The proposal calls for rezoning 374 acres of land about 20 miles east of Katahdin to create a metallic mineral mine at Pickett Mountain.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Appointment to state board stalls in Legislature following concerns from mining opponents
The Maine Senate returned a nomination for the Land Use Planning Commission to a legislative committee Thursday, days after opponents of the Wolfden Chase Mt. mining proposal urged the committee to require that the nominee recuse himself from an upcoming vote.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Is public power impossible in Maine? Not so fast.
The way to get there is to take it in steps, municipality by municipality.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine has a golden opportunity to raise the bar for mining
How can we move toward a low-carbon future without making life worse in low-income countries? The answer is local.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Metal mining has no place in future of Katahdin region
In such an environmentally sensitive place, too much can go wrong.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
State hears opposition to mining proposal in Katahdin region
More than 50 people spoke at a Land Use Planning Commission hearing and nearly all were opposed to Wolfden Mtn. Chase’s application to rezone 374 acres in the Katahdin region to allow for a large-scale metallic mining operation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Canadian company makes 2nd bid for zinc mine near Katahdin
Wolfden Chase Mtn. LLC says that Pickett Mountain has the country’s largest undeveloped reserves of a type of ore that contains high-grade zinc and smaller but still commercially valuable amounts of copper, lead, silver and gold.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: We can’t be hypocritical about the full cost of ditching fossil fuels
As we electrify, Mainers should also demand that we produce as much energy as we consume within our borders.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Katahdin region is no place for a large mining operation
The Canadian company proposing to mine Pickett Mountain for a variety of metals has scant respect for either tribal citizens or Maine’s natural resources.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Lithium, nickel miners get $110 million boost from Defense Department
The U.S. is battling to secure self-sufficient supply of the minerals critical to producing batteries for electric vehicles and other products needed for the energy transition.