SALINE COUNTY, Arkansas — Over 300 acres of national forest land in Arkansas could soon become the site of quartz mining, and the public has until early May to comment for or against. The U.S. Forest ...

The deadline to weigh in on a proposed mining project in the Ouachita National Forest is approaching fast. Public comments on the U.S. Forest Service’s “Mining Nominations Project,” which could open ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Central Arkansas Water and local conservation groups are raising the alarm over recent proposals to mine quartz in the Ouachita National Forest after a Forest Service ...

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The U.S. Forest Service is accepting public comments on a proposal to allow quartz mining on nearly 300 acres in the Ouachita National Forest. The deadline for public comment on the "Mining ...