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Legislators Plan Bills to Help Piedmont Residents in Mine Fight

Meade County lawmakers seek to require environmental reviews and public notifications for sand, gravel, and limestone mines after a 300-acre project proceeded without local input.

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Simon, a French-owned, Wyoming-based mining and materials company, said it has acquired state approval and private landowner agreements to allow limestone mining on 10 parcels of land in and around Piedmont.

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South Dakota legislators plan bills to help Piedmont residents in fight over limestone mine

Three lawmakers who represent Piedmont, South Dakota, hope to change weak state mining laws that allowed a proposed limestone mine to be sited without notification or input by any local officials or residents.

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Legislators plan bills to help Piedmont residents in mine fight

Simon, a French-owned, Wyoming-based mining and materials company, said it has acquired state approval and private landowner agreements to allow limestone mining on 10 parcels of land in and around Piedmont.

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KOTA broke the news in on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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