BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 15, 2022
A Canadian company is encouraging towns in the Pickett Mountain area to adopt ordinances supporting its proposed mining project. Wolfden Resources wants to use the ordinances as proof of local support when it seeks a state permit to mine metallic minerals. Wolfden Resources, an Ontario-based investment group, wants to build a mine on 600 acres in northern Penobscot County, close to the border with Aroostook County and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The company promises 300 or more jobs to a rural area where employment can be scarce, but environmentalists are concerned the company’s wastewater treatment plan is not adequate to protect wildlife and fisheries.