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Forest Service approves Bitterroot Front Project
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (581+ words) STEVENSVILLE " Bitterroot National Forest has issued final approval for the Bitterroot Front Project, a plan to reduce wildfire risk through fuel reduction across 148, 000 acres along the west side of the Bitterroot Valley. Ravalli County has the highest wildfire risk to…...
Mining company to revise, reduce draft plan in Sheep Creek Project exploration proposal
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (556+ words) U. S. Critical Materials, the company eyeing rare earth elements near the headwaters of the Bitterroot, rescinded a draft exploratory mining plan after a wave of criticism from the community and environmental groups. They plan to submit a new, "reduced" version to…...
Company hosts open house for Blackfoot exploratory metal mining project
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (685+ words) LINCOLN " Sentinel Metals, the company eyeing gold and silver near the headwaters of the Blackfoot River, hosted an open house about their exploration mining proposal in Lincoln on Tuesday. The meeting brought the community and company representatives together to discuss…...
Company proposes exploratory gold drilling near Blackfoot River
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (9+ words) KPAX News...
A look at the Columbia Gold Project, proposed exploration drilling in the Blackfoot Valley
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (596+ words) LINCOLN " Sentinel Metals, an Australian mining company eyeing gold near the headwaters of the Blackfoot River, is looking to do exploratory drilling for the Columbia Gold Project. Some nearby residents have expressed concerns, as the Blackfoot Valley has a rich,…...
DEQ taking public comment on Blackfoot gold mine exploration proposal
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (222+ words) MISSOULA " An Australian mining company has been eyeing gold near the headwaters of the Blackfoot River, an area with a rich and controversial mining history. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is now taking public comment on their proposal…...
U. S. Interior Secretary praises work in Butte to grow mining industry
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) BUTTE " U. S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said Friday that the work being done at Montana Technological University " and in the rest of Butte " is going to be key, as the federal government puts additional emphasis on mining and producing…...
Environmental watchdog sues Lincoln County over public records dispute
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (561+ words) The Montana Environmental Information Center says that Lincoln County has failed to provide documents requested under the state's right-to-know laws related to the county's push to change pollution standards in Lake Koocanusa. MEIC's complaint, filed before Lincoln County District Court…...
Conservation groups call on Forest Service to reject Sheep Creek "mining plan
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (1063+ words) A group of conservation organizations said U. S. Critical Materials presented a "bad faith" proposal for "a mining plan" in the Sheep Creek area, not just an "exploration" plan as the company describes. A letter from the groups to the Bitterroot National…...
Proposed Blackfoot gravel pit developer responds to Missoula County Commissioners' letter
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (232+ words) BONNER " The developer behind a proposed gravel pit in the lower Blackfoot Valley responded to a request from the Missoula County Commissioners for more information about the project. Riverside Contracting Incorporated stated in a letter to the commissioners that they…...