Rock Creek Mine approval determined unlawful
By Reader Staff
Backers of the Rock Creek Mine, proposed near Noxon, Mont., and the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, will need to go back to square one, as a federal district …
By Reader Staff
Backers of the Rock Creek Mine, proposed near Noxon, Mont., and the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, will need to go back to square one, as a federal district …
By Reader Staff
The legal battle over a water use permit for a proposed Montana silver and copper mine saw an about-face on Feb. 17, as the Montana Supreme Court …
By Reader Staff
The proposed Montanore mine near Rock Creek, which feeds into the Pend Oreille watershed from western Montana, hit a major roadblock Nov. 19 when the Montana Supreme …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Waiting under the Cabinet Mountains is a potentially massive reserve of silver and copper.
It’s an enticing bounty that mining companies have eyed for decades. …
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 Rasmussson
Reader Staff
Hecla Mining Company is punching back after Montana Department of Environmental Quality hit it with bad actor violations last week.
The Spokesman-Review reports that the …
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 Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a state district judge to overturn a water pollution discharge permit for the Montanore …
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.…
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Earlier this month, an alliance of environmental groups challenged the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s proposed decision to issue a water permit to …
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