Montanore Project

The Kootenai National Forest, in conjunction with Montana's Dept. of Environmental Quality will prepare an EIS for a proposal to permit the development of the Montanore silver/copper mine and associated power transmission line by Mines Management Inc

Location Summary

Approximately 18 miles south of Libby, MT adjacent to the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.

District: Libby Ranger District

Project Documents

• Analysis

  • Full DEIS (PDF 29157kb)
    2009 Full DRAFT EIS
  • Cover Letter (PDF 41kb)
    SDEIS Cover Letter, September 19, 2011.
  • SDEIS Volume 1 (PDF 5047kb)
    Supplemental Draft EIS (SDEIS) Volume 1
  • SDEIS Volume 2, Figures (PDF 9925kb)
    SDEIS Volume 2, Figures
  • SDEIS Volume 2, Appendices (PDF 9327kb)
    SDEIS Volume 2, Appendices

• Supporting

  • Proposed Plan of Operations/Application Vol. 1 (PDF 2424kb)
  • Proposed Plan of Operations/Application Vol. 2 (PDF 7845kb)
  • B Water Resources Baseline Investigation (PDF 39869kb)
  • C Baseline Wildlife Study (PDF 14876kb)
  • D-1 Aquatic Biology Studies: Summary and Update of Stream Biology and Habitat Information (PDF 1025kb)
  • Appendices A-H (PDF 19121kb)
  • An Assessment of Benthic Communities in Response to Nutrient Enrichment Due to Mining Activities (PDF 476kb)
  • Aquatic Macro invertebrate Monitoring Study (PDF 742kb)
  • D-2 Aquatic Biology Studies: Aquatic Biological Monitoring 1991 (PDF 1724kb)
  • Aquatic Biological Interim Monitoring 1992 (PDF 4478kb)
  • D-3 Aquatic Biology Studies: Continued Interim Aquatic Biological Monitoring 1993 (PDF 5005kb)
  • Continues Interim Aquatic Biological Monitoring 1994 (PDF 2672kb)
  • D-4 Aquatic Biology Studies: Aquatics Biological Study (PDF 6821kb)
  • E Baseline Vegetation Study Addendum - Baseline Vegetation Study (PDF 45793kb)
  • F Baseline Soils Study Addendum - Baseline Soils Study (PDF 25094kb)
  • G Visual Resource Baseline Study (PDF 16884kb)
  • H Baseline Noise Study (PDF 2206kb)
  • K Reagent MSDS Sheets (PDF 1390kb)
  • L KNF Wilderness Management Action Plan (PDF 3684kb)
  • Klohn Crippen Letter Re: Tailings specifications review and tailings underdrainage design (PDF 424kb)
  • Interim Geotechnical Report Tailings Impoundment Site and Appendices A - F (PDF 4033kb)
  • Geotechnical Report (PDF 2485kb)
  • N1 Geotechnical Report: Volume 1 of 2 (PDF 1453kb)
  • Geotechnical Report Volume 2 of 2 Appendices A-F (PDF 7131kb)
  • N2 Geotechnical Report: Addendum to Geotechnical Report Tailings Impoundment Site Volume 1 of 2 (PDF 5756kb)
  • Volume 2 0f 2 Appendix C Laboratory Test Data (PDF 6982kb)
  • N3 Geotechnical Report: Interim Geotechnical Report Tailings Impoundment Site and Appendices A-F (PDF 6675kb)
  • Geotechnical Report and Appendices A-F (PDF 5937kb)
  • O ROD, Mitigation, Monitoring ROD Operating Permit #00150 (PDF 1617kb)
  • P Preliminary Oil and Hazardous Material Spill Preventions and Preparedness Plan (PDF 50kb)
  • Q Sediment and Erosion Control Best Management Practices (PDF 60kb)
  • Certificate Application (PDF 13289kb)
  • I Socioeconomic Baseline Studies (PDF 26753kb)
  • Baseline Air Quality Monitoring and Meteorological Report (PDF 16867kb)