Court overturns Rock Creek Mine water permit
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A Montana District Court judge revoked a state water use permit for the proposed Rock Creek Mine this week in a decision conservationists are hailing …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A Montana District Court judge revoked a state water use permit for the proposed Rock Creek Mine this week in a decision conservationists are hailing …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Proposed mines in the Cabinet Mountains are under fire after Montana Department of Environmental Quality hit Hecla Mining Company and its CEO, Phillips S. Baker …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A court ruling this week adds yet another twist in the saga of Hecla’s proposed Montana mining projects, including the Montanore and Rock Creek mines.…
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