BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 24, 2023
Canadian mining company Wolfden has 30 days to answer a long list of questions regarding its rezoning application to mine a 374-acre parcel near Mt. Katahdin. Questions related to the number of employees, blasting, rock crushing, spray irrigation and snowmaking, underground facilities, traffic, development plan and storm water and mine water management must be clarified, Maine’s Land Use Planning Commission said on Friday. The LUPC must hold a public hearing prior to approval, according to Maine law. If the commission approves a revised application, Wolfden would then need to obtain a mining permit from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Written comments can be sent to the Maine Land Use Planning Commission: Wolfdenrezoning.LUPC@maine.gov.