Montana gold mining cyanide issue is back for a third time

Mineweb.com reports that a Montana state senator has introduced a bill that would allow Barrick’s Golden Sunlight and any new Montana gold and silver mines to process their ore in state.

The market news is quoted as saying:

Golden Sunlight’s use of cyanide in mining processes was grandfathered in when Montana voters enacted a 12-year-old ban on cyanide leach open-pit gold and silver mining in the state.

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