Sandfire Resources America win over water rights

Sandfire Resources America has announced in the press release that the Montana Supreme Court has upheld a positive 2023 District Court decision on water rights linked to Sanfire’s Black Butte Copper Project.

This ruling supports the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation’s (MT DNRC) original determination that mine dewatering is not a beneficial water use, dismissing objections from environmental organizations.

Black Butte Copper with all permits

VP of Communications, Nancy Schlepp, stated: “We are grateful for this commonsense decision that maintains longstanding water law in the state of Montana. We appreciate the Court’s diligent review of this case. Following February’s Supreme Court ruling fully reinstating our permit, the entire Sandfire America team has remained focused on implementing a world-class, environmentally safe mining project, and today’s decision continues us down that path”.

Lincoln Greenidge, CEO of Sandfire America has added that the company has obtained all relevant documents. He explained that: “Black Butte Copper now has all permits to proceed with the Feasibility work for this project. We remain diligently focused on reaching an investment decision to build the mine of which all Montanans, and the North American mining community can be proud.”

Milestone

Montana’s Supreme Court decision is a milestone for the Black Butte Copper Project, considered one of the world’s highest-grade undeveloped copper projects.