Environmentalists Seek to Halt Montana Copper Mine Over Concerns About Local River
A Montana copper mine was to employ a new mining technique, but environmental groups say the state failed in its permit process to properly review effects on nearby waters.
The Smith River is 19 miles from a new copper mine in Montana that will tap into a copper reserve that is one of the largest in the state. (Photo courtesy of Montana Department of Tourism)
(CN) The Montana Department of Environmental Quality failed to properly evaluate the environmental impacts of a new mining technique to be used in a proposed copper mine in eastern Montana, attorneys argued in state district court Friday.