The Montana DEQ wants to know more about the proposed Black Butte Mine operation and tailing facilities and their potential to contaminate surface water, ground water, and harm the Smith River. In late 2015, Canadian Tintina Resources applied for a permit…
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Proposed Copper Mine on Headwaters of the Smith River
In 2014 we took action to stop the state of Montana from permitting a copper mine in the headwaters of the Smith River. It’s now 2016, and the same proposal is back. A small Canadian company, Tintina Resources, has partnered with…
Update: Copper Mine at Headwaters of Smith River
This Fall 2015 we expect Tintina Resources, a mining exploration company, to submit an official application to the state of Montana to develop a copper mine in the Sheep Cr. river valley, a headwater of Montana’s famed Smith River. In…
Taking Action to Protect Montana’s Smith River from Mining
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is taking action to protect Montana’s Smith River from copper mining. The Smith River is threatened by a proposal for copper mining. Montana’s DEQ recently authorized Tintina, a small Canadian company, to develop an “exploratory mining decline”…