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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Regulators approve changes to Maine mining laws
The new rules could pave the way for a small-scale lithium-ore mining operation in the western Maine town of Newry.
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PublishedApril 3, 2024
Mining for EV metals threatens gorillas and chimpanzees in Africa
Africa is home to a third of the world’s mineral resources, only 5% of which have been mined so far.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
Maine lawmakers add more environmental hurdles to a possible lithium mine
The new conditions, which would require legislative approval, would double the number of test borings required to prove the area is safe for open-air mining and cut the maximum size of the pit in half.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
State lawmakers consider new mining rules that could open door to lithium mining
Some environmental groups say the rules that would allow for open pit mineral mining provide ample safeguards, but others demand more preliminary testing, smaller pit size limits, stronger reclamation standards and dark skies protections.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Proposed lithium mine in western Maine clears key hurdle
New rules recommended by the Board of Environmental Protection would allow the testing needed to build an open-pit mine over a large lithium-rich deposit at Plumbago Mountain in Newry.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
State panel rejects proposed mine near Baxter State Park
The Land Use Planning Commission voted 5-2 Wednesday to deny the rezoning bid from Wolfden LLC.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2024
Staff urges land-use planning board to reject Pickett Mountain mine rezoning
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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PublishedJanuary 26, 2024
Maine DEP, local Planning Board wrongly OK’d quarry in Dresden, neighbors say
Barbara and Mike Fraumeni allege the state agency failed to ensure the operators of a proposed quarry on Middle Road had notified the necessary parties before granting it a license, according to court records.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
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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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
As Winthrop Planning Board nears completion of mining regulations, residents voice concerns about transparency
Town Manager Anthony Wilson said the Planning Board is close to wrapping up the draft ordinance, which will be discussed at tonight's meeting.
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