new beginner area.2. Construction of a new detachable chairlift called that will access a new beginner learning area called located adjacent to the current trail.3. Construction of a new groomed trail in .4. A new skier services hub to be constructed at the new beginner area.5. Optimization of current parking lots and construction of two new parking to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. Arapahoe Basin has big ambitions in their Master Development Plan, but a spokesperson from the ski area clarified the intention of releasing the Plan as is. "The MDP offers us a path forward but does not guarantee anything. The idea behind MDPs is to provide the USFS with any potential project we would be interested in doing in the coming years to benefit the ski area in one big proposal," says Shayna Silverman of Arapahoe Basin. "If the USFS accepts this plan, then each project must go through NEPA. If projects are accepted by the USFS and approved by NEPA, only then it's up to us on what projects we move forward with and when."Along with the highlighted proposals listed above, Arapahoe Basin wants to increase its snowmaking capacity by 65 acres. Bolstering snowmaking capabilities in Montezuma Bowl, on the Loafer and Davis runs in The Beavers, and on the Humbug, West Gully, Upper Wrangler, Shooting Gallery, and Grizzly Road runs on the frontside of the mountain. Snowmaking will also be constructed for the new Sawmill Flats beginner Master Development Plan also mentions installing remote avalanche systems along the East Wall and within Montezuma Bowl. These devices would replace the mountain's current avalauncher systems that resemble military will continue to keep tabs on Arapahoe Basin's Master Development Plan as progress is made. At this point, there is no stated timeframe for when the new lifts, runs, or snowmaking will be constructed. We will keep you updated if and when those timeframes are disclosed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
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Liberty Gold Reports Q1 2025 Financial and Operating Results
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Gold Corp. (TSX:LGD; OTCQX:LGDTF) ("Liberty Gold" or the 'Company'), is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. All amounts are presented in United States dollars unless otherwise stated. FIRST QUARTER OF 2025 AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS On April 22, 2025, the Company closed a bought deal financing (the '2025 Bought Deal')1, whereby the Underwriters purchased, on a bought-deal basis, 69,699,200 Common Shares, at a price of C$0.33 per Unit, for gross proceeds of C$23,000,736. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company ('Common Share') and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole common share purchase warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at a price of C$0.45 until April 22, 2027. On April 28, 20252 we announced the intention of Cal Everett to step down as Chief Executive Officer and Director on June 12, 2025 and the intended appointment of Jon Gilligan, current President and COO, as his replacement. On April 16, 20253 the Company announced that Darin Smith, its Senior Vice President Corporate Development, submitted his notice of resignation, effective May 6th, 2025, to pursue another opportunity. At the Black Pine project ('Black Pine'), On February 6, 20254, we announced results from step-out and infill drilling, successfully expanding the deposit footprints at Rangefront, M Zone and CD Pit, with mineralization remaining open to extension in all three areas; highlights include: 15.2 m of 5.51 g/t Au including 9.1 m of 7.88 g/t Au in LBP1048; a shallow oxide intercept of 24.4 m of 0.96 g/t Au including 6.1 m of 1.94 g/t Au starting at 76.2 m downhole in LBP1078; LBP1061 returning 21.3 m of 0.54 g/t Au starting at 61 m downhole; 24.4 m of 0.50 g/t Au starting at 109 m downhole in LBP1075; and LBP1076 which returned 19.8 m of 0.62 g/t Au. On February 26, 20255 we announced the formal submission of the draft Mine Plan of Operations ('MPO') to the United States Forest Service ('USFS'), the Bureau of Land Management ('BLM'), the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality ('IDEQ'), and the Idaho Department of Lands ('IDL'); and secondly, the successful execution of an interagency Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU') between Liberty Gold, USFS, BLM, the Idaho Governor's Office of Energy and Mineral Resources, the IDEQ, and the IDL, to facilitate coordination of the entire mine permitting process for Black Pine. At the Goldstrike project in Utah ('Goldstrike'), We announced on February 11, 20256 and April 13, 2025, the intention to spin-out Goldstrike and the adjacent Antimony Ridge discovery into a separate corporate entity named Specialty American Metals Inc ('Specialty American'). The proposed spinout structure is expected to be effected by a plan of arrangement (the 'Arrangement') between Liberty Gold and Specialty American and is expected to be subject to customary conditions, including regulatory and court approval, as well as approval via a shareholder vote expected to occur in the third quarter of 2025. Under the Arrangement, a portion of the common shares of Specialty American would be distributed to Liberty Gold's shareholders, at a ratio to be determined in due course. Liberty Gold will retain a percentage of shares of Specialty American in exchange for funds already invested in the project. Cal Everett and Greg Etter from Liberty Gold's board of directors have agreed to join the board of Specialty American and suitable independent candidates have been identified for the remainder of the board. Russell Starr has agreed to become the CEO of Specialty American, Peter Shabestari, Liberty Gold's Vice President of Exploration, will join as its President and Joanna Bailey, Liberty Gold's CFO, will serve in the same capacity with Specialty American. