Proposed northern Wisconsin mine brings promise of
2013-10-16 A taconite mine proposed near Ashland in northern Wisconsin could bring thousands of high-paying jobs to the region and billions of dollars to the state's economy, but it would first have to pass an extensive environmental impact study.
Proposed Crandon Mine in Northeast Wisconsin, USA
2015-5-7 Wisconsin Resources Protection Council: What You Should Know About Exxon’s Proposed Crandon/Mole Lake Mine [2] [click to view] Proposed Crandon Mine Information [1] [click to view] International Indian Treaty Council: Crandon mine victory in Wisconsin
Proposed mine faces mounting troubles Wisconsin
2020-8-3 The proposed mine, would be located next to the Menominee River, which flows into Lake Michigan, and has raised concerns about potential pollution. Wisconsin Back Forty Mine land Menominee Nation The COVID-19 pandemic has so far wiped $282 billion from the value of the top 50 mining companies worldwide,according to figures published by
Potential Metallic Mining Development in Northern
2003-3-26 Potential Metallic Mining Development in Northern Wisconsin The Flambeau Mine extracted about 1000 tons per day of copper-rich ore. Reclamation of the pit began in early 1997 and was completed in late 1998. The Crandon deposit is presently being evaluated for the required environmental impact analyses and the mining permit and other related
Iron County mine proposal pits jobs against the
2011-7-2 Bill Heart of Trout Unlimited goes fly fishing on the Tyler Forks River. A proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin raises concerns about water pollution. By Lee Bergquist of
Northern Wisconsin: Protests over proposed iron mine
2013-6-13 Two separate protests this week over a proposed iron mine in northern Wisconsin are changing the complexion of the massive project as debate
Gogebic Taconite Mine Project Encyclopedia of
2017-12-13 The Goegebic Taconite Mine Project was a proposed mining project by Gogebic Taconite, LLC. in Ashland and Iron County, Wisconsin. The $1.5 billion project would create 700 jobs at the mine, as well as 2,800 spin off jobs in the local areas towns.
silver mines in northern wisconsin « BINQ Mining
2013-6-10 Legend of Chief Namekagon's Lost Silver Mine At the Creation. One Indian boldly stepped forth and told of a vein of silver in the mainland interior In spite of 180 years of sporadic attempts to find this silver mine in northwest Wisconsin, The abode of this hermit was an island in the northern part of Lake »More detailed
DNR report says proposed northern Wisconsin open pit mine
2021-5-15 Iron mining in northern Wisconsin poses a variety of potential threats to human health and to the water supply that connects a complex ecosystem ranging from upland forest to wetland bogs to Lake Superior, state scientists say in an internal report that came to light during January.
Back 40 Proposed Mine Project Sierra Club
2021-5-29 Back 40 Proposed Mine Project Learn about the threats from the Back Forty Mine, an open pit (2000 feet by 2500 feet and 750 feet deep) massive gold, zinc, and sulfide mine only 150 feet from the Menominee River which forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan.
Mine proposed on Michigan-Wisconsin border prompts
2016-1-11 With controversy over iron mining in northern Wisconsin subsiding in recent months, a Canada-based company has resurrected plans to develop an open-pit mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a few
Tribe Members, Others Oppose Proposed Mine Near Menominee
2016-5-20 Aquila Resources wants to run an 83-acre open pit mine near the Menominee River which drains into Green Bay. The Menominee River is central to the heritage of the tribe of Native Americans that bears the same name. The tribe's reservation is in northern Wisconsin. Guy Reiter, a Menominee member, said the river is key to its culture.
Open-pit mine proposed in Ashland and Iron counties
2010-11-17 An affiliate of a privately held coal mining company is proposing to spend more than $1 billion to develop a large open-pit iron ore mine on an ancient mountain range in far northern Wisconsin.
Iron Mining: An Issue of Environmental Justice Wisconsin
2011-10-19 What’s Being Proposed? Gogebic Taconite (G-Tac), a subsidiary of The Cline Group, has proposed a 4 ½-mile long open pit iron ore mine in the Penokee Hills of Northern Wisconsin. This would be the first phase of an eventual 22-mile strip of open-pit mining, stretching from west of Mellen, in southern Ashland County, to Upson, in Iron County.
