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Red Dirt Mine Proposed Near Fayetteville

J. Froelich Agency - KUAF
West Washington County resident Teri Spivey looks through the woods towards the proposed Heritage Farms NWA red dirt mine, next to her property.

More than a dozen permitted red dirt mines operate in Washington and Benton Counties, supplying the construction industry with fill material. But residents surrounding a proposed 200-acre red dirt mine west of Fayetteville, by Heritage Farms NWA, are raising both environmental and safety concerns.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.