PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 14, 2024
The planning and zoning board that oversees Maine’s most rural areas has rejected a proposal from a Canadian company to open a metallic mineral mine about 20 miles east of Mount Katahdin in what would have been the first real test of the state’s strict mining regulations. The Land Use Planning Commission voted 5-2 Wednesday to deny a 374-acre rezoning application from Wolfden LLC of Ontario. Last week, board staff concluded the proposal did not offer enough sustainable economic opportunity to justify the risk to the region’s high-value natural resources.