October 4, 2007 – 12:15 pm
Sulfide mining? Mr. Rational Man says, ‘bad idea’
By Todd Sears
This whole donnybrook up in the U.P. regarding proposed sulfide mining on the Yellow Dog Plains has me a bit bewildered. Working in the federal government for over 20 years I have a good feel for how bureaucracies work, or don’t. Granted, my experience has been [...]
September 17, 2007 – 9:33 am
To The Editor:
As a former Wisconsin resident, I found it interesting that Kennecott Mining Company points to their success with the Flambeau sulfide mine in Ladysmith, WI to promote their proposed sulfide mine in Marquette County. Your readers should be aware of these facts:
The total mining tax revenue to Ladysmith, the Town of Grant, and Rusk [...]
In his op-ed in the Detroit Free Press, State Rep. Tom Casperson (who has represented Michigan’s 108th district in the Upper Peninsula since 2002 and is a member of the Tourism, Forestry and Outdoor Recreation Committee) holds up jobs that would potentially created by the proposed Kennecott Eagle Mine and paints the venture [...]
Private Mining Interests Try to Put a Price on Michigan’s Waterways
by Dick Huey
Amid the ancient forests and rocky outcroppings of the Upper Peninsula’s Yellow Dog Plains, the beautiful Salmon Trout River cuts a serpentine path as it alternates between flat water and cascading rapids on its way to the world’s premiere fresh water body—Lake [...]
From the Traverse City Record-Eagle and Detroit Free Press:
Let’s join voices to protect environment
BY WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN
No resource is more important to Michigan’s future than the Great Lakes. They literally surround us, leading to our identification as the “Great Lakes State.”
Any action that could threaten the quality of the Great Lakes must be approached [...]
On March 9, 2007, representatives of a number of environmental groups sent a letter to Michigan Department Environmental Quality Director Steven Chester regarding numerous grave concerns with MDEQ in connection with its review of the application filed by Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company. Click to read the letter to Steven Chester (PDF)
The report issued yesterday by [...]
The Rest of the Story about Kennecott’s Flambeau Mine and their request to the Wisconsin DNR for Certificate of Completion
Kennecott (AKA Flambeau Mining Company or FMC) has applied to the Wisconsin DNR for a Certificate of Completion (COC) for its reclamation activities at the Flambeau Mine site. What it boils down to is that FMC [...]
In Mining plan a bust with us, the Petoskey News Review takes a stand against the proposed sulfide mining operation by the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company in the Upper Peninsula’s Yellow Dog Plains. They cite the fact that every sulfide mine that could pollute its water did, and also note that the mine:
… is located [...]
Originally published in The North Woods Call (Feb 14, 2007)
Readers Who Care by Hugh McDiarmid Jr., Michigan Environmental Council
Michigan’s environmental community - which overwhelmingly backed Gov. Jennifer Granholm in her re-election bid - joined forces with grassroots groups and lashed out at the Governor for recklessly endangering the environment. In a show of strength, they [...]
In Reversal on mine shows intrigue, columnist George Weeks takes a look at the circumstances surrounding the proposed Kennecott Eagle project. He notes that:
Of particular interest is how DEQ Director Steven Chester on March 1, in withdrawing the tentative approval because of DEQ’s inadequate consideration of reports questioning “structural integrity of the mine,” did something [...]
