From the Thursday, February 23, 2006 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
Another company is interested in mining coal in southeastern British Columbia, an area watched closely by Montana officials concerned that industry north of the border will harm the state's environment.
Western Canadian Coal has the province's permission to drill 13 exploratory holes each 39 feet deep, Bill Bennett of British Columbia's Legislative Assembly said Thursday. The exploration to help gauge coal resources would be within 6 1/2 miles of where Canada's Cline Mining Corp. wants to mine coal, Bennett said.
The proposed Cline project, north of Montana's Glacier National Park, caused a stir in the state because of concerns about possible effects on the transboundary Flathead River Basin. In an effort to smooth relations, provincial officials this week invited Montana to join the environmental review for that mine.
Western Canadian Coal's chief financial officer, Fausto Taddei, said Thursday that the company is collecting information about its Flathead property called Lillyburt, and whether to proceed with drilling has not been decided.
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