Property owner asks Clark County to allow more surface mining in Chelatchie Bluff Mineral LandsSubscriber Exclusive

Last expansion of overlay is center of ongoing court battle

By Shari Phiel, Columbian staff writer

Published: March 5, 2024, 6:02am

Today the Chelatchie Bluff is mostly forest land. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Surface mining in the northeast corner of Clark County could expand significantly if one property owner has its way.

Synergy Resources has asked the county to consider expanding the so-called overlay district where surface mining is allowed to include 276 acres the company owns in the Chelatchie Bluff Mineral Lands.

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