BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 14, 2024
The Maine Land Use Planning Commission denied a Canadian mining company’s rezoning application for a proposed mine on Pickett Mountain in northern Penobscot County. In a 5 to 2 vote on Wednesday, the eight-member commission stopped Wolfden’s attempt to build a metallic mineral mine at the Pickett Mountain site. Rezoning of 374 acres from limited use to industrial use was the first step before the company could apply for a mining permit from the state. Wolfden cannot move forward with the mining project without rezoning approval. The decision apparently ends Wolfden’s stab at opening a mine in Maine after years of attempting to do so.