Grow Detroit
by Dave Nelson
Posted January 11, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
Right now, it seems that the only people in favor of opening the Eagle Nickel Mine north of Marquette are Kennecott ‘ the company that owns the mine ‘ and the state regulators who gave the project a tentative greenlight on Tuesday:
‘This type of mining is [...]

Let’s look at the pros and cons of the proposal to drill a nickel and copper mine under the Salmon Trout River in northern Marquette County, where many of the residents are either moose or bear.
Kennecott Minerals Company says their mine would create about 120 good-paying jobs, in a region where people are scare and [...]