Gogebic Taconite mining project - Wisconsin DNR
Mar 24, 2014 · Gogebic Taconite, LLC, former mining project Location: Iron and Ashland counties. The Gogebic Iron Range is an 80-mile long belt of distinctive Precambrian bedrock in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It stretches east to west, roughly from Lake Gogebic in Michigan to Lake Namekagon in Wisconsin.
Proposed northern Wisconsin mine brings promise of stone ...
Apr 12, 2011 · A taconite mine proposed near Ashland in northern Wisconsin could bring thousands of high-paying stone to the region and billions of dollars to the states economy, but it would first have to pass an extensive environmental impact study. A report released Monday …
Gogebic Taconite - Wikipedia
Gogebic Taconite is an iron-ore mining company in development stage, based in Florida, with a presence in Hurley, Wisconsin. The company, owned by the larger mining organizations, Cline Resource and Development Group, is at the center of a dispute among politicians, community groups, environmental organizations, Native American tribal councils and various stakeholders because of a proposed ...
Gogebic Taconite says Wisconsin mine isnt feasible; cites ...
Feb 28, 2015 · The company that promised a huge mine in northern Wisconsin announced Friday that it was dropping the controversial project because it is not feasible. “We don’t want to throw out false hope,” Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams told the State Journal. “Our parent company felt there ...
Open-pit mine proposed in Ashland and Iron counties
Nov 17, 2010 · 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.
Environmental Justice Case Study: Proposed Crandon Mine in ...
Wisconsins North Woods contains more than 20 bodies of surface water that exist within one mile of the proposed mine, in addition to numerous wetlands and springs. Here, the Wolf River flows south through these Woods for about 250 miles. All this is part of the Great Lakes Basin, which is the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet.
Proposed Crandon Mine in Northeast Wisconsin, USA | EJAtlas
Proposed Crandon Mine Information [1] [click to view] Wisconsin Resources Protection Council: What You Should Know About Exxon’s Proposed Crandon/Mole Lake Mine [2] [click to view] International Indian Treaty Council: Crandon mine victory in Wisconsin won by a historic alliance [3] [click to view]
Crandon mine - Wikipedia
Crandon mine was a mine proposed for northeastern Wisconsin, USA.It was to be situated near the town of Crandon and the Mole Lake Ojibwe Reservation in Forest County.The mine was the center of a multi-decade political and regulatory battle between environmentalists, American Indian tribes, sportfishing groups, and the State of Wisconsin and several large mining corporations.
Ojibwe tribal leader heralds end of proposed iron mine
Mar 05, 2015 · Madison — Ojibwe tribal leader Chris McGeshick drew applause from tribal visitors Thursday as he addressed state lawmakers and heralded …
Wisconsins Sulfide Mining District Mining in Northern ...
Northern Wisconsin Resource Group 2002-03; Purchased by Mole Lake Ojibwe and Forest County Potawatomi 2003. CRANDON (defeated) Bend Deposit, Chequamegon N.F. Aquila Resources (2012) Reef Deposit, Town of Easton Aquila Resources (2011) ACTIVE EXPLORATION Proposed zinc-gold open-pit mine in Michigan, next to Menominee River
Marathon County considers new mining rules
Feb 28, 2018 · A spokeswoman for Aquila previously told USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin that the company is focused on the Back Forty project —a proposed mine in …
USGS Is Testing Samples From Penokee Hills | Wisconsin ...
U.S. Geological Survey researchers are studying core samples taken from a proposed mine site in northern Wisconsin, trying to determine the mineral makeup of the iron ore deposit in the Penokee Range. Retired USGS geologist Bill Cannon said researchers are going through about 75 samples from three cores taken where GTAC planned to mine.
More Trouble for Bulletproof Securities in Wisconsin: Did ...
Dec 11, 2013 · Bulletproof Securities, the Arizona private security firm that was operating without a license in northern Wisconsin to protect a controversial mine owned by Gogebic Taconite, may have broken the law by misleading regulators when it finally got around to applying for its license.
Back 40 Proposed Mine Project | Sierra Club
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 Lawmaker Wants To Repeal Mining ...
Jan 10, 2017 · One northern Wisconsin lawmaker would like to repeal the state’s mining moratorium law. Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, said he expects to introduce a bill this session.. The mining moratorium law was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law by Gov. Tommy Thompson in 1998. It requires companies to prove a sulfide mine can run for 10 years and be closed for 10 years without ...
Bill to end moratorium on mining introduced
Wisconsin’s mining moratorium law would be jettisoned under a bill proposed Thursday by two Republican legislators that could spur plans for new mining in northern Wisconsin.
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Apr 30, 2012 · The MacIver Institute examines the curious case of a proposed mine in Northern Wisconsin and efforts to modernize the states mine permitting process.
Iron Mining: An Issue of Environmental Justice | Wisconsin ...
Oct 19, 2011 · 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.
WI Senate Passes Mining Bill, Opposition to Continue | PR ...
The company, a local subsidiary of the Cline Group, has proposed a 20-mile open pit iron-ore mine in the Penokee Hills of Northern Wisconsin and played a major role in writing the bill. Despite the expected passage of the bill, opponents predict the proposed mine will be held up in federal court.