Supreme Court rules permit for Rock Creek Mine is valid

In a recent ruling, the Montana Supreme Court determined the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation jumped through its proper review hoops prior to granting a mining company a water permit for the proposed Rock Creek Mine Project situated near Noxon in Sanders County.

The site of the proposed copper and silver mine is located beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness — an area brimming with natural resources that conservation groups have maintained are at great risk of being impacted should mining operations move forward...