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DEQ Officially Considers Montana Tunnels Mine Abandoned or Complete, Urges Reclamation Department of Environmental Quality July 08 2021 HELENA The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a violation letter notifying the Montana Tunnels Mine near Jefferson City in Jefferson County, Mont. that it considers the mine abandoned or complete. The violation letter outlines a path for corrective actions at the mine and provides a period of 15 days for Montana Tunnels to respond. The once active gold, silver, zinc and lead mine has not operated since 2008. In 2018, the mine’s permit was suspended by operation of law over its failure to post adequate bond. Since the 1970s, the state has made improvements in bond calculations to ensure that mines are adequately bonded and can be reclaimed by the state in instances where the operator is unable to do so. The Montana Tunnels site is one of two hard rock mines in the state that remains under-bonded as determined by curr

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