MAINE PUBLIC • August 24, 2023
Residents in the northern Penobscot county town of Patten are raising questions about a proposed metallic mineral mining project. Ontario-based Wolfden Resources held a public meeting with its community advisory committee Wednesday to discuss its application to the state to rezone 400 acres. Esther Harte, a seasonal resident of nearby Island Falls, who worried that the project could have far-reaching impacts on ground water sources. Other residents voiced support for the project. Several people traveled from the Pembroke area Downeast, where residents halted a Wolfden mining proposal last year. The Land Use Planning Commission has yet to schedule a public hearing on the rezoning request.