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News Articles: Twin Pines Minerals

The Red Trail of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge winds through a stand of cypress trees on the way to the Stephen C. Foster State Park on April 7, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. Scientists for the federal government said March 17, 2023, that documents that Georgia state regulators relied upon to conclude a proposed mine won't harm the nearby Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge contain technical errors and “critical shortcomings” that render them unreliable.

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  • Environment

Scientists say mine plan claiming no swamp harm has errors

Scientists for the federal government say documents that Georgia state regulators relied upon to conclude a proposed mine won't harm the nearby Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge are riddled with technical errors

March 24, 2023
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  • Associated Press
 Rep. John Corbett, a Lake Park Republican, speaks against a bill that would ban future mining applications at Trail Ridge near the Okefenokee Swamp as the bill sponsor, Rep. Darlene Taylor, sits to his left. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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Supporters of mine near Okefenokee hint at lawsuit if Georgia lawmakers pass bill protecting swamp

The two sides battling in the nearly four-year saga over whether an Alabama company should be allowed to move forward with its plans to mine the site for titanium dioxide and zirconium were allowed to make their case to lawmakers during a two-hour public hearing held Tuesday. 

March 15, 2023
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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  • Environment

‘Stop this incursion’: Proposed mine near Okefenokee Swamp draws fierce opposition in public hearing

Thirty-seven people spoke in opposition to the project. No supporters were heard from.

February 22, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks with U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during a tour of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in September 2022.

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  • Environment

Ossoff urges state to block mine near Okefenokee Swamp, warning of dire environmental consequences

The Democratic U.S. senator urged Georgians to join him in submitting public comment to the state.

February 16, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The sun sets on the lily pads and floating vegetation in the Chesser Prairie inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on March 30, 2022, in Folkston, Ga. A company's plan to mine minerals just outside the Okefenokee Swamp and it's federally protected wildlife refuge moved a big step closer Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, to approval by Georgia regulators, who have spent years evaluating the project that opponents say could permanently harm an ecological treasure.

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Regulators move mine plan near Okefenokee a big step forward

A company's plan to mine minerals just outside the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge is a big step closer to being approved by regulators in Georgia. The state's Environmental Protection Division released a draft plan Thursday for how Twin Pines Minerals would operate its proposed mine and mitigate potential impacts to the swamp.

January 19, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A group of visitors return to Stephen C. Foster State Park after an overnight camping trip on the Red Trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. Conservation groups filed suit Tuesday, Nov. 15, against a U.S. government agency challenging its decision to allow a mining project to move forward without federal permits near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge.

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Interior secretary: 'Unacceptable' to mine near famed swamp

A member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet is urging Georgia officials to deny permits for a proposed mine near the edge of the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a letter to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that the mining project poses "unacceptable risks" to the swamp's fragile ecosystem.

December 08, 2022
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  • Associated Press
 Each year, hundreds of thousands of people visit the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia to kayak, hike, fish, and participate in other recreational activities. A federal lawsuit filed on Nov. 15 by environmental groups claims that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is violating the Clean Water Act by not protecting wetlands that are at risk of mining. Photo contributed by Joy Campbell

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  • Environment

Saga of proposed mine at Okefenokee Swamp’s edge still mired in legal challenges, regulatory reviews

Conservationists are waging another legal challenge against a company’s strip-mining plans near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Georgia. 

November 22, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
A group of visitors return to Stephen C. Foster State Park after an overnight camping trip on the Red Trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. Conservation groups filed suit Tuesday, Nov. 15, against a U.S. government agency challenging its decision to allow a mining project to move forward without federal permits near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge.

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U.S. agency sued over hands-off decision on Okefenokee mine

A U.S. government agency is being sued over its decision to allow a proposed mine outside the vast Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to move forward without federal permits.

November 15, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Okefenokee swamp

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  • Environment

Mining company sues Army Corps over project near Okefenokee

Conservation groups have protested the project since it was first proposed in 2019, saying it threatens to disrupt the flow of water into and out of the environmentally and culturally important swamp.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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  • Environment

U.S. Army Corps revokes approval of mining near Okefenokee

The US Army Corps of Engineers on Friday reversed its approval of a mining project threatening the Okefenokee Swamp.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
The Okefenokee Swamp is among Georgia's wildest places. It is home to some 200 species of birds and 50 reptiles, including American alligators and snowy egrets.

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Georgia Today: State's beloved Okefenokee Swamp at the heart of plan for new titanium dioxide mine

A proposal to mine for titanium dioxide near the state's Okefenokee Swamp is attracting controversy. Alabama company Twin Pines has applied for a permit to extract minerals near the freshwater wetland and wildlife refuge — the largest blackwater wetland in North America — and residents, politicians and environmental advocates are pushing back to protect the Okefenokee.

RELATED: New bill aims to protect Okefenokee Swamp from mining

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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  • Environment

Chemours pledges to avoid mining near Okefenokee

A large U.S. mining corporation pledged on Thursday it won’t be doing business — at least for the next five years — with Twin Pines Minerals, the company poised to mine just a few miles from the Okefenokee Swamp.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Okefenokee Swamp

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  • Environment

Former federal, state officials slam proposed mine at swamps 'doorstep'

Twin Pines Minerals wants to start out by conducting a 740-acre mining demonstration along Trail Ridge, which is a hydrological divide between the swamp and St. Mary's River. But it has signaled it plans to grow its footprint, although the state has said expansion would require new permits.

October 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Some of the land in Southeast Georgia that Twin Pines Minerals wants to mine for zinc and other heavy minerals, near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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  • Environment

Georgia's U.S. Senate Runoff Could Determine Fate Of Mine Near Okefenokee

President-elect Biden is expected to reverse the rule change that paved the way for the mine. But how quickly that happens may depend on who controls the U.S. Senate.

November 18, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Some of the land in Southeast Georgia that Twin Pines Minerals wants to mine for zinc and other heavy minerals, near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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  • Environment

Environmental Groups Set To Continue Fighting Mine Near Okefenokee

Despite a federal rule change that removes a major hurdle for a mine near the Okefenokee, environmental groups say they're pursuing options to block the mining operation.

October 27, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
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