Montana Mine Gets Green Light to Expand

SUGAR LAND--October 12, 2016--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Coal Country got a bit of good news last week after the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) (Washington, D.C.) approved a proposed 117 million-ton expansion of Montana's Spring Creek Mine, the state's largest coal mine. The DOI's analysis, ordered by a federal judge, concluded that coal mined from the expansion would have a minimal impact on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Within this article: Details on the DOI's decision, and its broader implications for the Metals & Minerals Industry. Companies featured: Cloud Peak Energy Incorporated (NYSE:CLD)