Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

After years of trying, environmentalists neutralize a mining threat near Okefenokee

ATLANTA — The Alabama company that planned to mine titanium dioxide next to the Okefenokee Swamp has agreed to sell its property to an environmental fund, ending — for now — a threat to more than 350,000 acres of designated…

Land deal ends controversial mining fight near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp

The landmark deal ends a years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places.

Conservation Group Makes $60M Land Deal to End Mining Threat Outside ...

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside ...

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent years battling environmentalists over its plans to extract minerals there.

Land deal stops mining project near Okefenokee Swamp, though advocates brace for future threats

An Alabama-based company that was close to receiving the final go-ahead from the state to mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has decided to instead sell the land to a nonprofit focused on conserving at-risk sites. Twin Pines Minerals,…