Sulfide Mining

DEQ Approves Omission of Fabric Filter Dust Collector in New Air Quality Permit and Other Mining Updates

Last Friday, June 28, 2013, the DEQ announced their decision to approve a new Air Quality Permit for modifications to Eagle Mine. The modifications include: constructing the single Main Ventilation Air Raise (MVAR) without a bag house fabric filter dust collector, moving the ore-crusher from the mine to the mill in Humboldt, and adding an …

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MDEQ Hearing on CR 595

Last night a large number of citizens and groups attended the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s hearing on the proposed County Road 595. The road project permit application that was submitted by the Marquette County Road Commission was debated for 3 hours in Ishpeming. Comments both opposing and supporting the project were made.

County Road 595 Hearing Next Week

Tuesday 6pm, February 21st in Ishpeming at the Country Village Convention Center The Marquette County Road Commission has presented an application for a series of permits to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The permit application proposes the construction of County Road 595,  a 21 mile road that would connect US-41 with County Road AAA.  The DEQ …

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