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After capitalizing on a two-day lapse in a federal mining ban at Montana’s beleaguered Zortman-Landusky mines in 2020, a small mining company appears to have been developing its claims without the authorization of the state environmental agency.
The Montana DEQ described the alleged activity as a “violation of major gravity that has compromised reclamation work at the site and represents a risk of acid rock drainage.”
Fort Belknap Indian Community responds to Luke Ployhar's statements about gold mining in Zortman Landusky.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality released a final environmental assessment last week requiring additional analysis in an environmental
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality paused a project that would reopen a limited amount of mining in Phillips County at Zortman-Landusky.