The Department of the Interior has approved a federal mining plan modification that will extend the operational life of the ...

Coal from the mine is shipped by rail to power plants in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington, as well as ...

The Trump administration approved a plan to expand a Montana coal mine and extend its life by 16 years, the Interior ...

The Interior Department approved a federal mining plan modification by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and ...

Robert Chaney Montana Free Press Oct 21 ... It’s harder to see the actual coal, unless you’re in an airplane. The strip mines between Colstrip and Crow Agency expose long black beds of ...

The Trump administration has reversed course from the Biden administration and approved 39.9 million tons of coal to be mined in Decker.

The Spring Creek Coal Mine is already the largest in Montana and will get the expansion it has been seeking for more than 20 years. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that the ...

The expansion will allow 39.9-million tons of coal to be mined over the next 16 years. The approval marks a victory for the Spring Creek mine, which has sought for nearly two decades to boost ...

March 13 (Reuters) - The Trump administration approved a plan to expand a Montana coal mine and extend its life by 16 years, the Interior Department said on Thursday, a move aligned with President ...