Proposed Mine
If Eagle is allowed to continue it will very likely be the first of many mines, the foot in the door for a new and different kind of mining district. Iron mining is our heritage and iron mining has been good for the U.P. and Marquette. Metallic sulfide mining is like nothing we have seen and portends potentially far-reaching change. The process has started. See if you like it so far.
Beyond the potential for accidents and miscalculations, opening a sulfide mine is very similar to opening a toxic waste dump. Unlike the oxide iron ore with which we are all familiar, sulfide ores are reactive. When exposed to air and water a chemical reaction starts that cannot be stopped and its product is often acid mine drainage: sulphuric acid, more familiar to most of us as battery acid. This is not a short-term problem. The ancient Romans had sulfide mines that still leach sulphuric acid.
NEW SCIENTIFIC REPORT REVEALS WIDESPREAD FAILURE TO KEEP MINES FROM POLLUTING WATER
ON-LINE PETITION: Say NO to Sulfide Mining on the Yellow Dog Plains.
Salmon Trout River Among America's "Most Endangered"
WHY HMC OPPOSES THE EAGLE MINE
Before Kennecott
After Kennecott
Granholm urged to oppose new mine
Mining impact on water key issue
Acid on the rocks: Sulfide mining poised to tunnel into Michigan
The Eagle Mine Project
Trouble on the Yellow Dog Plain
Mining laws spur concern
Mining Operation May Have Major U.P. Impact: Will Sulfide Project Compromise Economy, Water?
The Great Lakes: An endangered legacy
New threats, old wounds cripple precious waters
Too good to be true?
A Troubling New Mining Era Dawning in the Upper Peninsula
U.S. protection sought for type of brook trout
Mine scrutiny: Review should be 'rigorous'
Stupak Submits Final Comments on Rules for Sulfide Mining
Stupak Comments on Rules for Sulfide Mining
The Yellow Dog Story
Flambeau contamination points to Kennecott inability to protect watershed
Mining Still Tops EPA Toxic Release Inventory
Clean Mining: Approve permits only if water will be protected
Salmon Trout River on "endangered" list
Socio-Economic Aspects of Exxon's Proposed Crandon Mine
Chemical Fact Sheet: Sulfur
Kennecott’s Mining Application: Missing and Inadequate Information
Land Owners Opposed To Sulfide Mining
Rivers at Risk
State should reject flawed U.P. mine plan
National Award-Winning Chicago Tribune Op-Ed On the Coaster Brook Trout and Kennecott Mine
William E. Vandament, President Emeritus,
Northern Michigan University,
June 14, 2006
U.P. Waterfalls & the Sulfide Mining Threat
Warbler presence confirmed
Mine Deficiencies Illustrate Danger to Health, Resources of Upper Peninsula
DEQ outlines mine concerns
Sulfuric acid's cures neither easy nor cheap
Top 12 Reasons to Say "NO" to a Metallic Sulfide Mine on the Yellow Dog Plains
SUSAN AGER: A cabin in the woods
Warbler thriving
Essay: Sulfide Mining - 1/10/07
New Nickel Mine in the U.P. Looks Like a Bum Deal
What Century is This?
Governor Granholm Missteps With Proposed Mine Approval
Eagle Mine Hearings slated
No room for error on mine blasting
Keep Your Word, Governor Granholm [Adobe PDF] Full page ad in The Mining Journal signed by 19 organizations opposing Kennecott's Eagle mine, published 01/20/07.
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