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Mining company may need to pay $30M to Montana for pursuing new mines before cleaning up old ones

Katy Spence| March 22, 2018| Home Page - Read the Latest, News

BILLINGS — Montana officials singled out a mining company president as an industry “bad actor” on Tuesday, and said the company could have to reimburse taxpayers more than $35 million for past pollution cleanups if it wants to pursue two new mines in the state.

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