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Reclamation crews started removing the Mike Horse Dam at the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex east of Lincoln, Mont. in 2014.
State and federal officials say a large mining clean up project in Montana is nearly complete and open for recreation.
At the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex east of Lincoln, crews have removed roughly 1 million cubic yards of tailings and mine waste. The area is the former site of a lead and zinc mine and the six and a half story high Mike Horse Dam made of mining waste. The dam partially failed in the 1970s, flushing contaminated material downstream for almost 10 miles and into the Blackfoot River.
Cleanup Nearly Complete At State Superfund Site Near Lincoln
State and federal officials say a large mining clean-up project in Montana is nearly complete and open for recreation.
At the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex east of Lincoln, crews have removed roughly 1 million cubic yards of tailings and mine waste. The area is the former site of a lead and zinc mine along with the six-and-a-half-story high Mike Horse Dam, which is made of mining waste.
The dam partially failed in the 1970s, flushing contaminated material downstream for almost 10 miles and into the Blackfoot River.
Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality said in a Tuesday press release that cleanup of the mine site, the Blackfoot River and the river s tributaries is nearly complete and the area is open for recreation. The nonprofit Blackfoot Challenge is working on a self-guided tour with information kiosks about the unique plants and wildlife, as well as the history of mining in the area.
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A comment box from the U.S. State Department for thoughts on an recently updated environmental draft for the Keystone XL pipeline on October 29, 2019.
A vital water crossing certification for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline is in limbo after environmental groups challenged Montana’s recent issuance of a water quality certification. The state’s decision and an appeal comes during a transition in state and federal administrations.
Environmental groups filed a notice of appeal just days after the Montana Department of Environmental Quality announced its decision to allow the pipeline to cross more than 200 protected water bodies in eastern Montana.
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