Upham gypsum mine gets green light from Environment Department | CBC News
A J.D. Irving Ltd. company has won environmental approval to proceed with a gypsum mine near the Hammond River in the Upham area.
Hammond River Holdings Ltd wants to build an open-pit gypsum mine on a 60-hectare (148-acre) property on Route 111.
Gypsum is a key ingredient in the manufacturing of wallboard.
The company would extract the gypsum by blasting and crushing the product on site before shipping it to Saint John.