Fort Belknap Indian Community sues to stop mine work
Fort Belknap Indian Community sues to stop mine work April 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MALTA, Mont. (AP) — The Fort Belknap Indian Community has sued to halt a Bozeman-based mining company from assessing whether rock at an old mine in the Little Rocky Mountains contains gold. The lawsuit filed in Phillips County District Court claims the Montana Department of Environmental Quality erred in not consulting with the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes regarding the work, the Billings Gazette reported. Earthworks and the Montana Environmental Information Center have joined the suit as plaintiff...
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