The 2,400-page environmental study examines numerous ecological impacts, ranging from concerns about toxic chemicals to be used at the mine to how it would affect groundwater in the Kershaw area.
In addition to wetlands issues, the law center said the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is ill-prepared to regulate gold mining. The few gold mines that have opened in South Carolina under DHEC’s watch have wound up as either federal Superfund cleanup sites or had other pollution issues, the letter said.
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