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Montana grants 65-day extension for Navajo-owned coal mine

Montana grants 65-day extension for Navajo-owned coal mine

By /January 7, 2020 /Local News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP)-Montana officials say a Navajo Nation company may continue operating a coal mine for two more months amid negotiations over the terms of a state permit. The extension announced Tuesday keeps about 300 miners at work at the Spring Creek mine near Decker, Mont. The Montana Department of […]

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Talks continue after Montana mine shuttered in dispute

Talks continue after Montana mine shuttered in dispute

By /October 25, 2019 /Local News

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Negotiations are due to resume Friday in a legal dispute between Montana regulators and a Navajo Nation-owned company that prompted the closure of one of the largest coal mines in the U.S. State officials said they were optimistic on reaching a deal with the Navajo Transitional […]

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