Mine Management, Inc told the press on Monday that the Montana State Department of Commerce approved the Hard Rock Mining Impact plan which was proposed for the montanore Silver-Copper Project near the town of Libby, Montana.
Mr. Glenn Dobbs, Mines management’s president and CEO, said that We are appreciative for the recent approval of the [...]

MINES MANAGEMENT, INC. is pleased to announce that the Montana State Department of Commerce has approved the Hard Rock Mining Impact Plan proposed for the Montanore Silver-Copper Project near the town of Libby, Montana.
In accordance with the Montana Hard-Rock Mining Impact Act, the Plan is based on a study of the socio-economic impact to the [...]

At one time the historic Sunshine Mine in the Silver Valley produced the most silver in the world. In 2001 however the declining demand for the precious metal forced the mine to shutdown. Now, under new ownership, the mine is expected to re-open next year.
After being shut down for more than five years the Sunshine [...]

Three East Coast companies representing investors who loaned nearly $20 million to help develop the Bull Mountain coal mine near Roundup have filed suit claiming mine owners defaulted on the loan.
The suit names Bull Mountain Coal Properties Inc. and five companies affiliated with Airlie Opportunity Fund Cayman LTD, of Greenwich, Conn.
The action was filed Friday [...]

Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Monday announced Montana will have one of the nation’s first coal-to-liquid fuel facilities, a $1.3 billion project that several companies have agreed to build in the state’s midsection.
DKRW Advanced Fuels, Arch Minerals and Bull Mountain Cos. plan to develop the project at the Bull Mountain mine 14 miles south of Roundup, [...]

Coal is making a comeback.
In an industrial corner of South Jersey, on a 300-acre parcel of land on the Delaware River, a company has negotiated for the last two years to build a $1 billion coal-burning electric plant that could juice 500,000 homes.
It is one of 150 coal-burning power plants on drawing boards around the [...]