Coal from the mine is shipped by rail to power plants in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington, as well as internationally to Japan and South Korea.

The Spring Creek Coal Mine is already the largest in Montana and will get the expansion it has been seeking for more than 20 years. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that the ...

The Trump administration approved a plan to expand a Montana coal mine and extend its life by 16 years, the Interior ...

(Reuters) -The Trump administration approved a plan to expand a Montana coal mine and extend its life by 16 years, the Interior Department said on Thursday, a move aligned with President Donald ...

The expansion will allow 39.9-million tons of coal to be mined over the next 16 years. The approval marks a victory for the Spring Creek mine, which has sought for nearly two decades to boost ...

The Interior Department approved a federal mining plan modification by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and ...

Senator Steve Daines is advocating to keep the Bull Mountain mine operational, saying the action will protect Montana jobs ...