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LD 1363: Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act is moving at the speed of business, not the speed of caution
14Jun

LD 1363: Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act is moving at the speed of business, not the speed of caution

On May 16, 2023 the Environment and Natural Resource Committee approved an amendment to LD 1363, a potentially dangerous exemption in mining rules, so that lithium (spodumene with potential for other metallic minerals) can be extracted similarly to a gravel quarry. The land owners of the noteworthy Plumbago Mountain deposit and their lawyers (who pressure the DEP with a lawsuit), believe that the lithium deposit at Plumbago is high quality and won't pollute. If we make this exemption in the rules, it means that there will be no legal restriction on its size and allow for sediment and turbidity to enter water sources through strip mining. Additionally, a mining company will potentially be able to evade any excise tax on…

Letter to BDN (Alice Bolstridge)
24May

Letter to BDN (Alice Bolstridge)

Inspired in 2012 by proposals to mine for precious metals at Bald Mountain in my home town area, I have been researching risks and benefits of metallic mineral mining for more than a decade. Early on, I asked proposers, “What is an example of metallic mineral mining operation that has not caused serious pollution?”

Test Update Two
04Apr

Test Update Two

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Test Update One
04Apr

Test Update One

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