Arkansas’s largest public water utility came out this week against new quartz mines being proposed in the Ouachita National ...
Central Arkansas Water and local conservation groups are raising the alarm over recent proposals to mine quartz in the ...
A draft environmental assessment said that the mining is necessary because market conditions suggest a demand for quartz.
As the Ouachita National Forest moves to open new quartz mining near Jessieville, conservationists are raising concerns about the proposal.
Public input closes May 5 on a plan affecting 300+ acres, as past mining proposals near Lake Winona raised water and ...