What is the Truth about Revett Minerals
The Motto Seems to Be:
Attention: W.R. Grace, Revett Minerals, and Sterling Mining Company Type of Big Business… Come On Over, Get your Piece of the Montana Pie. Montana Does not Give a Damn about the Waters, the Fisheries, the Bears, the Wildlife or the People affected.
Attention: W.R. Grace, Revett Minerals, and Sterling Mining Company Type of Big Business… Come On Over, Get your Piece of the Montana Pie. Montana Does not Give a Damn about the Waters, the Fisheries, the Bears, the Wildlife or the People affected.
Read the Comments Folks and Hear what People are Saying.
I am accused of not not knowing the mining process. Well Of Course I don't
and certainly Revett has NOT spend 20 years and millions to be "environmentally responsible" that is just ridiculous, didn't they just start that new business name for Revett a few years back. And Sterling mines has a very bad track record, don't believe me, I don't care, look at the links read the reports, and make an intelligent decision on your own - not based on what the supposed Environmentally conscious Revett Minerals has to say. Revett Minerals will IN NO way benefit Montana, just as WR grace only benefited WR Grace, people are left to die and there is no help, and there is proof that 4o years were let to go buy while the folks at the top and the State of Montana new the damage that was being caused, if Jobs is the benefit that the commenter is talking about than why not better jobs that don't harm our hard working men and woman.
and certainly Revett has NOT spend 20 years and millions to be "environmentally responsible" that is just ridiculous, didn't they just start that new business name for Revett a few years back. And Sterling mines has a very bad track record, don't believe me, I don't care, look at the links read the reports, and make an intelligent decision on your own - not based on what the supposed Environmentally conscious Revett Minerals has to say. Revett Minerals will IN NO way benefit Montana, just as WR grace only benefited WR Grace, people are left to die and there is no help, and there is proof that 4o years were let to go buy while the folks at the top and the State of Montana new the damage that was being caused, if Jobs is the benefit that the commenter is talking about than why not better jobs that don't harm our hard working men and woman.
Why not take some of that County Tax incentive Money and give it back to to the hard working people and the people of Montana work VERY hard, they deserve the break - the benefits but if you look closely and STOP blaming environmentalist you will see that Revett Minerals is out to make big bucks as they poison your fisheries - your waterways, your big game, and ruin what beauty that Northwest Montana has left. Why in the world would the Cabinet Wilderness be considered a Wilderness by ANY means when Big Business out for Big Bucks on the backs of local laborers are ruining the very reason it is a Wilderness.
They say that the People's taxes paid for the supposed clean up of what WR Grace was let to do to Libby Montana, but now that State has got over 200 million for this, Will they Reimburse "The People" NO WAY...
Folks, KEEP on Defending Revett... But when you meet the folks dying of asbestos related diseases do to turning a blind eye to what big business was doing and instead letting them "Do Good Things for Montana" you cannot help but wonder why we would be Ignorant enough to let it happen again. Montana WILL benefit from Revett, BIGTIME...
WR Grace's recent settlement does not give my dying uncle a respirator, it does not give families money for funerals, hardship or suffering, it gives the State of Montana BIG MONEY for environmental cleanup. Montana currently is making Big Money for Environmental clean up
so yes Revett is Good for Montana, the State of Montana but not the working men and women, not those who love to hunt, to hike, to fish and breath fresh clean air and drink non-polluted water.
so yes Revett is Good for Montana, the State of Montana but not the working men and women, not those who love to hunt, to hike, to fish and breath fresh clean air and drink non-polluted water.
Amperatt.... Do your Homework, I am not claiming that I know how to clean up polluted water... I am Saying Don't Pollute it in the First Place, it's NOT worth it....
Look at the Mill Town Dam Situation.
Look at W.R. Grace. Why is Montana letting this happening again. Oh I know, because it's not surface. This it a bit of a stretch. The water we drink is NOT surface, the Vegetables we eat don't all grow on the surface, what effects the ground, the water, the soil beneath the surface CERTAINLY affects the Surface.
Rock Creek Mine being safe for any person, animal, or Water Shed in any way is Wrong.
They make you mad as they blame environmentalists, its not true, it is the Fat Cat at the top that gets all the money while you work your fingers to the boney and you get sick, while barely making it pay check to pay check. They divert your attention by feeding on your anger of the Conservative Groups so that you will not really look at what they are doing. While Mill Owners and Mine owners become Multi-Millionaires.
Dig Deeper Folks, Please, In honor of our families who suffer at the hands of W.R. Grace, who cannot breath on their own, who have bleeding bones and extreme pain even now in the 20s, this problem still affects libby montana, Yet the EPA, The DEQ and Montana Gov. Officials want you to think they are Cleaning it Up, how culd they possibly clean up all this toxin, where will it Go? Ask Questions, Read, learn all you can, not only is your lifestyle in Montana at stake but your life and the life of your children and grand children are at stake, don't let the powers that be pull the wool over your eyes AGAIN....
