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Montana rejects Tintina’s mine permit application again

Montana rejects Tintina’s mine permit application again

The state of Montana has once again sent Canada’s Tintina Resources (CVE:TAU) back to the drawing board, saying the company’s permit application for a proposed copper mine needed improvement.

The department’s most recent deficiency letter includes numerous comments, largely related to parts of the application that were missing or incomplete.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued Thursday a “deficiency” notice to Tintina, which means aspects of the mine permit application need to be addressed or updated before the state begins environmental analysis for the firm’s Black Butte project.

The Vancouver-based miner originally submitted its application for a mining permit in December last year. Authorities responded in March 2016, outlining the need for complete data on geochemical and hydrology information.

The department’s most recent deficiency letter includes numerous comments, largely related to parts of the application that were missing or incomplete in the original submittal, DEQ said in a statement.

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