Monsanto (NYSE:MON) has committed to spending another $10 million on its proposed phosphate mine in Idaho in order to increase the safety measures at the project.
The Bureau of Land Management has already approved the safety measures, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said earlier in the year that the $25 million liner proposed to prevent the possibility of selenium reaching the nearby Blackfoot River wasn't satisfactory, saying it could possibly fail.
While the additional $10 million will be included in the final mining plan submitted by Monsanto, the Bureau of Land Management said they'll review the comments to see if the original plan actually needs to be changed.
After the final plan is submitted, a 30-day period to comment will be put in place.
The mine would be used to produce ingredients for Roundup weedkiller.
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