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oEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Callan Mine Superfund Site Brooksville, ME EPA Superfund Community Involvement Proposed Plan You are Invited to Attend! ... In particular, they would comply with the State of Maine mining rules and Clean Water Act As part of complying with the Toxic ...
Jan 06, 2017· BOSTON A settlement has been reached that will facilitate the cleanup of the Callan Mine Superfund Site in Brooksville, Maine. The agreement is between the EPA, Department of Justice, the State of Maine, and site property owner Smith Cove Preservation Trust (Smith Cove).
On Jan. 10, the Board of Environmental Protection passed mining rules that will not protect Maine''s environment or taxpayers. People in support of stronger rules outnumbered those supporting these weak rules by more than 100 to 1. The BEP, however, largely ignored this testimony and also ignored a letter in support of protective mining rules ...
Brooksville, Maine 04617 Phone: (207) ... I am the State Representative from the House district in Hancock County that is the only district in Maine to have metallic mineral mining during the past century. On behalf of my legislative colleagues, I offer an ... I recommend that mining rules disallow the use of geosynthetic covers at ...
May 13, 2017· BROOKSVILLE, Maine (AP) — Think of New England industry, and mills, farms and lobsters come to mind. But the region also has a sometimesmessy legacy of mining — and the bill is due. Companies that once pursued copper, iron and other ores have abandoned half a million mines nationwide and left the cleanup to taxpayers, thanks to decades of lax regulation.
Jul 10, 2011· View of the Callan Mine and surrounding area from atop "Callan mountain" (the pile of waste rock removed from the open pit mine). The mine closed in 1972. Due to high levels of dangerous ...
absence of bringing science to bear on these rules, the more restrictive rules should remain. 2. Re: Mark Bergeron April 19, 2018 comments Mark Bergeron states that the proposed rules framework "is consistent with the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act" (pg 1) and a definition "is inconsistent with the Metallic Mineral Mining Act" (pg 2 ...
Therefore, the Town of Brooksville, Maine has chosen to become a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program, and agrees to comply with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 90488, as amended) as delineated in this Floodplain Management Ordinance.
Dec 18, 2013· Take action! Comments on Mining Rules due December 23. by Maine Audubon Staff. December 18, 2013 By Maine Audubon Staff 1 Comment. Maine taxpayers are still paying for cleanup costs of the Callan mine in Brooksville, Maine. Maine Audubon is asking our members and supporters to help protect our water, woods and wildlife from the harmful ...
May 07, 2012· New Maine mining rules won''t mean gold rush. ... This 1970sera photo provided by the Maine Geological Survey shows the Callan Mining Corp. open pit in Brooksville .
Jun 04, 2015· AUGUSTA, Maine — House lawmakers Thursday afternoon voted 109 to 36 to oppose a bill aimed at allowing largescale metal mining in the state. The .
Maine lawmakers buck LePage, pass mineral mining rules after years of debate Contributed • June 11, 2017 A bill to regulate largescale mining in Maine will go into law over the objections of Gov. Paul LePage following the Legislature''s rejection of his veto.
Callan Mining Corp. The 50acre Callan Mining Corp. Superfund site is located in Brooksville, Maine. Metal mining operations began at the site in 1880 and ended in 1972. In 1975, the Maine Department of Marine Resources studied marine organisms in the adjacent Goose Pond and found elevated levels of metals.
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May 18, 2017· Maine House approves strict mining rules. The margin of victory suggests the bill could have enough support to override a potential veto by Gov. Paul LePage. ... DBrooksville.
May 18, 2017· A bill that would allow mining in Maine with strict environmental protections sailed easily through the state House of Representatives on Thursday.. ... Mine Corp. site in Brooksville.
1972 according to existing laws and current best practices. Now listed as Superfund site, with State of Maine as one of the responsible parties. (Brooksville, Hancock Co.) Pembroke 27 MT massive sulfide, grading 1% zinc, % lead, and 1 oz/ton silver. Historical surface mine for lead in early 1900''s at Big Hill. Further exploration,
The Tapley Copper Mine is near Brooksville, Maine. Historically the site has been part of the Blue Hill Mining District. The Tapley Copper Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to reopen. Production size when active was considered to be small. The ore mined is composed of chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite.
Maine House approves strict mining rules. The margin of victory suggests the bill could have enough support to override a potential veto by Gov. Paul LePage.
Mining in Maine: Past, Present, and Future Carolyn A. Lepage* Michael E. Foley Woodrow B. Thompson Maine Geological Survey State House Station #22 Augusta, ME 04333 INTRODUCTION Mining in Maine has a long history unknown to many citizens. Some of us have seen the granite quarries which remain from an industry established more than 150 years ago.
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May 13, 2017· BROOKSVILLE, Maine (AP) — Think of New England industry, and mills, farms and lobsters come to mind. But the region also has a sometimesmessy legacy of mining — and the bill is that once pursued copper, iron and other ores have abandoned half a million mines nationwide and left the cleanup to taxpayers, thanks to decades of lax regulation.
Mar 21, 2017· Glen Brand, director of Sierra Club Maine, gave testimony on March 20, 2017, to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature, speaking against the proposed bill, LD 395, that would weaken mining rules in the state. He supported other bills that would protect Maine''s people and environment from hazardous mining for copper, gold, .
May 13, 2017· BROOKSVILLE, Maine (AP) — Think of New England industry, and mills, farms and lobsters come to mind. But the region also has a sometimesmessy legacy of mining — and the bill is due. Companies ...
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