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Hecla seeking new permit for Montanore Mine in Cabinet Mountains Wilderness

by by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER Hagadone News Network
| November 14, 2024 1:00 AM

Idaho-based Hecla Mining is ready for another shot at operating the Montanore Mine, located south of Libby in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.

According to a press release from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, it has drafted a new Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit to replace a 2006 permit for the Montanore Minerals Corporation Libby Exploration Project Libby Creek Adit.

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