The Kootenai National Forest has prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) for the Libby Exploration Project. The draft EA analyzes the effects of the proposed activities in the Plan of Operation submitted by Montanore Minerals Corporation (MMC), a fully owned subsidiary of Hecla Mining Company, for the Libby Exploration Project.
MMC proposes to conduct mineral exploration activities at the existing Libby Adit site located approximately 20 miles south of the town of Libby, Montana near the Cabinet Mountains of northwestern Montana. Access to the Libby Adit site is via existing year-round open National Forest System roads. Project surface-disturbing activities would be conducted on private lands owned or controlled by MMC, while underground construction would occur beneath public lands administered by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
To view the draft EA, submit comments, or learn more about the project, please visit the project page on the Kootenai National Forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62833
The Kootenai National Forest will accept written and electronic comments concerning this action for 30 calendar days following the publication of the legal notice in the Missoulian on January 21, 2025. Again, all information on how to comment can be found on the project website, linked above.
