Lawmakers mull state-backed bill removing open-pit metal mine size limits
The current three-acre limit prohibits the mining of a possible $1 billion lithium deposit in Newry.
Source: villagesoup.com
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Lithium is becoming more crucial in a warming world, but Maine's huge deposits may never be mined because of environmental concerns
By some estimates, the lithium deposits near Newry may be the largest in the country — with the potential to become a critical domestic supply for automakers and so valuable that they could provide a needed boost to Maine’s economy. But there's more to the story.
Source: bostonglobe.com
Why a Maine couple is fighting to mine a $1.5 billion lithium deposit
Near the Sunday River Ski resort, in the small Western Maine town of Newry, lies one of the world’s largest deposits of lithium.
Source: boston.com
Regency Theatre reopens - The Nassau Guardian
It was an evening filled with cheers and applause, laughter, and occasionally some tears but, most of all, pride, as Grand Bahama’s theater lovers dressed in their finest to join the new executive team of the Freeport Players Guild (FPG) for the grand reopening of the iconic Regency Theatre. The evening began with a ribbon
Source: thenassauguardian.com
Large deposit of rare elements and minerals discovered in northern Maine
One geologist estimates that Pennington Mountain in Aroostook County contains billions of dollars worth of rare materials used in military, industrial and clean-energy technologies.
Source: pressherald.com