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The following selected financial data is derived from our unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto (the 'Interim Financial Statements') for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards – IAS 34: Interim Financial Statements. A copy of the Annual Financial Statements is available on the Company's website at or on SEDAR+ at The information in the tables below is presented in $'000s, except 'per share' data: Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 Attributable to shareholders: Loss for the period from continuing operations (2,678 ) (2,990 ) Loss and comprehensive loss for the period from continuing operations (127 ) (197 ) Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations (0.01 ) (0.01 ) As at March 31, As at December 31, 2025 2024 Cash and short-term investments $ 4,905 $ 6,967 Working capital7 $ 5,283 $ 7,345 Total assets $ 22,399 $ 24,436 Current liabilities $ 2,136 $ 2,061 Non-current liabilities $ 1,184 $ 1,216 Shareholders' equity $ 19,080 $ 21,159 ABOUT LIBERTY GOLD Liberty Gold is focused on exploring for and developing open pit oxide deposits in the Great Basin of the United States, home to large-scale gold projects that are ideal for open-pit mining. This region is one of the most prolific gold-producing regions in the world and stretches across Nevada and into Idaho and Utah. We know the Great Basin and are driven to discover and advance big gold deposits that can be mined profitably in open-pit scenarios. For more information, visit or contact: Susie Bell, Manager, Investor Relations Phone: 604-632-4677 or Toll Free 1-877-632-4677 info@ Peter Shabestari, Vice-President Exploration, Liberty Gold, is the Company's designated Qualified Person for this news release within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and validated that the information contained in the release is accurate. Quality Assurance – Quality ControlDrill composites were calculated using a cut-off of 0.15 g/t Au. Drill intersections are reported as drilled thicknesses. True widths of the mineralized intervals vary between 30% and 100% of the reported lengths due to varying drill hole orientations but are typically in the range of 50% to 90% of true width. Drill samples were assayed by ALS Limited in Reno, Nevada for gold by Fire Assay of a 30 gram (1 assay ton) charge with an AA finish, or if over 5.0 g/t Au were re-assayed and completed with a gravimetric finish. For these samples, the gravimetric data were utilized in calculating gold intersections. For any samples assaying over 0.10 parts per million an additional cyanide leach analysis is done where the sample is treated with a 0.25% NaCN solution and rolled for an hour. An aliquot of the final leach solution is then centrifuged and analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. QA/QC for all drill samples consists of the insertion and continual monitoring of numerous standards and blanks into the sample stream, and the collection of duplicate samples at random intervals within each batch. All holes are also analyzed for a 51 multi-element geochemical suite by ICP-MS. ALS Geochemistry-Reno is ISO 17025:2005 Accredited, with the Elko and Twin Falls prep lab listed on the scope of accreditation. This news release contains 'forward-looking information' and 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements or information concerning, future financial or operating performance of Liberty Gold and its business, operations, properties and condition; planned de-risking activities at Liberty Gold's mineral properties; the potential quantity, recoverability and/or grade of minerals; the potential size of a mineralized zone or potential expansion of mineralization; proposed exploration and development of Liberty Gold's exploration property interests; the results of mineral resource estimates or mineral reserve estimates and preliminary feasibility studies; and the Company's anticipated expenditures. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "planned", "expect", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intends", "believe", "potential", and similar expressions, or describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "should", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management at the date the statements are made including, among others, assumptions about future prices of gold, and other metal prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates, favourable operating conditions, political stability, timely receipt of governmental or regulatory approvals, including any stock exchange approvals; receipt of shareholder approval and court approval for the spin-out transaction; receipt of a financing on time, obtaining renewals for existing licenses and permits and obtaining required licenses and permits, labour stability, stability in market conditions, availability of equipment, results of any mineral resources, mineral reserves, or pre-feasibility study, the availability of drill rigs, the timing of receipt of future staged payments from the sale of TV Tower, successful resolution of disputes and anticipated costs and expenditures. Many assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Liberty Gold and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking information, involves known and unknown risks, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, risks related to the interpretation of results and/or the reliance on technical information provided by third parties as related to the Company's mineral property interests; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; current economic conditions; future prices of commodities; possible variations in grade or recovery rates; the costs and timing of the development of new deposits; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to perform; the timing and success of exploration activities generally; the timing or results of the publication of any mineral resources, mineral reserves or pre-feasibility studies; delays in