The future of mining in Lincoln County
Tour of Montanore Mine adit June 7, 2011. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
One question often posed by Lincoln County residents to Hecla Mining’s regional skeleton crew is, “When will you start hiring?”
It’s a question without a definitive answer.
First, federal and state agencies, judges and regulators would need to allow Hecla to move forward with the evaluation phase for the Montanore project, south of Libby, or the Rock Creek project, closer to Noxon, or both...
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