MAINE MONITOR • February 12, 2023
In an effort to appease regulators and skeptics, a Canadian company hoping to dig for zinc and copper in the shadow of Mount Katahdin said it has made substantial changes to plans for treating wastewater at the proposed Pickett Mountain mine. Wolfden Resources Corp. filed an application in January with the Land Use Planning Commission to rezone an area near Patten, a town just east of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The rezoning is the first step in a years-long mining application process. The company withdrew a previous petition in 2021 after planning commission officials indicated they would reject it based on repeated failures by Wolfden to answer questions. Environmental advocates are skeptical that the plans are enough to safeguard water quality in the area.