Mining project near Okefenokee Swamp stalled over $2M permit requirement

Mining project near Okefenokee Swamp stalled over $2M permit requirement

The hotly debated project is near the federally protected Okefenokee Swamp.

FILE – The sun sets on the lily pads and floating vegetation in the Chesser Prairie inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on March 30, 2022, in Folkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)