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Company says it can safely mine near Okefenokee wildlife refuge
Claims it would use environmentally friendly techniques to avoid polluting water, soil
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Visitors canoe along a canal in the Okefenokee Swamp near Fargo, Ga. - photo by EDDIE LEDBETTER/staff
ST. GEORGE, Ga. — The president of an Alabama company says he's confident that his firm can mine land just east of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge without polluting the water or soil, despite concerns expressed by a federal agency.
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