Permit

Many oppose allowing the flights over places such as the Gros Ventre and Jedediah Smith wilderness areas.

The company first applied to mine in 2014.

Encore Green Environmental will apply about 7,000 barrels of the treated water to private farmland.

Additional information is available on the department planner.

Local officials recently denied the project.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management permit is valid for trees located on BLM-administered lands only.

Other permit prices including boating and backcountry camping permits will remain unchanged.

The department is reviewing the ruling and expects to work with others to see if they will appeal, department spokesman Keith Guille said Wednesday.

State officials followed the right process under Wyoming law, Powder River Basin Resource Council attorney Shannon Anderson argued.

The mine would supply coal for research into turning coal into usable products.