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11+ hour, 38+ min ago (149+ words) Billings Gazette Javascript is required to use this website. Making state history: A Bozeman bakery just put Montana on the James Beard Awards map 82-acre Yellowstone River island donation to FWP approved 45 Montana landowners awarded free elk permits for allowing…...
Environmental groups push USFS for more public input on Blue Copper mine proposal
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (197+ words) A proposal to explore for copper and other minerals on public land west of Helena has garnered pushback from environmental groups who say the timeline for the federal government's review leaves limited opportunities for public engagement. This story was originally…...
Sunset Mine Environmental Assessment
1+ week, 2+ day ago (121+ words) Billings Gazette Javascript is required to use this website. Be the first to know Related to this story The 87-page document outlines the unfortunate scenario wherein a drain pipe from the Sunset Mine, closed in 1932, collapsed and flooded a dupl…...
On this day 50, 25 years ago: Mike Mansfield: push for coal threatens Native American future
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (115+ words) In his six years as a nurse on the ICU floor, Tanner said this is the first birth he's seen take place in the intensive care unit. Hans Abbey told the Billings Gazette he wants to base his campaign on…...
Rosebud Coal Mine has laid off more than 60 workers after mild winter
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (209+ words) Following a mild winter, mining company Westmoreland laid off more than a fifth of its workforce at the Rosebud Coal Mine with 27 layoffs in March and 36 layoffs in April. Currently, 223 people work at the mine that provides coal to the…...
Stillwater Mine electrician who died in 2025 used wrong switch, report shows
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (162+ words) A worker who was electrocuted at the Stillwater Mine last summer used the wrong switch to try to cut power to a portion of the underground mine because it wasn't properly labeled, according to a recent government report. This story…...
Feds, conservation groups square off over change to Bitterroot National Forest plan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (140+ words) Changes to the Bitterroot National Forest's management plan in 2023 threaten grizzly bear and bull trout habitat by allowing more road building, an environmental attorney argued in a Missoula U. S. District Court hearing on April 23. You probably know that the grizzly bear…...
Why is Daines fighting so hard for Signal Peak Bull Mountains Mine? | Tom Baratta
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (264+ words) The Signal Peak Bull Mountains Mine's ownership structure is particularly troubling, as it involves entities and individuals with direct links to foreign governments and controversial business dealings. The transparency and integrity of its operations must be questioned, especially concerning the…...
Montana Tech poised to develop tactics to compete with China for critical minerals
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (187+ words) Montana Tech recently named John Metesh director of the new Critical Materials Initiatives, which aims to leverage the university's expertise in mining and metallurgy for endeavors crucial to national security." Javascript is required to use this website. The Center for…...
Amid federal push for more coal, BLM rejects sole bid in Montana sale
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (536+ words) BLM rejected a $186, 000 bid this week for 167 million tons of coal in Big Horn County as the Trump administration and Montana's delegation try to revive coal production in Montana and the nation. The bid was placed by Navajo Transitional Energy…...