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The site of a mine shaft Hecla has proposed to explore beneath Cabinet Mountains 20 miles south of Libby
Ellis Juhlin
A mining company has received federal approval to explore the possibility of building a mine under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. The permit enables Hecla Mining company to begin surveying the silver and copper ore in an old mine shaft 20 miles south of Libby.
Wild horses at an ecosanctuary in Wyoming.
Photo by Jana Wilson.
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management

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