ENVIRONMENTAL: Provincial environmental assessment review of IDM Mining’s Red Mountain gold project advances to final stage

VANCOUVER - IDM Mining Ltd.  is pleased to announce that the temporary voluntary suspension of the 180-day time limit for the application review of the Red Mountain Gold Project has been lifted by the BC Environmental Assessment Office ("EAO") and the Project is now entering the final stage of the Environmental Assessment ("EA") review. [caption id="attachment_1003724014" align="alignnone" width="475"] Working underground at Red Mountain. Credit: IDM Mining[/caption] "We are very pleased that all material issues relating to the provincial environmental assessment of Red Mountain have now been resolved and we can move into the final stage of the provincial environmental assessment process," said Michael McPhie, Chair of IDM's Board of Directors.  "With only 43 days left on the legislated provincial review timeline and key issues now resolved, we can look forward with confidence in our permitting and ultimate development timeline. This resolution represents a key step in our work with Provincial and Federal review agencies, the Nisga'a Nation and local community representatives in terms of recognizing both the economic opportunity and environmental and social sustainability of the Red Mountain Project." For more information, visit www.idmmining.com