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Environmental Assessment (EA)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Company & Project Name Date Published Contact Person
area code (406)
Apex Abrasives Inc -Glen Tungsten Mill Tailings - Beaverhead County
Operating Permit - Pending
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment



Nov 15, 2006
Sept 7, 2006
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Barretts Regal Mine
Operating Permit - Pending
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment


April 4, 2007
Jan 30, 2007
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Barretts Minerals, Inc.
Operating Permits #00009
Amendment 005
Draft Environmental Assessment
Final Environmental Assessment



Aug 27, 2008
Oct 6, 2008
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Big Horn Limestone
Operating Permit #00008
Amendment for Quarry Expansion
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment



Feb 14, 2007
Sept 14, 2006
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Big Sky Masonry Inc.
Operating Permit - Pending
Draft Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment


Aug 25, 2008
Sept 28, 2005
Patrick Plantenberg
Environmental Management Bureau
444-4960
Bozeman Brick, Block, and Tile
Operating Permit - Pending
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment


Aug 7, 2006
June 23, 2006
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Elkhorn Golden Dream Mine Project
Final Environmental Assessment
Public Comments
EA Cover Letter
Draft Environmental Assessment
EA Figure 2
EA Figure 3
EA Figure 4

July 21, 2008

May 2008

Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
ES Stone & Structure Inc.
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment
Draft Checklist Environmental Assessment
Final EA - Amendment 3

June 29, 2006
April 10, 2006
Oct 6 2010
Nov 23, 2010
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
ES Stone & Structure Inc.
Operating Permit - Approved 
Draft Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment


Sept 29, 2005
July 12, 2005
Patrick Plantenberg
Environmental Management Bureau
444-4960
General Quarry Permit
Final Supplemental EA
Draft Supplemental EA

March 30, 2004
Feb 1, 2004
Patrick Plantenberg
Environmental Management Bureau
444-4960
Golden Sunlight Mine
Operating Permit #000065
Final Supplemental (EIS)
Draft Supplemental (EIS)
EA - Amendment 12
Draft EA Amendment 14
FINAL EA- Amendment 14


July 2007
Dec 16, 2004
Jan 8, 2010
Nov 4, 2010
Nov 22, 2010
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Jesson Rock-N-Ranch LLC
1066 Highway 10W
Livingston, MT 59047
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Checklist Environmental Assessment
Draft Checklist Environmental Assessment(CEA)
Final EA



July 11, 2008
April 4, 2008
Sept 20, 2010
Oct 20, 2010
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Luzenac America
Yellowstone Mine-OP #00005
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Final Environmental Impact Statement

Dec 22, 2004
July 31, 2006
Patrick Plantenberg
Environmental Management Bureau
444-4960
Montana Rockworks LLC
Operating Permit
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment


Dec 28, 2007
April 12, 2007
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Montana Tunnels Mining Inc
Operating Permit #00113
Amendment 008 (M-Pit Expansion)
Cover Letter
Record of Decision
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Draft Environmental Impact Statement



Oct 27, 2008

Aug 2008
Feb 2008
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Montanore Minerals Corp
Operating Permit #00150
Cover Letter
EIS Update
Volume I
Volume II
Figures
Appendices



Feb 2009
Emily Corsi
DEQ Director's Office
444-2813
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Moonlight Basin Ranch
Operating Permit - Pending
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment
Operating Permit Approval


June 19, 2006
Sept 29, 2005
Patrick Plantenberg
Environmental Management Bureau
444-4960
Nitty Gritty Dirt
Operating Permit - Pending
Draft Environmental Assessment Map


Nov 16, 2006
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Northfork Stoneworks
Operating Permit - Pending
Draft Environmental Assessment
Map Colby Site  Map Voise Site


Dec 18, 2006
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Plum Creek
Operating Permit - Pending
Record of Decision
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
EA Cover Letter
Draft Checklist Environmental Assessment
Final EA Poker Hill and Lower Twin Rock Sites


Dec 1, 2006
Oct 24, 2006
April 24, 2006
May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
June 29, 2010
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Rock Creek Project
Operating Permit - Pending
Final Environmental Assessment
Extended Comment Period
EA Cover Letter
Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Revised Evaluation Adit Plan
Appendix A List of Stipulations
EA Figures, Exhibit, and Table
Revised Application for Exploration License
   Appendix A thru Q  
   GW Pollution Control
   Tracer Test


Dec 22, 2008
Aug 13, 2008
July 21, 2008




April, 2008

March 20, 2008
Feb, 2008
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Rocky Mountain Stone
Operating Permit - Pending
Application Withdrawn
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment



Sept 12, 2006
July  30, 2006
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Ruby Valley Garnet
Operating Permit #00157
Amendment and Partial Bond Release
Final Environmental Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment



Nov 30, 2006
Oct 24, 2006
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
RX Exploration, Inc.
EXPL #00674
Final Checklist Environmental Assessment
Response to Public Comments
Press Release Extended Comment Period
Draft Environmental Assessment - App. for Partially Dewatering


Mar 12, 2009
Mar 12, 2009
Jan 23, 2009
Jan 9, 2009
Robert Cronholm
Environmental Management Bureau
444-4330

Shumaker Trucking and Excavating
Checklist Environmental Assessment


Dec 21, 2011
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841

Tom Gauger Operating Permit
Draft EA for Application of Operating Permit
Final CEA Letter


Dec 23, 2010
Feb 2, 2011

Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Stillwater Mining Company
OP #00118
Expanded Checklist Environmental Assessment


July 23, 2010
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841
Timberline Resources Corp.
EXPL #00680
Final Checklist Environmental Assessment


August 18, 2009
Robert Cronholm
Environmental Management Bureau
444-4330
Valley Sand & Gravel, LLC
Operating Permit - Approved
Final Environmental Assessment
Response to Public Comments
Map
Cover Letter
Draft Environmental Assessment


Jan 12, 2009
Jan 12, 2009
Jan 12, 2009
Nov 13, 2008
Nov 13, 2008
Herb Rolfes
Environmental Management Bureau
444-3841