Montanore, DEQ to appeal decision blocking Cabinet Mountains mine

Montanore Minerals and the State Department of Environmental Quality have filed notices that they intend to appeal a July district court ruling that blocked the controversial copper and silver mine under the Cabinet Mountains.

Monday’s filing by DEQ and last month's notice by the Montanore Minerals Corp. don’t state the reason for the appeal to the Montana Supreme Court of what environmental groups called “a big win” in the fight to prohibit development of the mine in northwestern Montana.

But Luke Russell, a spokesperson for Montanore, said that generally they believe Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Kathy Seeley erred in her ruling.

"We will be setting forth the arguments on error briefings in 2020," Russell said. "Since it's in litigation we would rather put our arguments before the court" than outline them now.

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