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While we await the final decision by the Montana Supreme Court, regardless of the outcome we will remain staunch defenders and watchdogs of the Smith. Additionally, we are working with Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks on identifying restoration opportunities to improve water quality and quantity for the future.

MTU continues to incur significant costs in our fight to defend the Smith. Please visit our donation page to make a contribution today.

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Smith River Protection Timeline

A visual history of our fight to protect the Smith.

Learn More About the Smith River and the Mine

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  • Must Montanans shoulder another mine clean-up?

    Another mining company in Montana goes broke before reclamation is finished, leaving the environment at risk. How many times does this have to happen before companies are required to be accountable before they start?

  • Study: Most mines contaminate neaby waters

    Want evidence as to how often environmental agency and mining industry predictions are wrong when it comes to water contamination? This report – Comparisons Report Final – analyzes the water quality that environmental studies predict prior to the approval of several different mines and the resulting water quality after the mines were in operation. They find…

  • Maps show threats to Sheep Creek

    Tintina Resources has released a document explaining in detail the facility that they proposed in their permit application for storage of the acid-producing tailings from the Black Butte mine.