permitting; possible claims against the Company; labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals, financing, timing of receipt of staged payments on the sale of TV Tower or in the completion of exploration as well as those factors discussed in the Annual Information Form of the Company dated March 25, 2025, in the section entitled "Risk Factors", under Liberty Gold's SEDAR+ profile at Although Liberty Gold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate as actual results, and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Liberty Gold disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except for material differences between actual results and previously disclosed material forward-looking information, or as otherwise required by law. Except for statements of historical fact, information contained herein or incorporated by reference herein constitutes forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking statements and forward-looking information attributable to us is expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources The information in this MD&A, including any information incorporated by reference, and disclosure documents of Liberty Gold that are filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities concerning mineral properties have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. Without limiting the foregoing, these documents use the terms 'measured resources', 'indicated resources', 'inferred resources' and 'mineral reserves'. These terms are Canadian mining terms as defined in, and required to be disclosed in accordance with, NI 43-101, which references the guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the 'CIM') – CIM Definition Standards, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended. However, these standards differ significantly from the mineral property disclosure requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') in Regulation S-K Subpart 1300 (the 'SEC Modernization Rules') under the United States Securities Act of 1934, as amended. The Company does not file reports with the SEC and is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. 1 See press release dated April 14, 2025, and April 22, 20252 See news release dated April 28, 20253 See press release dated April 16, 20254 See press release dated February 6, 20255 See news release dated February 26, 20256 See news release dated February 11, 2025, and April 13, 20257 These financial measures or ratios are non-IFRS financial measures or ratios. Certain additional disclosures for non-IFRS financial measures and ratios have been incorporated by reference and additional detail can be found in the Company's March 31, 2025 MD& in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- General
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Mud Pit in Arizona Traps and Nearly Drowns a Mother Horse in Front of Her Baby
Wild horse advocates have rescued several wild horses, including a mother horse and her foal, from the same mud pit in just a few days. Early on April 26, Betty Nixon of Friends of the Heber Wild Horses in Arizona received a concerning message from friends: "Need help. Mare drowning in mud," she recalled in a Facebook post. Nixon grabbed some tow ropes and a helpful neighbor, then hopped in her car and sped to the area, near Sitgreaves National Forest in Herber-Overgaard. When she arrived, her friends and another couple had already managed to haul a young foal out of the mud, though the mother horse remained trapped. Related: Horses Trapped in 'Waist-Deep' Connecticut Mud Saved by Nearly 40 First Responders After 5-Hour Rescue Mission Nixon stated that the mud pit was once a water hole frequented by wild horses in the area, but due to an ongoing drought, the "extremely dangerous" conditions of the now muddy pit continue to worsen. However, the horses are not "livestock covered under permit," the U.S. Forest Service tells PEOPLE. Thus, the U.S. Forest Service is not responsible for rescuing the animals or replenishing the water hole. "Seven of us worked together for over an hour to get the mare out of the mud while her foal called to her from the bank," Nixon wrote in the post. "She was exhausted from struggling, but we worked slowly and patiently with her to get her out without injuring her, allowing her time to rest between efforts." The rescue was exhausting and didn't give the volunteers many options. According to Nixon's post, it was difficult to get a rope through the mud and under the horse, let alone secure it around the mare's body. The group had no choice but to wrap the rope around her neck and carefully pull the horse out without choking her. Nixon said the mare certainly did her part. The mom horse "struggled on her own to get up," so the group pulled her out together to give her momentum. The rescuer added that the whole effort took over an hour. Shortly afterwards, the mare could stand "on unsteady legs," allowing her and her foal to return to the forest together. "I can't begin to tell you how impressed I was with how well everyone worked together as a team. It truly was a cooperative effort to pull off an amazing rescue," Nixon wrote. Related: Unknown 'Highly Contagious' Disease Kills 85 Wild Horses at Federal Facility in Colorado Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The U.S. Forest Service tells PEOPLE that the mud pit is "a very adverse situation for all animals living in the drought-stricken landscape." The droughts have decreased the number of areas that have both food and water, the USFS added, exhibiting the "natural strain" on the landscape to continue supporting its animal population. Yet, regarding the mud pit itself, the USFS predicts that the "continued drought will likely dry out the mud within a few days, reducing the immediate threat of horses getting stuck." Since the incident on April 26, Nixon witnessed two more horses get stuck in the mud, both requiring her assistance to escape the mud pit. Read the original article on People
