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Montana DEQ adds additional public meeting in Helena

by Bill Pfeiffer

Smith River supporters will have another opportunity to voice their concerns about Tintina Resource’s proposed copper mine on Sheep Creek.  Montana DEQ has announced a fourth public meeting to be held in Helena.  For more information about the scoping process or talking points for comments please visit smithriverwatch.org or refer to our October 16, 2017 post.

Public Scoping Meetings and Locations

  • Monday, October 30, 2017 – Great Falls Civic Center, 2 Park Drive South, Great Falls, MT
  • Wednesday, November 1, 2017 – White Sulphur Springs High School Gymnasium, 405 South Central Avenue, White Sulphur Springs, MT
  • Monday, November 6, 2017 – Radisson Colonial Hotel, 2301 Colonial Drive, Helena, MT 
  • Tuesday, November 7, 2017 – Park County High School Gymnasium, 102 View Vista Drive, Livingston, MT

All meetings are scheduled from 6-9 p.m.  Stay tuned for information on ride share and bus transport option.

Written comments may also be submitted electronically to [email protected] or by mail to:

Craig Jones
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 5962-0901

Montanans oppose Black Butte mine on the Smith River

by MTUvolunteer

We are proud and wowed by the hundreds of Montanans who braved the weather to attend four public hearings and voice concerns about the mine being proposed in the headwaters of the iconic Smith River!

Read the recent op-ed summarizing the four public hearings by Executive Director of Montana Trout Unlimited, David Brooks.

Helena speaks out for the Smith River

by MTUvolunteer

On November 6th in Helena, concerned sportsmen and women, guides, outfitters, business owners and citizens showed up to let their voices be heard at the third public hearing on the proposed copper mine at the headwaters of the Smith River Around 200 people were in attendance with more than 30 offering oral comments on the project. This was the third of four public hearings, with opponents continuing to outnumber proponents.

Hours before the meeting opponents of the mine towed drift boats and rafts sporting “No Smith River Mine” signs around the Capitol. Opponents lined the northern edge of the grounds and displayed signs on the front steps of the Capitol to send a message to the Governor that this proposed foreign owned mine is bad for Montana.

Watch the Helena press coverage on the event.

The fourth and final hearing will be held in Livingston at the Park County High School Gymnasium from 6-9:00pm.