Mining company fights for permit to drill near famed river

Red Flat Nickel Corporation has filed a petition with the Oregon Water Resources Department asking the agency to reconsider denial of the company’s application to withdraw water in the watershed of the National Wild and Scenic North Fork Smith River.

The permit was denied last September by the Oregon Water Resources Department, which determined the water usage would "impair and be detrimental to public interest." However, Red Flat said in a letter that OWRD's reasoning was flawed and has asked the agency to reconsider.

LINK (via: The Statesman Journal)