After a new mining company recently announced that it intends to develop a rare-earth metals mine in the headwaters of the Bitterroot River, the Bitterroot National Forest issued a statement saying it hadn’t received a mining application from the company.
Samples showed the deposit contains 9% total rare-earth oxides, a notably high percentage.
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