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Coal Mining | Spring Creek Mine Notice of Acceptability for Amendment AM6 | Comment Period Closes July 11, 2026

  • June 17 2026

Pursuant to ARM 17.24.404(3)(a), notice is hereby given that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has determined that Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC’s Amendment Application AM6 for Spring Creek Coal Mine, Surface Mining Permit Permit No. C1979012, is acceptable.

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

 
Comment Period Closes: July 11, 2026
 
Submit Comments To: DEQCoal@mt.gov 

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