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US Critical Materials Sheep Creek Property has the highest rare earth grades in the US.

US Critical Materials Sheep Creek Property has the highest rare earth grades in the US.

The Bitterroot National Forest announced Thursday that U.S. Critical Materials intends to conduct mineral exploration in the Sheep Creek area on the West Fork R

Commercial mining hasn’t taken place in the Bitterroot National Forest for decades, according to a ranger. “Previous mining activity in the Bitterroot includes the Skalkaho Vermiculite Deposit in the Sapphire

The Bitterroot Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Montana Trout Unlimited and national Trout Unlimited have invested in the Bitterroot Valley and its iconic wild trout fishery for decades.

Columnists from Trout Unlimited say a mining proposal at Sheep Creek could risk one of the endangered population of bull trout.

The Bitterroot chapter of Trout Unlimited, Montana Trout Unlimited and national Trout Unlimited have invested in the Bitterroot Valley and its iconic wild trout fishery for decades. Those investments have

The Rye Creek, Sleeping Child, Soda Baker and Sula projects are located on the Darby-Sula and West Fork Ranger Districts.

The Bitterroot National Forest announced that U.S. Critical Materials and U.S. Critical Metals Corp. had sent a Notice of Intent that they will begin exploring for rare-earth elements on their Sheep Creek claim this year.

After a new mining company recently announced that it intends to develop a rare-earth metals mine in the headwaters of the Bitterroot River, the Bitterroot National Forest issued a statement saying it hadn’t received a mining application from the company.