PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 20, 2023
After its initial attempt didn’t succeed, a Canadian company has filed a new rezoning application in hopes of obtaining state approval to mine precious metals in northern Maine. Wolfden Resources Corp.’s first application to mine copper, zinc, silver, lead and gold was withdrawn in 2021 after state regulators said it lacked enough information for officials to make a decision. Wolfden wants to rezone 374 wooded acres north of Patten, in Penobscot County, for mining operations. Wolfden pledged to meet the new Maine requirements but the proposal has drawn strong criticism from the Natural Resources Council of Maine, which said Friday that the proposed mining site is too close to Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.