Please Read this Article
Last Week News Article
HELENA, Mont. -
Another lawsuit seeks to block development of a copper and silver mine beneath the federal Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in northwestern Montana.
Conservation groups claiming the Rock Creek Mine would jeopardize sensitive bull trout filed a case this week charging the tentative state permit for the project is the wrong kind and imposes only run-of-the-mill requirements.
The suit in state court seeks an order demanding a comparatively stringent permit for the mine proposed by Washington-based Revett Minerals Inc., which has said mining would not disturb the surface of the wilderness area. State work preceding that permit would include a study to assess the potential for water degradation from mining.
Full Article Athttp://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/10/ap5101539.html
Will NOT Disturb the Surface, WHAT ? you poison the Water, you drill under neath and it will not affect the surface, you will not feel the ground vibrate on your hikes in the wilderness? You will not drink the water, eat the fish or the wildlife affected, the lakes will not drain and your Surface will not be affected - WHAT ?
There is No Doubt in my Mind that Lincoln and Sanders County will let Revett do what ever they want. They will ignore Scientific Fact just like with W.R. Grace and they will have their hand out for Tax Dollars and ??? They will give them tax breaks and beg them to stay to keep their tax base happy and able to pay their taxes and the wages of the politicians.
Lincoln County, Montana has this unique and wonderful gift of hind sight. With the W.R. Grace experience they can make an intelligent decision. Now they Know.
But they will not use this gift, they will let Big Business kill their people – AGAIN, poison the animals that the people will hunt and eat, poisen the water that will travel down to sandpoint and the Columbia River, and If you Stand up Against them you are called an Environmentalist and you are blamed for men and women losing their livelihood when in truth it is the big corporation who is taking their life, their lifestyle away and they cannot see it do to hatred for Environmentalists.
I tell you what, If these So Called Environmentals had KNOWN what W.R. Grace was up to and made a stand, and some wonderful judge had stood with them, we would not have had to watch our families die a tortuous death at the hands of Big Business who knew of Environmental Problems that WOULD certainly Kill the people and make them Suffer. And let it happen anyway, hey it was OUR families and NOT theirs so - Who Cares !!!
I tell you what, If these So Called Environmentals had KNOWN what W.R. Grace was up to and made a stand, and some wonderful judge had stood with them, we would not have had to watch our families die a tortuous death at the hands of Big Business who knew of Environmental Problems that WOULD certainly Kill the people and make them Suffer. And let it happen anyway, hey it was OUR families and NOT theirs so - Who Cares !!!
Some look at Environmentals as stopping them from making a living, but in hindsight, stopping W.R. Grace 30 years ago would have saved Libby’s economy, reputation, the lives of the citizens, the loss, the suffering and the pain that STILL goes on even in the youngest that are NOW still affected. The article in the begining of this post claims that libby is still very unsafe
and though Montana got over 200 million, Libby folks are stuck in Libby, and stuck suffering.
So I ask you to really look at ALL the data on this situation and take a hard look at the comparison of Revett Minerals and W.R. Grace, and Protect Your Family for the long run and not just the paycheck of today, which could never be worth your life or your needlessly suffering 10 years from now.
Your Fisheries, Your Water Quality, Your Big Game are all being poisoned an you will ingest the water, the fish, the Big Game and well Won’t you Be affected ??
and though Montana got over 200 million, Libby folks are stuck in Libby, and stuck suffering.
So I ask you to really look at ALL the data on this situation and take a hard look at the comparison of Revett Minerals and W.R. Grace, and Protect Your Family for the long run and not just the paycheck of today, which could never be worth your life or your needlessly suffering 10 years from now.
Your Fisheries, Your Water Quality, Your Big Game are all being poisoned an you will ingest the water, the fish, the Big Game and well Won’t you Be affected ??
Ask questions Now. My Grandad did not have the luxury to know what he was getting into, you do. Check the Facts before you lay your life on the tracks for Revett Minerals to Get Rich.
I am not asking you to listen to me
I am asking you to Read more than what Revett Minerals says.
Protecting Grizzlies, People, Fisheries, Wildlife and Wilderness has become the new “Spotted Owl” if you want to side with the Conservative Groups than you are the Enemy when in truth, they want to protect YOU and your lifestyle.
“Bull trout there are experiencing a death by a thousand cuts and this is the worst of all," said Rob Roberts, coordinator with Trout Unlimited, the nation's leading trout and salmon conservation organization.”
This being said at the same time Rox Rogers, John Muhlfeld, Fish – Wildlife and Parks and the Kootenai Network spent millions pretending to save the Bulltrout in Grave Creek, Eureka Montana. Hmmmm….
