Meanwhile back in Montana, Big Coal aims to establish another resource colony
Orient Express | Features | Missoula Independent
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Arch Coal, the second-largest U.S. coal producer, has paid about $160 million to lease from the state of Montana and Great Northern Properties 18,000 Otter Creek acres with 1.4 billion tons of coal. The company is now seeking regulatory approval for what would be the states largest coal mine. Meanw…