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Archive Home > 2005 > March > 28 > Dust complaints stir opposition to mine

Dust complaints stir opposition to mine

45 mines active of 168 allowed in Deschutes

By Chris Barker / The Bulletin
March 28, 2005

When the wind blows in Bend, particularly in the summer, dust and noise complaints concerning a handful of mines operating in urban areas start coming in to state and county offices.

So when 4-R Equipment submitted an application to mine basalt near Millican - 20 miles east of Bend - few in the....

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