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Eagle Mine Applies for Another Metallic Minerals Lease Next to Yellow Dog River

Citizen Action, Sulfide Mining / By admin

A 40-acre parcel adjacent to the Yellow Dog River in Michigamme Township owned by the State of Michigan with underlying state-owned mineral rights could soon be leased for more mining development to Lundin Eagle Mine. The mining company applied for a Metallic Minerals Lease on this parcel, and the boundary lies less than half a mile of the Yellow Dog River stream bank …

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October In the Yellow Dog Watershed

Education & Outreach, Sulfide Mining / By admin

By Rochelle Dale Octobers on the Yellow Dog always remind me of Aunt Mildred and my mom and dad. They would have been in their seventies at the time, back in the early 1990s. We were driving along the Toboggan road that runs parallel with the river when Mildred pointed out a young spruce tree …

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Contested Case Hearing Scheduled

news, Sulfide Mining / By admin

The contested case brought against the State of Michigan for issuing permits to Kennecott/Rio Tinto (now Lundin) for the Eagle Mine Project is finally scheduled to be heard in Lansing in the Michigan Court of Appeals on June 3rd. The panel of judges includes Cavanagh, Stephens, and Owens.

Digging for Truth: Non-ferrous Metallic Hardrock Mining on the Yellow Dog Plains and Recent Permit Changes

Citizen Action, news, Sulfide Mining, Water Quality / By admin

A recent public hearing on the new draft Groundwater Discharge Permit for Lundin Eagle Mine has once again brought to light the ongoing industrial activity on the Yellow Dog Plains. The hearing took place on March 25, 2014 at Ishpeming Westwood High. The complex saga behind the permitting of this project and the present interface …

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Public Hearing on the New Draft Groundwater Discharge Permit at Eagle

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Eagle Mine is required to revise their permits every five years which are intended to regulate potential sources of pollution. YDWP has found the new draft to be inadequate for those purposes. We encourage the public to ask questions and get involved.

Marquette County Road Commission Planning to Build Potential New Sections of Road to Service the Eagle Mine

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The Marquette County Road Commission held a public hearing last night regarding the road work that is proposed to service Eagle Mine on the Yellow Dog Plains. Work plans for the road were made public in late September which revealed plans to build new sections of road instead of upgrade County Road 510 and …

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