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 Stories About: mining and drilling AND Montana AND US Forest Service AND water pollution AND West AND wilderness AND wildlife
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Hi Ho Sterling, Away!
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14 Jan 2002 |
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| Hi Ho Sterling, Away! If the Sterling Mining Company has its way, one of the continent's largest underground mines could soon be dug beneath the Cabinet Mountains of northwestern Montana, marking the first time that large-scale mining would take place beneath a federal wilderness area. Last month, federal and state officials granted the company a permit to ope ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, Montana, US Forest Service, water pollution, West, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics) |
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