December 19, 2007 – 9:02 pm
Rio Tinto Poised to Open 6 More Projects on the Yellow Dog Plains
By Gabriel Caplett
Kennecott Minerals and its parent company, Rio Tinto, are looking to become a top ten nickel producer by opening up to 6 more projects near its Eagle Project.
According to Rio Tinto copper chief executive, Bret Clayton, "In 10 years' time, Rio [...]
December 18, 2007 – 10:16 pm
An August, 2007, confidential memo that the Lone Tree Council recently obtained from the EPA, apparently by accident, using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), contains a scathing criticism regarding the improper handling of the remediation process by both the Governor’s office and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The memo noted that Dow Chemical [...]
December 17, 2007 – 5:30 pm
This just in…
Michigan Professors Send Letter Opposing Kennecott Mine
Click here for the letter
Professors representing 12 universities in Michigan sent a letter opposing the proposed Kennecott nickel mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources on Monday.
The letter, now posted on the website www.isleroyalewolf.org/mine, was signed by more [...]
December 17, 2007 – 5:15 pm
Visit www.wluctv6.com to vote in another one of the mining polls.
December 17, 2007 – 1:17 pm
The price of gold
Mining firms pay nothing to extract the ore, leaving us to pay billions in cleanup costs.
By Jane Danowitz
December 11, 2007
Gifts of jewelry — particularly gold — are a perennial favorite on Santa's list. And with the metal's price hovering near $800 an ounce, the tiniest golden bauble, bangle or bead will be [...]
December 14, 2007 – 4:41 pm
The Department of Environmental Quality announced today its decision to approve a series of permits to the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to conduct mining operations at the proposed Eagle Project Mine near Marquette.
Click here for the DEQ Press Release, 12/14/07
December 14, 2007 – 4:34 pm
Please join members of our community on Monday, December 17 to show our disappointment and opposition to the DEQ's approval of some of the required permits for Kennecott's proposed metallic sulfide mine.The rally will start at noon on Monday and we will be meeting in front of the Marquette Post Office. Hope to see you [...]
December 14, 2007 – 2:04 pm
Opponents vow to fight DEQ approval
of first sulfide mining permit
Disappointment over decision to allow dangerous mining
linked with acid mine drainage leads groups to plan next steps
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 14, 2007
Community and environmental leaders united today in their opposition to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s issuance of a permit for a dangerous sulfide [...]
December 3, 2007 – 5:20 pm
Thank you to Steve Garske of Marenisco for this excellent rebuttal to a inaccurate, inflammatory, and possibly slanderous LTE originally printed on 11/20/07.
Click here for the whole letter, Good and bad choices.
