May 29, 2004

Province prohibits coal mine north of Glacier

From the "Montana Tracker" section of the Missoulian . . .

Posted at 3:45 p.m. May 28 by the Associated Press

HELENA - A British Columbia coal mine proposed for a site six miles north of Glacier National Park will not be allowed to move forward, the province's minister of energy and mines said Friday.

"We've canceled the coal mine," said Richard Neufeld. Concerns about the project pursued by Cline Mining Co. were too great to let it proceed, Neufeld added.

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Posted by nfpa at May 29, 2004 03:17 PM