Sheep Creek Mine

The Trump administration in November prioritized approval of a rare earth mineral mine at the headwaters of the Bitterroot River. But the project faces strong opposition from the public, local government and members of Montana's congressional delegation.

The U.S. Forest Service has approved a plan by a pair of mining exploration companies to continue preliminary surveys in the southern Bitterroot valley.

A mine exploration company says they may have found a significant deposit of rare earth minerals in the southern Bitterroot Valley.