DEQ seeks comments on new plan to look for gold at Zortman Mine Complex
A Bozeman man has submitted a second request to excavate rock in the Zortman Mining Complex to look for gold.
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A Bozeman man has submitted a second request to excavate rock in the Zortman Mining Complex to look for gold.
State regulators are considering whether to approve a mineral exploration license at the site of a former gold mine in north-central Montana.
The Fort Belknap Indian Community and conservation groups continue to oppose new mining claims near the reservation in Montana.
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...