Park agency extends public comment period for Barton Mines expansion proposal
The Adirondack Park Agency extended its public comment period on Barton Mines' expansion application to Nov. 6.
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Adirondack Park Agency approves Barton Mines expansion
Barton Mines received an expansion permit from the Adirondack Park Agency, allowing it to operate another 66 years.
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Industry in the wilderness: Greater North Creek community rallies support for mine expansion
Critics seeks greater regulation of garnet mine operation near state wilderness area
Barton Mines’ easement donation expands Gore Mountain trail network
By Mike Lynch
200-acre easement links North Creek Ski Bowl to Siamese Ponds Wilderness
State investigating cloudy creek near Barton Mines
This story has been updated to include new information provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. It also corrects the flow of Thirteenth Brook.
Garnet mine’s expansion plan deemed incomplete, again
Barton Mines is seeking to keep the operation running for another 75 years. The Adirondack Park Agency says the application needs additional information
In North River, a dust-up arises amid mining company’s life extension pitch
By James Odato
Barton Mines seeks permit through 2096 to operate aside wilderness