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Forest officials seek comment on Libby Creek mining

by The Western News
| June 4, 2024 7:00 AM

The Libby Ranger District is seeking public comment regarding the activities being proposed under the Libby Creek Mining Operations Project. 

This project is located 23 miles south of Libby, Montana and will only address activities on the Kootenai National Forest. The project is addressing two Plans of Operation the Libby Ranger District has received to conduct small-scale mineral exploration activities in the Libby Creek drainage, near two already existing mining operations.  

The Kootenai National Forest is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the project and invites citizens to provide comments and express concerns regarding the project before decision are made. 

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