MAINE MONITOR • November 7, 2021
Despite a rebuke from the Maine Land Use Planning Commission in mid-October, Wolfden Resources will not give up on its proposal to mine for copper, zinc and lead at Pickett Mountain, company CEO Ron Little said in a rare media interview. “Stay tuned,” Little said. “We don’t think mining is dead in Maine. This is a speed bump.” Wolfden withdrew its application to rezone an area near Patten after LUPC officials said they would reject it based on the recommendation of staff. A rezoning is required before the company can apply to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for a mining permit.