Coal opponents chastise Montana Land Board

Published August 3, 2012 9:59pm ET



HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Coal opponents chastised the Montana Land Board Friday for plans to lease more coal to Signal Peak Energy for the operation of the Bull Mountain Mine south of Roundup.

The board agreed Friday to start taking public comment on the $3.5 million bid received from Signal Peak Energy to lease more state coal at the mine site. The coal tracts are in the path of the Bull Mountain Mine and are key to future mining.

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