This being said at the same time Rox Rogers, John Muhlfeld, Fish – Wildlife and Parks and the Kootenai Network spent millions pretending to save the Bulltrout in Grave Creek, Eureka Montana. Hmmmm….
“Native fish in Rock Creek cannot tolerate sediment beyond the existing level, the conservation groups say.” In a State where the Fish, Wildlife and Parks KILLS all the Fish in a Lake to Save the native fish, they don’t seem to care that the rock creek mine will kill the fish and who knows what it will do to the people that eat the fish. But that is not a problem for the DEQ in Helena or Kalispell, they won’t be drinking that water or eating that fish. Sandpoint will, Sanders and Lincoln County will, so lets just let it slide.
It is said that Revett is considering the grizzly habitat and does care about responsible land management. How does a Company Responsibly Drill Caverns under a Wilderness area in the Mountains of Northwest Montana and go undetected, cause no harm to people, wildlife or fisheries for 50 years to come? How are they going to “double treat” the water before they let it into the pristine high mountain water shed of Montana and send down in the gorgeous Lake and on into the Columbia River Gorge and into the Ocean.
The Article also said “On the issue of the permit classification and public involvement Rife said, "We feel Montana DEQ knows the law, knows the process and is following the law." What, DEQ makes the law, and they follow preceding in accordance to which group benefits tax dollars best. DEQ should protect the waters of Montana, they are PROTECTING big Business just Like they did with W.R.Grace, I mean they were just in the news with a settlement on this. But 40 some years after the fact, certainly the DEQ folks than are retired or passed away and the DEQ of today will not be looking to “Hindsight” for Real Answers on what SHOULD be done.
The article also said, “Revett has for years sought approval for the mine and recently began constructing warehouse and office buildings at the site.” Of course they are building a warehouse, just like the Wilderness Club did in Eureka, they know the forces that be in Lincoln and Sanders County Montana will let them keep it and they know that they will FORCE this mine to open, banking on the Emotions of the locals who already blame “Conservative Groups” for taking away their right to log. They make these groups look like the devil when they are protecting the water, the fish we eat, the game we hunt, the water we drink and the air we breath.
The Article also said “On the issue of the permit classification and public involvement Rife said, "We feel Montana DEQ knows the law, knows the process and is following the law." What, DEQ makes the law, and they follow preceding in accordance to which group benefits tax dollars best. DEQ should protect the waters of Montana, they are PROTECTING big Business just Like they did with W.R.Grace, I mean they were just in the news with a settlement on this. But 40 some years after the fact, certainly the DEQ folks than are retired or passed away and the DEQ of today will not be looking to “Hindsight” for Real Answers on what SHOULD be done.
The article also said, “Revett has for years sought approval for the mine and recently began constructing warehouse and office buildings at the site.” Of course they are building a warehouse, just like the Wilderness Club did in Eureka, they know the forces that be in Lincoln and Sanders County Montana will let them keep it and they know that they will FORCE this mine to open, banking on the Emotions of the locals who already blame “Conservative Groups” for taking away their right to log. They make these groups look like the devil when they are protecting the water, the fish we eat, the game we hunt, the water we drink and the air we breath.
The article also said, “Revett has for years sought approval for the mine and recently began constructing warehouse and office buildings at the site.” Of course they are building a warehouse, just like the Wilderness Club did in Eureka, they know the forces that be in Lincoln and Sanders County Montana will let them keep it and they know that they will FORCE this mine to open, banking on the Emotions of the locals who already blame “Conservative Groups” for taking away their right to log. They make these groups look like the devil when they are protecting the water, the fish we eat, the game we hunt, the water we drink and the air we breath.
Why Can’t Revett Mining leave our wilderness Alone. Hasn’t Libby and Northwest Montana suffered enough over big industry. W.R. has taken the lives of our families.
I realize that Jobs are needed, but at what expensive? The lakes in the Cabinet Wilderness are more pristine than Flathead Lake due to mining upstream from there. The recent news spoke of pollutants in Lake Koocanusa coming from Mines in British Columbia. When does it end. I applaud those who keep fighting, the thing is, it is hard to win. Fresh Water and Clean air is not the priority of our Forest Service or Seemingly the State of Montana, the Land Loses pretty much EVERY time.
I realize that Jobs are needed, but at what expensive? The lakes in the Cabinet Wilderness are more pristine than Flathead Lake due to mining upstream from there. The recent news spoke of pollutants in Lake Koocanusa coming from Mines in British Columbia. When does it end. I applaud those who keep fighting, the thing is, it is hard to win. Fresh Water and Clean air is not the priority of our Forest Service or Seemingly the State of Montana, the Land Loses pretty much EVERY time.
