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Coal Mining | Rosebud Coal Mine Area A Notice of Completeness for Bond Release SL18 | Comment Period Closes November 20, 2026

  • September 30 2026

Notice is hereby given that Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC, a Montana corporation with offices west of Colstrip, Montana, has filed a request for bond release. The request by Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC is for partial bond liability release. The request is for approximately 10 acres of Phase II and 442 acres of Phase III reclamation release of Rosebud Mine Area A near Colstrip, Montana under the Montana Strip and Underground Mine Reclamation Act and Permanent Regulatory Program. Surface Mine Permit C1986003A was originally issued on August 20, 1982.

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The application is available for inspection online at https://deq.mt.gov/mining/Programs/coal 

 
Comment Period Closes: November 20, 2026
 
Submit Comments To: DEQCoal@mt.gov

Tags: Public Comment and Coal