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Environmental review to begin on $250 million copper mine
Environmental review to begin on $250 million copper mine
Karl Puckett, kpuckett@greatfallstribune.com Published 12:18 p.m. MT Aug. 15, 2017 | Updated 12:22 p.m. MT Aug. 15, 2017
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has accepted the mine application submitted by a developer of a $250 million copper mine north of Meagher County's White Sulphur Springs, allowing the environmental review of the project to proceed.
The DEQ said Tuesday that it has notified Tintina Resources Inc. that its latest permit application for the Black Butte Copper Project complies with the Montana Metal Mine Reclamation Act.
DEQ is now working on a more detailed compliance document and a draft permit, expected to be completed early next month, said Kristi Ponozzo, a DEQ spokeswoman.
Once they are issued, the DEQ has one year to complete an environmental impact statement.
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For more information
The letter from the DEQ to Tintina is posted to the DEQ’s website at: http://deq.mt.gov/Land/hardrock/tintinamines
Karl Puckett, kpuckett@greatfallstribune.com Published 12:18 p.m. MT Aug. 15, 2017 | Updated 12:22 p.m. MT Aug. 15, 2017
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has accepted the mine application submitted by a developer of a $250 million copper mine north of Meagher County's White Sulphur Springs, allowing the environmental review of the project to proceed.
The DEQ said Tuesday that it has notified Tintina Resources Inc. that its latest permit application for the Black Butte Copper Project complies with the Montana Metal Mine Reclamation Act.
DEQ is now working on a more detailed compliance document and a draft permit, expected to be completed early next month, said Kristi Ponozzo, a DEQ spokeswoman.
Once they are issued, the DEQ has one year to complete an environmental impact statement.
....
For more information
The letter from the DEQ to Tintina is posted to the DEQ’s website at: http://deq.mt.gov/Land/hardrock/tintinamines