Category Archives: History of Mining In Maine

Maine’s Statute & It’s Draft Implementing Rules Score Poorly on Catastrophic Failure Risk Assessment

Posted on September 14, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   September 14, 2016  1333 EST   Contact lindsaynewlandbowker@gmail.com 207 367 5145   RISK OF FAILURE ASSESSMENT OF MAINE MINING STATUTE AND DRAFT IMPLEMENTING RULES Lindsay Newland Bowker, CPCU ARM, Environmental Risk Manager Risk of Catastrophic Failure analysis of … Continue reading →

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Historic Rejecton Of Maine DEP’s Extraction Industry Oriented Rules Part of National Push For Responsible

Posted on August 15, 2014 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Maine joins Minnesota and Alaska in pushing back against the idea that mining is such a valuable and essential economic endeavor that it warrants lower levels of protection for natural resources than apply to other industries. LD1772 rejected the rules … Continue reading →

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Historic Legislative Rejection of Mining Rule Expected

Posted on February 24, 2014 by lindsaynewlandbowker

It seems there is political will to reject Maine’s Mining rules but a glitch in the mining statute requires some housekeeping and most likely also suspension of the 1991 rules until the legislature has rules it can approve. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw0jCpuVRzgEQWcyTjQ3LWMxa2xGWmQwMXowS2F2d0hjU2Fj/edit?usp=sharing It … Continue reading →

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JOBS AT BALD MOUNTAIN NEVER THERE:Bowker Associates Provided Saviello, Key Agency Officials & Key Legislators With Hard Evidence in August 2013

Posted on October 29, 2013 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Senator Tom Saviello <drtom16@hotmail.com> cc: Joan Welsh <joanwelsh08@gmail.com>,  Ed Mazurek <EdMazurek1@aol.com>,  “Heather Parent, Director Policy, Office of the Commissione , Maine DEP” <heather.parent@maine.gov>,  “Horn-Olsen, Samantha” <Samantha.Horn-Olsen@maine.gov>,  Ralph Chapman <chapmanHD37@gmail.com>,  Ben Chipman <votechipman@gmail.com>,  Emily Cain <emily.cain@gmail.com>,  Katherine Cassidy <katherine.cassidy@gmail.com>,  Jeff McCabe <jeffmccabe4me@gmail.com>, … Continue reading →

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Bowker Associates Calls For immediate Suspension of LUPC Rezoning Reg for Metallic Mining Citing Revelations On Risk at Bald Mountain

Posted on October 14, 2013 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Via E-Letter to Nicholas Livesay Executive Director of the Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry  (DACF), dated October 14, 2013, Bowker Associates  has called for an immediate suspension of all rules in effect on sub district rezoning for metallic mining … Continue reading →

Posted in Boliden, History of Mining In Maine, JD Irving, LUPC, Maine Mining Regulations, Maine Mining Statute, massive sulfide risk management, Metallic Mining, metallic mining zoning ordinances, Mining Regulation, NPR-S Plot, Robert Seal, Robert Seal USGS, Zoining and Landuse for Metallic Mining | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Errors & Ommissions Confusions & Vagaries In Just the first 3 sections of the Mining Rule

Posted on October 9, 2013 by lindsaynewlandbowker

The following is not final/edited  comment on the Maine mining rule and addresses just  a few examples in just the first 3 sections, Applicability, Prohibitions. and Definitions .  It  is not even complete  for “definitions”.  All is not well between … Continue reading →

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A Huge Mistake to Make Last Sessions Failures This sessions Holy Grail on Maine Mining Rules

Posted on October 8, 2013 by lindsaynewlandbowker

October 15, 2013  Oh NO!!!! Mc Cabe doesn’t get it yet..and does NRCM???  these legislative recommendations are NO FIX and not well informed http://www.nrcm.org/news_detail.asp?news=6719 *********** Neither LD 1302 or the joint letter from many legislators to DEP requesting that certain … Continue reading →

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WORD VERSION OF MAINE’S MINING RULE

Posted on October 7, 2013 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Here is a word version of Maine’s mining rule which makes it much easier to review and comment using the search features of word https://docs.google.com/file/d/18EBjibFvkTBbdSLV6dvrP2iXKMCe2ivh_USb287GbBZrW-iokIRZS80aaMTb/edit?usp=sharing. The hearing before BEP is presently scheduled for October 17th, 9am, Augusta Civic center.  Further … Continue reading →

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Callahan Mine Superfund Site Information Resources Directory

Posted on October 2, 2013 by lindsaynewlandbowker

This directory compiled by Bowker Associates, Science & Research in the Public Interest, Stonington Maine is a compilation of scientific and narrative information on the Callahan Mine in Brooksville Maine which was designated as a Superfund site in 2001 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Callahan Mine Brooksville Maine, Callahan Mine History, Callahan Mine NPRS-S ploy, Callahan Mine Superfund Site, Fred M. Beck, History of Mining In Maine, John Seal USGS, Maine Mining Regulations, Maine Mining Statute, massive sulfide risk management, Metallic Mining, metallic mining zoning ordinances, Mining In Tidal Estuary, NPR-S Plot, Robert Seal, volcanogenic massive sulfide, Zoining and Landuse for Metallic Mining | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Rock pile, stunted growth are legacy of old mine

Posted on September 24, 2013 by lindsaynewlandbowker

This is a reformat & reprint of an Article on the Callahan Mine originally printed in the Bangor Daily News August 14, 1979 which will make it easier to quote & refer to its content. ( Thank you Eric A. … Continue reading →

Posted in Callahan Mine Brooksville Maine, Callahan Mine History, Callahan Mine Superfund Site, Fred S. Beck, History of Mining In Maine, JS Cummings, Maine Mining Regulations, Maine Mining Statute, massive sulfide risk management, Metallic Mining, Mining In Tidal Estuary, Mining Regulation, Robert Seal, USGS, volcanogenic massive sulfide, Zoining and Landuse for Metallic Mining | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments