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Planned strip mine near Coos Bay Oregon hits vein of opposition

Seeded on Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:33 AM EDT
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An Australian-owned company is one permit away from opening up logged forestland to get at a fortune in chromite, zircon and garnet. Oregon Resources Corp. will truck 700,000 tons of ore a year to a new $44 million plant 18 miles away in Coos Bay.

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There is an environmental cost to all mining which needs to be carefully weighed; risks vs. benefits.

    Reply#1 - Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:34 AM EDT
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