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Tag: mining

Posted inPenobscot

Patten board sends Wolfden mining resolution to vote despite inaccuracies

Avatar photo by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Without adequate time for information sessions, voters will not have accurate facts to make an informed decision prior to voting later this year, some town officials said.

Exiro Mineral Corp. is looking for sizable nickel, copper and cobalt deposits near Union and Warren in Knox County.
Posted inMidcoast

Canadian mining company is looking for metals in the midcoast

Avatar photo by Kate Cough, The Maine Monitor February 27, 2023February 27, 2023
Posted inPenobscot

Patten board skeptical of Canadian mine company’s prosperity promises

Avatar photo by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli February 20, 2023February 21, 2023
Posted inPiscataquis

Canadian company promises jobs paying $100K at Katahdin-area mine

Avatar photo by Valerie Royzman February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
The Freemans are appealing a DEP decision so they can mine the sought-after lithium that is used in batteries and cellphones.
Posted inCentral Maine

Newry couple is fighting in court to mine $1.5B lithium deposit

Avatar photo by Kate Cough, The Maine Monitor January 9, 2023January 9, 2023
The minerals discovered at Pennington Mountain are considered important for manufacturing electronics and defense systems.
Posted inAroostook

Geologists discover potentially valuable mineral deposit near Presque Isle

Avatar photo by Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public November 16, 2022November 16, 2022
Posted inAroostook

Residents speak out against proposed mining of Pickett Mountain

Avatar photo by Joseph Cyr September 9, 2022September 9, 2022
Posted inDown East

Down East town bans industrial metal mining

Avatar photo by Ethan Genter May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
Posted inHancock

Cleanup of contaminated Brooksville mine will get funding boost from infrastructure bill

Avatar photo by Ethan Genter December 31, 2021December 30, 2021
Posted inNew England

Vermont copper mine cleanup costs 4 times more than initial estimate

Avatar photo by The Associated Press November 27, 2021November 27, 2021
Posted inNew England

Feds have nearly finished cleanup of 150-year-old Vermont copper mine

Avatar photo by The Associated Press November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
Posted inAroostook

Canadian mining company’s withdrawal may be a short-lived win for Maine environmentalists

Avatar photo by Alexander MacDougall October 17, 2021October 16, 2021
Posted inDown East

Firm behind Pickett Mountain mine proposal plans test drilling at Down East site

Avatar photo by Bill Trotter August 13, 2021August 13, 2021
Posted inAroostook

Maine tribes worry that Aroostook County mining project will pollute local waters

Avatar photo by Alexander MacDougall February 5, 2021February 17, 2021
Posted inAroostook

Proposed mine near Baxter State Park is first real test of Maine’s new mining law

Avatar photo by Alexander MacDougall October 19, 2020October 20, 2020
Posted inAroostook

Proposed mine near Mt. Chase draws opposition from environmental advocacy group

Avatar photo by Alexander MacDougall August 15, 2020August 17, 2020
Posted inAroostook, News

Canadian mining company files plans to rezone Pickett Mountain

Avatar photo by Joseph Cyr January 27, 2020January 30, 2020
Posted inAroostook, Business, News

Canadian firm partners with one of North America’s largest mining companies to explore mining in northern Maine

by Anthony Brino March 26, 2019March 26, 2019
Posted inNation, News, Wires

Contaminated waters reveal lasting legacy of mining industry

Avatar photo by The Associated Press February 20, 2019
Posted inNational Business, Wires

The world’s most controversial coal mine set to break ground

Avatar photo by Bloomberg December 19, 2018December 20, 2018

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