Land deal ends controversial mining fight near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
Monica Guerra
A contentious, years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places ended abruptly Friday, when a nonprofit group announced it would spend nearly $60 million to acquire thousands of acres of land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in rural Georgia. The Conservation Fund, which works around the ... Land deal ends controversial mining fight near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp