Revett Minerals Flyer

We all got the Flyer to Test our I.Q. on Rock Creek Mine and Revett Minerals.

They say they are "producing vital metals while protecting the environment". A few year back there were studies on this company and what they are REALLY about. Please check out our Northwest Montana Environmental Blog

For Our Archives on Revitt and the Rock Creek Mine, GO To http://www.northwestmt.net/search/label/Rock%20Creek


Revett may be providing Jobs BUT after WR Grace and
the deadly lies Lincoln County has been exposed to in the past,
can we afford short term jobs with long term possible health risks,
losing our fisheries, polluting our waters, and information that will harm us
that won't surface for years after THEY take the money and run.

They say this is good for the Economy of Northwest Montana
However, I wonder if this really is. I know we need jobs but
I am not certain that giving tax breaks to big business (Revett Minerals),
so we can break the backs of our locals and have future loss
of wildlife, fisheries and water quality it the answer.

For information on Tax Incentive Credits check out the
meeting minutes for Lincoln County
at http://www.northwestmt.net/2007/08/northwest-montana-mining_11.html

and at the Lincoln County Site
http://www.lincolncountymt.us/minutes.htm

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So Money is Given to Big Business to
Create Jobs for Lincoln County. There
must be a better way to create jobs.

I have read the flyer and want to believe what
they say about fish and inert gases, however,
time ALWAYs exposes other issues
and than Big Business has moved on while
the locals are left to take the heat, the health issues
and the Loss of Lifestyle.

Mining Below Wilderness Lakes is just Wrong.
I will NEVER hike in the Cabinet mountains, I will
always know that beneath the surface is mining activities
that could harm me and that DO harm the animals.
With this it will not Seem Pristine.

If This can happen under a Wilderness than it makes
you want to stand behind Montanans for Multiple Use
and those who want the Ten Lakes Scenic are to NOT
go to Wilderness status. If this status makes it so that the area
can be opened up to mining and drilling than I, an advocate of Wilderness
say No to turning the Ten Lakes into a Wilderness area.

I use to think wilderness meant protection for an area.

It does not, it means that Big companies are open for Business
where you used to hike, horse ride, snowmobile, and fish.

Revett Mineral does not have a Clean past. Google the company, Research
their previous names and what they have REALLY been up to.

Does REVETT Mineral Care about Our Wilderness
Check out this Quote and Decide for yourself

"There shouldn't be anything sacred about this spot.
Plenty of mines are built in prettier places,
a wilderness is just a line on a map."
Doug Ward Revett Minerals
V.P. Corporate Development

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Revett Minerals Threatens Our Northwest Montana Lifestyle FOREVER.
They threaten the region's water quality and recreation economy, and the sanctity of wilderness areas nationwide.
Rock Creek Mine WILL
- Drain wilderness lakes in the Cabinet Mountains.
- Impair grizzly bear and bull trout recovery efforts.
- Cost Montana taxpayers by leaving us to treat water in perpetuity—a multi-million-dollar burden on our children and their children.

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CLICK ON TITLE FOR ARTICLE LINK
Revett Silver
Montana guv not convinced mine won't drain scenic lakes –
The Salt Lake Tribune, 12/11/06
US Approves Montana Mine After Long Ecology Fight
– Reuters, 10/16/06
Rock Creek mine won't hurt wildlife, agency rules
– Missoulian.com, 10/16/06
Study finds no Troy, Rock Creek link
– Missoulian, 7/8/06
Higher bonds for mine sought
– Associated Press, 4/4/06
Rock Creek Mine loses water permit
– Daily Inter Lake, 3/28/06
Environmentalists say mine cleanup costs not covered
– The Missoulian, 3/6/06
Cave-ins raise questions about Rock Creek mine
– The Missoulian, 3/6/06
New ore finds give Troy mine a rebirth
– Missoulian, 3/6/06
Two cities clash over mining plans
– Idaho State Journal, 10/11/05
Legislators respond to water quality issues
– RuralNorthwest.com, 9/29/05
Debate continues over mine in Cabinets
– Helena Independent Record/AP, 8/29/05
Revett: Troy sinkhole isn't linked to mining
– Bonner County Daily Bee, 8/7/05
Troy Mine cave-in raises doubts at Rock Creek mine
– The Missoulian, 7/15/05
Revett Minerals Reports Activities at Rock Creek Are Progressing
– CCN Matthews, 7/5/05
Company will proceed with mine development plans
– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/19/05
Troy Mine reopens due to high metals prices
– The Missoulian, 3/31/05
Judge halts Revett's Rock Creek silver project
– Mineweb, 3/31/05
Judge rebuffs Rock Creek mine approval
– The Missoulian, 3/31/05
Revett Minerals Announces Closing of Cdn $30 Million IPO
– Mine Wire, 2/24/05
Troy mine firm wins tax breaks from county
– Missoulian, 9/10/04

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For More Information Check Out
http://www.RockCreekAlliance.org/
Lots of Really Good InformationTake the Time
to Read All of their Pagesand you will KNOW the Truth.

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More Information AT
http://www.EarthWorksAction.org/rockcreek.cfm
AND
http://www.SaveOurCabinets.org/

Once we LOSE the Cabinet Wilderness and Pollution
Pours into the Clark Fork River and LAKE PEND OREILLE
than we lose Millions of Revenue in folks that want to move
here because it is or WAS pristine here. We lose those who
want to come to Northwest Montana and vacation.
Glacier Park brings Millions upon Millions of dollars
to Northwest Montana each year. As we lose timber dollars and
life transitions, our biggest asset is to draw seasonal visitors
who want to be here because it is not like the cities they live in.
Northwest Montana being Clean and unpolluted is a Bigger
Economic Gain than a short Term Mine that will cause
more damage than good.

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For More Information Check Out

http://www.RockCreekAlliance.org/

Lots of Really Good Information
Take the Time to Read All of their Pages
and you will KNOW the Truth.

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More Information AT

http://www.EarthWorksAction.org/rockcreek.cfm

AND

http://www.SaveOurCabinets.org/

AND for FACTS SHEET

http://www.SaveOurCabinets.org/pdf/FactsAndIssues.pdf

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Folks this is NOT an Environmentalist Protest or stance
this is the FACTS. I have know people who have died horrible deaths
due to WR Grace, and those lies told by this company in effort
to "Create Jobs" will haunt the families of Northwest Montana forever.

What you Leave your Children with WILL NOT BE WORTH IT.

November Tidbits

Well its winter. The road are icy, and its bone chilling cold.

Development Tidbits. I just want to say about HouseInMontana.com aka Eureka Building and Design. I have had some emails on my post about this company and I just want to say that I am not trying to hurt this company in any way.

I believe that you have a right to know of the construction history of a house. If you buy a home and you have no idea that it was exposed to rain, sleet and snow than you may not understand specific problems that can occur in the future.

I believe in consumer protection in real estate and in your rights of true and correct disclosures. I am not for or against any particular local builder. However, I can see one of the HouseInMontana.com homes from where I live, I know when the building was started and I can see that the house is STILL not closed in.

One wonders how the moisture will affect beams, floors, glues in the pre-siding material and future MOLD spores. As long as the company dries everything correctly, tests moisture content in the beams, removes any wood that rots with the late summer – fall – and spring rains than all should be well.

I recommend a Mold inspection on new construction – it is not just for “Old Homes”. New construction can have just as many, if not more mold issues than older homes, or the homes in town that have city sewer problems leading to Mold in town houses.
In conclusion on Eureka Building and Design, I wish them well BUT not at your expense, as a Real Estate Buyer. Folks, a home inspection may not be enough, get an engineered inspection on a home before you buy, TRUST your intuition, and ask around about any particular home.

You may be shocked at the accuracy of a small town rumor mill.

Eureka Real Estate is still seeing lots of new construction, even with the pending real estate recession nationwide. The Canadian dollar being worth as much as it now is, is the Leading reason that real estate here is still doing well. However, I feel there are too many developments, too many small lots, and too many New Homes that do not seem to be selling. I think Eureka has the illusion of growth, but that it is outside money that is building, hoping for a future economy that may not come. We cannot even get really good produce or buy certain necessities and the jobs are scarce. One mill is already gone, the owner, now a “real estate mogul” built his empire on the backs of locals – block grants – and land trades and the mill still open Plum Creek is a Multi-State Real Estate Empire and who knows how long the Fortine mill will stay open.
This of course is my opinion, as a local, a native, an internet researcher and a real estate Broker Owner licensed in MT, Idaho, and Oregon.

It is not meant to be gloom and doom, I just think that ALL this subdivisions should not be approved and that more should be done for the REAL people with REAL lives instead of always focusing on the Tax dollar of the developers to keep us afloat. In this digital age when teenagers are multi-millionaires online, I think that creating Better jobs for the local community is easier than giving tax breaks to big companies begging them to move their business to Lincoln County Montana so we can break our back and ruin our lungs to create BIG profit for them.

And than find out years later that THEY killed our family and took our lives away such as W.R. Grace and the Asbestos issues in Libby. I spoke with a man in his early 30’s a couple of weeks ago in Libby, his bones are bleeding and he is not expected to live long due to Asbestos related problems. I was a bit shocked, I guess I naively thought that it only affected older folks that USE to work at the plant, but it is a far greater problem than that. My point, Do Something that Really is good for the REAL residents of Lincoln County, not tourism, not strip mining and low paying jobs. The people in position to make these things happen are not looking at it from a MODERN digital age approach and they are not listening to people who do come from this point of view. Such as the supposed, Port of Authority committee that was to create jobs, The only job they created was their own.

Ok I will Shut Up now…. Have a Great Montana Day.

November 07 Development News

Looks like they are finally developing the land next to the old Big E's restaurant. It is a great spot, I see the road is going on. Not sure if it will be lots or a grocery store. There are several rumours. Also there is development up by the bowling alley, I guess they worked out the commercial septic issues on that lot. We will let you know what goes in. There is so much development in Lincoln County right now that it is way to hard to keep up Check Out the County Meeting Minutes

http://www.lincolncountymt.us/minutes/2007%20Minutes.htm

New Restaurant

New Restaurant going in South of the Koocanusa Arena, and Koocanusa Gym. Shaker's Steak & Ale , a Whitefish Restaurant is opening another restaurant here. I do like there food, we will see how it goes, I am concerned with the Animal Shelter next door and the cattle / horse yard next door. But I do wish them well.

Real Estate Recession ?

More links and information about what is really going on withe the Real Estate industry.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/11/26/101232838/

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_48/b4060001.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1470530620070314?src=031407_1316_DOUBLEFEATURE_mortgage_troubles

Real Estate Recession ?

Folks, pay attention, the Real Estate market is not as Northwest Montana may seem to be at this time.

Experts predicting downturn for Montana's real estate market

National specialists predict the overall forecast for the 2008 Real Estate Market will be a bad one. With the sub-prime mortgage disaster and the national pull-back in the real estate market, specialists say the economic outlook for 2008 isn't good for Montana.
Officials do say Montana will see the effects later than the rest of the nation. Housing really peaked in the Treasure State at the end of 2006, while the rest of the nation saw a climax the year before in 2005. Beacon Economics Specialist, Christopher Thornberg, attributes record high real estate prices due to incomes and irrational consumer spending to the bumpy year ahead.
"Consumer spending, which has been very robust and pulling the economy forward, is not at a sustainable level. People are spending more than their disposable income that has been funded primarily by financing - taking out of your home ATM. Well, that's all coming to an end. That's going to hit consumer spending - you add that all up, and we have a rough 2008 ahead of us."
Specialists say although Montana's economy should be up and running again by the end of 2009 - the housing market will remain on the bottom for a long time.

Check This Out http://www.nysun.com/article/66268 Worst Recession Since 1930

Lake Koocanusa NEWS

Does Anyone Care About THIS ??

Montana worried about Flathead wastewater
The state's governor says coal-bed methane projects in eastern B.C. could contaminate waterways that flow south
DON WHITELEY

Special to The Globe and Mail

November 7, 2007

VANCOUVER -- Another skirmish is brewing in the continuing battle between British Columbia and Montana over potential resource development north of the border and its impact on rivers flowing into the United States.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer is now questioning the province's commitment to prevent any coal-bed methane (CBM) projects from dumping wastewater from gas wells into drainages that eventually flow south to Montana.

At the same time, he is raising concerns about a phosphate exploratory drilling project in the same area, recently completed by privately held Paget Resources Corp. of Vancouver.

The more pressing issue, from Mr. Schweitzer's perspective, is a CBM pilot project run by junior exploration company Storm Cat Energy Corp. of Denver. The company confirmed it has a permit from the B.C. government to discharge wastewater from its pilot project into Brit Creek, a tributary of the Elk River. The Elk River flows into Lake Koocanusa, which straddles the B.C.-Montana border.

Premier Gordon Campbell "said they were going to re-inject it all," Mr. Schweitzer said in an interview. "But now we're not talking about re-injecting, are we? When he says we're not going to allow CBM without re-injection - music to my ears. This is a departure from what I've heard in the past."

The governor was referring to a newly implemented government policy in B.C. that prohibits CBM projects from disposing of any well wastewater on the surface. The water is often contaminated, and the new policy requires such water to be re-injected into the geological formations from which it came in the first place.

But Storm Cat's permit was grandfathered when the new policy was introduced, and B.C. Energy Minister Richard Neufeld said the company must comply with the old regulation, not the new one.

"There's nothing new about this," Mr. Neufeld said. "They've been discharging to surface in that part of the world since the early- to mid-'90s. It's the only area in the province where that happens." He said new CBM projects - and that would include any move toward commercial development by Storm Cat and others in the area - will have to meet the new regulations.

Storm Cat spokesman Will Kent said the company is in full compliance with all regulations governing water discharge, and it provides monitoring reports to the provincial oil and gas commission, all of which are publicly available.

The phosphate exploration project was conducted over an eight-day period that ended Oct. 27. A Paget spokesperson declined further comment, other than to say the results of the program will be filed with provincial authorities as required by the regulations.

