Monthly Archives: December 2007

Cabinet Mountain Wilderness – Rock Creek Mine

Todays Missoulian Newspaper features an article on the Rock Creek Mine proposal, within the designated Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area. I was suprised to learn about the large volumn of rock to be processed – 10,000 tons of ore/day. "The annual take … Continue reading

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Mining the Wilderness

The latest on mining the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness:   The Kootenai National Forest Supervisor just issued a final decision on the massive Rock Creek Mining project proposal. A green light was given and the project may start with an "Evaluation Adit" … Continue reading

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Democratic Debates

Listened to some of the Democratic Presidential Debates in Iowa.  Came away with a couple interesting thoughts –   1. That the next election will bring an end to "Cowboy Diplomacy"  (H. Clinton)   2. That since 9/11, we’ve had … Continue reading

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