Decades after asbestos contamination was discovered in Libby, Montana, families and courts are still grappling with the health impacts.

Hecla Mining Company will proceed with determining the viability of mining ‘world-class’ copper and silver deposit.

Hecla’s Libby Exploration Project was one of 10 fast-tracked for ‘expedited permitting’ earlier this year. Some conservation ...

A panel of judges at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of plaintiffs’ claims that BNSF Railway is ...

Montanore Minerals' Libby Mine exploration project is a go after Kootenai National Forest officials signed off on it last week. The decision was lauded by Montana's congressional delegation, including ...

We recently published 10 Firms Crashing Harder Than Wall Street. Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is one of the worst ...

Hecla Mining Company announced the U.S. Forest Service has issued a final decision notice and finding of no significant impact for its 100% owned Libby Exploration Project in Montana, allowing ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, October 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) today announced that the U.S. Forest Service has issued the final decision notice and finding of no significant ...

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened.... Near old Montana mine, special clinic for ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montanans are well aware of the asbestos disaster caused by the vermiculite mine in Libby that ...

In last week's Montana Moment, NBC Montana brought you the story of a secondhand store and pawnshop in Libby.In its tenure of ...

Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she can walk from room to room inside her home on the picturesque Kootenai River, surrounded by the Cabinet Mountains. Like ...