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Located in Montana’s Lincoln and Sanders Counties twenty miles south of Libby, work on the proposed Montanore Project began in the late 1980’s with the partial construction of an underground evaluation tunnel or “adit”.  A final Record of Decision allowing the project to move forward was issued by the US Forest Service (USFS) in 1993; however, that authorization was given up by the company who owned the project at the time.  In 2016, the US Forest Service again authorized the Project; however, that affirmative decision was remanded by the Federal District Court in Missoula. 

In 2016, Idaho based Hecla Mining (the oldest mining company in North America) purchased Mines Management Inc. (MMI), the company which owns the Montanore Project.  Montanore Minerals Corp., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hecla Mining Company, owns the assets referred to as the Montanore Project. 

Montanore Minerals Corp. is currently seeking authorization from the US Forest Service to complete the work needed to evaluate the underground mineral resource.  Data collected from the proposed work will be used to inform future project decisions. 

The Issue

The USFS and Montana DEQ have jurisdiction to approve and regulate the Montanore Project.

The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement is available on the USFS website HERE (this will open a new window/tab). 

A public meeting on the project is scheduled for July 23, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm at the Kootenai National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Libby, Montana.

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