NexGen Reaches Agreement with Citizens

(Ste. Genevieve, MO) The Friends of Hawn group is withdrawing its appeal against NexGen Silica concerning a recently issued Missouri Mining Commission land reclamation permit from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The company has been trying to place a silica mine near Hawn State Park and residents formed the group Friends of Hawn out of concern for what the mine could do to the surrounding lands. After several conversations between members of the group, and officials with NexGen, the concerns held by residents have been addressed. The General Manager of NexGen, Clark Bollinger, said in a press release from the Company “We appreciated the opportunity to understand their concerns about our operation. We were grateful to share several features we had factored into our original site plans to ascertain that our operation would be above and beyond the standards required by our industry’s regulatory agencies. Beyond our original plans, we were glad to set specific parameters around various concerns for the Friends of Hawn to have their expectations understood and met by us. We have tremendous respect for the Friends of Hawn and what they do to serve such a pristine and treasured property of the Midwest.” NexGen encourages and invites anyone that would like to learn more about its proposed mine site to contact them at nexgensilica.com/contact. NexGen Silica is a silica sand processor and distributor based in Ste. Genevieve.