As members of the Kings Mountain community, we want to share more about the actions we’ve taken regarding the odor near the mine pit, and our collaboration with local officials to ensure everyone remains well informed. As most everyone knows by now, the odor is a result of a naturally occurring event that we expect to be intermittent in nature and temporary to our mine pit dewatering operations.…, lower, than regulatory health and safety guidelines. Furthermore, we are actively working on measures intended to minimize the odor. For background, in early December, after a period of cold weather and wind, the water in the mine pit at the Kings Mountain Mine site experienced a natural event commonly referred to as “turning over,” which can happen in lakes and ponds in our region and throughout the…
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