TORONTO, April 22, 2013 /CNW/ - EPM Mining Ventures Inc.
("EPM" or the "Company") (TSXV: EPK - OTCQX: EPKMF) announced today
that it has obtained a favorable decision from the Interior Board
of Land Appeals ("IBLA") affirming the Bureau of Land Management's
("BLM") Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact on the
Sevier Playa Potash Exploratory Testing Proposal and Environmental
Assessment and denying the appeal by Southern Utah Wilderness
Alliance ("SUWA") of said Decision Record and Finding of No
Significant Impact. This concludes the final appeal by SUWA to the
BLM's decisions regarding leasing and exploration.
Lance D'Ambrosio, Chief Executive Officer of
EPM, said; "We are extremely happy with this ruling. Once again, we
believe the IBLA did an excellent job of analyzing the issues and
basing its decision on firm precedent. As we have said in the past,
the appeals by SUWA were baseless and without merit and this
decision, along with the previous ones, confirms that."
This action by the IBLA favorably resolves all
outstanding environmental appeals and petitions.
About EPM Mining Ventures
EPM, through its wholly owned subsidiary Peak
Minerals Inc., controls directly or through agreement, mineral
leases on more than 124,000 acres on the Sevier Playa property in
Millard County, Utah, EPM is
targeting the future development and production of Sulfate of
Potash (SOP), a premium priced fertilizer used with special crops
and arid soils, using an industry proven, cost-effective solar
evaporation process.
For more information on the Company, please
visit our web site at www.epmmining.com.
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SOURCE EPM Mining Ventures Inc.