PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 12, 2020
A proposal to open Maine’s first, large-scale metallic mining operation in decades is moving forward despite objections from the Natural Resources Council of Maine and other critics. Wolfden Resources, an Ontario-based company, is seeking to rezone 528 acres in northern Maine outside of Patten in order to mine for copper, zinc, silver and other valuable metals. Wolfden’s proposal will be the first test of a 3-year-old state law that set tough standards for metallic mines while opening the door to such large-scale operations in Maine. The project is already drawing scrutiny because of the parcel’s proximity to Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.