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Army Corps resumes jurisdiction over proposed strip mine site near Okefenokee Swamp 2022-06-03

Update 2022-06-05: WWALS Press Release, Army Corps resumes oversight; miners have to reapply for strip mine too near Okefenokee Swamp.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has reversed its October 2022 abdication of oversight over the proposed titanium strip mine site too near the Okefenokee Swamp. That puts Twin Pines Minerals back to re-applying for a USACE permit, in addition to its permit applications to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA-EPD).

[Michael Connor. Photo: Indianz.com 2022-02-14--indianz-michael-connor]
Michael Connor. Photo: Indianz.com 2022-02-14

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