Bradenton, Fla.— The Manatee County Commission voted 4-3 to approve a zoning change for The Mosaic Co. to mine an additional 650 acres at its Wingate Creek Mine. The approval left only obtaining an operating permit as the final step before mining begins. Land clearing on the tract was tentatively planned for January 2013. Opponents argued 46 acres of wetlands would be disturbed in order to mine 30 acres. A schedule for the operating permit was not available.
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