The two projects have sparked another battle in a continuing dispute over B.C.'s determination to make its own decisions about resource development in the Flathead River drainages north of the U.S.-Canada border, and Montana's determination to stop such developments until their environmental concerns have been fully met. The Flathead River flows south from B.C. into Montana alongside Montana's Glacier National Park.

BP Canada Energy Co. of Calgary wants to launch a five-year, coal-bed methane exploration project that could lead to a $3-billion production facility, and Cline Mining Corp. of Sudbury hopes to develop a metallurgical coal mine. Both would have some impact on the Flathead drainage.

In late summer, Mr. Schweitzer and Mr. Campbell exchanged sharply worded letters about the dispute, but have had no dialogue since. Mr. Schweitzer proposed a meeting between the two, but he said nothing has been scheduled, as Mr. Campbell made it clear he was not interested in a meeting focused only on B.C.'s activities.

"The letter he sent back didn't say no," Mr. Schweitzer argued, agreeing that it also didn't say yes. "I'm in politics too, and I don't want to go to a public lynching. I wouldn't want to go to a public meeting where the first words out of my mouth [are] met with someone yelling, 'Get a rope.' "

But he says he's still eager to meet with Mr. Campbell, and would be happy to talk about how the two jurisdictions could work together on global-warming concerns. "Hey, I'd love to talk about that. I've got a climate-change position. We've done some remarkable things here. I'm right with him on that."

Mr. Schweitzer believes part of his problem with B.C. is that the Flathead area is a long way from Vancouver and hasn't registered yet.

"Gosh, I'm pretty sure that the mood of the people of Vancouver is probably greener than we have even in the Flathead," he said. "My guess is if it was adequately understood what is proposed, even on the Pacific side of B.C. there would be a large number of people saying we don't want to jeopardize a pristine opportunity for future generations for a few years of natural-resource wealth."

Mike Morton, Mr. Campbell's press secretary, confirmed there has been no direct contact between the two leaders and that nothing is in the works. The Premier was not available for comment.

Eureka Montana Real Estate

With all the News about a Recession. I get many questions on whether this is or will affect the real estate market in Northwest Montana. The thing is with the Sub-prime Lending situation and the stock market as it is, there may be no way out of a recession. I read more news articles each day on it and it was even on the nightly news last night. Is it bad for Real Estate... Yes VERY BAD ... Real Estate Values are tanking everywhere .......... But THE GOOD NEWS IS, with our American DOLLAR sucking So Bad that the Canadian dollar is now worth more, with this we see an influx of Calgary Money, especially Calgary oil, the dollar is so bad for us right now that it is VERY GOOD for Real Estate in Northwest Montana. 80 percent of my real estate calls and email are from Alberta and have been for the last 6 months. With everything I have read online, I see no end in site for the US economy, which is good for Canada, I suppose. Our websites get a whole lot of traffic from Calgary and they are definately interest in buying recreation property in Northwest Montana.

Check Out these Real Estate News Articles

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/real_estate/home_prices.fortune/?postversion=2007110711

http://seekingalpha.com/article/53463-doubling-down-on-continued-weakness-in-real-estate-financials

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/business/08borrow.html?ref=us

http://www.prleap.com/pr/100308/

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071020/OPINION/710200452/1015

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Grave Creek Road

Was a a little disturbed last week to read that this guy was so glad the road opened just in time for hunting season. Apparantly some of the animals had not seen humans due to the closure and were curious, so I assume he shot them. I am glad for the snowmobilers that the road is open, they really do enjoy the Ten Lakes in the winter, however, hunting season... Come On - that was an odd editorial in last weeks paper. When I was 11 my dad made me walk miles everytime we went out to hunt, now days it seems like if you can't kill it from the car it is not worth killing. I witnessed a truck north or eureka, shooting at Elk off of private property near the airport. Some hunters are respectful, but every year there is those hunters who spotlight your yard, shoot at animals on your lawn, trespass, and even take a dump in your road, as you drive right by. No respect .............. This years stories seem mellow to what I have heard in the past, but than again, I have not heard them all.

Drugs

Just a quick comment on last weeks paper. As someone who has lived in eureka for 37 years I can say this is not a new problem, nor has it ever been a secret. There is another reason that these 2 guys are protected and that reason won't go away. Kind of sends the message to all who move here, that Lincoln County is a great place to start a home based business - meth that is. Drugs are a viable way to make a living in Eureka and that the Local Law enforcement won't really do anything so don't worry about that.

And, as a real estate broker owner, I guarantee you that Meth is the Quickest way to drive down real estate values. I have a license in Oregon as well and I have seen towns go under with real estate values do to the population of the community addicted to meth, and those "cooking" it in their own homes.

Eureka has turned a blind eye on the same people decade after decade and I don't really think anyone can do anything about it.