The red circle is the current Black Butte project. All of the other colored areas are federal mine claims or private leases owned by the company. You can see what their real plan is, turn this area into a 50+ year mining district right by the Smith River.
A Bozeman Chronicle guest columnist asks if Sheep Creek and the Smith River are really places you want to open a copper mine.
Read a letter sent to Governor Steve Bullock signed by over 45 businesses and representatives of Montana’s fly-fishing industry and others who share a grave concern regarding the proposed mine in the headwaters of the Smith River. Their plea is to establish a zero-risk threshold and closely scrutinize every detail of the upcoming mine proposal for its effects on water, wildlife, fish and the sustainable recreational economy the Smith river supports.
Canadian/Australian mine company Tintina Resources has submitted their application for a mine permit. They are going forward with their plan to mine next to and underneath Sheep Creek, the main and most vital tributary to the Smith River in Montana!!
Don’t let another foreign owned mine company ruin our natural resources. Let your voice be heard!
Let Gov. Steve Bullock and DEQ Director Tom Livers know this mine is a horrible idea and not worth risking the health of the Smith River.
Gov. Bullock- [email protected]
Tom Livers- [email protected]
Click here to read about the tragic news from Brazil. Keep this in mind every time you hear that the Smith River Mine is “19 miles from the Smith”.
Help make sure this NEVER happens to the Smith River. Let your opposition be heard to the proposed Black Butte mine project that threatens the Smith River!