I am writing on behalf of Earthworks, a national non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting communities and the environment against the adverse impacts of mining. Earthworks has a long record of working on hardrock mining issues in Montana, and it has an office in Missoula, Montana.
Lucky Minerals is requesting a Categorical Exclusion under NEPA for their proposed mineral exploration of an area immediately adjacent to the east side of Emigrant Peak on the Yellowstone District of the Custer Gallatin National Forest approximately 7 miles southeast of Emigrant, near Yellowstone National Park.
