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Forest Service approves Cabinet Mountains mine exploration

Peyton Olson| October 8, 2025| News

By Ellis Juhlin, Montana Public Radio

Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. Photo by Shannon James.

The U.S. Forest Service this week gave the final green light to Hecla Mining Company for the Libby Exploration Project. This enables Hecla to begin surveying the silver and copper ore in an old mine shaft 20 miles south of Libby.

 

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