Real Estate is the Biggest Economic Factor that Will be Hit. Who wants to move to Northwest Montana, the land where the Forest Service always big industry to drill under their wilderness and with a process that WILL pollute the waters forever.
The mining company will take the BIG money and run and maybe even change their name like they did before, and North Idaho and Northwest Montana will be left with the mess. Just like the Vermiculite Mine in Libby Montana.
There is NO DOUBT that the mine will drive away, kill and poison local wildlife.
There is NO DOUBT that the mine will drive away, kill and poison local wildlife.
Other Research Links
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/10/ap5101539.html
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/38507/story.htm
http://www.theminingnews.org/news.cfm?newsID=799
http://www.saveourcabinets.org/
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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
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
Revett Minerals Inc. was incorporated in August 2004,
and holds approximately 65% of the outstanding
shares of Revett Silver Company and they now own Rock Creek Mine.
This Company has a reputation of having a “Spotty Record”.
An investment Pitch from Sterling
The Coeur d'Alene Mining District is legendary.
Known as the "Silver Valley",
it is the richest primary silver-producing region on earth
Kootenai National Forest. Rock Creek Project.
At one Point Revett Minerals agreed to foot $20 million for environmental mitigation costs. Think that will be enough to REVERSE the damage, drained lakes, dead wildlife, sick workers, sick kids that swim in the Clark Fork River or Lake Pend Oreille?
and holds approximately 65% of the outstanding
shares of Revett Silver Company and they now own Rock Creek Mine.
This Company has a reputation of having a “Spotty Record”.
An investment Pitch from Sterling
The Coeur d'Alene Mining District is legendary.
Known as the "Silver Valley",
it is the richest primary silver-producing region on earth
Kootenai National Forest. Rock Creek Project.
At one Point Revett Minerals agreed to foot $20 million for environmental mitigation costs. Think that will be enough to REVERSE the damage, drained lakes, dead wildlife, sick workers, sick kids that swim in the Clark Fork River or Lake Pend Oreille?
Cline Coal mine
Montana justifiably opposes a Canadian coal mine that would impact Flathead River, Flathead Lake, bull trout and grizzly bears. Montana however supports the Rock Creek mine that would impact the Clark Fork River, Idaho's Lake Pend Oreille, the regions threatened bull trout and grizzly bear.
Learn as Much as You can and than make your decision, please don't
Blindly Follow "the Man" for a decent job to feed your family,
Blindly Follow "the Man" for a decent job to feed your family,
I know you work hard, my uncle, my aunt, my grandmother, my grandfather, another uncle
and the list goes on, they worked VERY hard to support my family, they died a cruel death and some still HORRIBLY suffer today due to the lies of the "Man" - the COMPANY does not care about you - I DO. I want you to be healthy, I am NOT an ENVIRONMENTALIST, i was raised on timber dollars - I really do get it and I know you want and deserve good jobs, but the State, Revett, DeQ, EPA, the County - they owe you MORE. They owe you better jobs with out killing your wildlife, your families along the way. Without poisoning the water you drink and without taking so much from you to give you a job. They could create better jobs, but that would benefit you the people and not those at the TOP so they won't.
and the list goes on, they worked VERY hard to support my family, they died a cruel death and some still HORRIBLY suffer today due to the lies of the "Man" - the COMPANY does not care about you - I DO. I want you to be healthy, I am NOT an ENVIRONMENTALIST, i was raised on timber dollars - I really do get it and I know you want and deserve good jobs, but the State, Revett, DeQ, EPA, the County - they owe you MORE. They owe you better jobs with out killing your wildlife, your families along the way. Without poisoning the water you drink and without taking so much from you to give you a job. They could create better jobs, but that would benefit you the people and not those at the TOP so they won't.
If the State of Montana gave you the Superfund Money, the Tax benefit money and some of the money they spend on inticing Big Business to come here, you could be out on the lakes retired and still getting a pay check, they have the money, they just don't want you to have it.
It is not about Conservation Groups and Environmentals taking your Job,
it is about the State and Big Business Lying to you and using your emotions to
pull the wool over your eyes. Don't Let them FOOL YOU.
it is about the State and Big Business Lying to you and using your emotions to
pull the wool over your eyes. Don't Let them FOOL YOU.
I Don't want Your Family to Suffer as Mine Has.
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You ask how the Rock Creek Mine will double treat the water before releasing it. Hm. It appears you know very little about underground mining and water sequestering techniques. The Rock Creek Mine and Revett Minerals have worked long and hard to ensure the most environmentally benign mining techniques will be used. Any company that spends 20 years and millions working to make sure all mining activity will be environmentally responsible is a company that that Montana would benefit from. Besides, the double treatment of water at the Rock Creek Mine will clean up water left contaminated by previous mining activity.
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