Agency says mining near Okefenokee poses ‘substantial risks’

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The federal agency that manages the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp says a private company’s plan to mine minerals near the swamp edge could pose “substantial risks” to the environment.
The written comments from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were provided Friday to The Associated Press. The document was written in February after Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals LCC submitted its proposal for mining titanium dioxide less than 4 miles