Controversial northern Maine mining proposal still percolating as company courts town officials

MAINE PUBLIC • August 9, 2022

Representatives from a Canadian mining company have been meeting quietly with local officials in far northern Maine, hoping to gain support for a controversial proposal that would test the state’s stringent new mining regulations. Environmental groups are gearing up for another potential fight against a metallic mining project that they fear could pollute lakes, streams and groundwater despite the state adopting some of the nation’s most stringent environmental regulations for mining.