The Smith River Mine Permit Has Been Released: These Are the Next Steps

Author’s Note: Admittedly, the COVID-19 outbreak across the world has distracted our responsibility in getting an update out regarding...

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Pay Attention! A Final Decision on the Smith River Mine is Expected Any Day.

Here’s Where Things Stand, and What you can do. by Derf Johnson After years of back and forth between the Montana Department of...

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Speak Up for Our Smith River – Deadline May 10th

emailpetition id=”121″ width=”325px” progresswidth=”300″ class=”alignright” There are only...

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Smith River Mine – Get Ready to Fight Back

by Derf Johnson Get ready, because we are in for an all-out fight to protect the river that we all love and cherish. The Montana Department...

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What’s Next for the Smith River Mine?

by Derf Johnson In July 2017, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) declared Tintina Resources’ application for its...

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Smith River Mine Update

by Derf Johnson Below are two updates on the proposed Smith River copper mine. This mine is proposed by an Australian mining...

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Keep the Smith the Smith

Guest Post: Senator Jon Tester In the Last Best Place, the Smith River represents one of the best places to float, fish, and camp, and one...

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Warning: Smith River Mine Application Expected Any Day

by Derf Johnson The application to develop an underground copper mine that would be adjacent to and directly underneath one of the Smith...

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The Smith River Mine is NOT a Local Project

By Derf Johnson As Canada based Tintina and Australia based Sandfire ready to submit a permit application for the Smith River mine (As...

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MEIC needs your help to protect the Smith River

By Steve Gilbert, Former MEIC Board Member I have a warm spot in my heart for lots of places in Montana. I’ve worked and played in all 56...

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