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Feds seek comment on Montanore Mine project

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | January 24, 2025 7:00 AM

Kootenai National Forest officials are seeking public comment on the agency’s draft environmental assessment for the Libby Exploration Project at the Montanore Mine. 

The draft analyzes the effects of the proposed activities in the Plan of Operation submitted by Montanore Minerals, a subsidiary of Hecla Mining, for the Libby Project. 

Hecla acquired the Montanore project near Libby in 2016.

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