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Coal Mining | Rosebud Coal Mine Area C Notice of Completeness for Bond Release SL25 | Comment Period Closes June 27, 2025

  • May 07 2025

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 318 acres of Phase III reclamation release of Rosebud Mine Area C near Colstrip, Montana under the Montana Strip and Underground Mine Reclamation Act and Permanent Regulatory Program. Surface Mine Permit C1985003C 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: June 27, 2025
 
Submit Comments To: DEQCoal@mt.gov 
 
Coal Mining Section
Mining Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620-0901

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