USFS grilled over Hall Mt. mine proposal

BONNERS FERRY — A short-notice meeting on July 1 was well-attended by Hall Mountain residents worried about the ramifications of an exploratory drilling project by MMG Limited, an investment holding company based in Hong Kong and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

MMG was formed in 2009 after the parent company, China Minmetals Corp. bought out Australian mining corporation OZ Minerals. MMG operates open pit and underground mines for silver, gold, zinc, lead and copper in Australia, Laos and Africa and is engaged in metals exploration in Canada as well as the U.S. Bonners Ferry Forest Service District Ranger Kevin Knauth arranged the public meeting to coincide with a visit from Coeur d’Alene-based geologists Kevin Knesek and Josh Sadler, who were in Bonners Ferry to meet with representatives of MMG.

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