Montana § 82-4-390 - Cyanide Heap And Vat Leach Open-Pit Gold And Silver Mining Prohibited
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 82-4-390 — Cyanide Heap And Vat Leach Open-Pit Gold And Silver Mining Prohibited, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 82-4-390. Cyanide Heap And Vat Leach Open-Pit Gold And Silver Mining Prohibited
Cyanide heap and vat leach open-pit gold and silver mining prohibited. (1) Open-pit mining for gold or silver using heap leaching or vat leaching with cyanide ore-processing reagents is prohibited except as described in subsection (2). (2) A mine described in this section operating on November 3, 1998, may continue operating under its existing operating permit or any amended permit that is necessary for the continued operation of the mine.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 82-4-390 ("Cyanide Heap And Vat Leach Open-Pit Gold And Silver Mining Prohibited") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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