2 more midcoast towns will restrict a company’s mining plans

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 13, 2024

The midcoast towns of Warren and Union have joined neighboring Hope in passing stricter limits on industrial-scale metal mining. The vote comes after the towns temporarily banned mining for months in response to efforts by Canadian mining company Exiro to extract cobalt, nickel and copper near Crawford Pond, a body of water that touches all three towns.