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Enhanced Mining Regulations for Environmental Protection

Explore the impact of .DEP's new mining rules on projects like Callahan Mine and others, focusing on wastewater treatment, financial assurance, and groundwater protection. Learn more at www.nrcm.org.

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Enhanced Mining Regulations for Environmental Protection

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  1. DEP’s new mining rules: will they stop another Callahan? Callahan Mine, Brooksville

  2. Kerr American Mine, Blue Hill

  3. Summitville Mine, CO

  4. Beal Mountain Mine, MT

  5. Landusky Mine after reclamation, 2005

  6. Acid mine drainage in Swift Gulch, 2004

  7. Bald Mountain, Aroostook County, ME

  8. Carr Pond at Sunset

  9. Brook trout, US Fish and Wildlife Service photo

  10. Key Provisions to improve Rules • Only approve mine designed to complete wastewater treatment within 10 years after closure • Pay all financial assurance up front • Have the same groundwater requirements as Maine’s solid waste rules • Protection from fugitive emissions

  11. www.nrcm.org

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