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Tintina Resources Provides Update on Black Butte Copper Project Permitting
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, MONTANA--(Marketwired - June 15, 2017) - Tintina Resources Inc. ("Tintina" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TAU) (OTCQX:TINTF) is pleased t
About this update from Sandfire Resources America Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, MONTANA--(Marketwired - June 15, 2017) - Tintina Resources Inc. (\"Tintina\" or the \"Company\") (TSX VENTURE:TAU) (OTCQX:TINTF) is pleased to announce that it has received a third round of response comments from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MT DEQ) with regards to its' submission in the Complete and Compliant portion of the Black Butte Copper Mine Operating Permit (\"MOP\") process. The MT DEQ has identified a few remaining issues which require clarification. Once the project has achieved Complete and Compliant status, a draft Mine Operating Permit will be transmitted and the process moves forward to the next step in the permitting process; a full Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The EIS will be a comprehensive third party review of the MOP and will result in a Final Record of Decision. In addition, the Company will be required to attain other permits such as Air Quality, Public Water Supply, and a Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MPDES). A Clean Water Act 404 permit is currently in process. A summary of the MOP can be found on our website www.blackbuttecopper.com along with a 3D animation of the planned project showing what the site will look like before and during mining operations as well as after reclamation. The proposed underground mine is designed to provide economic opportunity to Central Montana while fully protecting the Smith River Watershed: All designed openings and entry points to the underground mine are located well above the water table preventing water from ever leaving the mine. Surface irrigation rights have been leased for instream flow to ensure there is no change to the water levels in Sheep Creek. A reverse osmosis water treatment plant will treat water on-site from construction through reclamation, and will return clean water back to the same ground water system through a buried infiltration system. The water treatment plant will remain active as long as needed to ensure all water involved in the operation meets Montana's non-degradation water standards through reclamation and closure. Our mining plan fills all underground mined areas in the copper deposit through paste/backfill ensuring that only a small percentage of the underground mine is open at any given time and that no large open spaces are left underground. There will be no subsidence f...