Ahead of mine cleanup, bats, roads weigh on minds

CORINTH—As Corinth prepares for the Environmental Protection Agency’s cleanup of the Pike Hill Mine site, slated to begin in 2024, opinions among town residents range from firmly opposed to cautiously optimistic about the estimated $18 million project.
Designated a Superfund site in July 2004, meaning it was deemed to be among the most hazardous polluted areas in the country, the site consists of three abandoned copper mines—Eureka, Union, and Smith—that operated from 1853 to 1919. Subsequently, raw ore was occasionally transported for processing to the Elizabeth Mine in Strafford, which operated until the early 1950s.