Cyanide heap and vat leach open-pit gold and silver mining prohibited
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Seven Up Pete Venture v. Schweitzer (2008)
Most recently applied in Seven Up Pete Venture v. Schweitzer (April 2008)
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(1) Open-pit mining for gold or silver using heap leaching or vat leaching with cyanide ore-processing reagents is prohibited except as described in subsection (2).
(2) A mine described in this section operating on November 3, 1998, may continue operating under its existing operating permit or any amended permit that is necessary for the continued operation of the mine.
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.