Local Decisions in Metallic Mining Projects Wisconsin
2003-3-26 regulatory role in permitting a proposed mine. Local municipalities also have additional authority which relates to mining projects. Leases on County Lands Northern Wisconsin counties own and manage several million acres of county forest land in the region where metallic mineral resources are most likely to occur. On these
Gogebic Taconite mine never made sense in Wisconsin
2015-3-19 Column: Northern Wis. mine is halted, but battle scars remain Column: Tiffany: Mine failure shows EPA has business in sights Story: Mining company closing office in northern Wisconsin
Gold, Copper, and Zinc Prospecting Wisconsin Network for
2011-11-27 Hudbay runs Canada's largest Zinc Oxide plant in Brampton, Ontario. It is developing the Lalor sulfide mine near Snow Lake, Manitoba and runs the nearby Chisel North Mine, 777 Mine, Trout Lake Mine, and Flin Flon zinc oxide concentrator. It has also proposed to develop a "low cost" open-pit sulfide mine, the Constancia Copper Project, in Peru.
Wis. governor, Chippewas battle over open pit mine plan
2013-9-8 In the fight against the mine, the Bad River Tribe may rely on an 1837 treaty in which Native Americans ceded much of northern Wisconsin to the U.S. in
Back 40 Proposed Mine Project Sierra Club
2021-5-29 Back 40 Proposed Mine Project Learn about the threats from the Back Forty Mine, an open pit (2000 feet by 2500 feet and 750 feet deep) massive gold, zinc, and sulfide mine only 150 feet from the Menominee River which forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan.
NORTHERN WISCONSIN IN AN ECOLOGICAL,
In 2014 the Gogebic Taconite, LLC proposed an open pit taconite mine in Northern Wisconsin. This mine would combat the increasing demand for steel in the United States. The Gogebic Iron Range has a geological area that is ideal for extracting taconite. Economically, steel is a commodity that is going to be demanded in the future.
Local Decisions in Metallic Mining Projects Wisconsin
2003-3-26 regulatory role in permitting a proposed mine. Local municipalities also have additional authority which relates to mining projects. Leases on County Lands Northern Wisconsin counties own and manage several million acres of county forest land in the region where metallic mineral resources are most likely to occur. On these
Northern Wis. mine is halted, but battle scars remain
2015-3-18 Tracy Hames, executive director of the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, says it was abundantly apparent that the number and quality of wetlands on the proposed mine
Iron Mining Controversy in Northern Wisconsin KQED
2011-12-2 Nestled among the trees, streams and undeveloped land in Northern Wisconsin rests an environmental, societal and political challenge. The pristine area, with its proximity to Lake Superior, the largest fresh-water lake in the world, is why its residents choose to live there, but the area is also home to 25 percent of the country’s iron ore reserves, a commercial value of $200 billion.
Proposed Reroute Of Oil Pipeline In Northern
2020-2-6 A Canadian energy firm is exploring alternate routes for an oil pipeline that runs through northern Wisconsin. Last summer, the Bad River tribe filed a lawsuit against Enbridge aimed at shutting down and removing the pipeline from its reservation. The proposed relocation project and the path it may take is dividing neighbors.
Gogebic Taconite mine never made sense in Wisconsin
2015-3-19 Column: Northern Wis. mine is halted, but battle scars remain Column: Tiffany: Mine failure shows EPA has business in sights Story: Mining company closing office in northern Wisconsin
Tribes might use treaties to halt proposed mine State
2012-2-20 Nesper said Bad River and other Chippewa tribes have the power to challenge the proposed mine in federal court by invoking the federal treaties that protect their access to clean water and clean air.
Ecology and Natural Resources: Crandon mine project
The geographic scope of analysis 26 for transportation would include the proposed mine site and travel corridors throughout northeast Wisconsin. The 27 geographic scope of analysis for health and safety would include the proposed mine project boundaries, all the 28 travel corridors in addition to any areas that are included in the socioeconomic
Wis. governor, Chippewas battle over open pit mine
2013-9-8 In the fight against the mine, the Bad River Tribe may rely on an 1837 treaty in which Native Americans ceded much of northern Wisconsin to the U.S. in
