Tintina Resources submitted on December 15, 2015 an application with the Department of Environmental Quality for a Mine Operating Permit for an underground copper and related minerals mine in Meagher County in west-central Montana.
The proposed mine is approximately 20 miles north of White Sulphur Springs, the Meagher County seat. The deposits lie within the Belt Supergroup, an extensive sedimentary formation that extends from central Montana into northern Idaho.
In 2010, Tintina (formerly Mantra Alaska Exploration) applied for an exploration license to conduct core drilling on the Black Butte Project. This work was approved under Exploration License #00710 and bonded accordingly. Since then, several rounds of core drilling have been conducted under amendments to the license and have further defined the extent of the mineralization in the project area. The drill holes have also been used for an aquifer pump test which provided hydrologic information of the Belt Supergroup rocks in which the deposits are hosted.
All of the work Tintina is currently permitted and bonded for is available at DEQ's Hard Rock website.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Information
BBC EIS Schedule and Consultation for additional time to complete EIS. March 6, 2018
Scoping was held from October 2 to November 16, 2017. A list of all people who commented at scoping sessions is on file with DEQ's Hard Rock program.
Scoping Report: Press Releases, App. A; Legal Notices, App. B; Sign-in Sheets, App. C; and Meeting Info, App. D
MT Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MPDES) Permit Application
Permit Application Narrative 29.9 MB Surface water discharge permit, December 2017
Nondegradation Statistics Excel File
DEQ Notice of Deficiency, January 10, 2018
Revised Permit Application, February 15, 2018 32.4 MB
DEQ Notice of Deficiency, March 16, 2018
Permit Application Narrative, Revised, 32.6 MB, April 25, 2018, Appendix G, NonDeg Stats
MPDES Completeness Letter, May 25, 2018
Air Quality Permit Application
Air Quality Application, February 20, 2018
DEQ Air Quality Deficiency Letter, March 21, 2018
Tintina Incompleteness Response, April 20, 2018 10.1 MB
DEQ Request for Additional Information, May 8, 2018
Tintina Response, May 11, 2018
DEQ Preliminary Determination to Issue DRAFT Permit Application 5200-00, June 5, 2018
Press Release, June 5, 2018