Emgold Mining achieves important permitting milestone for
the Idaho-Maryland Mine -
idaho-maryland.com
TSX Venture Exchange: EMR
OTC Bulletin Board: EGMCF
U.S. 20-F Registration: 000-51411
Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EML
VANCOUVER, June 25 /CNW/ -
Emgold Mining Corporation -
(EMR-TSX Venture) (the "Company" or "Emgold") is pleased
to announce that the City of Grass Valley ("City") has
issued a Letter of Completeness to
the Idaho-Maryland Mining Corporation -
("IMMC"), the US subsidiary of
Emgold Mining Corporation,
engaged in permitting and subsequently re-developing
the Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine -
located in Grass Valley, California.
In June of 2006 the City completed a -
Master Environmental Assessment ("MEA").
The MEA outlined items regarding the development of
the Idaho-Maryland and was the initial basis for
local community input.
Emgold's submission of revised application documents
contained responses to City and local resident input,
including modifications to the original application
to address community interests.
The process of submitting original documents and then
revising them, based on community input, is a standard
and integral part of any mine permitting process
throughout the world regardless of jurisdiction,
and it is provided for under
the California Environmental Permitting Act ("CEQA").
With receipt of the Letter of Completeness,
Emgold is looking forward to initiating the next step
of the permitting process, which includes the preparation
of the Initial Study by the City's consultants which
should take approximately four months to complete.
Upon completion of the Initial Study,
the City and their consultants can begin
the Environmental Impact Report ("EIR").
This phase of the permitting process is expected to take
about six months to complete.
Following acceptance of the EIR, the City will determine
if a Conditional Mine Use Permit
(a full mine operation permit) will be issued to IMMC.
Currently Emgold Mining Corporation anticipates the Permit
may be issued in approximately one year's time.
For more information about Emgold,
the Stewart, Rozan and Jazz Properties in British Columbia,
the Idaho-Maryland Project
and the Ceramext(TM) process,
please visit
emgold.com
or www.sedar.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
William J. (Bill) Witte, P.Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information
contained in this news release.
This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements"--
--Investors should review the Company's filings that are available at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.emgold.com.
Source: Canada NewsWire (June 25, 2007 - 8:30 AM EST)
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