DEQ to host meetings on proposed Montana’s Smith River mine

State environmental officials have planned a series of public meetings as they begin to consider the potential environmental impacts of a proposed copper mine near a tributary to the famed Smith River.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality began work last month on an environmental impact statement for the Black Butte Copper Project, a mine Tintina Resources wants to build near White Sulphur Springs. Conservation groups have opposed the mine because they worry it could harm a tributary to the Smith River, a renowned fly-fishing destination.

Michael Wright Chronicle Staff Writer

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